ELKIN & JONESVILLE WATER SUPPLY PROTECTION PLAN The Piedmont Triad Regional Council is is working with stakeholders to ensure lon-term ecological health and public use of the the water supply for the Towns of Elkin & Jonesville. While waters in Big Elkin Creek and around the Yadkin River intake are not rated as impaired, both fail to meet their full potential as public and ecological resources, and have opportunities to be restored to greater function as natural and recreational resources. Water Supply Protection Plan Town of Elkin & Town of Jonesville February 2015 Cy Stober, Senior Regional Planner Joy Fields, Planner I Marc Allred, GIS Planner Elizabeth Jernigan, Planner II With Support From Table of Contents ELKIN & JONESVILLE ........................................................................................................... I WATER SUPPLY PROTECTION PLAN .................................................................................... I Table of Contents ..................................................................................................................................... v Figures & Tables .................................................................................................................................... viii INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 1 WATERSHED CONDITIONS .................................................................................................. 7 Background ................................................................................................................................................ 7 Water Quality ....................................................................................................................................... 7 Elkin ....................................................................................................................................................... 11 Jonesville .............................................................................................................................................. 19 Current Conditions ................................................................................................................................. 21 Elkin ....................................................................................................................................................... 21 Jonesville .............................................................................................................................................. 26 Present & Future Watershed Needs .................................................................................................. 32 Programs ................................................................................................................................................. 37 Update Emergency Response Plans ................................................................................................ 37 Improved Water Quality Monitoring Network ............................................................................. 37 Annual Water Audit ........................................................................................................................... 38 Academic Investigation of Jonesville’s Vegetative Mats............................................................. 38 Target Primary Non-Point Sources of Sediment Pollution ........................................................... 38 Policies ..................................................................................................................................................... 39 Utility Financing ................................................................................................................................... 39 Watershed Stewardship ................................................................................................................... 40 Stormwater Ordinance ...................................................................................................................... 42 Partnerships and Funding ..................................................................................................................... 42 Yadkin Valley Heritage Corridor Partnership .............................................................................. 42 NC Environmental Finance Center ................................................................................................... 43 NC Rural Water Association ............................................................................................................ 43 NC Division of Water Resources ...................................................................................................... 43 North Caolrina Universities ............................................................................................................... 44 NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund .................................................................................... 44 Duke Energy Water Resources Fund ............................................................................................... 44 NC Parks and Recreation Trust Fund .............................................................................................. 44 NC Division of Water Infrastructure ............................................................................................... 44 AGRICULTURE ................................................................................................................... 46 Issues of Concern ................................................................................................................................... 47 Sedimentation ...................................................................................................................................... 47 Nutrient Pollution ................................................................................................................................. 47 Pathogens ............................................................................................................................................. 48 Hazardous Waste .............................................................................................................................. 48 Livestock .................................................................................................................................................. 48 Poultry ................................................................................................................................................... 49 Grazing Livestock ............................................................................................................................... 53 Crops ........................................................................................................................................................ 54 Tillage Practices .................................................................................................................................. 55 Cover Crops ......................................................................................................................................... 56 Conversion crops ................................................................................................................................. 56 Potential Concerns ................................................................................................................................. 57 Nontraditional Operations ................................................................................................................ 58 Viticulture .............................................................................................................................................. 58 Partnerships& Programs ....................................................................................................................... 58 Voluntary Agricultural District Program ......................................................................................... 58 Partners Organizations ........................................................................................................................ 58 Case Studies ........................................................................................................................................... 60 Funding North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services ................... 62 Farmland Preservation Planning ......................................................................................................... 63 Recommendations .................................................................................................................................. 63 Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................ 65 FORESTS & FORESTRY ....................................................................................................... 66 Programs ................................................................................................................................................. 67 Forestry programs .............................................................................................................................. 67 Landowner Education Programs .....................................................................................................