Oldtanker is right about us being in the minority. In NC the loss of farmland is one of the highest in the nation. The state for 30 years has piggybacked off federal regulations and relied upon farmland to be a sponge to control pollution from urban and suburban areas. This has been achieved mostly by taking more land out of production.
With our record rainfall and flooding this year one only has to see creek and river basins and shorelines littered with all sorts of trash washed out of developments, cities, and towns. Farms have become trash dumps. This has also hurt a lot of homeowners.
I live within the badly polluted Jordan Lake watershed. About A dozen years ago the General Assembly approved Jordan Lake rules which meant stricter regulations for my area. Immediately municipalities within the basin lobbied, pitched fits, and rules for them and developers have never been enforced. At a local city council meeting with legislators present, a big local developer told them that if the rules were enforced he would move his business elsewhere.
Farmers were immediately required to participate in classes so they could be told their responsibilities. We all got certificates and were told spot checks would be made.
Some snake oil fixes involving solar-powered aerators were tried in the lake. Water quality is no better, building and land clearing is wide open, and the stream banks on farms tell the truth, if only the right people would open their eyes. It will only get worse.
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