Maybe you have been experiencing a high volume of citizen complaints and don’t have enough bandwidth to troubleshoot. Or perhaps your area is facing stormwater issues, limited access to boat ramps, sediment pollution, unsafe drinking water, infrastructure updates, climate resilience challenges, or a need to protect wetlands. We can help.
Local governments and community organizations often need each other as partners to secure protections for waterways as well as grants and funding.
You care, Waterkeepers can help. Our waterkeepers can be a community partner to provide water sample data, advocate in underserved communities, and more. Let’s start a partnership today.
This document was created by Waterkeepers Carolina with assistance from the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, in order to support community members and local governments who seek to secure stronger protections for waterways, based on the authority delegated to North Carolina localities. Each of the following recommendations provide examples of vetted, science-backed, legally viable, and accessible opportunities to raise the bar for environmental protection.
The following recommendations may serve as a menu of options for local governments to consider incorporating within Unified Development Ordinances, or as a list of gold standards that developers can offer as proffers or in conditional rezoning applications. While not all recommendations are suitable for all places, it is ultimately up to local decision-makers and communities to determine which policies are best for their specific geographical locations and needs.
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