The Weyerhaeuser Plymouth Mill Site, (now owned by Domtar Paper Company) located in the lower Roanoke River Basin, began operation in 1937. Over the ensuing decades, various industrial operations associated with the paper manufacturing process discharged contaminants into Welch Creek and the Roanoke River, according to sev eral federal and state agencies. (Photo: Domtar/NOAA)
Area residents have until Oct. 16 to weigh in on a plan to restore natural resources damaged by pollution from the Plymouth paper mill, where federal officials say industrial oper ations discharged contaminants into nearby waters for decades.
For information, check out the Sept. 23, 2026, edition of the Roanoke Beacon.
