IBT Documents

Library of information about inter-basin transfer issues.

IBT Petition
 
Possible federal District Court Causes of Action
 
Concord-Kannapolis IBT Document
 
Lancaster IBT Opposition Map
March, 2006 map
2007 IBT Resolution
 
McMaster IBT Letter to Attorney General Cooper
 
Materials in Support of Concord IBT from Glenn Dunn
 
EMC IBT Hearing Transcript 1
 
EMC IBT Hearing Transcript 2
 
EMC IBT Hearing Transcript 3
 
Jan. 20, 2007 Concord-Kannapolis IBT Certificate
 
Upper Catawba Cities Catawba Coalition PCCH Petition for Hearing
 
Memorandum in Support of State Mot. to Dis and Mot. for more Definite Statement
 
Press Release by CRF
 
Motion for Preliminary Injuction by SC in Supreme Court
 
Concord-Kannapolis Motion to dismiss Riverkeeper Intervention
 
Memo in Oposition to Motions to Dismiss and Motion for a more Definite Statement
 
NC Consv Council Letter to Governor
 
Concord-Kannapolis Response to RPDS Document
 
Response to Riverkeeper's First RFPs
 
Concord-Kannapolis Responses
 
Concord-Kannapolis Expert Report
 
Article: Battle Over Eastern Water
 
Citizen Suit Article
 
Concord-Kannapolis IBT Powerpoint
 
Dr. Brzorad IBT Comments
 
Dr. Fearn's Analysis
 
Duke Concord-Kannapolis Letter
 
Great Lakes Sustainable Water Use Aggreement
 
IBT Schedule
 
IBT Update Powerpoint
 
Lincoln County IBT Letter to Duke
 
Petition for Contested Case Hearing
 
Santee Cooper FERC Application
 
SC AG Injuction on Concord-Kannapolis IBT
 
Updated Duke Comments on IBT
 
Statement by S.C. Attorney General
Statement by Attorney General explaining the justification for the IBT lawsuit and for opposing the 401 certification of discharge from the Duke Hydropower project.
2010 Con/Kan IBT Resolution Press Release
Establishing significant reductions in the amount of water transferred out of the Catawba River during drought conditions has enabled the Protect the Catawba Coalition and Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation, Inc. to reach an agreement with the cities of Concord and Kannapolis to resolve the appeal of the Interbasin Transfer (IBT) granted Concord and Kannapolis by the State of North Carolina.
U.S. Supreme Court Decision allowing parties to intervene
On January 20, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision allowing Duke Energy and Catawba River Water Supply Project, but not the city of Charlotte, to intervene in the case filed by South Carolina against North Carolina in the United States Supreme Court.
Vermont Law Review Report on Supreme Court Ruling
IN WATER DISPUTE, U.S. SUPREME COURT DENIES MUNICIPALITY THE RIGHT TO INTERVENE, BUT ALLOWS RIGHT TO INTERVENE TO ENERGY COMPANY By Brandon Gillin
Complete Supreme Court Settlement Agreement Language
 
CRF and AR Comments on VanWyck Dam
Comments submitted by Catawba Riverkeeper and American Rivers in opposition to the 92 acre, +1 billion gallon reservoir in Lancaster County, SC.
EPA Comments on VanWyck Dam
US EPA's comments raise concerns and oppose the proposed dam project.
Joint Public Notice of Van Wyck Proposed Dam
The original announcement requesting public comments regarding the proposed dam along the Catawba River in Lancaster County, SC.
Bi-State Advisory Commission Letter
Letter requesting to learn more about the proposed dam project at a special meeting on Oct. 7, 2011.
Dec 2011 Concord Res New Customer Water Supply
December 2011 resolution by City of Concord showing compliance with one of the terms of the IBT settlement agreement to ban additional water customers outside the municipal service limit.
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Lake Norman: 4th Thursday - East Lincoln Fire Department on South Pilot Knob Road off Hwy. 16.

Mountain Island Lake: 2nd Monday at 7 p.m. - Cooks Presbyterian Church

Lake Wylie: 2nd Wednesday at 7 p.m. - T-Bones on the Lake 

Lake Wateree: 2nd Thursday at 7 p.m. - Dutchman Creek Fire Dept. 

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News
Jan 30, 2012 Catawba River One of Top 10 Endangered Places in the South
On January 26, 2012, the Southern Environmental Law Center announced its annual list of the Top 10 Endangered Places in the Solutheastern U.S. The Catawba-Wateree River was back on the list as the 3rd most endangered place in the Southeast because of the threats from coal ash, power plant water use and unnecessary reservoirs.
Jan 26, 2012 Soil runoff from Target project still damaging stream
Catawba Riverkeeper volunteers have been closely monitoring the development of the new Target store near Cox Road and I-85. This project required moving a large portion of a hillside and rerouting a stream. As reported in the article, it is questionable about whether it is feasible to limit sedimentation in the short-term and whether the site will be stable over the long term.
Jan 18, 2012 Catawba Riverkeeper Files Lawsuit Against SCE&G
On January 12, 2012, The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Catawba Riverkeeper, filed a lawsuit against SCE&G to require a cleanup of coal ash ponds with a long history of leakage.
Jan 07, 2012 Coal Ash Dumping on the Rise
The Environmental Integrity Project reports that toxic coal ash dumping on the rise in the South.
Dec 15, 2011 Concerns Raised Again About Coal Ash Pond on Wateree River
Coal ash pervasive: 2 billion pounds of power plant waste gets in ponds, landfills in SC.
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