Notes from 10.18.23 CCC Fall Business Meeting
Link to the notes from the 10.18.23 Fall Business Meeting
Category: Officer Report
Pittsboro warns residents that 1,4-dioxane could be in drinking water.
Pittsboro warns residents that 1,4-dioxane could be in drinking water. What to know. The City of Burlington released an industrial chemical and probable human carcinogen from one of its wastewater treatment plants eight days ago, it informed Pittsboro on Friday. …
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New Haw website under development
Chatham GIS tech Savannah Thompson is building a website for the Haw River State Trail, and she’s looking for some feedback from paddlers. Go to: Rivers of Chatham County (arcgis.com) When finished, the site will provide live stream gauges for …
Meeting notes from 7/3 Business Meeting
Notes from the business meeting held on 7/3/23 during WOR are now posted and can be viewed using this link.
Talks scheduled over possible surrender of Ela Dam license
Northbrook Power Management will discuss the “potential surrender of license” of the Ela Dam on July 19, 2023, with FERC, according to a letter from Northbrook President Chuck Ahlrichs. An accidental reservoir drawdown at the dam Oct. 3-4, 2021, caused …
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Haw River Trail Becomes State Trail
The Haw River Trail provides public access to one of North Carolina’s most important natural features. Source: Land for Tomorrow Coalition The Haw River Trail is now an authorized state trail thanks to the perseverance of local advocates, nonprofit organizations, …
Notes from Spring Meeting
The Spring Meeting took place on 5/15/23 at 7pm. Notes have been uploaded to the all_members folder on the document repository and can also be viewed using this link – /files/all_members/SPRING_MEETING_5.15.23.docx For those who attended, please let me know if any …
Discord and the CCC
This discussion is likely not what you expect! Discord is a chat tool used to communicate with communities and friends, usable from a web page or app. A while back the Foothills Paddling Club switched their main social media platform …
Triangle Land Conservancy Conserves 108 acres in Haw River Corridor of Chatham County!
By Olivia Garcia March 16, 2023 — TLC is excited to announce the purchase of Chicken Bridge Forest, a 108-acre parcel of land in Chatham County now owned by TLC. The land has 2,250 feet of perennial stream with …
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NC Senate Passes Haw River State Trail Bill
By Bob Brueckner The N.C. Senate passed a bill Tuesday afternoon that would add the Haw River State Trail to the State Park System if it becomes law. The land and water trail would run from Haw River State Park …