Upper Neuse Clean Water Initiative Resources

	The Upper Neuse Clean Water Initiative Conservation Plan: Protecting Land and Drinking Water for the Future This is a comprehensive science-based conservation plan that targets the highest priority lands to protect water quality in nine drinking water reservoirs, including Falls Lake. By the Upper Neuse Clean Water Initiative Read the Conservation Plan (PDF) »

Land Conservation: The Key to Clean and Safe Water
This publication is for public officials, water suppliers, land trusts and private landowners to explain how land conservation tools can be used to protect watersheds, improve water quality and protect public health. It examines the four best land conservation methods and contains a list of "information sources" on protecting source water in North Carolina.

By Conservation Trust for North Carolina
No Charge to Order: www.ctnc.org/4pubs.htm

Source Protection Handbook:
Using Land Conservation to Protect Drinking Water Supplies
This handbook will serve as one of the most expansive and detailed guides for government agencies, water suppliers, and community advocates seeking to protect the long-term safety and health of their drinking water. Topics include: identifying most critical lands to protect; financing source water protection, and acquiring and managing lands. It is a step-by-step approach to protecting source waters.

By Kim Hopper and Caryn Ernest $25
To Order or Download: www.tpl.org/publications

Protecting the Source:
Land Conservation and the Future of America's
Drinking Water
This new report is part of an on-going effort by the Trust for Public Land to promote land conservation as a primary approach to drinking water protection. Protecting the Source explores scientific, economic, and public health rationales for using land conservation for drinking water protection and presents best practices for successful implementation locally.

By Caryn Ernest $15
To Order or Download : www.tpl.org/publications