Duke Energy Water Resources Fund | Grant Recipients
Award Geographic Region Amount Grantee Project Title Priority Area Date Impacted Awarded Encourage education and awareness of water 3/13/2019 Alamance Community College Foundation Haw River Access and Native Prairie Demonstration Site K - Cape Fear $97,500 quality, quantity and conservation issues
3/9/2015 Anderson County, SC Timmerman Access-- ADA Improvements Public use and access to waterways F - Santee $99,509
3/13/2019 Anderson County, SC Belton Landing Blue Trailhead and Kayak Launch Public use and access to waterways E - Savannah $100,000
Encourage education and awareness of water 9/20/2017 Asheville Museum of Science French Broad River Interactive Exhibit & Education Programming C - French Broad-Holston $100,000 quality, quantity and conservation issues
10/6/2015 Beautiful Places Alliance Lake Craig Pier at Croft State Park Public use and access to waterways F - Santee $75,000 Blue Ridge Resource Conservation and Development Grassy Creek Restoration and Mitchell County Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail- 3/21/2017 Public use and access to waterways C - French Broad-Holston $30,000 Council Phase 2
10/6/2015 Bridge II Sports Accessible water access at Lake Crabtree promoting recreation for all Public use and access to waterways L - Neuse $100,000
10/6/2015 Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy Sitton Creek Protection and Restoration Public use and access to waterways C - French Broad-Holston $100,000
Encourage education and awareness of water 9/20/2017 Carolina Raptor Center WaterQuest Exhibit at Quest Adventure Center F - Santee $10,000 quality, quantity and conservation issues Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 3/21/2018 Catawba County Historical Association High Priority Property Acquisition Tract: Lyle Creek @ Bunker Hill Covered Bridge F - Santee $100,000 in streams or watersheds
3/23/2016 Catawba County Parks Riverbend Park - Lookout Shoals Lake - Public Use/ADA Accessible River Observation Platform Public use and access to waterways F - Santee $100,000
Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 10/1/2018 Catawba-Wateree Water Management Group Catawba-Wateree Water Management Group - Basin-wide Water Loss Management Progam F - Santee $100,000 in streams or watersheds Riverfront Redevelopment - French Broad River Educational Signage & Riparian Restoration Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 3/21/2017 City of Asheville C - French Broad-Holston $60,000 Plan in streams or watersheds
3/23/2016 City of Belmont Kevin Loftin Riverfront Park Public use and access to waterways F - Santee $100,000
10/6/2015 City of Conway City of Conway's Waccamaw River Park and Recreational Area Public use and access to waterways J - Lower Pee Dee $100,000
Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 3/13/2019 City of Conway Westmoreland Tract J - Lower Pee Dee $88,902 in streams or watersheds
3/9/2015 City of Danville Parks and Recreation Riverwalk-Sandy River Public use and access to waterways H - Roanoke $100,000
3/21/2017 City of Eden Matrimony Creek Nature Trail Public use and access to waterways H - Roanoke $100,000
9/21/2016 City of Greensboro, NC: Parks and Recreation Access Lake Higgins Public use and access to waterways K - Cape Fear $37,965
3/21/2017 City of Jacksonville City of Jacksonville Riverwalk Marina Public use and access to waterways O - Onslow Bay $100,000
9/20/2017 City of Manning Pocotaligo Nature Walk and Trail Public use and access to waterways J - Lower Pee Dee $100,000
3/23/2016 City of Randleman Deep River Greenway Public use and access to waterways K - Cape Fear $100,000 Duke Energy Water Resources Fund | Grant Recipients
Award Geographic Region Amount Grantee Project Title Priority Area Date Impacted Awarded
3/23/2016 City of Rock Hill River Park Kayak Launch Improvement Project Public use and access to waterways F - Santee $100,000
Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 9/20/2017 City of Rock Hill Cotton Mill Stream Restoration F - Santee $100,000 in streams or watersheds Encourage education and awareness of water 3/9/2015 City of Spartanburg The Butterfly Foundation Trail F - Santee $100,000 quality, quantity and conservation issues Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 3/9/2015 Cleveland Soil and Water Conservation District Sandy Run Farm Stewardship Project F - Santee $65,400 in streams or watersheds Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 10/1/2018 Coharie Intra-Tribal Council Inc. The Great Coharie River Initiative K - Cape Fear $82,150 in streams or watersheds
3/23/2016 Community Services of Swain, Inc. Swain Riverfront Expanded Pubic Recreational Access Project Public use and access to waterways B - Upper Tennessee $90,000
10/6/2015 Conservation Trust for North Carolina Betsey's Rock Falls Conservation Project Purchase of conservation easements G - Upper Pee Dee $85,000
3/21/2018 Conservation Trust for North Carolina Wildacres Conservation Easement Purchase Conservation Easements F - Santee $34,779
Conserving Carolina (formerly Carolina Mountain 3/13/2019 DuPont Connector Conservation and Public Access Public use and access to waterways C - French Broad-Holston $100,000 Lands Conservancy)
Encourage education and awareness of water 3/21/2018 Dan River Basin Association Get Dirty with DRBA H - Roanoke $16,460 quality, quantity and conservation issues
Understanding connections between discharge, chemistry, and ecology in first order Piedmont Research focused on improving water quality, 10/6/2015 Davidson College F - Santee; G - Upper Pee Dee $55,410 streams quantity and conservation issues
Encourage education and awareness of water 3/13/2019 Discovery Place Charlotte Water Everywhere (working title) F - Santee ; G - Upper Pee Dee $73,942 quality, quantity and conservation issues Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 9/20/2017 Ducks Unlimited Inc. Santee National Wildlife Refuge Bluff Unit F - Santee $75,000 in streams or watersheds Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 10/6/2015 Durham Soil and Water Conservation District Durham & Wake County Community Conservation Assistance Program K - Cape Fear $100,000 in streams or watersheds
Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 9/20/2017 Durham Soil and Water Conservation District Bionomic Educational Training Center(BETC) K - Cape Fear; L - Neuse $26,500 in streams or watersheds
3/21/2018 Eden Downtown Development, Inc. Eden River Access Points Public use and access to waterways H - Roanoke $100,000
10/6/2015 Eno River Association Protecting the Eno River Corridor & Creating a New Gateway to the NC Mountains-To-Sea Trail Purchase of conservation easements L - Neuse $30,000
3/21/2018 Florence County Lynches River Boat & Kayak Project Public use and access to waterways J - Lower Pee Dee $68,200
Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 3/9/2015 Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina, Inc. South Mountains Headwaters: Catawba Basin Watershed Protection Project F - Santee $100,000 in streams or watersheds
Total Awarded through March 2019
Duke Energy Water Resources Fund | Grant Recipients
Award Geographic Region Amount Grantee Project Title Priority Area Date Impacted Awarded
Quantifying Land-Use Change Impacts on Catawba River Basin Water Supply through Economic Research focused on improving water quality, 9/21/2016 Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina, Inc. F - Santee $100,000 Valuation quantity and conservation issues
Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 3/21/2018 Friends of the Reedy River Cleveland Park Stables F - Santee $100,000 in streams or watersheds
Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 3/23/2016 Furman University Furman University Swan Lake Restoration Project F - Santee $95,000 in streams or watersheds Encourage education and awareness of water 10/6/2015 Girl Scouts Hornets' Nest Council Wonders of Water and Wildlife (WoWW) F - Santee; G - Upper Pee Dee $99,988 quality, quantity and conservation issues Encourage education and awareness of water 9/20/2017 Girl Scouts Hornet's Nest Council Wonders of Water and Wildlife (WoWW) Lake Nature Trail G - Upper Pee Dee $54,750 quality, quantity and conservation issues Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 3/13/2019 Haywood Waterways Association Elevated Park Stormwater Treatment Project C - French Broad-Holston $21,300 in streams or watersheds Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 9/20/2017 Kalmia Gardens (of Coker College) Implementation of best management practice for stormwater entering Black Creek J - Lower Pee Dee $77,500 in streams or watersheds
