Conserving resources for healthy communities
Conserving resources for healthy communities
Water quality includes chemical, biological, and physical characteristics that affect our communities both short and long term. Having clean water is important to local economies and serves as an important measure for a safe environment.
We all want safe water to drink, recreate, and irrigate our crops. High water quality affects the entire ecosystem both economically and environmentally. Carolina Land & Lakes remains committed to proper resource development, water quality, and sustainability.
Carolina Land & Lakes serves as a pivotal player between government, industry and local stakeholders, gathering information, research and scientific data to address local conservation issues.
Watch our debris removal and flood mitigation efforts at Henry Fork River, supported by Microsoft.
Carolina Land & Lakes assisted Alexander County in acquiring Rocky Face Mountain Recreation Area and developed educational outreach. We received a grant to reroute storm water runoff, benefiting aquatic species and restoring natural vegetation. Funded by the NC Department of Justice Environmental Enhancement Grant.
During the 1999–2002 severe drought, Rhodhiss developed a serious taste and odor algae problem. A 319-funded project obtained by Carolina Land & Lakes addressed the nutrient sources causing the problem. Results now reside in the Department of Water Quality data files at NC DEQ.
A stream corridor is a complex and valuable ecosystem which includes the land, plants, animals, and network of streams within it. Carolina Land & Lakes supports restoration efforts that bring back natural water flow and reconnect vital aquatic habitats.
Carolina Land & Lakes has a report on a five year nutrient study (N & P) in the water flowing through Rhodhiss dam into Lake Hickory. This sampling is a good predictor of lake eutrophic conditions and serves as a reference point for ongoing non-point source studies.
Removing unwanted or no longer utilized dams brings back the life of a river or stream. It restores natural water flow, creates flood plains, and allows indigenous aquatic life to move freely.
Carolina Land & Lakes partnered with American Rivers and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services to remove the Shuford Dam in Catawba County on the Henry Fork River. The project started in 2012 and was officially finished in November 2016.
Carolina Land & Lakes is uniquely qualified to bring together various concerns, interest groups and stakeholders for the greater benefit of the local community.
Carolina Land & Lakes actively collaborates with statewide partners to strengthen flood resilience and watershed planning. We support the NC Flood Resiliency Blueprint — a data-driven initiative guiding flood mitigation and long-term resilience efforts across the state.
Our flood resilience work is informed by nationally recognized experts including Dr. Kathi Dello, a leader in climate science and applied resilience planning in North Carolina..
