Title: North Carolinas
1North Carolinas Experience Implementing Source
Water Protection
Jay Frick Source Water Protection Program
Coordinator NC Department of Environment and
Natural Resources
2Outline
What is NC facing?
What has worked in NC?
What action can you take?
3Challenges to NC Drinking Water
- 1. Rapid population growth
- quantity (competing uses for limited resource)
- quality (waste loads and contamination)
- 2. Existing and emerging contaminants
- 3. Increasing cost of providing safe water
4. Availability of water
4NC Population Projection
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6Emerging Contaminants
Landmark USGS Study of 2000
- 139 streams tested for 95 organic chemicals.
- In 80 of the streams, one or more pharmaceutical
was detected. - Acetaminophen 24
- Steroids hormones 16
- Blood pressure medication 13
- Codeine 11
- Antibiotics antimicrobials 10
- Ibuprofen 10
7Compounds detected in NC waters
- Pharmaceuticals
- Fire retardants and plasticizers
- Fragrances and flavorants
- Pesticides
- Antibiotics
- Disinfectants
- Other EC
8Drinking water protection is an economic issue.
- The cost of clean drinking water is increasing.
- Pollution prevention is the most effective
approach to ensuring safe and sustainable
drinking water. SWP Planning leads to
prevention.
9Water Availability a precious commodity
affected by the drought
March 18, 2008
August 20, 2009
10Representation of Urgency
Urgency, U (t), dictates the action we take
Population, P (t) Contaminants, C (t) Cost,
(t) Availability, A (t)
Then U (t) P x C x x A
11Proactive
Reactive
Urgency
U (t) P x C x x A
t
Time
f
12Current Strategies
- Economic incentives and GIS tools
- Integrating SWP into other state programs
- Source water protection planning
- Effort at the local/community level
13NC Loan Program for Land Acquisition
- 1.6 M available per year
- 1 fixed interest rate
- 20-year repayment term
- Comprehensive SWP planning required
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15Lincoln County SWP Highlights
Land acquisition for conservation. Create
a SWP overlay district. Enact stricter
stormwater ordinances. Assume buffer
enforcement responsibility. Reduce sewage
lift station spills.
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19New approach. . . Partnerships with other NC
agencies
Goal Use assessment results to prioritize
activities
- Raises awareness of SWP objectives.
- SWP activities are instigated by other agencies.
- Contracts and logistics are maintained by other
agencies. - Creates solutions for stakeholders developing
local SWP plans.
202 types of successful partnerships
21An Illustration . . . Whos happy?
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2430,000
25Source Water Protection Planning Successful
Examples
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27Kerr Lake plan addresses
- Public education campaign
- Illegal stream dumping
- Incentives program
- Land acquisition
28- Population served 130,000
- Yadkin river intake.
29Davidson Waters Focus Areas
- Zoning adopt new water quality policies
- Assist start-up of Yadkin Riverkeepers
- Education and outreach
30Population served 5,500 Agricultural
Concerns Quantity Issues Stormwater Concerns
31Vision Where do we want to go from here?
Autonomous SWP at the community level
State Programs and Partnerships
National Effort
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34Communication and access to 3 groups
- Local officials/Land planners
- Watershed Organizations
- Land Conservancies
End products and deliverables
- Web-based toolkit
- Incentives and motivational factors
- Demonstration projects/success stories
- Policy alignment proposals
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36What action can you take?
37NC RCAP Workshop for SWP Planning
38Why focus on SWP Planning?
- You already know the local players
- Cost is minimal
- Procedures and templates already exist
- Efforts are readily supported by the public
- It creates an opportunities to solve problems
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41Local Official
Key player
RCAP Liaison
Local Champion
Someone with particular expertise or connections
1. Get 2 people interested 2. Make it easy 3.
Use the media
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43Thank You for helping communities protect their
water resources.