Water Conservation in the Neuse and Haw River Basins through Hands-on Water Efficiency Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 9/21/2016 Land of Sky Regional Council K - Cape Fear; L - Neuse $34,500 Assessments in streams or watersheds
3/21/2018 Lindsay Pettus Greenway The Lindsay Pettus Greenway-Gills Creek Nature Pavilion, Trail, and Observation Piers Public use and access to waterways F - Santee $100,000
3/13/2019 Little Washington Sailing School Safety Boat and Scholarship Public use and access to waterways M - Pamlico $32,512
3/9/2015 Macon SWCD Cartoogechaye Creek Canoe Launch and Stream Access Public use and access to waterways B - Upper Tennessee $29,257
9/20/2017 Macon SWCD Macon County Blueways Initiative Public use and access to waterways B - Upper Tennessee $61,625
Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 10/6/2015 Maggie Valley Sanitary District Protecting Sheepback Mountain's Water Resources C - French Broad-Holston $100,000 in streams or watersheds Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 3/21/2018 Mainspring Conservation Trust, Inc. Dills - Cartoogechaye Creek Restoration B - Upper Tennessee $100,000 in streams or watersheds Encourage education and awareness of water 9/20/2017 Marbles Kids Museum River Play-way L - Neuse $99,500 quality, quantity and conservation issues
Maritime Heritage Foundation of Beaufort, North Gallants Channel: Water Access for Educational Programs, North Carolina Maritime Museum 3/21/2018 Public use and access to waterways O - Onslow Bay $100,000 Carolina, Inc. Beaufort
Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 3/9/2015 Mountain Valleys RC&D Catawba Streambank Stabilization & Trail at Old Fort Park F - Santee $36,500 in streams or watersheds Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 3/21/2017 Mountain Valleys RC&D Ivy River Partners C - French Broad-Holston $26,000 in streams or watersheds
Total Awarded through March 2019
Duke Energy Water Resources Fund | Grant Recipients
Award Geographic Region Amount Grantee Project Title Priority Area Date Impacted Awarded Research focused on improving water quality, 3/9/2015 Nash Community College Nash Community College (NCC) Water Quality Institute L - Neuse; M - Pamlico $99,850 quantity and conservation issues
3/23/2016 North Carolina Coastal Land Trust Project WOW! Waters of Waccamaw Purchase of conservation easements G - Upper Pee Dee $70,000
10/1/2018 North Carolina Coastal Land Trust Salter's Creek Landing Project Purchase Conservation Easements L - Neuse $100,000
Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 9/21/2016 North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation, INC. NCMA Park Upper Tributary and Forest Improvement Project: Phase 1 L - Neuse $92,000 in streams or watersheds
Ecosystem Services Provided by Freshwater Mussels: Impacts on Water Quality and Public 10/1/2018 North Carolina State University Research L - Neuse $70,408 Awareness Encourage education and awareness of water 9/21/2016 North Carolina Wildlife Federation Little Tennessee Native Fish Conservation Area Partnership B - Upper Tennessee $85,000 quality, quantity and conservation issues Black River Conservation Corridor: Enhancing Conservation, Habitat Connectivity & Public 9/20/2017 Open Space Institute Land Trust Public use and access to waterways J - Lower Pee Dee $86,000 Access
3/21/2017 Palmetto Conservation Foundation Dug Mountain Passage of the Palmetto Trail Public use and access to waterways E - Savannah $100,000
9/21/2016 Pee Dee Land Trust Black Creek Conservation Strategy Purchase conservation easements J - Lower Pee Dee $35,000
3/21/2017 Pickens County Twelvemile River Recreational Area - Pickens County, South Carolina Public use and access to waterways E - Savannah $100,000
3/23/2016 Piedmont Land Conservancy Hill Farm on the Dan River - Public Fishing, Limited Hunting and Hiking Access Public use and access to waterways H - Roanoke $48,000
