Vacation home rental at Lake Gaston North Carolina. Located on a secluded cove on Lizzard Creek. (beds: 6 Queens, 3 Twins, 1 Full)
07/25/2024
All clear for Lake Gaston. Continue to enjoy the water and make memories of a lifetime.
https://www.deq.virginia.gov/topics-of-interest/south-hill-industrial-fire
July 24
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) has lifted the recreational and fish consumption advisories for Mountain Creek, Dockery Creek, and the Roanoke River, to include Lake Gaston, to the North Carolina state line.
VDH considered several factors prior to lifting these advisories to protect public safety, to include field observations from environmental field staff, weather conditions (rainfall), and surface water sampling to monitor concentrations of contaminants. DEQ and the EPA have been testing these creeks since the event to assist in the evaluation of the potential risk of impacts of these chemicals on public health. Based on the above factors, recreational use and fish consumption activities may resume.
A DEQ team collected real-time water quality readings at 6 sites on Mountain, Dockery, and Miles Creeks, as well as the Roanoke River/Lake Gaston. Observations showed no foam, sheen, odor, or aquatic life mortalities. Real-time field observations can be viewed here. Contractors collected real-time water quality readings and water samples at 8 locations along Dockery, Mountain, Miles Creeks, and the Meherrin River.
Note: the real-time observations map has been updated to reflect lifting of the recreation and fish consumption advisory.
This webpage is dedicated to information regarding the Nutrien Ag Solutions warehouse fire at 501 W Danville St. in South Hill that occurred on Saturday, July 6, 2024. DEQ, the Virginia Department of Health, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Nutrien Ag Solutions, the Town of South Hill and...
