4.5 River Basins
Conservation Programs and Partnerships. Conservation programs, incentives, and part- nerships should be utilized to the fullest extent in order to preserve high-quality resources and protect important natural communities. Protective measures that utilize existing regu- latory frameworks to protect habitats and species should be incorporated where applicable. Land conservation or preservation can serve numerous purposes in the face of anticipated climate change, but above all, it promotes ecosystem resilience. • Support NCDMS Watershed Restoration Plans (WRPs) (see NCEEP 2004) and priorities (see NCEEP 2007a) for the entire basin and Local Watershed Plans (LWPs) and Project Atlases for fve smaller units (see MACTEC, NCEEP, and WPCG 2006) . Available online: http://portal. ncdenr.org/web/wq/ps/bpu/watershed-plan-map and http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/ eep/rbrps/catawba. • Te NCDWR has prepared a Catawba River Basin Water Resources Plan to “determine the water capacity of the Catawba River to serve future populations and at the same time to identify any potential trouble-spots or conficts related to water supply and its demand” (NCDWR 2007) . Te Catawba-Wateree Basin Advisory Commission helps administer water issues in the basin and is a source for much information associated with those issues. Available online: http://www.ncwater.org/fles/publications/Final_ Draft_Catawba_River_Basin_Plan_2007.pdf and http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/ river-basin-avdisory-commission/catawbarbac. • Te Catawba River District Partners, the Catawba and Foothills land conservan- cies, Catawba Riverkeeper, and many other non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are active in the basin and are potential partners. See NCDWR Basinwide Plan for more information (available online: http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/ps/bpu/basin/ catawba).
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