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Regional officials warn Charlotte water transfer could deepen stress on Catawba River, urge public engagement
Summary
Anthony Starr of the Western Piedmont Council of Governments warned Morganton City Council that a proposed large interbasin transfer by Charlotte Water could further strain the Catawba River Basin, and urged local governments and residents to engage with state legislators and a UNC study now underway.
Anthony Starr, executive director of the Western Piedmont Council of Governments, told the Morganton City Council on Jan. 5 that proposed increases in Charlotte's interbasin water transfers threaten the long-term health and reliability of the Catawba River Basin.
"This is not a good thing for source basins like the Catawba River Basin," Starr said, citing academic research and regional engineering analyses. Starr said Charlotte Water currently holds a 33 million gallons-per-day certificate and has discussed increasing transfers toward roughly 63 million gallons per day — a change he said could have economic and environmental consequences across the basin.
Starr walked council through drought…
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