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Water ordinance nabs Jackson state award

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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Jackson County snagged one of eight statewide awards given to individuals and organizations that protect public drinking water sources. 

The county won the inaugural 2015 N.C. Source Water Collaborative award in the groundwater planning category, recognizing its water recharge ordinance, adopted in July 2013. The ordinance established standards to ensure that groundwater is replenished as well as withdrawn. 

“The Planning Board worked hard on the Water Recharge Ordinance with the help of the public and Board of Commissioners. We are happy to see it being recognized at the state level,” said Gerald Green, Jackson County Planning Director. 

Nominations for next year are being taken at www.ncswc.org. 

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