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34160
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The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission has adopted revisions of the state’s groundwater standards and classifications. The new rules, which take effect August 1, are outlined and discussed in this article.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 258, July/Aug 1989,
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26608
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Groundwater in North Carolina has traditionally remained a pure source of drinking water, capable of human consumption without the treatment required of surface water. However, groundwater is being threatened by pollution, hazardous materials, and waste. The state is now in need of a comprehensive monitoring program and more stringent regulations.
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34077
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Groundwater protection in North Carolina, which primarily the responsibility of the Groundwater Section of the Division of Environmental Management, has been strengthened considerably over the past several years by many research and assessment efforts and by regulatory developments. The groundwater protection program aims to prevent pollution by facilities that generate or treat waste, restore polluted groundwater, and plan for the wise use and development of groundwater resources.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 252, Aug 1988,
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34078
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North Carolina’s dispersed population pattern makes groundwater particularly important as a water supply for those who live far from city water systems. The Coastal Plain has several major aquifers which provide large and predictable supplies of quality groundwater. In the Piedmont and Mountain regions, the availability of groundwater is generally more limited and is highly variable.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 252, Aug 1988,
p2-5
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34079
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There are approximately 222,000 underground storage tanks in North Carolina, thirty-six-percent of which are at risk of failing and leaking their contents into the surrounding earth, threatening to contaminate groundwater. Cleanup of some major pollution incidents may be paid for by a federal trust fund established through Superfund legislation.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 252, Aug 1988,
p5-6
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Record #:
34080
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The United States Geological Survey, the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development, and local governments in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain area are cooperating on a study of the hydrology and groundwater resource potential of the Castle Hayne Aquifer in Eastern North Carolina. The study will produce a series of hydrogeologic maps that will be useful in planning and constructing water wells and test holes.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 252, Aug 1988,
p6-7
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Record #:
34118
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The United States Geological Survey’s fourth National Water Summary released in October indicates that the overall quality of the nation’s groundwater is good, but management and protection of groundwater resources remain major challenges. In North Carolina, the most common naturally occurring groundwater quality problem is the presence of saltwater in all aquifers in the eastern region. Contamination from landfills, waste lagoons, underground storage tanks, and accidental chemical spills also contribute to water quality problems.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 254, Nov/Dec 1988,
p8-9
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Record #:
19303
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Hart discusses the location of groundwater in North Carolina and its breakdown of use across the state, as well as the issues that are faced along the coast.
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33462
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This article is a summary of presentations made at the September 16 Leaders Conference on Groundwater. Representatives discussed municipal concerns, local government concerns, and industry concerns about groundwater in North Carolina.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 241, Feb 1987,
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Record #:
33469
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This article is a summary of presentations made at the fall Leaders Conference on Groundwater. Speakers discussed North Carolina’s groundwater standards and classifications, and current threats to groundwater quality.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 242, Mar 1987,
p1-2
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Record #:
33473
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Groundwater levels in some areas of the North Carolina Coastal Plain have been lowered by over one-hundred feet since the turn of the century, according to a report by the United States Geological Survey. The area studied by this report is centered around the cities of Kinston and Greenville.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 242, Mar 1987,
p5-6
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Record #:
33300
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The North Carolina Department of Human Resources’ Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Branch published a report on managing contaminated ground water in 1984. The report includes case studies of companies that have changed the way they handle their hazardous wastes, and discusses the existence of groundwater in the five hydrogeologic regions of North Carolina.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 232, Dec/Jan 1986,
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Record #:
33345
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The radioactive gas radon, a common natural constituent of groundwater in North Carolina, is causing increasing concern nationally as a public health problem. A significant public health risk from cancer is associated with radon in the air and in drinking water. Th Water Resources Research Institute is investigating the occurrence of radon in the state’s groundwater.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 234, Apr 1986,
p2
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Record #:
33403
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Groundwater is presently serving a variety of important needs across North Carolina. The most critical importance of groundwater is serving scattered homes, farms, small residential developments and small communities. In eastern North Carolina, groundwater is either the major or the only water source.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 239, Nov 1986,
p3-4
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Record #:
25610
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In Scotland County, overused and abandoned underground gas tanks have been leaking gasoline into the groundwater. Officials found that wells serving 60 families – nearly every household in the county -- were tainted with unsafe levels of ethylene dibromide.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 3 Issue 3, February 15-28 1985,
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