Areas of Focus
● Educate the public about the risks of drinking contaminated water
● Act as the liaison between scientific community and water users
● Demand accountability from local, state, and federal agencies
● Advocate for local, state, and federal drinking water policies and regulations
Timeline of Advocacy and Community Engagement
October 2022
October 2022
October 2022
August 2022
August 2022
July 2022
June 2022
June 2022
June 2022
April 2022
March 2022
December 2021
December 2021
November 2021
October 2021
September 2021
August 2021
August 2021
July 2021
July 2021
July 2021
April 2021
April 2021
April 2021
April 2021
March 2021
March 2021
March 2021
March 2021
February 2021
October 2020
August 2020
July 2020
July 2020
July 2020
June 2020
Elon University guest speakers/collaborators
Intro to Environmental Science and Humans & Nature
Elon Explorers: Scince Slices
PFAS and You: "Tracking 'forever chemicals' in your daily life
Invited speaking engagement: Elon University Toxicology course
GAC system officially online and providing clean water for the town of Pittsboro
Spoke at NC Legislators Meeting with NC State's Center for Health Statistics
Attended the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Guidance on PFAS Testing and Health Outcomes
CHR meets with Representative Reives to discuss HB 1095
Community Engagement at Pittsboro’s Juneteenth event
CHR presented as a key speaker and attended the National PFAS Conference, Wilmington, NC
Promoted and Attended “Where are we now with Haw River PFAS and 1,4-dioxane (HRA event)
Advocacy for water issues on the ARPA Public Engagement Survey Chatham County
CHR and Mayor Cindy Perry speak at Greensboro Board of Commissioners meeting
CHR works to arrange free RO water for Pittsboro water users at Chatham Marketplace
Volunteered with NCSU GenX Exposure Study in Pittsboro
Attended EPA’s Michael Regan at announcement of comprehensive national PFAS strategy
Public Comment Campaign for PBO BOC meeting
Attended Town of PBO Drinking Water Update
Panelist: How Safe Is Pittsboro’s Drinking Water (hosted by HRA)
1,000 Children for Change
Spoke at NC Triennial Review
Recruited speakers and written comment for NC Triennial Review
Spoke at the BOC Special Session re: water contamination
Public Warning Issued re: 1,4-dioxane dump in Haw River
Attended PFAS Testing Network Virtual Forum
Supported Consumer Reports campaign for stronger regulation of PFAS by the EPA
Health Survey released
Katie makes Public Comment at the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Guidance on PFAS Testing and Health Outcomes Town Hall
Policy Advocacy Campaign: Letters of support for HB4444
Collaborative Project with Elon University Environmental Science Students
The Assembly - SIlent Waters is published
Letter Campaign: Oppose NC DEQ proposed groundwater standards
Friday Droplets Educational Series
Attended: Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) Exposure in Pittsboro Town Hall (Duke Nicholas School of the Environment)
First official attendance at PBO BOC Meeting
Public FAQ page launches
Boosted HRA’sPublic Comment campaign: Special Order by Consent (SOC) for the T.Z. Osborne Wastewater Treatment Plant
Boosted Haw River Assembly’s Letter Campaign to the PBO Town Board
Clean Haw River is established
Press Coverage
June 2022 Water quality activists react to Pittsboro’s decision to investigate polluters
April 2022 1,4-Dioxane detected in Pittsboro water samples following Greensboro discharge
December 2021 From pollution to potential solution: What Pittsboro has done to address water quality
December 2021 Perry offered a glass of Pittsboro’s water to Greensboro’s City Council. Here’s what happened next.
November 2021 Pittsboro 'remains confident' water source safe after discharge of likely carcinogen from Greensboro
September 2022 Some Solutions Are on the Horizon, but Pittsboro’s Water Woes May Have Long-Term Ramifications
August 2021 Pittsboro Leaders Call for National Attention to Town’s PFAS Troubles
May 2021 Pittsboro staff, organizers demands accountability for water contamination
April 2021 Environmental science class pairs with Haw River Project
March 2021 Silent Waters
October 2020 Duke researchers to release results of Pittsboro PFAS exposure study at web conference