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The North Carolina Department of Transportation (DOT) is responsible for most of the activities undertaken to compensate for impacts to wetlands and streams. To help improve these efforts, the new Ecosystem Enhancement Program will absorb the North Carolina Wetlands Restoration Program and certain mitigation-related operations within the DOT. The new program aims to identify impacts to wetlands and streams very early in the roadway planning process.
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A North Carolina State University project that measured nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment exports from six different land uses in Wake County in the Upper Neuse River Basin, found that nitrogen exports were typically greater than those in previously published reports. Researchers also found that rainfall in the drainage basins contained significant concentrations of nitrogen that often accounted for a considerable portion of the total nitrogen export from all land uses. The export rates illustrate the increase in pollutant associated with development and emphasize the need for implementing best management practices in developed areas.