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

 

 

   

Little Tennessee River Basin Consortium 

The Little Tennessee Watershed Association

The Upper Cullasaja Watershed Association

Fontana Lake Users Association / Fontana Lake Waste Recovery  currently no link

Graham GREAT  currently no link

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources

 

Also: The Land Trust for the Little Tennessee

LOCAL MEDIA

Smoky Mountain News (regional)

 

Sylva Herald (Jackson Co.)

 

Smoky Moutain Times (Swain Co.)

 

Current Weather and Water Conditions

Advanced Food Warning System (rain gauges) 

Weather Channel for Sylva

National Hurricane Prediction Center 

Duke Energy, Nantahala Area
     (dam release schedule for boaters, currently unavailable)

US Geological Service (stream discharge)
     Tuckasegee River at Bryson City
     Tuckasegee River near Cullowhee
     Tuckasegee at Barkers Creek 03510577
     Oconaluftee River at Birdtown
     All USGS sites in Jackson County
     All USGS sites in Swain County

Regional Conservation Groups and Agencies

Land Trust for the Little Tennessee 

Trout Unlimited Tuckasegee Chapter

Western North Carolina Alliance

NC Department of Water Quality

TVA

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park

EPA's Surf Your Watershed

Academic and Research

Western Carolina University –
     Geosciences and Natural Resources Management
     Biology
     Faculty and Staff Directory

Local Governments and Business Directories

Swain Chamber of Commerce

Swain Co. Government
Jackson Chamber of Commerce

Jackson Co. Government

Cherokee Chamber of Commerce     

Cherokee Tribe

Other

1940 Sylva Herald Flood Article

 

 

 
   
 

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