Overview: More mud & sediment pollution flowing into Jordan Lake
Updated: 28 April 07
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Follow the link above to aerial photos of Jordan Lake & Vicinity in Chatham, Durham, and Wake Counties, including the Haw River in Chatham County. Taken on 22 April 07 by members the Jordan Lake Air Force, these photos show the problems created by stormwater runoff originating in several poorly-planned and badly-executed new developments in the area. This environmental abuse provides compelling evidence of greed and incompetence.
Images 030-034 (BigWoodsRd) and 040-042 (ParkersCreek) show causes and consequences of sediment-creating construction
practices at major new development on the north side of Big Woods Road, in an area drained by Parkers Creek and
other Jordan Lake tributaries, just a few hundred yards from the Parkers Creek Recreation Area (note the swimming
area beach & enclosure). Similar pollution has been evident after virtually every significant rain in 2007.
Images 069-073 (GrahamRd) show causes and consequences of sediment-creating construction practices at major new
development on the west side of Old Graham Road just north of Pittsboro, in an area drained by tributaries of the
Haw River.
Image 048 (HawRiver) shows the sediment-laden river as it enters the 'headwaters' of Jordan Lake.
Images 008-022 (NortheastCreek) show causes and consequences of sediment-creating construction practices at major
new development on to the east of NC 751. The mud enters the lake via Panther Creek, Northeast Creek, and Indian
Creek. These developments are primarily in Wake County (west Cary), but the ecological degradation travels to Durham
& Chatham counties. This area has looked like this after every significant rain since mid-2006.
Images 059-067 (PPL) show an egregious lack of control of sediment at major new development at the junction of
15-501 and 64 Bypass, north of Pittsboro. The stream of muddy and silt-laden water is clearly visible leaving the
site and flowing under 15-501 and into an un-named tributary of the Haw River.
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For a much larger set of photos from the same flight, please visit:
To learn more about how YOU become Part of the Solution to the myriad ecological, policy, and enforcement problems facing Jordan Lake & its primary tributary, the Haw River, please contact the Haw River Assembly!
visit the Haw River Assembly Website: call the Haw River Assembly office: 919 - 542 - 5790
email the Haw River Assembly office:
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