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Durham Council hears Falls Lake nutrient plan as UNRBA seeks regional funding
Summary
City staff presented the Upper Neuse River Basin Association(UNRBA) fiscal year 2026 priorities and requested DurhamCity support for the UNRBA budget; presentation emphasized benefits of a regional "investment-based" option over strict nutrient pound accounting and highlighted concerns about stage 2 requirements.
Durham City officials received a presentation on the Upper Neuse River Basin Association(UNRBA) fiscal year 2026 work and budget, which focuses on managing nutrients that contribute to algal growth in Falls Lake. The presentation described Falls Lake as impaired for chlorophyll a and reviewed the UNRBAeffort to stabilize the reservoir under rules first adopted in 2011.
City and UNRBA staff said Falls Lake has seen reductions in nitrogen and phosphorus since the 2011 rules, but that chlorophyll a (a measure of algal biomass) remains a concern in some conditions and…
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