Website: https://regionalstormwater.org/

The Regional Stormwater Partnership of the Carolinas (RSPC) is a voluntary partnership developed in 2006 as a forum for stormwater professionals to work collaboratively on local stormwater issues. RSPC partnership members have access to a wealth of resources, including exclusive stormwater workshops and training videos for municipal staff. In addition, the RSPC provides regular meetings and events offered in person and online, a unified system for reporting pollution across the region, and free educational resources for the public. If you are interested in having access to the Municipal Staff Trainings or have questions about the partnership, contact Kari Raburn, PhD, at kari.raburn@risingsolutionspllc.com.

Yadkin Riverkeeper is a nonprofit, membership organization whose mission is to protect and enhance the Yadkin Pee Dee River basin through education, advocacy and action. The organization educates and informs its membership and the general public about the importance of the Yadkin River to our region’s economy and environment. Yadkin Riverkeeper promotes the improvement of water quality in High Rock Lake by: 

• Organizing Yadkin River paddles and educational events throughout the year.
• Monitoring and sampling the River and Lakes for pollution and alerts officials and the public about threats to the River and Lakes.
• Advocating for policies to protect the River’s water quality and natural resources.
• Supporting efforts to improve public access to the River and its tributaries and expand public parkland and conserved river buffers along the River.
• Promoting sustainable agriculture production in the basin, while working to better regulate large scale animal production facilities that threaten water quality.

Becoming a member supports these efforts and other collaborative endeavors. Learn more about membership here, including how to receive the Yadkin Riverkeeper's e-Newsletter. Recent publications from Yadkin Riverkeeper include:

“Roadmap to a Cleaner Yadkin,” which will lay the foundation for prioritizing our efforts to improve water quality in High Rock Lake and the upper Yadkin River.Read the full report here. See the brochure here.

ARTICLE – 1/2024 -- “Recent Flooding Brings Water Quality Concerns” by Yadkin RiverKeeper Edgar Miller https://www.yadkinriverkeeper.org/news/2024/1/25/recent-flooding-brings-water-quality-concerns

ARTICLE – 9/2023 “The Journey of the Sediment- Sediment and Nutrients Plaguing the Yadkin and the Yadkin Riverkeeper” - https://www.yadkinriverkeeper.org/news/2023/9/27/the-journey-of-the-sediment-sediment-and-nutrient-plaguing-the-yadkin-and-the-yadkin-riverkeeper

ARTICLE - /2023 “Yadkin Riverkeeper Seeks to Address Environmental Injustice in the Yadkin Watershed” https://www.yadkinriverkeeper.org/news/2023/5/26/yadkin-riverkeeper-seeks-to-address-environmental-injustice-in-the-yadkin-watershed

“Save High Rock Lake”.com Group (High Rock Lake River Rats) - https://www.savehighrocklake.org/highrock/

Councils of Government, or "COGs", are voluntary association of local governments both urban and rural. There are 16 Regional Councils in North Carolina, each unique in how they operate within their designated regions and in what they are able to provide in the way of stormwater resources. Planning Departments at COGs often help create, coordinate, and implement joint regional decisions, provide management, planning and technical services, identify and solve short and long-term problems, bring together local elected officials on a regular basis, and promote regional issues and cooperation among members. 

The Piedmont Triad Regional Council is authorized by state law to operate in a 12-County regions that spans three river basins: The Yadkin-Pee Dee, Roanoke, and Cape Fear. Stokes, Surry, Yadkin, Forsyth, Davie, and Davidson are PTRC Counties in the Yadkin-Pee Dee river basin and the High Rock Lake watershed. The PTRC's Regional Planning Department coordinates and implements joint regional planning decisions, provides management, planning and technical services, identifies and solves short and long-term problems, brings together local elected officials on a regular basis, and promotes regional issues and cooperation among members. 

Centralina Regional Council provides service for Anson, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly and Union Counties. Centralina works with local governments on both current and long-term planning, assisting with zoning, ordinance revisions and related land use issues. Centralina staff can step in and temporarily assist with planning functions when governments lack the resource capacity and will also help with planning and zoning projects such as complex rezoning cases.

Other Potential Partners Include:

• Other Local Governments in the Watershed
• Building Industry Coalitions
• Local & Regional environmental advocacy groups:
  • Piedmont Conservation Council
• Agriculture Sector, Soil & Water
• Regional Councils of Government
• Recreational and Civic groups
• Chamber of Commerce
• Financial institutions

⭐Spotlight on the Piedmont Conservation Council (PCC)

The PCC's Mission is to leverage people and resources for innovative projects that promote conservation and sustainable communities.

QUICK LINK TO THE PCC PROJECTS PAGE