Mercury Contaminated Waste Water; Rieglewood, North Carolina

Rieglewood, North Carolina | 1999-Sep-21

Initial Notification: 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.