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NC DEQ »   About »   Divisions »   Water Resources »   Water Planning »   Basin Planning »   River Basin Plans »   Cape Fear River

Cape Fear

Staff Contacts

Nora Deamer
Staff Lead, Cape Fear Basin
(919) 707-9116

 

Cape Fear Basinwide Water Quality Plans

2005 Cape Fear Basin Plan

2005 Cape Fear River Basinwide Water Quality Plan

Entire 2005 Cape Fear Plan

Plan By Chapter

  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
  • Table of Contents

Water Quality Data and Information by Subbasin

  • Chapter 1 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-01
  • Chapter 2 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-02
  • Chapter 3 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-03
  • Chapter 4 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-04
  • Chapter 5 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-05
  • Chapter 6 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-06
  • Chapter 7 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-07
  • Chapter 8 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-08
  • Chapter 9 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-09
  • Chapter 10 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-10
  • Chapter 11 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-11
  • Chapter 12 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-12
  • Chapter 13 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-13
  • Chapter 14 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-14
  • Chapter 15 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-15
  • Chapter 16 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-16
  • Chapter 17 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-17
  • Chapter 18 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-18
  • Chapter 19 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-19
  • Chapter 20 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-20
  • Chapter 21 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-21
  • Chapter 22 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-22
  • Chapter 23 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-23
  • Chapter 24 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-24

General Basin Information

  • Chapter 25 - NC Water Quality Standards and Classifications
  • Chapter 26 - Population Growth, Land Cover Changes, and Water Quality
  • Chapter 27 - Water Quality Stressors
  • Chapter 28 - Agriculture and Water Quality
  • Chapter 29 - Forestry
  • Chapter 30 - Wastewater Treatment Disposal
  • Chapter 31 - Stormwater Programs
  • Chapter 32 - Water Resources, Minimum Streamflows and Interbasin Transfers
  • Chapter 33 - Significant Ecological Resources and Endangered Species
  • Chapter 34 - Water Quality Initiatives
  • Chapter 35 - TMDLs in the Cape Fear River Basin
  • Chapter 36 - Jordan Reservoir and Haw River Watershed NSW Strategy
  • Chapter 37 Cape Fear Estuary Modeling and TMDL

Appendices

  • Appendix I - Population and Growth
  • Appendix II - Local Governments and Planning Jurisdictions
  • Appendix III - Land Cover
  • Appendix IV - DWQ Water Quality Monitoring
  • Appendix V - Other Water Quality Data
  • Appendix VI - NPDES Discharges and Individual Stormwater Permits
  • Appendix VII - 303(d) Listing and Reporting Methodolgoy
  • Appendix VIII - Nonpoint Source Program Description and Contacts
  • Appendix IX - Workshop Summaries
  • Appendix X - Use Support Methodology, Use Support Ratings, and Tables
  • Appendix XI - Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
2000 Cape Fear Basin Plan

2000 Cape Fear River Basinwide Water Quality Plan

Entire Plan

Plan By Chapter

  • Table of Content
  • Executive Summary

Section A - General Basinwide Information

  • Chapter 1 - Introduction to Basinwide Water Quality Planning
  • Chapter 2 - Basin Overview
  • Chapter 3 - Summary of Water Quality Information for the Cape Fear River
  • Chapter 4 - Water Quality Issues Related to the Entire Cape Fear River Basin

Section B - Water Quality Data and Information by Subbasin

  • Chapter 1 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-01
  • Chapter 2 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-02
  • Chapter 3 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-03
  • Chapter 4 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-04
  • Chapter 5 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-05
  • Chapter 6 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-06
  • Chapter 7 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-07
  • Chapter 8 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-08
  • Chapter 9 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-09
  • Chapter 10 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-10
  • Chapter 11 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-11
  • Chapter 12 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-12
  • Chapter 13 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-13
  • Chapter 14 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-14
  • Chapter 15 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-15
  • Chapter 16 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-16
  • Chapter 17 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-17
  • Chapter 18 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-18
  • Chapter 19 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-19
  • Chapter 20 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-20
  • Chapter 21 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-21
  • Chapter 22 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-22
  • Chapter 23 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-23
  • Chapter 24 - Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-24

Section C - Current and Future Water Quality Initiatives

  • Chapter 1 - Current Water Quality Initiatives
  • Chapter 2- Future Water Quality Initiatives

References

Appendices

  • Appendix I - NPDES Dischargers and Individual Stormwater Permits in the Cape Fear River Basin
  • Appendix II - Water Quality Data Collected by DWQ
  • Appendix III - Use Support Methodology/
    • Use Support Rating Tables
  • Appendix IV - 303(d) Listing and Reporting Methodology
  • Appendix V - Cape Fear River Basin Nonpoint Source Program Description and Contacts
  • Appendix VI - Glossary of Terms and Acronyms

 

1996 Cape Fear Basin Plan

1996 Cape Fear River Basinwide Water Quality Plan

Entire Plan

Plan By Chapter

  • Table of Content
  • Executive Summary
     
  • CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Basinwide Water Quality Planning 
  • CHAPTER 2: Cape Fear River Basin General Description 
  • CHAPTER 3: Cause and Sources of Water Pollution in the Cape Fear River Basin 
  • CHAPTER 4: Water Quality and Use Support Ratings in the Cape Fear River Basin 
  • CHAPTER 5: Existing Point and Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Programs and Water Supply Legislation
  • CHAPTER 6: Major Basinwide Water Quality Concerns and Recommended Management Strategies
  • CHAPTER 7: Future Initiatives

Appendices

  • APPENDIX I: Summary of NC's Water Quality Classifications and Standards; Antidegradation Policy; and Outstanding Resource Waters
  • APPENDIX II: DEM Water Quality Monitoring Programs: Benthic Macroinvertebrate Sampling; Fisheries Studies; Lake Assessment; Effluent Toxicity Testing
  • APPENDIX III: Modeling Information
  • APPENDIX IV: Summary of Basinwide Planning Workshops
  • APPENDIX V: List of Best Management Practices (BMPs) For: Agriculture; Urban Runoff; Erosion and Sediment Control; Onsite Wastewater Disposal; Solid Waste Disposal; Forestry; Mining; and Hydrologic Modification
  • APPENDIX VI: List of 303(d) Waters in the Cape Fear River Basin
  • APPENDIX VII: Listing of NPDES Permitted Dischargers in the Cape Fear River Basin

Cape Fear Water Quantity Plans

Cape Fear River Basin Water Supply Plan 

Cape Fear Water Models

Cape Fear River Basin Hydrologic Model

Cape Fear – Neuse Combined OASIS Model

Cape Fear Basin Mailing List

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