Dossier
Catawba River basin
Coverage of Catawba River basin in the Nexus archive.
- North Carolina delays Charlotte Water expansion until 2028
North Carolina's new budget delays Charlotte Water's plan to expand water transfers from the Catawba River basin to the Rocky River basin until 2028. The delay is part of a temporary moratorium on new interbasin water transfers to allow a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study on long-term water management.
- 6,000 gallons of sewage spill into Lake Hickory at public access area
Approximately 6,080 gallons of untreated wastewater were discharged into Lake Hickory, which is part of the Catawba River basin. The spill occurred at a public access area.