A woman checks her mailbox on a flooded street in the North Chase neighborhood in northern Wilmington following Hurricane Dorian. (Port City Daily/Mark Darrough)
SOUTHEASTERN N.C. The North Carolina Coastal Federation has announced the creation of an action plan for statewide government leaders and developers to help curb flooding and water pollution.
The “
Action Plan for Nature-Based Stormwater Strategies” focuses on ways to promote natural designs to reduce flooding and improve water quality in new developments, stormwater retrofits, roadways, and working lands.
“North Carolinians are increasingly affected by damage and disruptions from flooding. More rain means more water running off the land, carrying pollutants and debris into rivers and to the coast,” according to the document.
A Brunswick County landowner, along with a concrete contractor, seek to establish a sand mine along N.C. Highway 211 near Oak Island. The mine could fuel construction activities in nearby St. James. (Port City Daily photo/Johanna Ferebee)
BRUNSWICK COUNTY With the hopes of creating a sand mine that can fuel the needs of surrounding developments, a Brunswick County property owner is asking to rezone a portion of his 242-acre property north of Oak Island.
Jason Smith owns the rural land, which is currently vacant and bisected by N.C. Highway 211. He said Randy Hardee approached him about building a sand mine on the site.
Lumberton is one of several communities in the state to receive part of the $282 million in loans and grants created to help pay for drinking water and wastewater projects, according to Gov. Roy Cooper s office.
The city will receive $2,316,900 in principal forgiveness loan funding through the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act of 2019 to construct three wells outside of the flood plain in the city. The new wells would replace three old ones that are subject to flooding, according to a news release.
Governor Cooper approved the funding Feb. 23 after a State Water Infrastructure Authority meeting. The Authority, an independent nine-member group that awards federal and state funding for water infrastructure projects, also helps the state develop a state water infrastructure plan.
VASS, N.C. (WTVD) There s new hope for communities surrounding the infamous Woodlake Dam, which almost breached during Hurricane Matthew.
The Woodlake Country Club property, which includes the subdivision, golf courses, dam and hundreds of undeveloped lots, will be owned for the first time by a North Carolina businessman after a foreclosure auction. I don t know that it s personal, but it s frustrating, Keith Allison, a Fayetteville native, Woodlake property owner, and CEO of Systel Equipment told ABC11 about his $3.5 million bid. There has been no interest by ownership for 40 years. We should be able to do well now while we do good. There s a lot of potential in the Woodlake community.
A recent article, “New stream-crossing permits sought in an attempt to finish Mountain Valley Pipeline,” details MVP’s ongoing machinations with permitting agencies in its pursuit of a ruinous, destructive project.