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Residents urge county to extend water lines as public raises contamination and fire-safety concerns
Summary
Several residents and community leaders pressed the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners on March 7 to prioritize extending county water lines to neighborhoods that rely on private wells, saying some wells smell, discolor clothing and carry suspected contaminants.
Several residents and community leaders pressed the Brunswick County Board of Commissioners on March 7 to prioritize extending county water lines to neighborhoods that rely on private wells, saying some wells smell, discolor clothing and carry suspected contaminants.
Audrey Schreiber, an organizer with Earth Rights International, told the board the county should “extend water lines to all neighborhoods and connect residents who want access to county water,” and urged commissioners to apply for water infrastructure grants administered by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality before April 30, 2025.
Sabrina Gardner Beal, who said she lives at 2988 Brown Road in Bolivia, described household impacts she attributed to groundwater problems: “We buy drinking water weekly for cooking, brushing our teeth. We shower in this water daily, unable to take tub baths and see the…
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