Record #:

33464

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

The release of more than a million gallons of dairy waste which killed most of the fish and aquatic life in a section of the Neuse River in November points up a significant potential for pollution. This was the worst fish kill ever attributed to an animal waste spill in the state. The cities of Goldsboro and Smithfield were advised not to draw drinking water from the Neuse for several days.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 241, Feb 1987, p4-5 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fish kills; Neuse River--Algal blooms; Water--Pollution--Neuse River; Agricultural wastes--Environmental aspects

Record #:

33465

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

Scientists at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill made recommendations for biologically controlling phosphorus releases from the wastewater treatment plant operated by the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA). The Division of Environmental Management will soon issue regulations limiting phosphorus concentrations in discharges from municipal wastewater treatment facilities into streams feeding nutrient sensitive water bodies.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 241, Feb 1987, p5 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wastewater management; Municipal water supply; Water quality management--research

Record #:

33466

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

The North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development and the North Carolina Association of Soil and Water Districts will request funding to further expand the Agricultural Cost Share Program for Nonpoint Source Pollution Control. The program helps farmers with the costs of implementing farm conservation practices aimed at reducing the input of agricultural nonpoint source pollution into water courses.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 241, Feb 1987, p5 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Agricultural pollution--Prevention; Non-point source pollution

Record #:

33467

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development are cooperating to produce inventory maps of the state’s coastal wetlands, and the cooperative agreement has been renewed. The maps will classify wetlands by an updated and expanded system which is applicable to all wetlands, not just those that provide habitat for waterfowl.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 241, Feb 1987, p6 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wetlands; Maps--North Carolina

Record #:

33468

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

Recent increases in outbreaks of giardiasis, a form of gastroenteritis caused by the parasite giardia lamblia, have been documented in several areas of the United States. According to the Communicable Disease Control Branch of the North Carolina Division of Health Services, the epidemiology of the disease in humans is not well understood. One of the provisions of the 1986 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments is designed as a safeguard against giardia contamination of public water supplies.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 241, Feb 1987, p6-7 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Public health--Laws and legislation; Drinking water--Contamination; Drinking water--Contamination--Health aspects

Record #:

33469

Author(s):

Hayes, Lark; Holton, Margaret

Abstract:

This article is a summary of presentations made at the fall Leaders Conference on Groundwater. Speakers discussed North Carolina’s groundwater standards and classifications, and current threats to groundwater quality.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 242, Mar 1987, p1-2 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Groundwater--North Carolina; Water quality management; Water resources development; Water--Standards

Record #:

33470

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission has authorized an investigation to determine whether a capacity water use situation exists or may be emerging in the Upper Neuse River basin, including the Eno River. The Orange County Commissioners suspect that water emergencies experienced by the Hillsborough and Orange Alamance water systems during the droughts of 1983 and 1986 are likely to recur with greater frequency.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 242, Mar 1987, p2-3 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Water-supply--Orange County; Water resources development--Research

Record #:

33471

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

North Carolina’s Pollution Prevention Pays Program has been cited as the nation’s most comprehensive and most focused on waste reduction. The program targets all forms of waste and works with local governments and state agencies, as well as business and industry. The program offers industries financial incentives, and supports university research aimed at developing techniques to reduce the generation of hazardous waste and prevent pollution.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 242, Mar 1987, p3-5, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Water--Pollution--North Carolina; Water quality management; Waste management; Waste minimization

Record #:

33472

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

A five-year study designed to reverse the trend of increasing pollution and declining fisheries in the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds is now entering its initial research phase. The Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine Study is being conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Estuarine Program and the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development. Research will identify causes of pollution problems and implications to management strategies.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 242, Mar 1987, p5 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine Study; Albemarle Sound; Pamlico Sound; Water quality management--research

Record #:

33473

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

Groundwater levels in some areas of the North Carolina Coastal Plain have been lowered by over one-hundred feet since the turn of the century, according to a report by the United States Geological Survey. The area studied by this report is centered around the cities of Kinston and Greenville.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 242, Mar 1987, p5-6 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Groundwater--North Carolina; Water-supply--North Carolina, Eastern

Record #:

33482

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

The North Carolina legislature is expected to take action on legislation concerning use of phosphate detergent, low-level radioactive waste disposal, hazardous chemical waste treatment and hazardous waste orphan site cleanup, leaking underground storage tanks, landfill regulation, and pesticide contamination.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 243, Apr/May 1987, p1-2 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Environmental law; Water resources development--Laws and legislation; Water--Pollution--Laws and legislation; Waste management

Record #:

33483

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

Over the next several years, the Environmental Protection Agency will push for increased use of biological toxicity testing to complement chemical-specific analyses of toxic water pollutants. North Carolina has been a leader among the authorized state programs in the use of biological testing to monitor and control toxics, largely because the state has in-house effluent monitoring capability.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 243, Apr/May 1987, p2-3 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Environmental Protection Agency; Environmental monitoring--Laws and legislation

Record #:

33484

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

A two-year research project sponsored by the Water Resources Research Institute is aimed at developing a procedure for identifying toxic chemicals in effluent from municipal waste water treatment plants. Researchers hope to establish a standard procedure which can be widely used for wastewater discharge monitoring and control.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 243, Apr/May 1987, p3 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wastewater management; Water quality management--research

Record #:

33485

Author(s):

Frederick, Kenneth D.; Moreau, David H.

Abstract:

This article presents two views of the water market. Kenneth D. Frederick, director of Resources for the Future’s Renewable Resources Division, discusses an economic approach establishing water rights that can be sold and remove restrictions on how and where water can be used. David Moreau, director of the University of North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute, discusses how the water market in North Carolina and other eastern states differs from the west.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 243, Apr/May 1987, p4 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Water supply; Water-supply

Record #:

33486

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

The North Carolina Division of Environmental Management revised their 1985 report on animal operations and water quality to include recommendations that could bring about an increase in the number of North Carolina animal operations designated “concentrated” and thereby potentially subject to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit regulations. The recommended changes would also result in better data for determining the impact animal operations have on the state’s water quality.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 243, Apr/May 1987, p4-5 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina. Division of Environmental Management; Waste management; Water pollution; Water quality management