There are more than 10 counties and 30 municipalities, and nearly 150 permitted wastewater discharge facilities within the Upper Cape Fear River Basin. Permitted wastewater discharges total more than 140 million gallons per day. Long-term water resources planning, management and protection in this rapidly growing 3,100 square mile area is an increasingly challenging and complex task. To meet this challenge, more than 20 local governments (with planning and zoning jurisdiction and wastewater treatment plants) and private companies have joined together to establish the Upper Cape Fear River Basin Association (UCFRBA). The Association provides an ongoing forum for interested parties to work together on water resources planning, management and protection issues of mutual concern in the Haw River/Jordan Lake Sub-Basin and the Deep River Sub-Basin in the uppermost part of the Cape Fear River Basin.
The UCFRBA is a non-profit organization and has adopted formal by-laws to guide its activities. Click here to download the bylaws (112KBytes, requires free Adobe Acrobat Reader).
The UCFRBA’s Corporate Members provide approximately $120,000 in annual funding support for the Association’s activities, including water quality monitoring. The Association provides a framework through which stakeholders can secure and pool financial resources and expertise to address issues of mutual concern, and consider, evaluate and implement cost-effective and environmentally-effective water quality monitoring, research and management strategies. The Association’s efforts are being closely coordinated with the North Carolina Division of Water Quality, the Cape Fear River Assembly, and other appropriate agencies and organizations.
To date, the following organizations have become Corporate Members of the UCFRBA:
| Corporate Members |
Discharge |
Public Water System |
Zoning Control |
Director |
Alternate Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asheboro Burlington City of Durham Durham County Glen Raven Mills Golden Kist Poultry Graham Greensboro High Point Honeywell Mebane Neste Resins OWASA Pittsboro Ramseur Randleman Reidsville Sanford Siler City Star Wake County |
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No |
Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No |
Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes |
Melvin Allen Steve Shoaf A. Terry Rolan Glen Whisler David N. Cates Ralph T. Upton Victor Quick Allan E. Williams Perry Kairis Bill Boyer Glendel Stephenson (Vacant) Ed Kerwin Charles R. Devinney Jerry B. Ledwell, Sr David B. Cotton D. Kelly Almomd Jay Grainger Joel J. Brower Wesley Brown Herb Council |
David B. Leonard Clarence Sell Robert Dodson Chuck Hill Ron Wall Scott A. Reynolds David Lawson Martie Groome Public Service Director's Rep. Chuck Powell, Jr. Robert Wilson Bob Humphreys John Greene Hugh Montgomery Hampton L. Spivey Frankie Brewer Steve Routh Larry Thomas Terry Green (Vacant) Rick Rowe |
In partnership with the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ), the UCFRBA is establishing a coordinated in-stream water quality monitoring program relating to point source wastewater discharges in the Upper Cape Fear River Basin. The Association will provide for water quality monitoring at 45 sampling sites throughout the upper basin. Water quality parameters include nutrients, dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature, fecal coliforms, metals, long-term biological oxygen demand, and chlorophyll a. Samples are taken once or twice a month at each station. The sampling frequency and parameters depend on the station location and water quality concerns of particular interest at each location.
This monitoring program is designed to replace the in-stream monitoring requirements applicable to the point source discharges participating in the Association. The Association and NCDWQ have established a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) relating to in-stream monitoring for the participating point source facilities.
In addition to the 45 stations being monitored under the terms of the MOA, the Association, with the cooperation and funding support from the Cape Fear River Assembly, is arranging for additional monitoring at several other sites throughout the upper basin. These monitoring sites are being selected and designed to provide more comprehensive data relating to the water quality impacts of non-point sources in the Upper Cape Fear River Basin.
The UCFRBA’s water quality monitoring station locations are generally shown on this map. The sampling frequency and monitoring parameters for each station can be viewed by simply clicking on the site locations (red dots) shown on the UCFRBA map.
A second major project now underway in the Upper Cape Fear River Basin is the effort to develop a water quality response model for Jordan Lake. This man-made major multi-purpose reservoir serves as an important regional water supply source, and provides invaluable flood control, downstream flow augmentation, recreation, and wildlife habitat benefits. Seven UCFRBA members have agreed to fund the development of the in-lake water quality response model, which will be the initial step in the effort to establish a comprehensive management decision support system for the watershed.
To request additional information about the Upper Cape Fear River Basin Association or to offer comments and suggestions, you may email Syd Miller.
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