Cabarrus' reach for water is delayed

Catawba rive Cabarrus' reach for water is delayed
After 4 years, state wants more local input
By David Mildenberg
Charlotte Business Journal

State officials are pushing back the decision on Cabarrus County's controversial
effort to pull water from the Catawba River. For more than five years Concord and
Kannapolis have been angling for the right to draw more than 35 million gallons of
water a day from the river. Leaders say it's their biggest economic-development
issue because the Rocky River and Coddle Creek can't sustain the fast-growing
county's long-term needs.

...During the Environmental Management Commission's meeting this week,
Chairman David Moreau urged the state Division of Water Resources staff to
take a broad view of the impact of transfers from the Catawba. Moreau is a UNC
Chapel Hill professor who specializes in water-resource issues.

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Regional battle lines drawn over Catawba
The Charlotte Business Journal

A battle over rights to Catawba River water may soon split the region's business community, just as it is dividing area
political leaders. David Moreau, chairman of the 19-member N.C. Environmental Management Commission, says science
and facts rather than politics and emotion will decide the case.

..."I'm not in a position to say whether the (transfer) impact would be minor or major," says Moreau, a DCRP professor.
"It's not going to be an easy decision."


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