Ensuring access to clean water and electricity to the two million people living in the Catawba-Piedmont Region
North Carolina, like many other Eastern states, applies riparian rights when determining water rights. Riparian rights is generally defined that if an individual owns property that is directly in contact with a body of navigable water, the individual have access to the water. Usually, riparian rights relate to the navigability, or access, of the water. While…
The Catawba River flows for two hundred and twenty miles between North and South Carolina and provides water, energy, and supports industries like agriculture for two million people. As the population around the Catawba-Wateree basin exploded, the local governments, utility companies, and Duke Energy became concern about the longevity of this critical source of water.…
In North Carolina, Duke is king. While Tar Heel fans might strongly and verbally disagree with this comment, it is impossible to ignore the influence that James B. Duke has had in North Carolina. He not only founded Duke University and the philanthropic fund Duke Endowment, he created an utility company that has a near…
