Water Use Information
Library of Information about water use in the Catawba-Wateree River Basin.
- Current and Projected Water Use from Catawba Lakes
- Information prepared by Duke Energy regarding current and projected water use from the lakes along the Catawba-Wateree River.
- Water Use Information for the United States
- 2009 water use information for the United States.
- 2001 Water Use Information
- 2001 water use information for the North Carolina portion of the Catawba basin.
- Sources of Drinking Water in the Charlotte Region
- Information compiled by the Metralina Council of Governments on the source of water for local governments in the Charlotte region.
- 2006 Water Supply Study by Duke Energy
- Water supply study for the Catawba-Wateree basin done in connection with the relicensing of the dams on the Catawba-Wateree River.
- Overview of Water Quantity Issues
- North Carolina needs better water management!
- EPA Water Tips
- EPA Offers Tips to Save Water and Money
- Charting New Waters: A Call to Action to Address U.S. Freshwater Challenges - Executive Summary
- Issued by the participants of The Johnson Foundation Freshwater Summit. Citing a looming freshwater crisis that could affect the nation's economy, the livability of our communities and health of our ecosystems, a diverse coalition of businesses, farmers, environmental not-for-profits and government agencies issued a landmark call to action report aimed at heading off a national crisis in water quality and supply.
- Charting New Waters: A Call to Action to Address U.S. Freshwater Challenges - Complete Report
- Issued by the participants of The Johnson Foundation Freshwater Summit. Citing a looming freshwater crisis that could affect the nation's economy, the livability of our communities and health of our ecosystems, a diverse coalition of businesses, farmers, environmental not-for-profits and government agencies issued a landmark call to action report aimed at heading off a national crisis in water quality and supply.
- Charting New Waters: A Call to Action to Address U.S. Freshwater Challenges - Commitments from Participants
- Issued by the participants of The Johnson Foundation Freshwater Summit. Citing a looming freshwater crisis that could affect the nation's economy, the livability of our communities and health of our ecosystems, a diverse coalition of businesses, farmers, environmental not-for-profits and government agencies issued a landmark call to action report aimed at heading off a national crisis in water quality and supply.
- Ten Things You Should Know About the Energy-Water Collision
- Energy and water are woven into our daily lives and strongly linked to one another. Producing energy uses water, and providing freshwater uses energy. Both these processes face growing limits and problems. In most power plants, water cools the steam that spins the electricity-generating turbines. Because of these links between energy and water, problems for one can create problems for the other. In places where using energy requires a large share of available water, or where water resources are scarce or stressed by competing pressures (such as the needs of farmers or of local ecosystems or, increasingly in many parts of the United States, by climate change), the energy-water connection can turn into a collision—with dangerous implications for both.
- New Rates Proposed for Charlotte Water Users
- Heavy water users would get a break under the new rate structure proposed by Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities.
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities Department bows to water wasters
- Creative Loafing contributor Rhiannon Bowman is concerned about Charlotte's water supply and wants to know why Charlotte is making it less expensive for residential users to use lots of water on their lawns.
- Water Use by Powerplants
- Powerplants are the largest single user of water on the Catawba River, accounting for approximately 48% of water use in the basin. These large withdrawals of water, combined with the discharge of warm water, place heavy stresses on the River and it is projected that by 2040 there will not be enough water in the River to meet all of the water demands.
