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Rieglewood, north carolina

Mercury Contaminated Waste Water; Rieglewood, North Carolina · NOAAORR-7432

issued
1999-09-21 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1999-10-05 00:00Z
self-cancels
1999-10-05 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
34.344, -78.209
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Mercury Contaminated Waste Water; Rieglewood, North Carolina.
Rieglewood, North Carolina.
1. MSO Wilmington received a report of a potential instantaneous release into the Cape Fear River of up to 6 million gallons of wastewater containing 0.2 ppm of inorganic mercury from a facility located in Rieglewood, North Carolina. The two ponds (3 million gallons each) are located within 30 feet of the Cape Fear River. USCG district 5. Keyword: none.
2. COMMODITY: MERCURY.
3. POSITION 34.344N 078.209W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7432: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7432

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