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30679
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A riparian buffer is a strip of vegetation along a streambank that helps to protect water and land resources. This article discusses the history of land use and conservation in North Carolina. Also discussed is the importance of buffers in protecting waterways from pollution and sedimentation, and how landowners can plant or maintain a buffer.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 46 Issue 10, Oct 2014, p12, por
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4736
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Mandatory buffer zones are a way to protect water quality. Effective August 2000, 30-foot buffers must be established on all navigable waterways in twenty coastal counties. Most development is also banned in the buffer zone. Buffer zones filter nutrients, bacteria, and other pollutants from stormwater runoff, thereby reducing the pollutant flow into waterways. The Coastal Resources Commission adopted the buffer zone rule after two years of discussion on ways to protect water quality.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 50 Issue 8, Aug 2000, p8-9, il
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3918
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Riparian buffers, or wide strips of vegetation along stream and river banks, are effective filters in keeping pollutants from reaching the water. They also control erosion and attract wildlife. One of the most aggressive water pollution plans is a state-mandated one requiring retention of 50-foot-wide buffers on all Neuse River Basin streams.
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Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 45 Issue 4, Fall 1998, p2-6, il
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2976
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Runoff from agricultural fields, animal feedlots, and residential developments contribute to water quality degradation in the east. Riparian buffers strips are effective filters to keep pollutants from reaching streams and rivers.
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Currents (NoCar TD 171.3 P3 P35x), Vol. 15 Issue 4, Summer 1996, p4-5, il
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3018
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Natural vegetative buffers, or grasslands, shrubs, and forests that grow on banks of streams and rivers, are effective in filtering nonpoint pollutants and improving water quality.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , July/Aug 1996, p12-15, il Periodical Website