Water Quality

Addressing the Infrastructure and I&I Issues in Washington, North Carolina

Background InformationWashington, North Carolina is a small city of about 10,000 residents situated on the banks where the Tar and Pamlico Rivers meet. The city enjoys excellent access to the riverfront which has been developed into recreational open space with several docks, and is surrounded by marshland, or former marshland. […]

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BASRA: THE DILUTION PREDICAMENT AND UPSTREAM USERS

There is a very romantic yet tragic notion associated with the fertile crescent in that the awakening of the crescent’s early civilizations indicates the beginnings of environmental mastery in the process of domestication and settlement. This can be for better or worse, but it is up to the individual to […]

Grassy Narrows First Nation (Asubpeechoseewagong Netum Anishinabek): Water Management for the Future

Grassy Narrows First Nation has faced a wide variety of water supply, quality, and management challenges. The community has endured years of severe water pollution resulting from nearby industrial activities and poorly designed treatment infrastructure. Of the challenges that will persist or emerge, wastewater management is likely to present the most serious threat. This research proposes that Grassy Narrows install a wastewater re-use facility to treat wastewater to a potable standard. Given the lost history of water challenges, maintaining reliable and well-functioning water systems is paramount for the community’s wellbeing. Installing a wastewater re-use facility would proactively bring the community additional capacity and resources for managing an uncertain future while maintaining sovereignty and autonomy as a First Nation.