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INSTREAM FLOW ISSUES IN NORTH CAROLINA


    • Protecting Instream Flows in North Carolina (Jim Mead, NCDENR-DWR)





INSTREAM FLOW ISSUES AROUND THE WORLD

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    • "Dams and Development" (from the archives of the former World Commission on Dams).
    • An environmental management project and the impact of the Lower Kihansi Hydropower Project on the Kihansi Spray Toad (Nectophrynoides asperginis) and the Kihansi Gorge in Tanzania(.pdf format).
        • The Bronx Zoo breeds the Kihansi Spray Toad.
    • Water Allocation in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River Basin (from ITT Industries Guidebook to Global Water Issues).
    • Water Allocation in the Klamath River Basin (from the Water Education Foundation).
    • Three Rivers Gorge Hydropower/Flood Control Project (from CNN).
    • Impact of flow modification by the Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon (from the U.S. Geological Survey).

    • DAM REMOVAL
      • Video of Rains Mill Dam Demolition, Little River, Johnston County, N.C., December 1, 1999. (13.6 MB) (hosted by Coastal America).
        • Rains Mill Dam Press Release
      • Dam removal in the Neuse River Basin, North Carolina (hosted by American Rivers).
      • Removal of the Edwards Dam, Kennebec River, Maine (@ PBS Online).
      • Removal of the Embrey Dam, Rappahannock River, Virginia.
      • The River Alliance of Wisconsin's Dam Removal Toolkit.
      • Clearinghouse for Dam Removal Information (hosted by UC-Berkeley).





STATE of NORTH CAROLINA AGENCIES

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  • N.C. State Parks with river access
  • DIVISION of WATER QUALITY
  • DIVISION of LAND RESOURCES-Dam Safety Program
  • N.C. UTILITIES COMMISSION





FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

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  • DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR

    • NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
      • National Wild and Scenic Rivers

    • FISH and WILDLIFE SERVICE
      • Southeast, Region 4

    • GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
      • Real-time N.C. streamflow gages
      • Instream Flow Incremental Methodology (IFIM)
      • Geographic Names Information System


  • ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
    • Surf Your Watershed
    • American Heritage Rivers


  • DEPARTMENT of ENERGY
    • Hydropower Program
    • Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN)(hydropower topics)


  • FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
    • Hydropower: Licensing, Compliance, Safety and more
    • eLibrary


  • ARMY CORPS of ENGINEERS
    • Wilmington District
      • Nationwide Permit 17 (.pdf format)
  • National Inventory of Dams





NONGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS

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  • AMERICAN RIVERS
  • AMERICAN WHITEWATER
  • CENTER for RESOURCE SOLUTIONS ( "green" power )
  • INSTREAM FLOW COUNCIL
  • LOW IMPACT HYDROPOWER INSTITUTE
  • NATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION
  • NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION--Southeastern Field Office
  • UNITED STATES SOCIETY on DAMS
  • Univ. of N.C. School of Gov't - Water Wiki





UTILITIES

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  • DOMINION
  • DUKE POWER - CATAWBA-WATEREE // - NANTAHALA AREA
  • PROGRESS ENERGY





CORPORATE HYDROPOWER GENERATORS



  • ALCOA POWER GENERATING INC.
    • YADKIN DIVISION
    • TAPOCO DIVISION





WATER RESOURCE AGENCIES OF THE 50 STATES



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