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Burlington 50/50 Cost Share Program

Do you live in the watershed and have a drainage problem? Or maybe you’re interested in improving the environment while improving your yard? Have you heard of the City of Burlington’s 50/50 program? The 50/50 program provides an opportunity for homeowners within the City to partner with the City to improve drainage on private property. […]

Boyd Creek Pump Station Rehabilitation Funded

On August 1st, 2017 the City of Graham was approved by the NC Division of Water Infrastructure for a $2.5 million dollar replacement of the City’s Boyd Creek Pump Station. The Boyd Creek Pump Station is almost 60 years old and has been the source of several sanitary sewer overflows throughout it’s history. The City’s […]

Ray Street Academy Stormwater Education

Stormwater Smart worked with 63 students at Ray Street Academy in Graham in January 2017. The presentations and outreach included using the Enviroscape, How Wet is Our Planet, and the NC Watershed Game. Ray Street Academy is an alternative school with students throughout Alamance County including within the Little Alamance Creek watershed. The Enviroscape is […]

NCDOT retrofits the I-40/85 & Maple Ave interchange to protect Little Alamance Creek

The average motorist passing by the interchange of I-40/85 and Maple Avenue may not notice NCDOT’s latest efforts to protect Little Alamance Creek because most of the action happens below ground!  To the casual observer the grassy area within the interchange appears much the same as it always has, but with one important exception, the […]

Stormwater Smart Hires New Coordinator

The Piedmont Triad Regional Council announced on June 21, 2016 that they have hired Lindsey Lengyel as their new Stormwater SMART coordinator. The PTRC oversees the Stormwater SMART program that provides stormwater education throughout the Triad Region from their offices in Kernersville. The SMART program is based on direct education of school age children but […]

Little Alamance Creek Website Launched

The City of Burlington, City of Graham, and NCDOT are pleased to announce the release of the Little Alamance Creek Watershed website. The website, as part of a Healthy Streams Cooperative, can be found at littlealamancecreek.com and is centered on improving the water quality within Little Alamance Creek. Burlington, Graham, and NCDOT have been working […]

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