Cary Spotlight | Issue #101

Duke University Resolves Antitrust Case | Overturned Sewer Truck Disrupts Cary | Annual Water Treatment Schedule in Cary

In this Cary Spotlight Issue…

💭Spotlight Hook Trivia

☀️ Cary NC Weather

📅 Lots Of Events This Week

📰 Duke University Settles for $24 Million in Major Antitrust Lawsuit Over Admissions Practices

📰 Overturned Sewer Truck in Cary Leads to Road Spill and Traffic Diversions

📰 Cary Announces Annual Water Disinfection Schedule: Chlorine-Only Treatment from March to April

✅ Corrections: What We Got Wrong and How We Fixed It.

🎁 Book Recon: 7 Healthy Gut Habits For Women Over 40

😀 Viral Meme

🏛️ Support Cary Local Businesses

Question: On this day in 1960, four black students start sit-ins at a
“whites only” lunch counter in which NC city?

A) Raleigh B) Durham, C) Greensboro

(Answer at the bottom of the newsletter.)

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College Graduation

Duke University Settles for $24 Million in Major Antitrust Lawsuit Over Admissions Practices

Duke University has settled for $24 million in a lawsuit alleging antitrust violations involving over 15 elite universities, including Brown, Yale, and Columbia.

The lawsuit claimed these universities formed a cartel to influence financial aid allocations and admissions, particularly favoring wealthy students.

It was estimated that 170,000 students were overcharged due to these practices. Eligible Duke undergraduates from fall 2003 onward who received financial aid might receive a part of the settlement, averaging about $750 per student. Read Full Story

Overturned Sewer Truck in Cary Leads to Road Spill and Traffic Diversions

On Wednesday, January 31, 2024, a traffic incident in Cary, N.C., resulted in the overturning of a sewer wastewater truck following a collision with an Acura SUV.

The accident occurred near the intersection of Kildaire Farm Road and Autumgate Drive. The truck driver sustained minor injuries and was taken to the hospital for treatment.

The collision caused a spill of the truck's contents onto the road, prompting an immediate response from local fire and police departments. Despite the road remaining open, traffic was diverted to facilitate the cleanup, which was actively managed by Cary and Wake County officials.

Motorists were advised to seek alternative routes during the cleanup operations, expected to last several hours. Read Full Story

✅ Corrections: What We Got Wrong
and How We Fixed It.

Most publications (newspapers, we’re looking at you) will hide their corrections in small print on the back page. We’re not a newspaper, when we get something wrong, we promptly make an edit to the online edition. Thanks for your feedback, curious Cary Spotlight subscribers wanted us to include the location of these businesses: “Still wonder where it is located.”

  1. Issue #100: Book Recon: Link the button to get the book went to the wrong book. We the link in that issue and republished it in this issue.

Cary Announces Annual Water Disinfection Schedule: Chlorine-Only Treatment from March to April

Printed below is a post by A. Rheannon Spaulding that draws attention to an important upcoming event. While the water may have a stronger chlorine smell, it is safe to drink.

“March 1 to April 11, the Town of Cary will be flushing pipes with Chlorine - they're planning to even open a few fire hydrants to help increase the flow and to ensure it gets through everything.

Needless to say - filtered or bottled water may be something you find 'of interest' to use 'as a rule' during that time.”

Annual Water Disinfection Process (Town of Cary)

Each year, Cary joins neighboring communities to temporarily suspend the use of ammonia in our water treatment process. This follows the state’s recommendation that all water systems that use chloramines (a compound of chlorine and ammonia) for disinfection temporarily switch to chlorine only. During this process, we also release water from fire hydrants to help ensure chlorine flows through the entire system. These short-term changes are an important part of maintaining our water system and help ensure our award-winning water remains safe.

If you use water for kidney dialysis, fish aquariums, and other chlorine-sensitive uses, be aware that from March 1 to April 11, the water may contain chlorine or a mixture of both chlorine and ammonia. While the water may have a more distinct chlorine odor during this time, it remains safe to drink. Have a question? Visit carync.gov/waterchange or call 311 for more information.

Top Response to this post on Facebook (Jon Wolf):

“ Cary, and pretty much all municipal water systems that use chloramine do this. I only know because I' m a fishkeeper, so I've been paying attention to the water for years.

Many municipal water systems use chloramine instead of chlorine to treat their water. Chloramine is made from chlorine and ammonia. It's better for water treatment because it's more stable. Chlorine breaks down and evaporates from water within 24-48 hours. So any water in the pipes longer than that basically becomes untreated. Chlorimine can last for up to two weeks in the water.

It's my understanding that chloramine is a little less effective as a disinfectant than chlorine, so over time, some especially hardy bacteria can build up in the pipes in low flow areas. This is what the annual flushing is meant to address. They give it a little extra jolt in the spring to kill off any colonies of bacteria that might have grown over the past year. The chlorine is still within safe levels to drink (It's still much lower than pool water that kids and animals drink all the time).

As a fishkeeper I do like when they switch over to chlorine because it's easier to clear from the water than chloramine. A 5-10 minute boil will remove all chlorine from the tap water, you have to boil it for about an hour to get rid of the chloramine. Or you can let it sit at room temperature for 2 days for chlorine and 2-3 weeks for chloramine.”

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C) Greensboro

Their refusal to leave a “whites only” lunch counter was a milestone in the fight against racial segregation in the United States.