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Local officials briefed on Charlotte27s interbasin transfer plan; coalition backs moratorium study
Summary
A regional coalition including McDowell County warned that large interbasin transfers (IBTs) from the Catawba River could harm upstream communities. The WPCOG executive director cited Charlotte Water27s current 33 million gallons/day certificate and House Bill 85027s two-year moratorium on large transfers; counties were urged to engage legislators and the UNC study.
A Western Piedmont Council of Governments official told the McDowell County Board of Commissioners that Charlotte Water27s existing interbasin-transfer certificate and proposed increases could have economic and environmental impacts for communities upstream in the Catawba River Basin.
The presenter explained that an interbasin transfer (IBT) permanently moves water out of one river basin and into another. He said Charlotte…
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