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Stormwater
WakeUP Speaks to Wendell Town Board
Submitted by Karen Rindge on Tue, 10/27/2009 - 4:25pm.
Wake County's population is due to double in 25 years, growing by 100 people per day. So reported WakeUP's Executive Director, Karen Rindge, speaking before the Wendell Town Board of Commissioners on October 26. The topic: Growth issues facing all towns in our county, and the solutions to solving planning for rapid growth, increasing traffic, growing schools and a polluted drinking water supply. These are priority issues for WakeUP Wake County, which is why WakeUP recommends implementing a regional transit system, water conservation and stormwater runoff measures (using incentives) and using new funding options to encourage growth to help pay its fair share of the costs of infrastructure.
WakeUP Signs Amicus Brief on Riparian Buffer Regulations
Submitted by Caitlin Burke on Wed, 09/23/2009 - 2:46pm.The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) filed an amicus brief on Monday September 21, 2009, in favor of towns having the authority to enact stream buffer regulations that are more stringent than state or federal regulations. WakeUP Wake County signed on to the brief along with the Haw Riverkeeper Foundation, Catawba Riverkeeper Association, North Carolina Conservation Network, and others. While the case relates to a specific development in Cary, the Court's decision will have broad implications for municipal stream buffer regulations in North Carolina.
WakeUP Provides Comments on Raleigh's Infrastructure Impact Plan
Submitted by Caitlin Burke on Wed, 08/19/2009 - 2:01pm.The City of Raleigh recently took comments on its draft Secondary and Cumulative Impacts (SCI) Management Plan, which addresses growth-related environmental impacts from infrastructure projects planned for Raleigh and the municipalities served by the City's Public Utilities Department. Karen Rindge, Executive Director of WakeUP Wake County, submitted oral comments on the plan at a public meeting on August 17, as well as written comments that provided additional details about WakeUP's recommendations for the plan.
Thinking about swimming in Falls Lake? Think again!
Submitted by Caitlin Burke on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 3:19pm.Just this month, two Falls Lake beaches were closed due to high levels of bacteria. But this water isn't just for recreation. This is the water we drink! Both Falls Lake and Jordan Lake - Wake County's drinking supply reservoirs - are rated as "impaired." That means they're polluted from stormwater run-off, and overgrown with potentially toxic algae.
Threats to Falls Lake Water Supply
Submitted by Caitlin Burke on Wed, 05/27/2009 - 11:34am.Falls Lake, the drinking water supply for residents of Raleigh and eastern Wake County, has been declared "impaired" by the State, due to polluted runoff and wastewater discharged upstream. High levels of pollution and an overabundance of nutrients have resulted in toxic algal blooms and chemical conditions in the lake. Without improvements to current wastewater treatment and stormwater practices, the lake will remain impaired. Efforts are underway to clean up the lake, but they are happening very slowly.
