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Tag Archives: flooding
  • Protecting, preserving, and restoring the floodplain

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on October 19, 2020

    by Matthew Starr, Upper Neuse Riverkeeper We still have a more than a month left in the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, but, as it winds down, we need…


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  • Post-Hurricane Isaias Sampling Results on the Tar-Pam

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on August 6, 2020

    The storm caused river levels to rise, but well below flood stage on the Tar. The Pamlico hit minor flood stage briefly Monday evening. River levels will continue to…


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  • Take Action: Ask Governor Cooper to Fight for Clean Water

    Posted by Heather Deck on February 19, 2020

    Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released devastating rollbacks to water protections in the Clean Water Act. As this opinion piece in the New York Times notes,…


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  • EPA Announces rule that attacks clean water protections

    Posted by Heather Deck on January 23, 2020

    Despite opposition from thousands of North Carolina residents, and strong  comments opposing the weakening changes by NC Attorney General…


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  • A Riverkeeper’s Dedication: Protecting the Environment In and Out of the River

    Posted by Heather Deck on December 30, 2019

    By S. Wayne Miles, P.E., Stormwater Program Manager for the City of Raleigh Matthew Starr, Upper Neuse Riverkeeper with Sound Rivers,…


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  • Updates on Impacts from Hurricane Dorian

    Posted by Heather Deck on September 6, 2019

    12PM September 6, 2019 Update Hurricane Dorian is finally moving away from the North Carolina coast. Major impacts occurred this morning on Ocracoke from Pamlico Sound side storm surge.  Overall,…


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  • Hurricane Florence by the Numbers

    Posted by Heather Deck on November 1, 2018

    Snapshot of Environmental & Community Impacts of Hurricane Florence • $17 billion in estimated damages • 750,000 evacuated • 35.93 inches of rain in Elizabethtown-…


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  • Hurricane Florence- After the Flood

    Posted by Heather Deck on October 17, 2018

    Hurricane Florence- After the Flood On September 13th, 2018 storm surge from Hurricane Florence began to affect the Eastern North Carolina region – pushing the Neuse and Pamlico Rivers above…


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  • Neuse River and area creeks remain at major flood stage

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on September 18, 2018

    For the most recent updates, please visit our facebook page. The Neuse River has dropped below flood stage in Clayton and is falling in…


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  • Animal Facility Waste Lagoons and Wastewater Spills; HF Lee Coal Ash Ponds Flooded:  Flood Waters Pose Health Risk

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on September 18, 2018

    Our staff and other media outlets have documented a number of hog waste lagoons and poultry barns flooded along the Trent River near…


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  • Hurricane Florence to Cause Significant Storm Surge, Flooding

    Posted by Heather Deck on September 13, 2018

    Even though the…


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  • Hurricane Irma

    Posted by Heather Deck on September 7, 2017

    Our team at Sound Rivers is ready and prepared to provide you with important information about river levels and potential contamination / spill concerns if Hurricane Irma impacts North…


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  • Sound Rivers’ Summer 2017 “Currents” Is Here!

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on July 12, 2017

    Our quarterly newsletter, Currents, is out now! Read about safe swimming, the invisible world of estuaries, a recap of our…


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  • Sound Rivers’ Spring 2017 “Currents” Is Here!

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on April 12, 2017

    Our quarterly newsletter, Currents, is out in the mail this week! Read about fishing smart and eating smart, our partnership…


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  • Industrial Animal Operations Remain in the Spotlight

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on April 10, 2017

    Numerous poultry operations were flooded in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. Sound Rivers supports a buyout program…


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