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34265
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The newly enacted Clean Water Responsibility and Environmentally Sound Policy Act (H.B. 515) includes a section concerning the role of stakeholders in the approval of water quality models. This requires that nutrient limits be substantiated by the application of a calibrated water quality model developed with participation of stakeholders. The new role for stakeholders is consistent with the recent increased public involvement in environmental assessment and decision-making.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 308, Nov/Dec 1997,
p2-3
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34266
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Eighty-four more cities and urbanized counties in North Carolina and all construction sites larger than one acre will be required to get permits and manage storm water runoff under rules proposed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in January. The Phase II Storm Water regulations will expand the national program to regulate storm water discharges as point sources under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES).
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 310, Mar/Apr 1998,
p4-5
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34267
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have concluded their assessment of North Carolina’s Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program and how well it conforms to regulatory requirements. The state’s program was given “conditional approval” and will have five years to meet their conditions.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 310, Mar/Apr 1998,
p7-8
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34268
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The rivers and estuaries of coastal North Carolina have experienced unprecedented increases in nutrient loading over the last fifty years. This has resulted in a proliferation of water quality problems including algae blooms, anoxic water and fish kills. The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Science Advisory Council recommends continuation of an intensive long-term monitoring and modeling program for the Neuse River Estuary.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 311, May/June 1998,
p2-3, bibl
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34269
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North Carolina has a network of seventy-seven continuous-record stream gages operated by the United States Geological Survey. These gages collect real-time data to help the state to respond to floods and manage water-supply systems during droughts. Currently, there are concerns about funding to maintain the network and to offset increasing maintenance costs.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 311, May/June 1998,
p8-9
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34270
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For the first time ever, the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, the Coastal Resources Commission, and the Marine Fisheries Commission met together June 1 in Raleigh for the Habitat Summit. They are developing Coastal Habitat Protection Plans required by the Fisheries Reform Act of 1997. The plans will address protecting wetlands, spawning areas, threatened/endangered species habitat, nursery areas, shellfish beds, submerged aquatic vegetation, and Outstanding Resource Waters.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 312, July/Aug 1998,
p1-3
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34271
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North Carolina’s Department of Transportation (DOT) obtained a stormwater permit to implement a statewide program to reduce the effects of highway runoff on surface waters. The permit was issued by the Division of Water Quality and requires the DOT to meet requirements for preventing water pollution.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 313, Sept/Oct 1998,
p1-8
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34272
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Scientists are uncertain whether fish kills in the Neuse River are caused by Pfiesteria or anoxia/hypoxia. Difficulties in the causal linkages make it difficult to determine appropriate response and management actions. This article discusses the fish kill events and water conditions in the Neuse.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 313, Sept/Oct 1998,
p2-3, il
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34273
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The Dry-Cleaning Solvent Cleanup Program was developed in 1997 by the Superfund Section of the North Carolina Division of Waste Management to clean up sites contaminated with dry-cleaning solvents. The major contaminant at dry cleaning sites is perchloroethylene, a highly volatile hydrocarbon that can damage the central nervous system and liver functions. The Division is developing rules to certify sites that are eligible for cleanup under the program, and assessing the number of active dry-cleaning facilities in the state.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 313, Sept/Oct 1998,
p6
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34274
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On October 29, the North Carolina Drought Monitoring Council issued a warning that if below-average rainfall continues through the spring of 1999, the result could be a record drought. In the mountains, stream flows are approaching record low flows and public water supply systems have enacted water conservation measures. Below normal precipitation in North Carolina is being attributed to La Niña.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 314, Nov/Dec 1998,
p1-3
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34290
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The Neuse River Estuary is a troubled ecological system plagued by algae blooms, fish kills, and the toxic dinoflagellate, Pfiesteria piscicida. Research by the Neuse ModMon Program confirms that it is likely to take many years for the estuary to return to healthy conditions. Stakeholders in the Neuse Basin understand that restoring the estuary is a long-term project and want to communicate to the public about the State’s responsibilities to the Neuse.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 316, Mar/Apr 1999,
p1-8, map, f
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34291
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In the early 1970s, North Carolina began its fight against excess nutrient pollution, algae blooms and fish kills in the Chowan River. Since then, there have been consistent research and monitoring of the river’s water quality. Today, the Chowan River is a lot healthier and there has been a notable decrease in algal blooms. Long-term efforts in the Neuse River should result in similar success as the Chowan River.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 316, Mar/Apr 1999,
p8-11
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34292
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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.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 316, Mar/Apr 1999,
p13-14
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34293
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In 1998, North Carolina’s Department of Transportation (DOT) became the first to receive a state-issued statewide stormwater permit. Under the mandate of this permit, a research program was launched to provide needed information on pollutant loading from highway runoff on surface waters. DOT expects that within two years, it will have a database that will allow characterization of runoff from various kinds of highways across the state.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 317, May/June 1999,
p1-4, bibl
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34294
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Under a tentative agreement with the United States Environmental Protection Agency on a total maximum daily load (TMDL) for total nitrogen in the Neuse River Estuary, North Carolina will consider initiating a new round of rulemaking for the Neuse River Basin. New rules could be adopted by the end of 2001, depending on water quality assessments.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 317, May/June 1999,
p4-5
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