Source: NCDEQ, 4/24/21
The N.C. Source Water
Collaborative, a statewide drinking water protection group, has announced the
winners of an annual awards program recognizing individuals and organizations
that protect sources of public drinking water.Source water protection awards
were presented in the following categories: Leadership Award: Rebecca Turner in recognition
of her efforts with Hertford County Rural Water Wellhead Protection Activities Surface Water Implementation
Award: City of Durham, Department of Water Management; Triangle Land Conservancy; Eno River Association for land conservation projects completed under the City of Durham’s Water Supply Watershed Protection Program Surface Water Planning Award: New River Conservancy in
partnership with Jennings Environmental, Blue Ridge Conservancy, Middle Fork
Greenway, Blue Ridge Resource Conservation & Development, and the Town of
Blowing Rock for the Middle Fork New River Section 1B Restoration Project The awards were announced during the Water Resources Research Institute’s annual conference, held virtually last month. Any individual, group, organization, or agency that engages in activities to protect drinking water at its source is eligible for an award. The Department of Environmental
Quality provides leadership for the N.C. Source Water Collaborative, which is a
partnership of volunteers from non-profit organizations, universities, state,
local and federal agencies, professional associations, and regional councils of
government. The group develops and supports strategies that preserve the lakes,
streams, rivers, and aquifers used for drinking water, as well as the land that
protects and recharges these sources of water. To learn more about the Source
Water Collaborative, visit http://ncswc.org/.
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