HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017 Annual Basinwide Water Management Plan PresentationDepartment of Environmental Quality
November 8/9, 2017
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality,
Environmental Management Commission and Water Quality Committee
Division of Water Resources
Annual report to the General Assembly
Environmental Review Commission
Basinwide Water Management Plan
July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017
Ian McMillan
Chief, Basin Planning Branch
Division of Water Resources
Department of Environmental Quality
Department of Environmental Quality
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality,
Environmental Management Commission and Water Quality Committee
Division of Water Resources
Report on:
1)Progress on hydrologic model development
2)Progress in developing basin plans
3)Progress in implementing basin plans
4)Public involvement
5)Public education
6)All concentrations of heavy metals in surface waters -in the course of
preparing or revising a basin plan
7)Other pollutants in surface waters identified –in the course of preparing
or revising a basin plan
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality,
Environmental Management Commission and Water Quality Committee
Division of Water Resources
North Carolina River Basins
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality,
Environmental Management Commission and Water Quality Committee
Division of Water Resources
Basin Planning Schedule
River Basin Last EMC
Approved Plan
Next Plan
Update
NPDES Permits
Renewal Year
Biological Basinwide
Monitoring
Quantity
Model
Platform
Quality Model/
Strategy
Web Links to
Executive
Summary
Chowan 2007 2018 2017 2020 n/a NSW CHO
Pasquotank 2007 2018 2017 2020 n/a NCDP PAS
Watauga 2007 2018 2017 2018 OASIS WAT
White Oak 2007 2018 2017 2019 n/a New R.-NSW WOK
Broad 2008 2018 2018 2020 OASIS BRD
Neuse 2009 2018/
2019*2018 2020 OASIS NSW NEU
Cape Fear 2005 2018 2016 2018 OASIS
Haw R.-NSW;
Mid CF -
NCDP
CPF
Yadkin 2008 2018/
2019 2018 2016 NCDP YAD
Lumber 2010 2019 2019 2016 LBR
Catawba 2010 2019 2020 2017 CHEOPS CAT
French Broad 2011 2020 2020 2017 OASIS FBR
New River 2011 2020 2016 2018 OASIS NEW
Hiwassee 2012 2021 2017 2019 TVA HIW
Little
Tennessee 2012 2021 2017 2019 TVA LTN
Roanoke 2012 2021 2017 2019 OASIS 216 Study ROA
Savannah 2012 2021 2017 2019 n/a SAV
Tar-Pamlico 2015 2023 2019 2017 OASIS NSW TAR
NSW = Nutrient Sensitive Waters, NCDP = Nutrient Criteria Development Plan,
* NSW Strategy and regulatory update prior to NPDES permits renewal; Full plan completion 2019.
n/a –currently hydrologic models are not being developed for coastal areas.
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality,
Environmental Management Commission and Water Quality Committee
Division of Water Resources
Basin Plan Development
Of North Carolina’s 17 river basins, seven water resource plans are
currently under development:
1.Watauga River Basin –will be completed early 2018
2.Chowan River Basin –will be completed in 2018
3.Pasquotank River Basin -will be completed in 2018
4.White Oak River Basin –will be completed by 2018
5.Cape Fear River Basin -will be completed in late 2018/early 2019
6.Broad River Basin -will be completed in late 2018
7.Yadkin River Basin –will be completed late 2018/early 2019
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality,
Environmental Management Commission and Water Quality Committee
Division of Water Resources
Statewide water quality/quantity issues:
•Poor and degraded aquatic habitat
•Increasing organic nitrogen
•Turbidity
•Stormwater runoff
•Aging municipal wastewater systems
•Pesticide and nutrient management
issues
•Algal booms
•Increasing organic nitrogen
•Reduced streamflows (USGS)
•Incomplete water consumption and
utilization data
•Emerging contaminants
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality,
Environmental Management Commission and Water Quality Committee
Division of Water Resources
Key Challenges:
•Data availability
•Limited stream flow data
•Data acquisition and analysis
•Identifying entities willing and able to research sources of
statewide organic nitrogen increases
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality,
Environmental Management Commission and Water Quality Committee
Division of Water Resources
Statewide Screening Tool Monitoring Stations
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality,
Environmental Management Commission and Water Quality Committee
Division of Water Resources
Turbidity Trend* (1997-2016)
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality,
Environmental Management Commission and Water Quality Committee
Division of Water Resources
TKN Trend* (1997-2016)
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality,
Environmental Management Commission and Water Quality Committee
Division of Water Resources
Fecal Coliform Bacteria Trend* (1997-2016)
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality,
Environmental Management Commission and Water Quality Committee
Division of Water Resources
pH Trend* (1997-2016)
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality,
Environmental Management Commission and Water Quality Committee
Division of Water Resources
Division’s Basin Planning Program’s Stakeholder Input
•Hydrologic Modeling Stakeholder Meetings
•Basin Plan Public Comment Process
•Joint Basin Planning Branch/NPDES Complex Permitting Branch Meetings
•Watershed Associations
•Land Trusts
•Water Quality Monitoring Coalitions
•Soil and Water Conservation Districts
•Public Water Systems
•Other federal, state and local agencies
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality,
Environmental Management Commission and Water Quality Committee
Division of Water Resources
Branch Goals
▪Help facilitate development of a statewide integrated data management
system to replace the current, segmented, disjointed, inefficient and
severely outdated data management system.
▪Strive to increase public awareness and participation.
▪Evaluate statutes specific to basin planning and how to integrate water
quality and quantity planning into one report.
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality,
Environmental Management Commission and Water Quality Committee
Division of Water Resources
Contact Information
Ian McMillan
Basin Planning Branch
Division of Water Resources
919-707-9026
ian.mcmillan@ncdenr.gov