10/6/2015 Rockingham County River Access on the Dan and Environmental Park Public use and access to waterways H - Roanoke $91,000
Rockingham County Historical Society Museum and 3/21/2017 Haw River Canoe and Kayak Access and Educational Nature Trail Public use and access to waterways K - Cape Fear $61,500 Archives Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 10/6/2015 Rocky River Conservancy Rocky River Wetland Restoration E - Savannah $30,000 in streams or watersheds Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 9/21/2016 Southwestern NC RC&D Council Implementing Stormwater Retrofits in Maggie Valley, NC C - French Broad-Holston $71,000 in streams or watersheds
9/21/2016 Spartanburg Area Conservancy Cottonwood South Trail Public use and access to waterways F - Santee $75,000
Encourage education and awareness of water 3/9/2015 Sturgeon City of Jacksonville NC Sturgeon City Waterway and Wetland Education Program O - Onslow Bay $35,000 quality, quantity and conservation issues
9/21/2016 Surry County Parks and Recreation Highway 268 Fishing and Canoeing Access Public use and access to waterways G - Upper Pee Dee $72,712
3/13/2019 Surry County Parks and Recreation Old Highway 601 River Access Public use and access to waterways G - Upper Pee Dee $90,844
Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 3/23/2016 Tar River Land Conservancy Knap of Reeds Watershed Protection Project L - Neuse $100,000 in streams or watersheds
Total Awarded through March 2019
Duke Energy Water Resources Fund | Grant Recipients
Award Geographic Region Amount Grantee Project Title Priority Area Date Impacted Awarded A - Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee (blue portion ONLY); B - Upper 3/21/2018 Tennessee Tech University Determining the current distribution and potential spread of Didymo in North Carolina streams Research Tennessee; C - French Broad- $31,508 Holston; F - Santee; G - Upper Pee Dee Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 3/9/2015 The Conservation Fund Preserving Headwaters State Forest C - French Broad-Holston $100,000 in streams or watersheds
3/21/2018 The Conservation Fund Deep River Conservation Corridor Purchase Conservation Easements K - Cape Fear $100,000
3/21/2017 The Nature Conservancy of South Carolina The Gap Creek Acquisition Project Public use and access to waterways F - Santee $100,000
Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 10/1/2018 The Nature Conservancy of South Carolina Improving Water Quality at Blue Wall Preserve F - Santee $35,000 in streams or watersheds
3/21/2018 The Nature Conservancy, North Carolina Chapter Evans Easement Project on the Black River Purchase Conservation Easements K - Cape Fear $100,000
3/21/2018 The Parks Conservancy of New Hanover County Pages Creek Parks Preserve Kayak Launch & Storage Public use and access to waterways K - Cape Fear $17,000
Encourage education and awareness of water 9/21/2016 The University of North Carolina at Greensboro The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Wetlands Development K - Cape Fear $46,112 quality, quantity and conservation issues
Three Rivers Land Trust (formerly The LandTrust for 3/13/2019 Yadkin River Conservation Corridor Public use and access to waterways G - Upper Pee Dee $100,000 Central North Carolina) Tourism-Recreation Investment Partnership For 9/20/2017 Daniel Boone Heritage Canoe Trail - Wil-Cox Bridge/Trading Ford Recreation Area Public use and access to waterways G - Upper Pee Dee $100,000 Davidson County Foundation
3/13/2019 Town of Canton Pigeon River Water Quality and Access Improvements Public use and access to waterways C - French Broad-Holston $100,000
3/21/2018 Town of Cheraw Cheraw Erosion and Handicap Fishing Deck Project Public use and access to waterways J - Lower Pee Dee $100,000 Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 9/20/2017 Town of Davidson Davidson Elementary School Headcut Stream Stabilization G - Upper Pee Dee $91,817 in streams or watersheds
9/21/2016 Town of Elizabethtown Tory Hole Park Improvements Public use and access to waterways K - Cape Fear $100,000
