Record #:

34339

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission is struggling to design a program that will not involve direct mandate to counties but will still comply with requirements of the federal NPDES Stormwater Phase II program. In North Carolina, drainage systems along roadways in unincorporated areas are owned by the Department of Transportation. This type of ownership does not align with the language mandated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and consequently, has brought a legal challenge to implementing stormwater management programs.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 335, May/June 2002, p7

Subject(s):

Storm water; Water quality management; North Carolina. Environmental Management Commission