Record #:

33492

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

Urban planning experts at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill report that population and economic growth have left many cities and towns in the Southeast with inadequate water supply and sewer systems. They attribute this condition more to a lack of planning and realistic pricing than a lack of ability to pay for the necessary facilities. Municipalities are trying to cope with growth pressures through conservation and postponed expansion, and by shifting financial burden to the private sector.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 245, Aug 1987, p1-2 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Urban planning; Municipal water supply; Urbanization--North Carolina--Municipal services

Record #:

33493

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

Legislation was introduced in the North Carolina General Assembly to establish a commission to study the issue of watershed protection standards. The bill was prompted by concerns among Raleigh city officials about pollution threats to Falls Lake, the main source of drinking water for Raleigh and much of Wake County. The proposed commission would investigate the need for watershed development standards beyond a local basis.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 245, Aug 1987, p2 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Watersheds--Laws and legislation; Watershed--Protection; Water--Standards; Falls Lake

Record #:

33494

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

In May, the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission proposed regulations for allocating water supply from Jordan Lake. The rules set out a process to guide water supply allocation but do not allocate the water to specific users. The proposed rule would also require that fifty-percent of the water supply remain unallocated in first-round allocations.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 245, Aug 1987, p2 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Jordan Lake; Water resources development; Water supply--Regulations

Record #:

33495

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission is considering recommendations to declare the entire Neuse River basin as a nutrient-sensitive watershed. The recommendation is aimed at combatting the causes of algae infestations in the lower Neuse River and reducing nutrient loading of the Pamlico Sound. The nutrient-sensitive designation would enable limits to be imposed on the amount of phosphorus in wastewater discharges into the watershed.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 245, Aug 1987, p3 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wastewater management; Water quality management--Neuse River; Watershed management

Record #:

33496

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

A report published by the Water Resources Research Institute concludes that nitrogen loading should be reduced by at least thirty-percent and that phosphorus loading should be reduced by at least fifty-percent to stem algal blooms and support a long-term management strategy for the lower Neuse River.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 245, Aug 1987, p3 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Water quality management--Neuse River; Algae blooms--Monitoring

Record #:

33497

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

Scientists in the University of North Carolina Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering say that groundwater supplies located in granite and gneiss rock types in the Blue Ridge, Inner Piedmont, and Raleigh Belt geologic regions are more likely to have high concentrations of radon-222 than other groundwater supplies in North Carolina. The study was supported by the Water Resources Research Institute and provides recommendations for managing radon concentrations in drinking water.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 245, Aug 1987, p4 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Groundwater--North Carolina, Western; Water quality management--research; Geochemistry

Record #:

33498

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

Food science specialists at North Carolina State University say that present economic incentives for water conservation and waste minimization in the food industries are very strong, and assistance provided by North Carolina’s Pollution Prevention Pays Program is enhancing those incentives. Public perception has also been an important incentive for waste reduction in the food industries.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 245, Aug 1987, p4-5 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Waste minimization; Food industry and trade

Record #:

33499

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

In the 1987 State of the Environment Report, two major concerns were the quality and quantity of North Carolina’s water resources, and hazardous and radioactive waste management. According to the report, the state must give priority attention to water and waste management because of the declining role of the federal government in these areas.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 245, Aug 1987, p5 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Water quality management; Hazardous wastes; Environmental problems--North Carolina