9/21/2016 Town of Halifax, Virginia Banister River Blueway Project-Banister Lake Boat Landing & King's Bridge Landing Public use and access to waterways H - Roanoke $88,090
3/13/2019 Town of Kingstree Linking Downtown Kingstree to the Scenic Black River Public use and access to waterways J - Lower Pee Dee $100,000
Encourage education and awareness of water 3/13/2019 Town of Maysville Town of Maysville Water Project L - Neuse $35,000 quality, quantity and conservation issues
10/1/2018 Town of Mesic Town of Mesic Public Water Access Project Public use and access to waterways M - Pamlico $50,000
3/21/2018 Town of North Wilkesboro Memorial Park to Mulberry Fields Greenway Connection Project Public use and access to waterways G - Upper Pee Dee $48,000
Total Awarded through March 2019
Duke Energy Water Resources Fund | Grant Recipients
Award Geographic Region Amount Grantee Project Title Priority Area Date Impacted Awarded
10/6/2015 Town of Oakboro Land Purchase for Canoe/Kayak launch - Carolina Thread Trail/Town of Oakboro project Public use and access to waterways G - Upper Pee Dee $100,000
3/22/2018 Town of Shallotte Shallotte Riverwalk Public use and access to waterways J - Lower Pee Dee $100,000
9/20/2017 Town of Star Forks of Little River Passive Park Amenities Public use and access to waterways G - Upper Pee Dee $30,000
Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 9/20/2017 Town of Sunset Beach Living Shoreline at Town Park J - Lower Pee Dee $34,950 in streams or watersheds
Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 3/9/2015 Triangle J Council of Governments Triangle Regional Drought Communication for Reliable Water Supplies K - Cape Fear; L - Neuse $76,700 in streams or watersheds
Encourage education and awareness of water 3/9/2015 Triangle Land Conservancy Brumley Forest Riparian Restoration K - Cape Fear; L - Neuse $58,975 quality, quantity and conservation issues
Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues B - Upper Tennessee; C - 3/21/2017 Trout Unlimited, Inc. Western North Carolina Aquatic Connectivity Project $94,919 in streams or watersheds French Broad-Holston
10/1/2018 Tyger Watershed & Quality of Life Fund #2019 Tyger Blueways Coaltion Project 5: ADA Docks at Lake Cooley & Tygerberry Landing Public use and access to waterways F - Santee $65,000
10/1/2018 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill New River Estuary Oyster Highway Research O - Onslow Bay $100,000
Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 9/21/2016 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Portable, autonomous, on board water quality monitoring system for FerryMon L - Neuse; M - Pamlico $95,000 in streams or watersheds Catawba Basin Upland Watershed Observatory: A Partnership for Long-Term Water Research 3/21/2017 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Watershed Studies F - Santee $76,521 and Education
Efforts to address water quality and quantity issues 3/9/2015 Valle Crucis Community Park Dutch Creek Stream Restoration and Education Initiative D -Kanawha $77,150 in streams or watersheds
3/9/2015 Wake County Robertson's Mill Pond Preserve Public use and access to waterways L -Neuse $100,000
9/21/2016 Water Watch of Lake Wateree Association Lake Wateree Quality Program Research F - Santee $20,500
Encourage education and awareness of water 3/23/2016 Watershed Ecology Center Development of an Adopt-a-stream program for Spartanburg County F - Santee $25,000 quality, quantity and conservation issues Encourage education and awareness of water 10/1/2018 Wilmington Childrens Museum, Inc Explore Water - It's Quality, Quantity, and Conservation K - Cape Fear $19,000 quality, quantity and conservation issues
3/9/2015 Winyah Rivers Foundation Coastal SC Wetlands Partnership Public use and access to waterways J - Lower Pee Dee $100,000
10/1/2018 Yadkin-Pee Dee Water Management Group Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin Long-Term Water Resources Planning River Management Plans G - Upper Pee Dee $100,000
3/21/2017 YMCA of Greenville Caine Halter Family Y Outdoor Classroom and Riparian Corridor Restoration Public use and access to waterways F - Santee $80,075
Total Awarded $8,879,780
Total Awarded through March 2019