(USA) A mile and a half west of Plymouth, Welch Creek received wastewater discharge from the former Weyerhaeuser paper pulp mill, now owned by Domtar Corporation, between 1957 and 1988. EPA studies found that the midstream portion of the creek contained sediment with high levels of dioxin, a toxic byproduct of the mill’s bleaching process.
“Exposure to sediment or soil from the creek does not pose a risk to humans,” Randy Bryant, Welch Creek remedial project manager for EPA, said at the hearing. “But dioxin can bio-accumulate up the food chain. The state of North Carolina has placed consumption advisories on fish in that stream.”
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