| The Upper Cape Fear River Basin includes more than 10 counties and 30 municipalities, and nearly 150 permitted wastewater discharge facilities. The 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 a challenging and complex task. To meet this increasing challenge, 21 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 BY-LAWS to download the bylaws (112KBytes, requires free Adobe Acrobat Reader).
The UCFRBA’s Corporate Members provide approximately $140,000 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 |
| Asheboro |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Michael Rhoney |
| Burlington |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Steve Shoaf |
| Cary |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Leila Goodwin |
| City of Durham |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
A. Terry Rolan |
| Durham County |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Glen Whisler |
| Golden Kist Poultry |
Yes |
No |
No |
Bruce Morgan |
| Graham |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Victor Quick |
| Greensboro |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Allan E. Williams |
| High Point |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Terry Houk |
| Performance Fibers |
Yes |
No |
No |
Bill Boyer |
| Mebane |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Mike Hite |
| Dynea |
Yes |
No |
No |
James Frick |
| OWASA |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Ed Kerwin |
| Pittsboro |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
David Hughes |
| Ramseur |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Jim McIntosh |
| Randleman |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Tony Sears |
| Reidsville |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Steve Routh |
| Sanford |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Jay Grainger |
| Siler City |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Joel J. Brower |
| Star |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Wesley Brown |
| Wake County |
No |
No |
Yes |
Rick Rowe |
In partnership with the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ), the UCFRBA has established 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 43 sampling sites throughout the upper basin. Water quality parameters include nutrients, dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature,conductivity, fecal coliform bacteria, TSS, turbidity, and metals. 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. The UCFRBA's water quality monitoring station locations are generally shown on this map.
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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