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It's a tough situation. At least current leadership is looking for solutions. They could have just continued to not implement the old rules and kicked the can down the river, so to speak, indefinitely.
I wonder if the mussel filtration system has been done successfully elsewhere?
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The main source of this type of pollution is fertilizer. This type of pollution has been known for years. Years ago, this was discovered to be a large source of problems in the Chesapeake Bay. The Susquehanna River was discovered to be the biggest offender.
Here are a couple of links related to that problem. It should be easy enough to find more information as it pertains to North Carolina after reading some of this material.
As part of their continuing fight to put money over the environment, quality of life and safe drinking water, Republican leaders of the NC state are proposing to gut the utrient management rules for the Neuse, Tar-Pamlico, Falls Lake and Jordan Lake watersheds and direct the politically appointed Environmental Management Commission to write new rules by 2019. Oh joy. Maybe we can have them drink that water all times at the General Assembly so they can reap the benefits of their wise decision.
"The plan under consideration by Senate Republicans would set aside $500,000 for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to study new nutrient management strategies, and $500,000 for the Wildlife Resources Commission to assess whether freshwater mussel species could help mitigate pollution in Jordan and Falls lakes."
I think it is great that they want to invest money into research to find new ways to help clean up the lakes. I don't know many people that would be against that. Sounds very progressive.
However, as with anything, I think whatever new system would be discovered/used should be proven in use before any existing regulations would be removed/changed. If new technology PROVES to be better, then great.....but PROVE it in real use first.
It's a tough situation. At least current leadership is looking for solutions. They could have just continued to not implement the old rules and kicked the can down the river, so to speak, indefinitely.
I wonder if the mussel filtration system has been done successfully elsewhere?
I am all for the research. Just like certain bacteria eat oil in the ocean, maybe this would work as well. Bravo for being forward thinking, however it must be proved FIRST, before removing existing legislation.
Allowing runoff to filter through undeveloped land is one treatment for this type of pollution. But ultimately you have to control the amount of nutrients that runoff into the lake, and there isn't a realistic solution besides controlling what people do with the surrounding land.
Not housing development specifically, but land development in general. It can be commercial, residential, industrial, etc.
Although for nutrient levels it does tend to be low-density housing with big, fertilized lawns; high-density housing, commercial and industrial tend to bring more exotic types of pollutants that aren't really "nutrient" related.
Sure. But in the absence of some 'magic bullet' , the GOP's ultimate position on the matter is that land development is a higher priority than water quality.
Farmland is one of the biggest polluters of lakes. Fertilizers and pesticides used in huge quantities. Very, very bad.
Well then, the solution is obvious, isn't it? Ban farms. Problem solved.
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