Beach in Buxton, NC still closed over petroleum contamination
A section of Buxton Beach, North Carolina, is still closed more than a month after petroleum contamination prompted a “precautionary public health advisory."
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A section of Buxton Beach, North Carolina, is still closed more than a month after petroleum contamination prompted a “precautionary public health advisory."
Locals in Buxton say they haven’t seen a late winter or early spring season like this in quite some time.
The only highway on Ocracoke Island has been closed since March 22 due to ocean overwash flooding, and will remain shut down until at least Saturday, NCDOT says.
Officials with Cape Hatteras National Seashore are holding an event with the Outer Banks community to discuss efforts to clean up petroleum contamination.
Cape Hatteras National Seashore has expanded the area of beach closure near Buxton Beach Access from about two-tenths of a mile to approximately three-tenths of a mile following staff observations of “petroleum odors and sheen on the ocean water.”