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Acting Entity: Town of Highlands |
Water Supply: Reservoir, Lake Sequoya, Highlands Water
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| The town of Highlands protects its drinking water reservoir, Lake Sequoyah, with strict land-use regulations intended to limit sedimentation in the watershed. Some elements of the Highlands project include low-density development within the watershed, vegetated stream buffers, construction Best Management Practices, impoundment regulations, and public education. Highlands has observed a substantial improvement to water quality since the regulations went into place in 1993. | |||
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NC Source Water
Programs
1634 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699-1634 |