Documents related to new county ordinances

NC Geological Survey - Swain County - Debris Flows May 2003

NC GS Swain May 2003 - text only (PDF)

NC GS Swain May 2003 - complete report with color pics (PDF 21 Meg)

PowerPoint presentation "Steep Slope Development" prepared by our member Roy Osborne  View presentation   It has other links.

Wow!   The newsarticles dealing with slopes and planning go on and on!  Thanks to Dennis Desmond for these links:

Slope bill may go steeper. A lawmaker trying to require local
governments to regulate mountainside development has signaled
willingness to compromise with builders. (051707m.htm)
Asheville C-T slope article

Planners already planning to revisit development rules. As public
comments rolled in to the Jackson County planning office on a proposed
steep slope ordinance, one provision that seemed to cause the most ire
was already a moot point. (051707u.htm)
SMNews Jackson Co l

Edit: Swain takes encouraging step with road proposals. Swain County
is drafting a set of road standards that will serve its citizens well on two
levels. (051707v.htm)
SMNews Swain Planning

The big drawdown. As more and more wells go into the mountains, no
one is sure just what will happen to the water supply (051707s.htm)
SMNews Groundwater supply

Lead Group for Basin-wide Water Quality

Little Tennessee Basin Non-point Source Team

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