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RiverLink's Community Drought Forum

focusing on the French Broad River watershed
February 22, 2008

Read quotes from interested citizens attending the drought forum

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SPEAKERS

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Hartwell Carson

French Broad Riverkeeper, RiverLink

Introduction

Bill Holman

Visiting Senior Fellow, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Duke University

The Future of Water in NC: Drought, Population Growth, and the New Water Economy

Jerad Bales

Director, USGS North Carolina Water Science Center

Impact of Drought on Water Resources

Representative Ray Rapp

NC House of Representatives- Madison County

Impact of drought on agriculture (presentation not available)

James McElduff

Environmental Engineer, Altamont Environmental  

Groundwater and wells

Timothy Ormond
Environmental Engineer, Altamont Environmental
Stormwater management and low impact development

Mallory Martin
Fisheries Biologist, NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Economic and environmental impact on fisheries

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For more information on the drought please visit www.ncdrought.org

 



Much of the French Broad River watershed is currently in an extreme drought (the 2nd most severe level, indicated by the red shading).

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