Rain Garden at Gene Turner Park
The rain garden at Gene Turner Park was a collaborative effort by the City of Morganton, Carolina Land & Lakes RC&D, Natural Resources Conservation Service and Burke Soil and Water Conservation. The City of Morganton provided the location, labor and equipment for constructing the rain garden. The project was funded by a federal Environmental Protection Agency grant disseminated through separate grants from Burke Soil and Water and Carolina Land and Lakes RC&D.
Completed in the summer of 2009, the rain garden provides an excellent, real-world example of a project that beautifies the property, cleans stormwater runoff and helps protect the environment.
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Stormwater Problems?
To report a sotrmwater issue or violation, please send e-mail the Public Information Officer or the Development and Design Dept, or call 438-5260.
To report a failing sewer, call the Water Resources Dept. at 438-5276 as soon as possible.
Educational Info
Stormwater and You Pollution Solutions Educational Poster
Background
The federal Clean Water Act of 1972 focused initially on discharges from sources such as industrial and municipal wastewater treatment plants. Water quality studies have shown that more diffuse sources of pollution are also a problem. In 1987, Congress added requirements for nonagricultural sources of runoff, beginning with the largest cities and certain industries.
Morganton is covered under the second phase of the program, which is called the National Permit Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program.
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Joshua Harris
Public Information Officer
Phone: 432-2516
E-mail the PIO
The Public Information Office is located on the second floor of City Hall in the Development and Design Dept.
City of Morganton • 305 E. Union St. Suite A100, Morganton, NC 28655 • (828) 437-8863