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28973
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The Nile Project is a collective of musicians from countries along the Nile River. The project aims to highlight issues of water use around the globe and to find better ways of managing water resources. North Carolina State LIVE is bringing the Nile Project to Raleigh for a week of programming that includes a concert, a documentary screening, discussions, and a culminating festival.
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Indy Week
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 34 Issue 9, March 2017,
p16-18, il, por
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29077
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Water levels are declining in North Carolina’s rivers and streams due to increased development and water withdrawals, as well as climate change. The biggest concerns are over the availability of drinking water and pollution. Environmentalists say the state should toughen the requirements on permits for withdrawals to reflect the lower water flow.
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43422
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In the article the author is discussing how Curtis Williams went in front of the board of commissioners for Orange County’s water authority. Curtis Williams is arguing the addition of fluorine in the water supply. Curtis Williams’ argument was that fluorine is highly corrosive and highly poisonous.
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27803
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Rules to cleanup Falls Lake are set, but the important source of water remains a mess. The water is not swimmable or drinkable and does not meet water quality standards set by the EPA. Raleigh and Durham are fighting over who is responsible and who will pay for the cleanup. Durham questions whether the cleanup is worth the cost and Raleigh supports the cleanup and plan as Falls Lake supplies water to the city. The details of the plan, the history of the disaster, and the fight over it are explained.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 28 Issue 18, May 2011,
p14-17
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34360
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Water providers and customers in North Carolina learned invaluable lessons from the record drought that reached its peak in the summer of 2002. Mandatory conservation measures were widespread and many people became good at rationing water. In spite of conservation efforts, municipal water providers in Orange County and other communities have increased their rates.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 349, Sept/Dec 2004,
p9-10
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25272
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After talking with Larry Thomas, the Director of Public Works for the City of Oxford, Mary Alsentzer describes what is needed for the Oxford wastewater treatment plant.
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25255
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Carolyn Smith details the regulations for surface water transfer and what the documentation of such includes.
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25256
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Paul Blount describes Rocky Mount’s drinking water treatment plants and how that ties in with the reservoir and the wastewater treatment plant. More users of the water are needed in order to release the 50 million gallons a day required to keep the constant flow in the river downstream.
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34341
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On July 12, 2002, Governor Mike Easley issued a statement asking the federal government to designate fifty-four North Carolina counties as disaster areas due to severe drought throughout the state. On recommendation of the North Carolina Drought Monitoring Council, the governor also called water systems and agricultural and industrial users in the Cape Fear River Basin, the Yadkin River Basin, and in Piedmont areas classified as in “exceptional” or “extreme” drought to reduce their water use by at least twenty-percent through mandatory restrictions. This article discusses the drought of 2002, the conditions of stream flows, groundwater and reservoirs, and the impacts to water quality, energy operations and the economy.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 336, July/Aug 2002,
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15993
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Urban sprawl, fragmented natural areas, and polluted air, soil, and water challenge urban and regional planners throughout the world. Water and nature management is exceedingly difficult because these resources have multiple uses, are impacted by numerous pollution sources, and intersect jurisdictional boundaries. The traditional environmental planning approach to these problems is based on the separation of urban, rural, and environmental functions and tends to focus on the protection of natural areas. However, this is not a sustainable method of planning. Therefore, planning must seek to achieve a better balance between ecosystem and watershed integrity and the provision of human, social, and economic services. In order to accomplish this, planning must recognize that problems with water and natural areas are interrelated.
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31292
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According to the Wake County Cooperative Extension office, water quality across North Carolina is good, even in rural areas, despite the possibility of a lurking problem in groundwater under rural farmland treated with pesticides years ago. This article discusses water quality issues in the state and offers a guide to maintaining private well water.
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34081
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Record high temperatures and drought conditions have created emergency conditions for both the agricultural community and water utilities in North Carolina. After record amounts of water being used, water utilities are beginning to implement voluntary or mandatory water restrictions.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 252, Aug 1988,
p7
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34084
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Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Durham, Apex, Cary and other municipalities in the Research Triangle either have been or soon will be facing shortfalls in their water supplies. This article discusses the current supply and demand for water, and the need for a more comprehensive approach to water management.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 253, Sept/Oct 1988,
p5-6
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18416
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Morgan outlines the problems confronting North Carolina local governments in the face of declining federal funds for water and waste water facilities, examines possible new directions for state and local policy, and evaluates the usefulness of various financing options in meeting the needs of state and local government.
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33360
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Edgecombe County farmer Bellmont Murphrey is a pioneer in a new agricultural practice of controlled drainage with sub-irrigation. Murphrey built a control device on his main ditch that would permit the release of water during periods of high rainfall and the conservation of water at other times. His water management system has helped him to produce high corn yields, and interest in the new practice is spreading among other farmers.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 237, Aug/Sept 1986,
p1-2, por
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