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The Pigeon River, a stretch of which has been called the most polluted in the country, is the subject of recent cleanup proposals. A proposed diversion of Cataloochee Creek could boost local economies with whitewater sports and better fishing.
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The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission voted to send to public hearing a proposed modification of rules that govern waste disposal systems that do not discharge to surface waters.
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As the population grows, water supply needs increase as do the sources of pollution. The challenge of protecting water quality and ensuring an adequate water supply must be accepted and acted upon by the state.
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702
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North Carolina's stream watch program, now four years old, has become a model for similar programs across the country.
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3695
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The N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources' new enforcement policies for wastewater overflows include reporting releases immediately and giving regional offices more authority. Policies become effective July 1, 1998.
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Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 48 Issue 4, Apr 1998, p1,3-4, il
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North Carolina's rivers are troubled. In 1999, there were 54 reported fish kills in which over 1.3 million fish died. Erosion and sedimentation affect river basins; the Tar River is the most affected by these two factors. Nonpoint source water pollution, or runoff from farms, lawns, construction sites, and parking lots, underlies major pollution problems. On the positive side, mandatory and enforceable programs help curb the runoff problem.
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Currents (NoCar TD 171.3 P3 P35x), Vol. 19 Issue 2, Spring 2000, p3
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4841
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Since the enactment of the Clean Water Act in 1972 by Congress, North Carolina has sought to improve the quality of its water. Smith reviews the progress that has been made, beginning with the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Holiday 2000, p16-20, il Periodical Website
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5484
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For years, water quality in the state was threatened by point source pollution, readily identifiable culprits like factories, large-scale farming, and leaking sewage treatment plants. While improvement is being made in these areas, new nonpoint sources, like urban and construction site runoff, are causes for concern. Deen examines this new threat.
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6764
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The national Clean Marina Program was adopted by North Carolina in 2000. \"To qualify,\" says Mike Lopazanski, N.C. Division of Coastal Management coastal and policy analyst, \"marina operators must demonstrate that they voluntarily employ the best management and operation techniques that go beyond and above regulatory requirements.\" Marinas that fly the Clean Marina Flag signal to all that they are safeguarding the environment. Dalton's Yacht Service, Inc., located on Whitaker Creek in Oriental, was the first marina in the state to receive the Clean Marina designation.
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Pollution of the Pigeon River began in 1908 when a paper mill in Canton began dumping waste materials into it. Pollution became so bad that Tennessee sued North Carolina to force a solution. In the 1980s, the EPA intervened and gave the paper mill a timetable and a clear set of rules for cleaning up its discharge. Once considered a sewage ditch, the river is now on the rebound, and the improved water quality has encouraged biologists to reintroduce native aquatic species.
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North Carolina faces over $6.5 billion in needed water and sewer construction over the next five years because of a growing population, an aging infrastructure system, and stricter health and environmental regulations. Hall, president of the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center, discusses how this enormous need might be funded.
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Standards for treating drinking water and wastewater in the country are becoming stricter. At the same time the pipes and related conduits that bring drinking water to and take wastewater away from the home or business are wearing out. Some of these underground systems have been doing their jobs for over one hundred years. Burgess discusses the problems created in dealing with water infrastructure replacement when federal mandates, like the Clean Water Act, are either underfunded, unfunded, or cut by Congress.
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9553
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In a recent survey by the Tennessee Valley Authority, titled “Where the Water Isn't Clean Anymore,” three North Carolina Rivers have been named as problem areas--the Pigeon River, North Toe, and Nolichucky.
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9709
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At the moment North Carolina has an abundance of water, but what does the future hold? Earley visits several waterways to illustrate some of the major water problems in the state, including the Chowan River; Fishing Creek in Granville County; High Rock Lake in Davidson County; and Ararat River and Lovill's Creek in Surrey County.
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Falls Lake is required to meet the Environmental Protection Agency's most basic water classification determined by the Clean Water Act--that it be swimmable and fishable. But the lake doesn't meet that standard. Since 2010, Falls Lake, including the lower portion where Raleigh gets its drinking water, has failed state and federal water quality standards. The Falls Lake rules are supposed to fix that.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 28 Issue 18, May 2011, p14-17, map, f Periodical Website
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