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NC DEQ »   About »   Divisions »   Water Resources »   Water Sciences

Water Sciences Section

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The Water Sciences Section provides the Division of Water Resources with scientific and technical support required to monitor, regulate and manage water quality throughout North Carolina. The eight branches of the section, comprised of biologists, chemists, environmental specialists and technical support staff, evaluate the state's aquatic resources through a variety of specialized biological, chemical and physical techniques. These evaluations provide the basis for sound scientific decisions in the division's efforts to protect and enhance North Carolina's waters. 
 

Water Sciences Hot Topics

Cyanide and Fluoride Monitoring in Yadkin-Pee Dee Basin Lakes

2018 White Lake Monitoring Report

Identification of Select Emerging Compounds in Public Water Supply Reservoirs of the Neuse Basin: July 2021

2018 White Lake Monitoring Report

Learn About Algal Blooms in N.C. Waters

Report Algal Blooms and Fish Kills to DWR On Your Phone, Tablet or PC

Emerging compounds (EC) reports for Jordan Lake, Falls Lake and public water supply reservoirs in the Cape Fear, New and Watauga River Basins

Report: Survey of Surface Water Quality Associated with Hurricane Florence, September 2018

Stocking Head Creek Watershed Study

Cape Fear River Basin 1,4-Dioxane Study

Assessment of Fish Tissue Metals in Dan River following Coal Ash Spill

Dan River Ash Spill Water Quality Test Results

Proposed Laboratory Certification Rule Revisions

New DWR field sheets for sample submittal to WSS Chemistry Laboratory are now available

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