Project #4702

Quantifying the Potential Benefits of Land Conservation on Water Supply to Optimize Return on Investments

$540,440
Completed
Principal Investigator
Michele
Eddy
Research Manager
Ms. Maureen Hodgins
Contractor
RTI International
Water Supply Planning
Source Water Protection

Abstract

The objective of this project was to supply the utilities in the Catawba-Wateree Water Management Group with the information needed to cost-effectively mitigate potential changes in water quantity and quality through targeted conservation efforts in watershed hot spots. Co-funders: Catawba-Wateree Water Management Group, Charlotte Water, and U.S. Endowment for Forests and Communities. Published in 2019.

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