Residents who live in New Hanover County’s Pages Creek area are invited this month to hear updates on a plan to restore and protect the pollution-laden watershed.
The New Hanover Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting the meeting from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Lutheran Church of Reconciliation, 7500 Market St. The meeting is to share updates specific to residents in the Pages Creek watershed.
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The Pages Creek Watershed Protection Plan, approved in January by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Quality, outlines potential projects such as living shorelines, designated bioretention areas, and other green infrastructure opportunities to reduce erosion and boost healthy stormwater filtration methods in local waterways.
Stormwater runoff in the watershed, nestled between Middle Sound Loop and Porters Neck roads in northeastern New Hanover County, has led to elevated levels of pollution that have forced restrictions and limitations on shellfish harvesting in the area.
The first phase of work for the project is estimated to begin early next year.
The community meeting is for Pages Creek watershed area residents only. Participants must register to attend. Hor d’oeuvres will be served.
Any with questions regarding the meeting may contact Dru Harrison by phone at 910-798-7135 or by email drharrison@nhcgov.com.
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The county’s soil and water conservation district officials will be joined by county planning, parks and engineering officials as well as representatives with Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, N.C. Cooperative Extension, and Moffatt & Nichol.
A feasibility study of Pages Creek upstream of Dunbar Road is also planned to help identify stream restoration and watershed enhancement projects aimed at improving public access to the creek and flood resilience.
