DEQ Secretary Kiicks o=Off Western N.C. Recreational Water Quality Sampling Season
By Marge Farrington | Published 2026-06-05T19:06:10.510Z
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WNC -- June 6, 2026: Press Release: To kick off the sampling season for the Western N.C. Recreational Water Quality Monitoring Program, NC Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Reid Wilson visited Jean Webb Park on the French Broad River in Asheville to demonstrate how DEQ’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) staff sample for E. coli in local waterways.
WNC -- June 6, 2026: Press Release: To kick off the sampling season for the Western N.C. Recreational Water Quality Monitoring Program, NC Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Reid Wilson visited Jean Webb Park on the French Broad River in Asheville to demonstrate how DEQ’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) staff sample for E. coli in local waterways. The presence of elevated E. coli levels in streams, lakes and rivers is