Clean Water Management Trust Fund

The NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund (CWMTF) funds acquisition of riparian buffers, floodplains, and wetlands; restoration of buffers, streams, and wetlands; collection and treatment of stormwater pollution; treatment of wastewater, and other projects to protect and restore water quality in North Carolina. The NC General Assembly appropriates funds to CWMTF. The legislature provided $100 million to CWMTF for fiscal year 2007-08.
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Project Description: The 2008 CWMTF Stanback intern will primarily assist the executive director in tracking legislative policy, General Assembly committee action, and legislative relations, including responding to information requests from the General Assembly when warranted.

In addition, the 2008 CWMTF Stanback Intern may also develop a special project at the executive director’s discretion, which may include one or more of the following topics: (see individual Project descriptions below)

Qualifications: The prospective intern should demonstrate an interest in environmental policy development and legislation, particularly where water quality issues are concerned.

Location: Stanback Interns will work at CWTMF's office located at 101 Oberlin Road, near the intersection of Wade Avenue not far from Raleigh's Cameron Village.

There is some potential for travel to CWMTF field projects, events and board meetings.

Supervisor:CWMTF Executive Director Richard Rogers will supervise the intern. Rogers can be contacted at 919-716-0056 or Richard.Rogers@ncmail.net

Project 1: Water Quantity and Water Quality Issues

Project 2: Innovative Stormwater Management

Project 3: Costs & Benefits of Different Clean Water Projects

Project Proposal 1
Water Quantity and Water Quality Issues

Project Description: North Carolina, along with the rest of the Southeast, continues to experience severer drought conditions. As concerns over the quantity of the state’s water supply mount, it is becoming clear that the quality of its water supply will be affected. What types of water quality policies may be needed to address both the issue of ensuring that the state’s surface and ground waters remain clean, usable and plentiful?

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Project Proposal 2
Innovative Storm Water Management

Project Description: The 2007 Session of the General Assembly passed Senate Bill 1468 requiring CWMTF to fund innovative efforts to improve stormwater management. The CWMTF is focusing efforts to encourage innovative stormwater technology. This project will assist the CWMTF implement this legislative initiative by working with staff the review and assessment of potential innovative stormwater management.

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Project Proposal 3
Costs and Benefits of Different Clean Water Projects

Project Description: CWMTF funds acquisition, restoration, stormwater, wastewater, and other water quality projects. How can CWMTF consistently compare the costs and benefits of these projects? Are acquisition projects more cost effective than wastewater projects? Are wastewater projects better than stormwater? When do the costs of an acquisition, restoration, stormwater, or wastewater project exceed its benefits? This project will help CWMTF compare the costs and benefits of different investments in water quality. Recommendations will be presented to the CWMTF Board of Trustees and staff and will inform future investment decisions by the Board.

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