Record #:

34200

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

The North Carolina Environmental Commission voted to send to public hearing proposed special designations for water bodies across the state. Proposed watershed protection classifications include Outstanding Resource Waters (ORW), Shellfishing/Outstanding Resource Waters (SA-ORW), or High Quality Waters (HQW).

Source:

Water Resources Research Institute News (NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 271, Sept/Oct 1991, p1-2

Subject(s):

Watershed--Protection; Watersheds--Laws and legislation; North Carolina. Environmental Management Commission--Outstanding resource waters