North Carolina Nutrient Scientific Advisory Board
Purpose:
Session Law 2009-216, in addition to setting requirements for stormwater from existing development in the Jordan Lake Watershed, required the formation of a Nutrient Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) to improve on the tools needed to address nutrient loading from existing development in any watershed, statewide, where nutrients are of concern. The Secretary of DENR was required to establish the Nutrient Scientific Advisory Board (NSAB) with up to 10 representatives with various qualifications by July 1, 2010. The primary role of the NSAB, as seen by the Division, is to provide advice and recommendations to the Division and local governments on ways to effectively meet existing development requirements of nutrient strategies in general and the Jordan Stage 2 requirements specifically.
Duties
Section 3(d)(2)b.
Develop method for estimating jursidication-scale loadings from existing development: baseline, post-baseline increases, and reduction goals.
Section 4.(b)
No later than July 1, 2012, the NSAB shall do all of the following:
1. Identify management strategies that can be used by local governments to reduce nutrient loading from existing development
2. Evaluate the feasibility, costs, and benefits of implementing the identified management strategies
3. Develop an accounting system for assignment of nutrient reduction credits for the identified management strategies
4. Identify the need for any improvements or refinements to modeling and other analytical tools used to evaluate water quality in nutrient-impaired waters and nutrient management strategies
The Nutrient Scientific Advisory Board is required to give annual reports to the Secertary no later than July 1st of each year concerning its activities, findings, and recommendations.
Members
A requirement of the NSAB was to establish a board with up to 10 representatives with various qualifications and diverse backgrounds:
· Local Government Representative: City of Durham – John Cox
· Local Government Representative: City of Chapel Hill – Trish D’Arconte
· Local Government Representative: City of Burlington – Michael Layne
· Local Government Representative: City of Greensboro – David Phlegar
· Local Government Representative: Town of Cary – Matt Flynn
· Professional or Academic Representative: UNC – Lawrence Band
· Professional Engineer: NCSU Dept Biological Engineering – Bill Hunt
· NC Dept of Transportation Representative: NC DOT – Matt Lauffer
· Conservation Organization Representative: NC Conservation Network – Grady McCallie
NSAB Documents
Meeting #17 - April 2012
Meeting #16 - March 2012
Meeting #12 -September 2011
Meeting #11 - August 2011
Meeting #10 - July 2011
Meeting #9 - June 2011
Meeting #8 - May 2011
Meeting #7 - April 2011
Meeting #6 - March 2011
Meeting #5 - February 2011
Meeting #4 -January 2011
Meeting #3 - December 2010
· Meeting # 3 Meeting Plan
Meeting #2 - November 2010
Meeting #1 - September 2010
Other Documents
Upcoming Meetings
• Unless Specifically Rescheduled, the First Friday of Each Month (9:30am-12:00pm) at Triangle J Council of Governments
Contacts:
Rich Gannon
Environmental Supervisor
919-807-6440
rich.gannon@ncdenr.gov
Jason T. Robinson, P.E.
Environmental Program Consultant
919-807-6439
jason.t.robinson@ncdenr.gov
