A new initiative, Muddy Water Watch (
www.muddywaterwatch.org), is being formed to encourage citizens to report erosion and silt control violations. This should help the beleaguered local erosion control departments and put the developers on notice. Silt pollution was recently in the news (the
N&O) because a citizen and Neuse Riverkeeper just happened to notice a Cary development with (I think) broken erosion controls, letting silt into Kit Creek, a tributary of NE Creek, entering just above the American Tobacco Trail's trestle. Yellow silt flowing from a stream into the dark Neuse River was replayed often on WTVD or WRAL several years ago and in recent years Meeting of the Waters Creek in Chapel Hill, which is otherwise clear, has run opaque yellow from construction at UNC. There is information about the impact of excessive silt on waterways and links to many local authorities and news articles at Muddy Water Watch's website. A volunteer training session is coming up Tuesday evening in Raleigh. Participants might have had to attend an orientation session on the 15th to participate, but I'm not sure, so I'm posting it.
| The first MWW Training Workshop will be held on January 22, 2008 from 7-9 pm at the Brier Creek Community Center in Raleigh, NC off of Aviation Parkway (10810 Globe Rd, Raleigh).
Directions are as follows:
Heading eastbound: Take I-40 E towards Raleigh; take exit 283 to merge onto I-540 E toward US-70; take exit 2 toward Aviation Parkway S/RDU Airport; keep left at the fork to merge onto Aviation Parkway; turn Right onto Globe Road; take another Right to stay on Globe Rd; turn Left on Bruckhaus Street; you will see signs for the Brier Creek Community Center that will direct you to the building and to parking; the community center is in the same lot as the Brier Creek Elementary School. Please make sure to follow signs for the Brier Creek Community Center.
Heading westbound: Take I-40 W towards Durham/Chapel Hill; take exit 285 for Aviation Parkway toward Morrisville/RDU Airport; turn Right onto Aviation Parkway and follow for about 4 miles; turn Right onto Globe Road; take another Right to stay on Globe Rd; turn Left on Bruckhaus Street; you will see signs for the Brier Creek Community Center that will direct you to the building and to parking; the community center is in the same lot as the Brier Creek Elementary School. Please make sure to follow signs for the Brier Creek Community Center.
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| The first MWW orientation outside of the Triangle Region will be held on January 29, 2008 from 5-8 p.m. in Asheville, NC with the French Broad Riverkeeper, Hartwell Carson. Hartwell will be conducting a series of three trainings that will include speakers from the Division of Water Quality, the City of Asheville's inspection department, and the Neuse River Foundation. Videos from the Southern Environmental Law Center will also be shown. All three trainings will be held at the RiverLink office on 170 Lyman Street in Asheville, NC. Please visit http://www.riverlink.org/ for contact information. |
| The second of three workshops for MWW in the French Broad River Basin will be held February 12, 2008 from 5-8 p.m. at the RiverLink office in Asheville, NC. The office is located on 170 Lyman Street. Please visit http://www.riverlink.org/ for contact information. |
| The last of three workshops for MWW in the French Broad Riverbasin will be held February 23, 2008 from 10-2 in Asheville, NC. This final workshop will include a construction site visit, lunch, and plenty of time for questions and discussion. Please visit http://www.riverlink.org/ for contact information. |
| The second MWW training workshop for the Triangle region will be held February 26, 2008 from 7:15-9:15 pm at the Brier Creek Community Center in Raleigh, NC . Please follow the directions given above (January 22 training date). |
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