Record #:

34358

Author(s):

Jennings, Gregory D.

Abstract:

Following recent drought conditions, many North Carolina communities are developing water conservation plans and identifying backup water sources. Increasing development in some mountain watersheds is resulting in hydrologic changes, including increasing storm water runoff, erosion and sediment transport, unstable streambanks, and loss of flood plains. These changes will result in more frequent floods with greater impacts to low-lying communities.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 349, Sept/Dec 2004, p2, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Water supply; Watershed management; Floods--North Carolina, Western

Record #:

34350

Author(s):

Jennings, Gregory D.

Abstract:

The Neuse River was classified by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission as Nutrient Sensitive Waters in 1988 due to excessive algal production and fish kills in the Neuse River Estuary. This resulted in mandatory controls on nutrient point source discharges and financial incentive programs to reduce nonpoint sources of nutrients from agriculture. This article discusses the lessons learned about watershed management that can be valuable as water quality issues continue to be addressed across the state.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 342, July/Aug 2003, p2-4 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Water quality management--Neuse River; Watershed management

Record #:

34340

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

Mark Brinson is an East Carolina University ecology professor and wetlands expert, and chair of the National Research Council (NRC) Committee on Riparian Zone Functioning and Strategies for Management. According to Brinson, achieving the goals of the Clean Water Act and other objectives requires the restoration of riparian functions along waterbodies. Buffer rules adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission for the Neuse, Tar-Pamlico, and Catawba River basins and restoration practices can help maintain riparian zones.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 335, May/June 2002, p10-11 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Watershed management; Wetland restoration; Water quality management

Record #:

34310

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

Over the next three years, the North Carolina Public Water Supply Section will investigate every source of public drinking water in the state and issue reports telling consumers how susceptible their water supply is to pollution. Public drinking water watersheds and well areas will be evaluated in two phases. The first phase will rate public water supplies for their pollution risks, and the second phase will investigate in more detail the potential contaminant sources in watersheds and well areas.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 323, May/June 2000, p4-5, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Water supply; Watershed management; Drinking water--Contamination

Record #:

34313

Author(s):

Reckhow, Kenneth H.

Abstract:

The State of North Carolina and the Federal Emergency Management Agency signed an agreement in mid-September to update flood maps in North Carolina. The flood maps need to be updated to reflect changes in a watershed and development which can affect flood stage or height of rising river water resulting from storms. Updating flood maps is an important first step in establishing guidelines and restrictions on land use in the floodplain.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 325, Sept/Oct 2000, p2-3 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Floodplain management; Land use--Planning; Watershed management

Record #:

34292

Author(s):

Weaver, Carl

Abstract:

North Carolina has seventy-four small watershed dams that are an average of thirty-years old. The dams are generally in good condition, but many of them need maintenance and minor repairs which can easily become larger problems if left unattended. Forty-two-percent of the dams have been classified as having a high hazard potential, meaning that, in the event of a breach, there could be significant economic loss, environmental damage, or disruption to lifeline services.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 316, Mar/Apr 1999, p13-14 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Dams; Dams--Design and construction; Watershed management

Record #:

3918

Author(s):

Manual, John

Abstract:

Riparian buffers, or wide strips of vegetation along stream and river banks, are effective filters in keeping pollutants from reaching the water. They also control erosion and attract wildlife. One of the most aggressive water pollution plans is a state-mandated one requiring retention of 50-foot-wide buffers on all Neuse River Basin streams.

Source:

Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 45 Issue 4, Fall 1998, p2-6, il

Subject(s):

Water quality management; Watershed management; Riparian ecology

Record #:

34252

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

The North Carolina Division of Soil and Water Conservation and North Carolina’s Natural Resources Conservation Service have developed a plan for reducing nutrient and sediment loading from agriculture in the Lower Neuse by targeting ten priority watersheds. The ten watersheds were identified as having the greatest potential for nonpoint source pollution and nutrient reduction at the least cost.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 302, Nov/Dec 1996, p1-3, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Watershed management; Water--Pollution--Neuse River; Non-point source pollution

Record #:

34253

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

On October 24, the Neuse River Foundation notified the United States Environmental Protection Agency that it intends to sue the Agency for not requiring North Carolina to set total maximum daily loads for pollutants that are degrading the lower Neuse River and other streams. The Agency is already dealing with many citizen suits regarding the Clean Water Act. Trevor Clements, a former state regulator, discusses the need for flexible strategies in basin-wide planning.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 302, Nov/Dec 1996, p6-7 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Watershed management; Water--Pollution--Neuse River; Environmental Protection Agency

Record #:

2283

Author(s):

Jones, Peg

Abstract:

With growth and development increasing in the state's seventeen river basins, a statewide rivers assessment would allow input from a wide range of interested groups on using and protecting the state's rivers in the most responsible way.

Source:

Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 43 Issue 1, Winter 1995, p8-9, il

Subject(s):

Watershed management; Rivers

Record #:

2352

Author(s):

Gray, Jeri

Abstract:

Outgoing Water Resources Research Institute Director David H. Moreau sees a critical need to continue the improvements made over the last twelve years in groundwater management and watershed protection.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 293, May/June 1995, p6-7, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Watershed management; Moreau, David H.; Water, Underground; Watersheds--Research

Record #:

34244

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

In a research project submitted to the National Fire Academy as part of the Executive Fire Officer Program, Raleigh Assistant Fire Chief Earl F. Fowler recommends that municipal fire officials prepare themselves and their cities to make decisions that can avert environmental disaster in the case of large scale fire suppression operations. Fowler says the City of Raleigh and fire departments across the state need to develop policy and procedures to protect local water ways from pollution by fire-fighting runoff water.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 296, Nov/Dec 1995, p5 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fire departments--North Carolina; Municipalities--Laws and legislation; Watershed management

Record #:

34226

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

At its March meeting, the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission denied a request from the Town of Boiling Springs to reclassify a portion of Sandy Run Creek in Cleveland and Rutherford counties for water supply. It was the first time the commission has denied a request for reclassification to water supply purposes.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 286, Mar/Apr 1994, p3 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Water supply--Laws and legislation; Watershed management; Watershed--Protection

Record #:

34228

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

A state law that went into effect last October requires all persons withdrawing one-million gallons per day or more of surface or ground water to register with the North Carolina Division of Water Resources. The new law also requires registration for any transfer of one-million gallons or more between any of the state’s thirty-eight river basins.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 286, Mar/Apr 1994, p12 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Water supply--Laws and legislation; Watershed management

Record #:

156

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Electrical Membership Corporation voted to allow significant modifications to the water supply watershed protection rules.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 274, Mar/Apr 1992, p1-4, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Water--Pollution--Laws and legislation; Watershed management