The State of Water in Chatham County - Learn More About Our Water Resources -- October 18, 2018 in Pittsboro

October 18, 2018 from 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon 
Chatham County Agriculture and Conference Center
1192 US-64 BUS, Pittsboro, NC 27312

Water is life – our bodies need it, our communities need it, and the larger environment around us needs it - so how are Chatham’s water resources doing?

The upcoming Chatham Conservation Partnership meeting will discuss the state of surface waters in Chatham County, focused on current research and planning for water quality and quantity in our developing watersheds. The topics include:

• UNC Nutrient Management in Jordan Lake: Steve Wall, Erin Riggs, and Joseph Delesantro, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• NC Nutrient Criteria Development Plan, Nora Deamer, NC Division of Water Resources

• Jordan Lake Regional Water Supply Partnership – Dan LaMontagne/Larry Bridges, Chatham County

• Top Threats to the Haw River and Jordan Lake - Elaine Chiosso, Haw River Assembly

• Jordan Lake One Association and Conservation Strategy Analysis - Leigh Ann Hammerbacher, Triangle Land Conservancy

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