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A cleanup and restoration plan for Jordan Lake is in sight!  Restore Water Quality in Jordan Reservoir , signed into law by Gov. Perdue, sets pollution reduction requirements for all of the lake.  

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Brief Summary

The state is home to 1500 lakes, which provide drinking water and places for Tar Heels to swim, hike, and fish.

 

A Triangle favorite for boating, fishing and swimming, Jordan Lake is a prime example.   Popular for locals and folks statewide, the lake is visited by more than 1 million people each year.  But growth and development in some of the state’s most rapidly growing counties has begun to take its toll.

 

Thanks to thousands of citizens who wrote in favor of preserving the Lake, anglers and local residents, and city and county leaders, state lawmakers required and officials finally approved a protection plan for Jordan Lake.

 

With so much recent growth and development already around the Lake, and city budgets strapped along with that of the state, protecting and restoring the lake won’t be easy.  But continued support from North Carolinians can help the science-based clean up plan come to pass.

 

Environment North Carolina is working to make sure the legislature keeps the clean-up plan in tact and that local governments get the funding they need to prepare the lake for future growth.

 

Cleaning up Jordan Lake won’t just benefit the Triangle.  It will also set a precedent for how other similar lakes across the state will be protected. 

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