Since 2006 the Upper Neuse Clean Water Initiative (UNCWI) has helped protect Raleigh’s drinking water by conserving land and waterways feeding into Falls Lake. A small fee added to residents’ water bills provides dedicated revenue to support conservation of these critical areas. UNCWI and the nonprofit land trusts that serve as partners in it—including ECWA—have...
We need clean water to live: it sustains our lives and our community. Conserving the land that filters our water is one of the most cost-efficient strategies to protect drinking water; it lowers drinking water treatment costs, minimizes vulnerability and damage from natural disasters, sustains recreational and tourism opportunities, protects biodiversity, reduces the need for...
The wetlands, which are a core value of the Brumley Preserve and an important source of Raleigh’s drinking water, also enable some spectacular wildflower displays. ...