Report Pollution

Help be the eyes and ears of the Catawba RIVERKEEPER^® staff by reporting

Sewage overflows
Discharges exceeding allowable limits
Unpermitted discharges
Failure to adequately control sediment from construction sites
Illegal clearing of buffer areas (most of the Catawba River has at least a 50 foot buffer requirement)
Fish kills (more than one or two fish)
Invasive aquatic species
Other events negatively impacting the waters of the Catawba basin

Please fill out all applicable sections of the following form and click the "submit" button. If you have digital photos of the event, please attach them to the complaint form or email them to david@catawbariverkeeper.org. Thank you!

Date/Time When Event Was Observed (Required)

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Your Name

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Your E-Mail Address (Required)

Your Phone Number(s):

Your Address

Water Body Affected: (Required)

Nature of Initial Complaint:

Directions to Site and/or Address of Site:

Information/conditions (who, what, when, where, how much, how long?):

(please list the duration of the problem, weather conditions, and description of what you observed)

Please attach pictures or drawings (if any):

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Upcoming Events: Lake Wateree Covekeeper Meeting Dutchman Creek VFD, 6 Dutchman Lane, Ridgeway, SC 29130,
Mar 11, 2010; Lake Hickory Covekeeper Meeting Lenoir-Rhyne College, Mauney Hall, Room 320,
Mar 15, 2010; Cove and Stream Watcher Training #6 Lake Wylie Library, 185 Blucher Circle, Lake Wylie, SC,
Mar 17, 2010; Cove and Stream Watcher Training #7 Lake Wylie Library, 185 Blucher Circle, Lake Wylie, SC,
Mar 24, 2010; Lake Norman Covekeeper Meeting East Lincoln VFD, 406 S. Pilot Knob Road, Stanley, NC 28164,
Mar 25, 2010; Upcoming events…

Covekeeper Meetings

Join us for our monthly Covekeeper Meetings at 7 pm:

Mountain Island Lake: 2nd Monday - Cooks Presbyterian Church

Lake Wylie: 2nd Wednesday - Lake Wylie Public Library

Lake Wateree: 2nd Thursday - Dutchman Creek Fire Dept.

Upper Catawba Basin: 3rd Monday - 320 Mauney Hall at Lenoir-Rhyne College

Lake Norman: 4th Thursday - East Lincoln Fire Department on South Pilot Knob Road off Hwy. 16.

Please check the calendar section of the website to verify the meeting time and location.

News: Mar 05, 2010 New Sewage Plant at ReVenture Park
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities is planning to build a new $197 million wastewater plant in proposed business park on the former Clariant (Sodyeco) property on the west side of the Catawba River. The plant would serve Mt. Holly via a pipe that under the Catawba River and Mecklenburg County.; Mar 03, 2010 Stricter Water Classifications Proposed for Catawba
DENR has proposed that segments of the Catawba River be reclassified as High Quality Waters (HQW). It would include the main stem of the river and the headwater tributaries starting at the river’s source and ending at the river’s confluence with the Left Prong Catawba River.; Feb 24, 2010 Mountain Island Lake Impaired
NC Division of Water Quality's draft 2010 Impaired Waterbodies List includes a large portion of Mountain Island Lake, the main drinking water supply for the Cities of Charlotte, Gastonia and Mount Holly.; Feb 22, 2010 Erosion Continues at Bankrupt or Foreclosed Developments
A recent article entitled, "Erosion is latest fallout of recession," by Bruce Henderson with the Charlotte Observer highlights many of the problems associated with large developments that find themselves in bankruptcy or foreclosure.; Feb 08, 2010 Utilities Plans for Coal Ash Ponds May Not Be Enough
Are utilities' plans for shoring up hazardous coal ash dams good enough?; More news…