Record #:

34336

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

In May, the North Carolina General Assembly will consider the state’s growing solid waste problem. According to the 2000-2001 North Carolina Solid Waste Management Annual Report, North Carolina has fallen far short of the goal set in 1991 of reducing by forty-percent the volume of solid waste disposed by 2001. This article discusses short- and long-term approaches to solid waste disposal and management in the state, including local government recycling efforts.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 333, Jan/Feb 2002, p1-4 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Solid waste management; Solid waste--Hauling and disposal of

Record #:

34337

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

On December 11, 2001, the North Carolina Commission for Health Services approved a temporary rule reducing the Maximum Contaminant Level for arsenic in drinking water to the pending federal standard of ten parts-per-billion effective January 1, 2002. When the new rule goes into effect, public community and non-transient non-community drinking water systems that exceed the standard will be required to provide public notice of the exceedance.

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 333, Jan/Feb 2002, p6 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Drinking water--Contamination; Water--Standards