Record #:

33487

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

The North Carolina Division of Emergency Management and the National Weather Service are developing the Integrated Flood Observing and Warning System (IFLOWS), which will give residents of seventeen mountain counties one-half to three hours warning of flash-flood conditions. The system is designed to predict flash flooding in areas characterized by steep slopes and narrow valleys where flash flooding is likely to occur.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 243, Apr/May 1987, p5 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Emergency management; Emergency preparedness; Flood forecasting; Floods--North Carolina, Western

Record #:

33488

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

This article presents new water resources legislation in North Carolina. The bills enact the new North Carolina Clean Water Revolving Fund Act of 1987, pollution control permit fees, and a wastewater treatment works permit or bond.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 243, Apr/May 1987, p7-8 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Water resources development--Laws and legislation

Record #:

33489

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

North Carolina residents are recognizing that stormwater runoff from coastal development or soil erosion can cause serious pollution problems. However, there is less public understanding of how urban stormwater runoff contributes to degradation of water quality across the state. The issue of urban stormwater management for water quality purposes presses the need for regulations and legislative revisions.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 244, June/July 1987, p1-2 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Stormwater runoff--Solutions to; Water quality management; Water resources development--Laws and legislation

Record #:

33490

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

In March the Environmental Management Commission ruled that municipalities and industrial operations which discharge treated wastewater into Falls and Jordan Lakes must reduce phosphorus levels by 1990. Falls and Jordan Lakes were declared nutrient-sensitive in 1983, and stringent regulations were imposed to control the growth of algae in the lakes. A lower phosphorus standard will make it more feasible to employ biological, rather than chemical, methods to remove phosphorus.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 244, June/July 1987, p2 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wastewater management; Water quality management--Jordan Lake; Water--Standards; Algae blooms--Monitoring

Record #:

33491

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

The North Carolina gave final approval on April 29 to a bill banning the sale and use of household phosphate detergents. Supporters of the ban believe it will help curb algae growth in nutrient-sensitive rivers and lakes by reducing the amount of phosphorus in wastewater discharges. The ban will also help to reduce operational costs at water treatment plants.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 244, June/July 1987, p3 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wastewater management; Water quality management; Water resources--Law and legislation

Record #:

33492

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

Urban planning experts at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill report that population and economic growth have left many cities and towns in the Southeast with inadequate water supply and sewer systems. They attribute this condition more to a lack of planning and realistic pricing than a lack of ability to pay for the necessary facilities. Municipalities are trying to cope with growth pressures through conservation and postponed expansion, and by shifting financial burden to the private sector.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 245, Aug 1987, p1-2 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Urban planning; Municipal water supply; Urbanization--North Carolina--Municipal services

Record #:

33493

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

Legislation was introduced in the North Carolina General Assembly to establish a commission to study the issue of watershed protection standards. The bill was prompted by concerns among Raleigh city officials about pollution threats to Falls Lake, the main source of drinking water for Raleigh and much of Wake County. The proposed commission would investigate the need for watershed development standards beyond a local basis.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 245, Aug 1987, p2 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Watersheds--Laws and legislation; Watershed--Protection; Water--Standards; Falls Lake

Record #:

33494

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

In May, the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission proposed regulations for allocating water supply from Jordan Lake. The rules set out a process to guide water supply allocation but do not allocate the water to specific users. The proposed rule would also require that fifty-percent of the water supply remain unallocated in first-round allocations.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 245, Aug 1987, p2 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Jordan Lake; Water resources development; Water supply--Regulations

Record #:

33495

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission is considering recommendations to declare the entire Neuse River basin as a nutrient-sensitive watershed. The recommendation is aimed at combatting the causes of algae infestations in the lower Neuse River and reducing nutrient loading of the Pamlico Sound. The nutrient-sensitive designation would enable limits to be imposed on the amount of phosphorus in wastewater discharges into the watershed.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 245, Aug 1987, p3 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wastewater management; Water quality management--Neuse River; Watershed management

Record #:

33496

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

A report published by the Water Resources Research Institute concludes that nitrogen loading should be reduced by at least thirty-percent and that phosphorus loading should be reduced by at least fifty-percent to stem algal blooms and support a long-term management strategy for the lower Neuse River.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 245, Aug 1987, p3 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Water quality management--Neuse River; Algae blooms--Monitoring

Record #:

33497

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

Scientists in the University of North Carolina Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering say that groundwater supplies located in granite and gneiss rock types in the Blue Ridge, Inner Piedmont, and Raleigh Belt geologic regions are more likely to have high concentrations of radon-222 than other groundwater supplies in North Carolina. The study was supported by the Water Resources Research Institute and provides recommendations for managing radon concentrations in drinking water.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 245, Aug 1987, p4 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Groundwater--North Carolina, Western; Water quality management--research; Geochemistry

Record #:

33498

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

Food science specialists at North Carolina State University say that present economic incentives for water conservation and waste minimization in the food industries are very strong, and assistance provided by North Carolina’s Pollution Prevention Pays Program is enhancing those incentives. Public perception has also been an important incentive for waste reduction in the food industries.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 245, Aug 1987, p4-5 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Waste minimization; Food industry and trade

Record #:

33499

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

In the 1987 State of the Environment Report, two major concerns were the quality and quantity of North Carolina’s water resources, and hazardous and radioactive waste management. According to the report, the state must give priority attention to water and waste management because of the declining role of the federal government in these areas.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 245, Aug 1987, p5 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Water quality management; Hazardous wastes; Environmental problems--North Carolina

Record #:

33542

Author(s):

Heath, Ralph C.

Abstract:

To protect the largest stand of maritime forest left on the Outer Banks and the Cape Hatteras Aquifer, which provides water to most of the residents in the area, the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management has proposed designating the Buxton Woods area as an Area of Environmental Concern. The designation would restrict development in Buxton Woods, and the proposal has created controversy.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 246, Sept/Oct 1987, p1 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Aquifers; Groundwater--North Carolina, Eastern; Maritime forests--North Carolina; Water resources development

Record #:

33544

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

In July, Federal Judge W. Earl Britt ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers must restudy two issues related to the Lake Gaston/Virginia Beach pipeline project for which the Corps issued 404 construction permits in 1984. The ruling will delay the pipeline project, but does not require the full-scale Environmental Impact Study that the State of North Carolina and the Roanoke River Basin Association sought in their suit against the Corps.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 246, Sept/Oct 1987, p1-2 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Lake Gaston Pipeline; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers