COMMENT BY
Ann from Bayboro, NC
COMMENT ABOUT PLACE
Bayboro, NC
COMMENT
Questionable water
I wonder what water was tested for the statistics. The county water system issues warnings fairly regularly (about twice a year since we've lived here) that certain carcinogens are in excess of US standards. Drinking bottled water is a good idea here. There's a good deal of commercial farming in the area, which may be contributing chemicals to the ground water. To my knowledge, the only other problem is littering, which is especially bad on the rural highways and roads, even though it is regularly picked up by crews from the county jail. The air quality isn't too bad, and access to health care is pretty good for such a geographically isolated area.