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34205
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According to a recent report by the Water Quality Section of the North Carolina Division of Environmental Management, half of North Carolina’s original coastal wetlands acreage is functionally impaired. The report considers that wetlands impacted by agriculture and urban development are nonsupporting, while those impacted by forestry are partially supporting.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 272, Nov/Dec 1991,
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34206
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The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission rejected a recommendation to hold public hearings on changing the state’s water quality standard for dioxin, a by-product of chlorine bleaching linked to cancer and reproductive abnormalities. Instead, the commission voted in July to return the dioxin issue to the Water Quality Committee for additional study.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 276, July/Aug 1992,
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34207
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At the fourth of six public hearings on proposed changes to state rules governing non-discharging waste disposal systems, representatives of the swine industry pleaded the need to keep local politics out of animal waste regulation. Strong local opposition to animal industry operations was evident at the hearing. Soil and Water Conservation Districts were urged to consider the issue of environmental equity in regulating animal operations.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 276, July/Aug 1992,
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34208
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The North Carolina Division of Water Resources conducted a study at Currituck County Outer Banks in response to property owners requesting a Capacity Use Area designation under the Water Use Act of 1967. This would restrict water withdrawals from the surficial aquifer, which is the sole source of drinking water for Currituck. The study concluded that if a management plan is not prepared by 2000, then the designation should be considered.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 276, July/Aug 1992,
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34209
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A study by the North Carolina State University Center for Transportation determined that thirty-five miles of highways on North Carolina’s Outer Banks are vulnerable to service disruption from coastal erosion, wave overwash, sand deposits, flooding, or undermining. Maintaining transportation service by relocation, beach nourishment, causeway construction, or shoreline hardening will cost the state $99 million between 1990 and 2010.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 276, July/Aug 1992,
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34210
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The National Governors’ Association proposed a freeze on implementation of current regulations and moratorium on new regulations under the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1986. While other states perceive a crisis in the nation’s drinking water program, North Carolina representatives claim the state’s drinking water program is stable because it took steps in time to avert one. State drinking water administrators would prefer flexibility in establishing local priorities.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 277, Sept/Oct 1992,
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34211
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On July 1, 1992, North Carolina became the first state in the nation to implement a mandatory statewide on-site wastewater treatment system classification and maintenance program. The practice of relying on on-site systems is widespread because of the rural nature of the state. This article discusses the evolution of the maintenance program, and new requirements for sewage disposal and on-site wastewater treatment systems.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 278, Nov/Dec 1992,
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34212
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At its October 8 meeting, the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission voted unanimously to deny a request from environmental groups for a Declaratory Ruling on the validity of the modified water supply watershed protection rules adopted in February 1992. The commission affirmed that the rules were developed and adopted in accordance with procedures required by the Administrative Procedure Act.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 278, Nov/Dec 1992,
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34213
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The North Carolina Agricultural Cost Share Program helped install twice as many animal waste management structures in 1992 as it had in any previous year. The increase can be attributed to farmers anticipating implementation of new nondischarge regulations, and pressure on farmers to make their animal operations environmentally sound.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 278, Nov/Dec 1992,
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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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34215
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In December 1992, the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission adopted revisions to rules governing waste treatment systems that do not discharge to surface waters. The rules require that animal production operations above specified sizes file with the Division of Environmental Management certification that they have obtained and implemented approved plans for managing their waste.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 279, Jan/Feb 1993,
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34216
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In February, the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission will consider a request to hold public hearings on proposed revisions of the state’s groundwater classifications and standards. Revisions to the rules would essentially ease clean-up requirements and abandon the state’s nondegradation policy.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 279, Jan/Feb 1993,
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34217
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The North Carolina Division of Environmental Management’s (DEM) Water Quality Committee proposes wetlands classifications and standards that establish best uses of wetlands, criteria for deciding which specific activities will be permitted in wetlands, and the level of mitigation to be required when activities are permitted. This article discusses the proposed standards and reasons for the proposal.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 279, Jan/Feb 1993,
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34218
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On February 11, the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission approved holding public hearings on proposed changes to the rules that govern cleanup of contaminated groundwater. The proposed amendments represent a significant change from present practice since they would not always require the application of best available technology to restore groundwater to the level of the standard.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 280, Mar/Apr 1993,
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34219
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At its May 19 meeting, the North Carolina Soil and Water Conservation Commission approved sending to public hearing procedures and guidelines for implementing the “nondischarge” rules for animal waste systems. The commission was directed to adopt implementation rules after swine producers objected to proposed procedures that would have allowed local Soil and Water Conservation District Boards to certify animal waste management plans.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 281, May/June 1993,
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