A nonprofit organization promoting clean, safe water and empowered, just communities through community organizing, advocacy, education and technical assistance, with offices in Durham and Asheville.
Clean Water for North Carolina is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
Upcoming Events
Feb. 9, 8:30 AM — Moral March & HKonJ People’s Assembly! Join CWFNC and over a hundred other social and EJ organizations to march on Raleigh for justice! More info, click HERE!
March 14-16 — Climate Reality Leadership Corps Training in Atlanta! This Climate Reality Project training will focus on creating a road map to climate justice. Visit HERE for more info. Transportation assistance may be available for community participants.
Ongoing — Help Robie and Dwayne Goins fight the ACP! Consider donating to the Goins’ legal battle against the ACP in their town of Prospect, NC. For more info, visit their GoFundMe
As DEQ announced the ranking of 6 large coal ash sites in NC as “low risk” on Nov. 14th, they also announced public “meetings” to give the public a chance to give input on closure plans for these sites. We know that Duke wants to close these sites by “Capping in Place” to save in cleanup costs, but that will only leave the ash looming over communities and leaching toxic contaminants into groundwater, dropping the leash on many major federal coal ash violations. Clean Water for NC, along with the ACT Against Coal Ash Alliance, calls for complete excavation of ash at these sites and removal to lined, above ground sites on Duke Energy property!
Come out to one or more of these public information meetings to demand that DEQ holds Duke accountable for the toxic coal ash waste in our communities! DEQ information here.
The meetings will be held at 6:00 p.m. on the following dates:
The North Carolina Environmental Justice Network will hold a meeting Saturday, Dec. 29, in Gaston, close to I-95! Hosted by The Concerned Citizens of Northampton County, this meeting will cover environmental and social justice topics, including impacts of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and discussion of the election outcome.
Click HERE to Register to let us know you are coming, as lunch will be provided! Please RSVP by 4PM on Friday, December 21
If you miss the 4PM deadline, email Belinda Joyner directly by 5PM on Sunday, Dec. 23 to RSVP: joynerjb60@yahoo.com
Saturday, December 29, 10 AM – 2 PM Cool Spring Community Center 120 Cherry St. Gaston, NC (Google Map directions)
Don’t forget to register by 4PM Friday, Dec. 21, if you are able to attend, or email Belinda at joynerjb60@yahoo.com by 5PM Sunday, Dec. 23!
Do you suspect that a drinking water well may have been contaminated by floodwaters or another recent contamination event? The Alliance of Carolinians Together (ACT) Against Coal Ash has funding to help you test your well for several common types of contamination. We’ve arranged with Pace Analytical Laboratories to analyze well water samples for community groups or impacted individuals for the following types of contamination if you see indications:
Coal Ash (indications include: grey powder on surface or suspended in water or within 1 mile of coal ash site) àTest for coal ash contaminants
Hog Waste or Sewage (indications include: dark discoloration on ground near well, or sewage-like odor in water) à test forbacteria, ammonia and nitrate
Fuels from underground or above ground storage tanks. (indications: sheen on surface of water, fuel smell) à test fordrinking water volatile organic chemicals.
To get your sample vials delivered and be able to collect your samples, please email hope@cwfnc.org with your phone number, a good time range to contact you, and what kind of contamination you suspect. We’ll call you within 72 hours to discuss your testing needs.
The ACT Against Coal Ash Relief Fund cancover all expenses for:
sending vials to you
picking up your samples by courier if necessary,
and analyzing them in the lab.
Pace Analytical will send the invoices to Clean Water for NC to pay on behalf of ACT, but the lab results will be sent to you, the person or group who collects the samples. Remember, there’s NO COST TO THE PERSON TAKING SAMPLES, but you need to contact hope@cwfnc.org to start the process.
