Clean Water for North Carolina

Water Justice: -Initiated a statewide NC Well User Network to provide education to private well users and advocate for more protections. -worked with UNC Law School and other allies to improve education for buyers of homes with private wells on testing options, caring for a well, and potential sources of contamination. -researched and issued a report for customers of public water supplies on how to obtain and read their water utility's Consumer Confidence Report.

Community Empowerment: -worked with community allies to critique and improve the Community Mapping System developed by NC DEQ to improve public participation. -advocated for increased use of Title VI (Civil Rights) as a regulatory tool to protect communities from disproportionate impacts. -provided comments to strengthen DEQ's Public Participation Policy, improving physical, electronic and language accessibility.

Polluter Accountabiity: -advocated with community allies to strengthen the weak general permitting for biogas facilities associated with hog operations. -organized community comments calling for stronger "cumulative impacts" analysis for all permit, for improved community protections. -called for and monitored coal ash cleanups, and called for more protections for coal ash cleanup workers.