Catawba River Basin

Basinwide Water Quality Plans

• Cycle 4 - July 2010
• Cycle 3 - September 2004
• Cycle 2 - December 1999
• Cycle 1 - February 1995

Catawba River Basin Water Resource Plan

The Catawba River Basin Water Resources Plan evaluates the present and future (2002 through 2050) conditions of this basin, in order to determine the water capacity of the Catawba River to serve future populations and at the same time to identify any potential trouble-spots or conflicts related to water supply and its demand. Chapter 2 begins with a look at the current and future conditions of each county located in the Catawba River basin in terms of population growth, land use, water use, and economic development. 

Download Catawba River Basin Water Resources Plan here.

Catawba-Wateree River Basin Advisory Commission

Integrated Reports

• 2012 Integrated Report 305(b) and 303(d)
• 2010 Integrated Report 305(b) and 303(d)

Special Studies

Requests for a copy of DWR special studies must be submitted to WSS via phone (919-743-8400).  

    Other Non-DWR Studies:

• 1973-2014 Historical Review of the Water Quality of Rhodhiss Lake, North Carolina, with Emphisis on Nutrient Loading and Export
  (Plublished February 2017 by Jon Knight, PhD, for Carolina Land & Lakes RC&D, Inc.)

Use Restoration Watersheds in the Catawba River Basin

• Hunting Creek Watershed
• McDowell Creek Watershed
• Indian and Howard Creek Watersheds
• Upper Clark Creek Watershed
• Lower Creek Watershed
• North Muddy Creek Watershed

Catawba River Basin Watershed Groups

• Catabwa-Wateree Water Management Group
• Catawba-Wateree Drought Management Advisory Group
• Catawba Lands Conservancy
• The Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation
• Centalina Council of Governments
• Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina
• Gaston County Quality of Natural Resources Commission
• Lake Norman Marine Commission
• Lake Wylie Marine Commission
• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Stormwater Services
• Mountain Island Lake Marine Commission
• Western Piedmont Council of Governments
• Catawba River District

Additional Resources

• Current Lake Levels on the Catawba-Wateree Chain of Lakes (Duke Energy)
• Hunting Creek 5-in-30 (October 30, 2009)
• Lower Creek 5-in-30 (October 30, 2009)
• Evaluation of Sediment and Pollutant Sources to Lake James: Year Seven Report; UNC-A Environmental Quality Institute, Technical Report No. 09-194, January 2009. VWIN

Archives

• Upper Clark Creek Watershed Assessment Report: Biological Impairment in the Upper Clark Creek Watershed, July 2002.

Golf Course Water Quality Protection

• Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses to Improve Water Quality
• WQ Protection & Conservation of Golf Courses - Audubon International
• Best Management Practices for Golf Course Water Use - Connecticut DEP
• WQ Best Management Practices - Golf Environment Organisation

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