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The state's fight against excessive nutrient pollution of waterways began in the 1970s when the Chowan River experienced fish kills, fish disease, and algal blooms that covered over twenty miles of the river. The General Assembly passed the first nutrient discharge laws, and citizens became involved. Today the river has recovered.
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Mandatory buffer zones are a way to protect water quality. Effective August 2000, 30-foot buffers must be established on all navigable waterways in twenty coastal counties. Most development is also banned in the buffer zone. Buffer zones filter nutrients, bacteria, and other pollutants from stormwater runoff, thereby reducing the pollutant flow into waterways. The Coastal Resources Commission adopted the buffer zone rule after two years of discussion on ways to protect water quality.
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There are 4,000 miles of estuarine shoreline in the state. Over the past twenty years, homesites, construction, and farming have increased along it, prompting concern about water quality, wildlife habitats, and erosion. The Division of Coastal Management is reviewing building regulations of the past decades to determine if revising them would alleviate these problems.
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Storm water runoff is the leading cause of degraded water quality, which threatens human and aquatic life. Smith discusses the planning being done by counties, municipalities, developers, and the federal government to address this problem.
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Stormwater runoff is a major pollution problem for shellfish farms. Home construction in coastal areas is growing. More people mean more roads, driveways, and parking lots. Water running over these impervious surfaces picks up contaminants such as oil, sand, chemicals, and fertilizers and deposits them in nearby rivers and streams. The more contaminants the harder it is for shellfish to grow. Reconciling the demand for development and the need for healthy shellfish is a challenge facing coastal planners.
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In 1996, the General Assembly created the N.C. Clean Water Management Trust Fund to deal with water pollution. The fund was the brainchild of State Senator Marc Basnight. The fund provides grants to groups for such projects as the restoration of degraded lands and building of riparian buffers. Not only has the fund protected water resources, it has facilitated significant increases in state game lands and other areas designated for outdoor recreation. One of the largest fund recipients has been the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, which has received almost $77 million for forty-nine projects statewide. The fund is helping the state reach its goal of preserving one million acres of additional open space (the One Million Acre Initiative) by the year 2009.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 70 Issue 6, June 2006,
p10-16, il
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11003
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Earle C. Hubbard, Assistant Director of the North Carolina Department of Water and Air Resources, discusses water quality and pollution in the state's waterways. He has worked thirty-five years in health and sanitation work and is considered one of the state's pioneers in the field of stream sanitation and water pollution control.
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15966
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A recent survey found that North Carolina communities are not yet addressing water quality in their comprehensive plans for future urban growth. Although water quality issues are deemed important, community plans are failing to connection between land use and water resource planning.
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18530
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This article is a comprehensive look at determining water quality, factors affecting quality, and solutions both practical and policy focused for improving the state's water supply. Raw data is reviewed from the State Department of Natural Resources and Community Development and used to discuss policy reform for maintaining safer potable water. Regional issues are also presented since the coastal zone faces different problems with water quality management than the Piedmont or western mountain area.
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19212
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Pollutants, sediments, and toxins flow into North Carolina waters daily but many state officials and citizens believe something can be done to clean up the state's water. Several water projects have already begin, and the NC General Assembly has appropriated $7 million for the Clean Water Budget which will fund research and assistance programs.
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23787
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As a result of Western North Carolina's growth, river water quality is declining. The main issue if sedimentation from construction
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25254
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Brian Buzby presents an overview of the findings of the water quality standards revisions and what that means inspections will include.
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25260
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Barrett Lasater explains what the Source Water Assessment Program is, what it is designed to do, and what the next steps for the program are.
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30679
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A riparian buffer is a strip of vegetation along a streambank that helps to protect water and land resources. This article discusses the history of land use and conservation in North Carolina. Also discussed is the importance of buffers in protecting waterways from pollution and sedimentation, and how landowners can plant or maintain a buffer.
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North Carolina has vast supplies of underground water aquifers. As the population and industry development rise, there is concern about how to protect water resources from pollution. Without proper control, runoff of phosphorus and other nutrients can cause excessive growth of unwanted algae.
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