Public hearing scheduled for Tuesday, August 19 in Albemarle The NC Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources has issued a draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for Badin Business Park. The permit regulates what Badin Business Park can discharge into Badin Lake and an unnamed tributary to Little Mountain Creek. The draft permit…
Several former smelter buildings at the Badin Business Park are being cleared to help attract prospective companies to the site. Here is an update on the status of the project: The Schedule: Demolition work began on April 2, 2025 and is scheduled to be completed in July (weather and conditions dependent). Work is being performed on weekdays between 7am…
Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. (APGI) is selling nearly 5,000 acres of undeveloped land in central North Carolina. The 17 parcels include 11 tracts in Rowan County, totaling more than 3,500 acres; three parcels in Davidson County (449 acres); and three parcels in Stanly County (947 acres). Many of the properties are located along the shore…
A large area of the Badin Business Park is being cleared to help attract future development to the site. A contract has been awarded to demolish the former smelter buildings at the Badin Business Park. The areas targeted for demolition are highlighted on the map in yellow. Leased buildings, including those occupied by ERI and…
AVID Center, a nonprofit that partners with K–12 districts and schools to create thriving learning cultures that close opportunity gaps, has received a one-year, $51,078 grant from Alcoa Foundation to bring its proven approach to equitable teaching and learning to two North Carolina high schools — Albemarle High School and North Stanly High School —…
The Badin Business Park recently provided $6,000 to support two local non-profit organizations: Better Badin and the Uwharrie Community Service Development Network. Better Badin is a volunteer organization that spearheads a variety of community events, including outdoor movies, holiday concerts and a community yard sale. Better Badin is also working to improve landscaping around the…
Additional groundwater monitoring wells are being installed on and around the Business Park during the week of June 13. A drilling rig will perform 30 borings to install the new wells. This additional monitoring will enable Badin Business Park to better address identified knowledge gaps and public concerns. A work plan for the proposed investigations has…
Badin Business Park has formally submitted an application to renew its NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) permit. The 144-page application was submitted to the NC Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources on April 25, 2022. The current permit, which authorizes discharges into Badin Lake and an unnamed tributary to Little Mountain Creek, expires on October…
A group of more than three dozen stakeholders interested in environmental issues related to Badin Business Park gathered in Salisbury on March 23 for a workshop designed to help build understanding and trust. The half-day workshop was organized by Robyn Gross (Badin Business Park) and Edgar Miller (Yadkin Riverkeeper) and facilitated by Dr. John B. Stephens (UNC-Chapel…
As Badin Business Park continues to make improvements to the storm water system, we identified areas where potential contaminants may be concentrated. Most recently, a geophysics investigation identified such a location on the site of the former bath mill. The NC Department of Environmental Quality was notified of the discovery and of plans to remove the soils. A…