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33485
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This article presents two views of the water market. Kenneth D. Frederick, director of Resources for the Future’s Renewable Resources Division, discusses an economic approach establishing water rights that can be sold and remove restrictions on how and where water can be used. David Moreau, director of the University of North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute, discusses how the water market in North Carolina and other eastern states differs from the west.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 243, Apr/May 1987,
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33576
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After receiving a report on water supply and use in the Eno River Area, the Environmental Management Commission instructed the Division of Environmental Management to hold public hearings on the need to designate the Eno River Area a Capacity Use Area. The designation would enable water-use allocations and regulations for the area.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 247, Nov/Dec 1987,
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34071
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Researchers at the Water Resources Research Institute say that even though Western North Carolina has traditionally been regarded as an economically depressed area, population growth in the area is posing a threat to the quality of the area’s public water supplies. A new report assesses the threat to water supplies in the region through a study of a variety of data.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 251, June/July 1988,
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34078
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North Carolina’s dispersed population pattern makes groundwater particularly important as a water supply for those who live far from city water systems. The Coastal Plain has several major aquifers which provide large and predictable supplies of quality groundwater. In the Piedmont and Mountain regions, the availability of groundwater is generally more limited and is highly variable.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 252, Aug 1988,
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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,
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34115
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The elimination of federal funding for wastewater and water supply projects has increased the financial burden on state and local governments. North Carolina is searching for the least costly way of providing public water supplies which are critical not only to public health, but also to business and industry. This will require more groups to share the cost of protecting water quality.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 254, Nov/Dec 1988,
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34116
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State government in North Carolina has been helping localities protect their water supplies since 1888 when Raleigh enacted special legislation for the protection of Walnut Creek watershed. Since then, water treatment technology has improved water purification but more efforts are needed to protect undeveloped watersheds under multiple jurisdictions. This article provides recommendations for legislative and executive actions to watershed protection.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 254, Nov/Dec 1988,
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34117
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The North Carolina Division of Water Resources is reviewing comments in preparation for making final recommendations for allocating water supply storage in Jordan Lake to local water authorities. In a draft allocation plan, the towns of Cary and Apex and Chatham/Orange Counties will receive all the water supply they requested to fill immediate need, but most long-range allocations will be deferred.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 254, Nov/Dec 1988,
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34166
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The North Carolina Division of Environmental Management has released the “1988 N. C. Lakes Monitoring Report,” which integrates information on lakes from several state agencies, including the Ambient Lakes Monitoring Program. The report covers fifty-five lakes sampled from 1983 to 1987. This article provides a summary and table of information on the lakes, water quality conditions, and drinking water supply sources.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 260, Nov/Dec 1989,
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34182
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According to the recently released United States Geological Survey, “National Water Summary 1987,” North Carolina withdrew about 7,880 million gallons per day of freshwater from surface- and ground-water sources in 1985. Summary results and statistics for the state’s water use are provided in this article.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 266, Nov/Dec 1990,
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34183
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The United States Geological Survey recently released two reports on groundwater quality studies conducted at the United States Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina. The studies were undertaken in response to the increasing water supply needs of the Air Station and the potential for contamination of the Castle Hayne aquifer by waste disposal and spills. A summary of the results is provided in this article.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 266, Nov/Dec 1990,
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34184
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The rocks underlying the Blue Ridge and Piedmont provinces of North Carolina have the reputation of furnishing only small quantities of groundwater. According to a recent report by the United States Geological Survey, this impression is the result of the drilling of large numbers of low-yielding domestic wells without regard to geology, topography, and optimal construction.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 266, Nov/Dec 1990,
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34214
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Connelly Springs, a small town in Burke County, will soon have drinking water thanks to the assistance from a new program within the Construction Grants and Loans Section of the North Carolina Division of Environmental Management. By 1995, the town will have completed a distribution system that will allow access to the county’s water supply. Construction is being done by residents as part of the loan agreements under the North Carolina Small Community Self-Help Program.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 278, Nov/Dec 1992,
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34220
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Officials of local governments in Wake, Durham, Orange, Person and Granville counties are considering a study to determine measures needed to protect Falls of the Neuse Reservoir, the sole water supply for the City of Raleigh and several smaller municipalities. Commissioners emphasize the need for some objective basis for adopting a watershed protection ordinance for Falls Lake.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 281, May/June 1993,
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34241
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At the request of the Town of Enfield, the North Carolina Division of Water Resources’ Water Supply Assistance Section recently conducted a study of water use in the Fishing Creek drainage area to determine if there is a need to regulate water use in the Tar River basin. The study finds that while existing wells do not produce large quantities of water, better location and construction could lead to higher well yields. Of greater significance is the occurrence of radioactive radon gas in the region’s groundwater.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 294, July/Aug 1995,
p12
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