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• WATER QUALITY PLAN Objective A: Implement a comprehensive basinwide approach to water quality management. o be truly effective,water quality protection must address whole activities and system-wide processes,not just individual actions or constituencies.Basinwide planning and management considers all sources of pollution and their cumulative effects on the system,as well as links between the water and the land.Steps already have been taken to implement basinwide management in all North Carolina waters. This objective would support, strengthen and ex- pand these efforts. • MANAGEMENT ACTIONS CTIN OS Develop basinwide plans to protect and restore water ..... .-... quality in each basin by 1999,according to the schedule established by the Division of Environmental Manage- ment's Water Quality Section. The plans would include -:.. rovisio ns for bas' - tnwidewetland protection P P coon and restora tion. Explanation: Basinwide plans are comprehensive,tar- geted strategies for managing water quality.They can ;::.. assess the impact of individual projects on water qual- .- ..... • ity ty within a basin. They can identify Y and manage • • "' pollutants in a way that protects water quality while accommodating economic growth.Basinwide protec- tion and restoration also can help assess and preserve wetlands functions. Establish total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) and asso- ciated control strategies for all impaired streams in the Albemarle Pamlico region by 1999 Explanation:Total maximum daily loads indicate the amount of pollution that can safely enter a body of water.To determine limits to these daily loads,current and projected levels of pollution must be considered in relation to what the system can absorb.Total maxi- mum daily loads provide the foundation for basinwide plans and ensure that long-term growth does notharm the state's water resources. 10