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~r0599 http://www.cwmtfnet/pr1199.htznl will receive a grant of up to $636,000 to acquire easements and continue the Virginia Creeper Trail 14 miles into North Carolina, along Big Horse Creek in the New River watershed. The Trustees also approved several projects to restore eroding stream banks; such eroding banks are often the major source of sediment pollution in our waterways. The Land Of Sky Council of Government will receive a grant of up to $605,000 to continue the coordination of a comprehensive .effort to preserve and restore riparian lands throughout the French Broad River. Most of the cost of this project is for the acquisition and restoration of a site that the on-going planning initiative has identified as a most critical opportunity. The National Committee for the New River received a grant of up to $90,200 to continue their restoration along the New, which is one. of only 14 rivers in the nation classified as an American Heritage River. Small restoration projects were approved for the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation (up to $8,000), Durham Soil and Water Conservation District (up to $30,000), and Gaston County (up to $36,000). In another small, but interesting program, the Trustees approved a grant of up to $18,550 to the Cape Fear RC&D for the purchase of a no-till drill, which will be available for rent by farmers in several impaired watersheds in Bladen County. The idea is that by coordinating this program, the applicant will be better able to encourage the practice of no-till farming, which. is very beneficial to water quality. The Trustees supported an innovative strategy for wastewater treatment for small, rural communities. A grant of up to $790,000 was approved to the town of Hookerton to install a tertiary wastewater polishing system onto its existing treatment plant. The system grows and harvests duckweed as a means of reducing nutrient loads in waste stream. The NC Department of Commerce will use a grant of up to $400,000 to capitalize a loan program for the repair of illegal discharges or failing septic systems. This pilot program will be established in an economically distressed county in the western part of the state. Finally, the Trustees approved a grant of up to $165,000 to the Conservation Trust for North Carolina to expand its planning initiatives on important riparian corridors in North Carolina. Through December 1, CWMTF is accepting applications, which will be evaluated by staff and Trustees this wmter. As to applications to assist in recovery from the recent floods, CWMTF will accept them at any time, and deal with them in as expedited a fashion as is practicable. CWMTF is fulfilling the vision of the North Carolina General Assembly. In response to public concerns about water quality problems across the state, the Legislature established CWMTF in 1996 to assist in fmancing projects to protect or restore water quality in the rivers, creeks, lakes, and estuaries of North Carolina. To date, CWMTF has approved 174 grants for a total of approximately $162 million, and has committed substantial support to the Conserve Reserve Enhancement Program. Back to Home of 2 11/16/1999 2:50 PM