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34250
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Dr. Philip Singer of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is looking for ways to help water utilities in North Carolina out of a regulatory dilemma regarding maximum contaminant levels in water treatment. Singer will explore the possibility that elevating the pH of coagulated and settled water prior to the application of chlorine can control disinfection levels.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 301, Sept/Oct 1996,
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34251
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As the swine industry continues to expand in North Carolina, questions have arisen about the ability of current animal waste management practices to protect surface waters from pollution by nitrogen from increasing volumes of swine waste. Dr. Stephen Whalen of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is conducting research aimed at identifying best management practices that will promote the conversion of complex nitrogen compounds in swine waste to benign dinitrogen gas.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 301, Sept/Oct 1996,
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34252
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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.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 302, Nov/Dec 1996,
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34253
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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.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 302, Nov/Dec 1996,
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34254
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Personnel of many federal and state agencies were at work gathering information and assessing damage immediately after Hurricane Fran hit on September 5. This article summarizes assessments of peak streamflows in the Tar River and Neuse Basin, flood damage, water quality and fisheries conditions.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 302, Nov/Dec 1996,
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34255
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On December 12, the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission approved holding public hearings on rules that will make permanent changes in the way soil and groundwater contamination from underground petroleum storage tanks must be assessed and cleaned up. The proposed rules require all sites to undergo risk assessment and establishes conditions under which cleanup will be required.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 303, Jan/Feb 1997,
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34256
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The North Carolina Division of Water Resources is reassessing its regulation of groundwater and surface water withdrawals in Capacity Use Area #1, a multicounty area centered around Beaufort County. The Division is conducting an aquifer framework analysis and modeling groundwater flow in the Castle Hayne Aquifer as a basis for reviewing future groundwater withdrawal permit applications and assessing whether continued regulation of withdrawals in the area is necessary.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 303, Jan/Feb 1997,
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34257
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On September 5, 1996, North Carolina was hit by Hurricane Fran, the most destructive hurricane ever to strike the state. To prepare for future natural disasters, Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. issued an Executive Order establishing the North Carolina Disaster Recovery Task Force. The task force was charged with making sure resources for recovering from Hurricane Fran were used efficiently and with making recommendations for responding to future disasters.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 305, May/June 1997,
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34258
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The North Carolina Pesticide Board has approved and released its “Interagency Study of the Impact of Pesticide Use on Ground Water in North Carolina”. The study was initiated in 1987 to determine if labeled uses of pesticide products are impacting the groundwater resources in the state. A summary of the results from monitoring wells are provided in this article.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 305, May/June 1997,
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34259
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Unless recent legislation and pending rules curtail cleanup reimbursements, North Carolina’s Commercial Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund could face insolvency. A report on the fund provided to the General Assembly in March projected that, at the current rate of reimbursement, the fund will be depleted by September. This article discusses cleanup costs, legislation, and economic and environmental implications.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 306, July/Aug 1997,
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34260
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Many large coastal municipalities in the United States discharge treated wastewater directly into the ocean, but currently, these “ocean outfalls” are not used in North Carolina. Proposals to develop ocean outfalls in North Carolina are considering environmental impacts and other assessments to establish possible sites.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 306, July/Aug 1997,
p2-3
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34261
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Located about eight miles south of the North Carolina State University campus in Raleigh are the new facilities of the Animal and Poultry Waste Management Center. The university and its partners are building and equipping waste processing and composting buildings that will help to find solutions to environmental problems associated with animal agriculture. New research, products, and technology hold promise for controlling odor and nutrient output.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 306, July/Aug 1997,
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34262
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North Carolina is widely acknowledged to have one of the nation’s best regulatory programs to prevent environmental damage from erosion and sedimentation leaving construction sites. However, as the state rapidly grows, the program needs to be improved by tighter standards, more aggressive enforcement, more technical assistance, and an infusion of resources. The Sediment Control Commission is reviewing standards and evaluating program needs in preparation for the next legislative session.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 307, Sept/Oct 1997,
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34263
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Due to growing concern about toxic forms of algae and their possible effects on public health, the North Carolina Urban Water Consortium has joined with the American Water Works Association Research Foundation to conduct research that will shed light on the range of effects algae have on drinking water treatment and finished water quality in reservoirs.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 307, Sept/Oct 1997,
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34264
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After runoff from construction sites and other disturbed sites in the Research Triangle area turned the troubled Neuse River red and grabbed newspaper headlines in June, Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. set in motion a series of events that led to recommendations for improving North Carolina’s Erosion and Sedimentation Control Program. Among the recommendations are changes for self-monitoring and recordkeeping, site risk assessment, and a rapid response team.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 308, Nov/Dec 1997,
p1-3
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