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33165
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The provision of water supplies of ample quantity and quality to sustain population growth and economic development can no longer be taken for granted. North Carolina is experiencing interstate competition for water, and a more active state role in planning for water supplies is in order.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 224, Feb 1985,
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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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33343
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Thirty North Carolina communities have expressed a desire to pursue a more protected water supply classification under the new system adopted by the Environmental Management Commission in December. The new system gives greater attention to reducing chemical contaminants that may be the source of chronic diseases. It also increases the level of activity by local governments.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 233, Feb/Mar 1986,
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34368
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North Carolina is experiencing a severe drought, and cities are questioning how bad its effects will be on public water supplies. This article discusses records of previous droughts in North Carolina and how conservation of water resources was addressed.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 359, Sept/Oct 2007,
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34362
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North Carolina has an average annual rainfall of forty inches, but in recent years, widespread drought has raised concern over the abundance of water supplies. This article examines the current state of water supply and water use in North Carolina.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 355, May/June 2006,
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Record #:
31362
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A task force at North Carolina State University has identified more than a dozen ways in which science education can help citizens stretch and protect water supplies. They urged that more consideration be given to irrigating crops with wastewater, and that continued efforts be made to reduce water usage in the pulp, paper and food processing industries.
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34365
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North Carolina is facing the possibility of having to conserve its public water supplies to protect against an uncertain rainfall-streamflow pattern over the next several months. As the state continues to experience rapid growth, demand for public water supplies tends to follow closely. This article discusses water supplies in Wake and Mecklenburg counties and the use of quarries for expanding reservoir capacity.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 356, Mar/Apr 2007,
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33293
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The United States Geological Survey’s second annual National Water Summary released this summer is dedicated to state ground water data. The North Carolina section shows maps and tables of aquifers and major areas of ground water withdrawals. The report also reviews the most significant hydrologic and water-related events of 1984.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 230, Oct 1985,
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Record #:
25343
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The Riverkeeper gives advice on how to maintain a long-term, sustainable water supply. In addition they cover a plan for how to implement the sustainability.
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Record #:
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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Record #:
33185
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Uncertainties about the use of Jordan Lake as a public water supply remain strong. Of major concern are toxic substances from industries and farms in the watershed. A recent report from the North Carolina Division of Environmental Management examines the suitability of Jordan Lake as a water resource, and lists eight main sources of toxicants in the watershed.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 226, Apr 1985,
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Record #:
33175
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North Carolina has a limited number of sites suitable for the development of water supply reservoirs. Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are assessing the threat of urbanization to future water supply reservoir sites and watersheds.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 225, Mar 1985,
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Record #:
33358
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Speaking before the Water Resources Congress in June, Secretary S. Thomas Rhodes, North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development, described some of the major water resource management issues in North Carolina. Among the issues are protection of water supply watersheds, coastal water quality, and financing wastewater treatment facilities.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 236, June/July 1986,
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Record #:
34356
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Sherry MacQueen, the new source water protection coordinator in the North Carolina Public Water Supply Section, discusses the condition of all public drinking water sources and local partnerships to protect streams, reservoirs, and wells that supply public drinking water systems. MacQueen also discusses assessments of risk to drinking water sources and the state’s Water Supply Watershed Protection program.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 347, May/June 2004,
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Record #:
34319
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A group appointed to develop a strategic plan for water and wastewater infrastructure in North Carolina must first resolve perceptions of regional bias in awarding of Clean Water Bond funds before it can address its original mission. The overall mission is to write a strategic plan for water and sewer and recommend how to come up with a dedicated fund for the plan. To get support across the state for a fund, the distribution of water and sewer funding must be perceived as fair.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 326, Nov/Dec 2000,
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