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North Carolina State Drought Programs Program Title: North Carolina Emergency Operations Procedures for Drought Emergencies Function: Communication, Mitigation, Monitoring and Prediction, Response Program Assistance or Functional Assistance: Procedures for activating and administering the North Carolina Drought Monitoring Council and marshalling state resources in response to drought emergencies Statute or Authority: North Carolina General Statute 166A Agencies (primary agency listed first): NC Division of Emergency Management, NC Division of Water Resources, NC Dept. of Agriculture, NC State Emergency Response Team (SERT) Customers Served: County and municipal governments; general public Triggering Event or Circumstance-How does this program relate to drought? Drought sufficient to impact water sources, agriculture, energy availability or public health Unmet Needs at federal, state, local and tribal levels. Includes changes from customer or "provider" perspective: No data Program Limitations: Funding Contact Name and Phone Number: Ronald R. Wall, Meteorologist & Natural Hazards Planner, NC Division of Emergency Management North Carolina State Drought Programs Program Title: Water Shortage Response Handbook for North Carolina Water Supply Systems Function: Communication, (Preparedness) Program Assistance or Functional Assistance: Because water supply systems in North Carolina are numerous and diverse, the best place to address water shortages is at the local level. The handbook emphasizes the need for local communities and officials to develop a program to deal with a drought or other water shortage. Most important, the handbook describes how the water system can develop and set up a multi-level water shortage response program. Statute or Authority: North Carolina General Statute 143-354(a) (1) and (3) Agencies (primary agency listed first): North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Water Resources Customers Served: Units of local government Triggering Event or Circumstance-How does this program relate to drought? The local water shortage response program is designed to be in place well before a shortage develops to avoid the necessity for extreme measures later during the drought. Unmet Needs at federal, state, local and tribal levels. Includes changes from customer or "provider" perspective: No data Program Limitations: Funding Contact Name and Phone Number: Michael A. Young, P.E., Water Supply Planning Section North Carolina State Drought Programs Program Title: Local and State Water Supply Planning Function: Communication, (Preparedness), Planning Program Assistance or Functional Assistance: All units of local governments that provide or plan to provide public water services must prepare a local water supply plan. A system's water supply plan is an assessment of water needs through the year 2020 and the ability to meet those needs. Plans must be adopted by the local governing board and submitted to the Division of Water Resources. They update the plans every five years, or more frequently as information changes. The State plan identifies systems and regions with an inadequate water supply and susceptible to drought. Statute or Authority: North Carolina General Statute 143-355(1) and (m) Agencies (primary agency listed first): North Carolina Division of Water Resources Customers Served: Units of local government Triggering Event or Circumstance-How does this program relate to drought? The water supply plan emphasizes the efficient use of water always, along with special plans for reducing water demand during a drought. Systems with plans showing that demand will exceed 80 percent of available water supply before the year 2020 are required to submit a specific plan for obtaining additional supply. Systems with demand less than 80 percent of supply are generally less vulnerable to drought. Unmet Needs at federal, state, local and tribal levels. Includes changes from customer or "provider" perspective: No data Program Limitations: Only units of local governments are required to prepare a water supply plan. The Division of Water Resources encourages other water systems to prepare a water supply plan, especially those serving 1,000 or more people. Contact Name and Phone Number: Michael A. Young, P.E., Water Supply Planning Section North Carolina State Drought Programs Program Title: North Carolina Environmental Management Commission Function: Response Program Assistance or Functional Assistance: The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission (EMC), based on information available, will notify units of local government of potential water shortages or emergencies affecting their water supply. The EMC will make recommendations for restricting and conserving the use of water or increasing the water supply. Failure to reasonably follow such recommendations could make the unit of local government ineligible to receive any emergency diversion of waters. Upon request from a unit of local government with a water supply shortage, the EMC may request the Governor to declare a water emergency allowing diversion of water to troubled systems. The authorization to divert water has requirements for conservation and use of the diverted water. Statute or Authority: North Carolina General Statute 143-354(a) (1) and (3) 143-354 (b) and (c) Agencies (primary agency listed first): North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, North Carolina Division of Water Resources Customers Served: Units of local government Triggering Event or Circumstance-How does this program relate to drought? Ordinary powers of the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission that can be triggered by reports from the Division of Water Resources or others during potential water shortages including drought. Unmet Needs at federal, state, local and tribal levels. Includes changes from customer or "provider" perspective: No data Program Limitations: No data Contact Name and Phone Number: Michael A. Young, P.E., Water Supply Planning Section North Carolina State Drought Programs Program Title: Weather & Crops Weekly Report Function: Monitoring and Prediction Program Assistance or Functional Assistance: Chronicles the current conditions of crops in the fields and potential problems with crop stresses. Also includes precipitation totals, mean, maximum, and minimum temperatures for the previous week for several specific locations across the State. Conducted in cooperation with the Extension Service and other Ag agencies that monitor the state of agriculture and drought conditions in each of the 100 counties in North Carolina. Statute or Authority: No data Agencies (primary agency listed first): USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service Customers Served: Farmers, news media, agriculture agencies Triggering Event or Circumstance-How does this program relate to drought? Published weekly Unmet Needs at federal, state, local and tribal levels. Includes changes from customer or "provider" perspective: No data Program Limitations: No data Contact Name and Phone Number: Donald
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