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34233
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The North Carolina Division of Environmental Health has submitted to the Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources an expanded budget request of more than two-million-dollars to provide for improved enforcement of the state’s safe drinking water program. The request was spurred by United States Environmental Protection Agency concerns about the level of resources devoted to enforcing Safe Drinking Water Act regulations.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 290, Nov/Dec 1994,
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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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1986
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Duplin County, one of the top ten agricultural counties in the U.S., received one of the first 37 Hydrologic Unit Projects nationwide. The projects aim to migrate the impact of agriculture on water quality.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 289, Sept/Oct 1994,
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3450
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In 1996, the General Assembly created the N.C. Clean Water Management Trust Fund to deal with water pollution. The fund provides grants to groups for such projects as the restoration of degraded lands and building of riparian buffers.
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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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19212
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Pollutants, sediments, and toxins flow into North Carolina waters daily but many state officials and citizens believe something can be done to clean up the state's water. Several water projects have already begin, and the NC General Assembly has appropriated $7 million for the Clean Water Budget which will fund research and assistance programs.
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33581
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A study of water quality problems in the nation’s streams and rivers has revealed that the worst problems are caused by nonpoint source pollution. In response, the Environmental Protection Agency shifted responsibility for pollution control from federal to state programs. North Carolina has already made substantial progress in assessing water pollution problems, and is soliciting public comments on watershed priorities.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 248, Jan/Feb 1988,
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7718
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Stormwater runoff is a major pollution problem for shellfish farms. Home construction in coastal areas is growing. More people mean more roads, driveways, and parking lots. Water running over these impervious surfaces picks up contaminants such as oil, sand, chemicals, and fertilizers and deposits them in nearby rivers and streams. The more contaminants the harder it is for shellfish to grow. Reconciling the demand for development and the need for healthy shellfish is a challenge facing coastal planners.
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34189
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The North Carolina Division of Environmental Management’s Water Quality Section is preparing to implement a river-basin wide strategy for protecting surface water quality. The strategy will integrate information from water quality and biological monitoring, wastewater discharge permitting, and nonpoint source pollution control efforts to give regulators a complete picture of water quality conditions in each of the state’s river basins.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 268, Mar/Apr 1991,
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33364
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A report released by the North Carolina Division of Environmental Management in June offers a detailed assessment of freshwater toxicity of fluoride, sources of fluoride pollution, and the effects on the environment. The report will aid in the development of North Carolina water quality standards for toxicants.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 237, Aug/Sept 1986,
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34173
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The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission reached a compromise on a proposal to reclassify part of Alarka Creek in Swain County to “outstanding resource waters.” The Alarka Creek reclassification presented a unique case of natural resource management involving sole ownership of the entire drainage area, potential economic development, and the protection of valuable resources. The commission will reconsider rules prohibiting marina construction in certain coastal areas.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 263, May/June 1990,
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34147
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To resolve disagreement about stringent limitations on toxic substances in North Carolina’s streams and rivers, the Environmental Management Commission appointed a committee to review the state’s proposed new in-stream water quality standards prior to taking the standards to public hearing. The dispute about state standards reflects widespread controversy about both analytical detection limits and public risk-benefit perception.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 255, Jan/Feb 1989,
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34303
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The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission adopted a rule requiring the preservation of vegetated buffer areas along intermittent and perennial streams, lakes, ponds and estuarine waters throughout the Tar-Pamlico River Basin. The Commission also approved the Catawba River Basinwide Water Quality Plan and discussed a schedule for adopting riparian buffer requirements for that basin.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 321, Jan/Feb 2000,
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34206
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The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission rejected a recommendation to hold public hearings on changing the state’s water quality standard for dioxin, a by-product of chlorine bleaching linked to cancer and reproductive abnormalities. Instead, the commission voted in July to return the dioxin issue to the Water Quality Committee for additional study.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 276, July/Aug 1992,
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34204
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The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission in October upheld a Division of Environmental Management decision to deny water quality certification for a permit to fill a two-acre freshwater wetland in Pender County. This action signaled the commission’s intention to protect the water quality functions of the state’s remaining wetlands.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 272, Nov/Dec 1991,
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