Catawba River below Lake Hickory Dam.
Photo by J. Wes Bobbitt. Flight by Southwings.
McCrary Creek, Mooresville, Lake Norman. Photo by J. Wes Bobbitt.
Gaston County, South Fork of the Catawba. Photo by J. Wes Bobbitt
I-77, Lake Norman. Photo by J. Wes Bobbitt
Hwy. 49, Lake Wylie. Photo by J. Wes Bobbitt
Sun City, Indian Lands, SC
Photo by J. Wes Bobbitt
Lowes Headquarters, Mooresville, NC
Lake Norman
Photo by J. Wes Bobbitt
Buffer zone destruction
Landfill near Catawba in Alexander County. Photo by J. Wes Bobbitt.
Photo by J. Wes Bobbitt
Polluted Surface WatersOver the past 20 years, non-point source pollution sources have increased Over the past 20 years, non-point source pollution sources have increased
by over 55% in our region due to the change in land cover.by over 55% in our region due to the change in land cover.
Lake Wylie Dam
Water Quality Issues Too many nutrients,
leading to
eutrophication and
too little dissolved oxygen Acid rain Mercury Fecal coliform (improper sewage treatment, sewage
spills, line leakage, and boat discharges) Sedimentation
1 inch rainfall on an acre of woods produces no runoff.
The same one inch of rainfall on one acre of asphalt will produce approximately 26,000 gallons of runoff.
Development (continued)
A one-acre parking lot produces 25,806 gallons of stormwater for every inch of rain compared with 1,630 gallons from a one-acre meadow.
Two thirds of the nation's polluted runoff comes from highways and roads.
Sediment
Bacteria
Metals
Pesticides
Fertilizers
Petroleum
Non-Point Source Pollutants
Pollution from development
Regional Land Cover Change1984 to 2003
Provided by American Forests
1984
Volume + Velocity Change in Natural Stream Flow
=
14 feet
Polluted, Sediment Filled Streams and Lakes
More People = More Pollution
Uses Lost
The Charlotte Observer-Layne Bailey
Photo by J. Wes Bobbitt
Who must obtain the permit? Easy:
The “operator.”
Who is the “operator?” Not so easy.
Operator:(1) operational control over the site specifications
(2) day-to-day operational control of those activities at the site necessary to ensure compliance.
Normandy Rd., Mooresville, Lake Norman
Normandy Rd., Mooresville, Lake Norman
Normandy Rd., Mooresville, Lake Norman
Norman Point Subdivision, Denver, Lake Norman
Norman Point Subdivision, Denver, Lake Norman
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