SWP TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FACT SHEET

To help communities implement their local Source Water Protection efforts, the Public Water Supply Section has compiled the following Fact Sheet on Sources of Technical Assistance for Source Water Protection. The organizations below support a wide array of source protection approaches. For additional information, the funding agency's website and contact information are provided.

 

 

NC WADE PROGRAM (WADE):

Contact: 1-800-9-SEWAGE

Website: www.deh.enr.state.nc.us/oww/Wade/wade.htm

Scope: public education and identification and elimination of domestic sewage discharges

WATER SUPPLY WATERSHED PROGRAM:

Contact: Steve Zoufaly

Phone: 919-733-5083

Website: h2o.enr.state.nc.us/wswp

Scope: overall water quality regulations

 

BASINWIDE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM:

Contact: Cam Mcnutt, Callie Dobson, Jennifer Everett, or Darlene Kucken

Phone: 919-733-5083

Website: h2o.enr.state.nc.us/basinwide/

Scope: nonregulatory, watershed-based approach to restoring and protecting surface waters

 

SECTION 319 NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION PROGRAM:

Contact: Alan Clark

Phone: 919-733-5083, ext. 570

Website: h2o.enr.state.nc.us/nps/Section_319_Grant_Program.htm

Scope: nonpoint source pollution management

 

NC DIVISION OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION:

Contact: Caroll Pierce

Phone: 919-715-6110

Email: caroll.pierce@ncmail.net

Website: http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/guest/DSWC

Scope: nonpoint source pollution management, cost share for agricultural BMP's, engineering, soil surveys, conservation easements, environmental and conservation education, watershed planning, soils information, animal waste management

 

HOG FARM BUYOUT PROGRAM,

NC DIVISION OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION:

Contact: Robin Hammond

Phone: 919-733-6886

Email: robin.hammond@nc.mail.net

Scope: hog waste pollution management

 

 

NC DIVISION OF POLLUTION PREVENTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE:

Contact: 919-715-6500 or 800-763-0136

Website: www.p2pays.org

Scope: industrial- recycling, case study database, electronics, environmental management systems, mercury, water efficiency, water conservation, waste reduction, vendor database, transport packaging

 

CONSERVATION RESERVE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM (CREP):

Contact: Tom Potter

Phone: 919-715-6107

Website: http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/guest/DSWC/pages/crep.html

Scope: riparian buffers, grassed filter strips and wetlands, reducing sediment and nutrient impacts, providing ecological benefits

 

COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS:

For example: Northwest Piedmont, Land-of-Sky, Western Piedmont, Triangle J, Centralina, Upper Coastal Plain, Lumber River, Region D, Cape Fear

Websites: http://www.tjcog.dst.nc.us/regions.htm

Scope: regional planning and cooperation

 

NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE:

Contact: Jacob Crandall (873-2103)

Phone: 828-456-6341

Website: www.nc.nrcs.usda.gov

Scope: environmental quality incentives, conservation reserves, wildlife habitats, forestry, wetlands, soil surveys, plant materials, resource conservation and development, emergency watershed protection, backyard conservation

 

LEAGUE OF MUNICIPALITIES:

Contact:  Ellis Hankins, Executive Director, or Sandra Bostiz, Senior Executive Assistant

Phone: 919-715-4000

Email: gyoung@nclm.org

Website: www.nclm.org

Scope: acts as an extension of municipal staffs, lobbies to General Assembly, provides assistance to officials in form of statistics, legal advice, employment practice updates, and legislative briefings and surveys

 

INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENT:

Contact: Richard Whisnant

Phone: 919-962-9320

Website: ncinfo.iog.unc.edu

Scope: improve public service of North Carolina

 

DIVISION OF COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE:

Contact: John Berndt- Assistant Director

Phone: 919-733-2850,

Website: www.dca.commerce.state.nc.us/

Scope: assists local governments with community development, economic development, smart growth management, and downtown revitalization

 

NC ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:

Contact: 919-7152893

Email: ncacc@ncacc.org

Website: www.ncacc.org

Scope: serves as counties' advocate before executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government

 

NC RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION (NCRWA):

Contact: Debbie Maner, Lowell Gunter, or Keith Starner

Phone: 336-731-6963

Email: ncrwa@aol.com

Website: www.ncrwa.com

Scope: provides assistance to owners and operators of public water supply system interested in developing a Wellhead Protection program

 

NC RURAL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (NCRCAP):

Contact: Sandra Sanchez

Phone: 919-542-4781

Website: www.sercap.org

Scope: on-site consultations, operation and maintenance/management assistance, training, education, facilitation, volunteers, and financial assistance

 

UNIVERSITIES:

For example: UNC, NCSU, ECU, WCU, UNCW, UNCA, UNCC, etc.

Websites: in order from above: www.unc.edu  www.ncsu.edu  www.ecu.edu  www.wcu.edu  www.uncw.edu  www.unca.edu  www.uncc.edu 

Scope: source for laboratory space, interns, and research assistance

 

CONSERVATION TRUST FOR NC (CTNC) AND LOCAL LAND TRUSTS:

Contact: Rusty Painter

Phone: 919-828-4199

Email: info@ctnc.org

Website: www.ctnc.org

Scope: provides assistance to community groups, land trusts, private landowners, and other conservation groups in an effort to conserve land and resources in NC

For example: Piedmont Land Conservancy, ect.

Contact: 336-691-0088

Email: info@piedmontland.org

Website: www.piedmontland.org

Scope: private, usually non-profit organizations that protect land and resources and operate across relatively small regions

 

TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND:

Contact: DG Martin

Website: www.tpl.org

Scope: legal support for holding and purchasing land, negotiating with property owners

 

NC RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER:

Contact: Jean Crews-Klein

Phone: 919-250-4314

Website: www.ncruralcenter.org

Scope: developing and implementing economic strategies for rural, low-income communities

 

UNCA’s VOLUNTEER WATER INFORMATION NETWORK (VWIN):

Contact: Marilyn Westphal

Phone: 828-251-6823

Email: mjwestphal@unca.edu

Website: www.unca.edu/eqi/pubs.htm

Scope: ongoing database of water quality sampling in western North Carolina