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Basinwide water quality planning is a nonregulatory, watershed-based approach to restoring and protecting the quality of North Carolina's surface waters. Basinwide water quality plans are prepared by the NC Division of Water Quality (DWQ) for each of the 17 major river basins in the state (Figure A-1 and Table A-1). Preparation of a basinwide water quality plan is a five-year process, which is broken down into three phases (Table A-2). While these plans are prepared by the DWQ, their implementation and the protection of water quality entail the coordinated efforts of many agencies, local governments and stakeholder groups in the state. The first cycle of plans was completed in 1998, but each plan is updated at five-year intervals.

River Basin	Cycle 1 Plan	Cycle 2 Plan	Cycle 3 Plan	Cycle 4 Plan
Broad	July 1998	February 2003	DRAFT July 2008
Cape Fear	October 1996	August 2000	October 2005
Catawba	February 1995	December 1999	September 2004
Chowan	September 1997	July 2002	September 2007
French Broad	May 1995	May 2000	April 2005
Hiwassee	May 1997	February 2002	March 2007
Little Tennessee	May 1997	April 2002	March 2007
Lumber	May 1994	May 1999	December 2003
Neuse	March 1993	December 1998	July 2002	Draft December 2008
New	September 1995	July 2000	October 2005
Pasquotank	September 1997	July 2002	September 2007
Roanoke	September 1996	July 2001	September 2006
Savannah	May 1997	February 2002	March 2007
Tar-Pamlico	December 1994	July 1999	March 2004
Watauga	April 1997	February 2002	January 2007
White Oak	February 1997	November 2001	May 2007
Yadkin-Pee Dee	May 1998	March 2003	DRAFT July 2008

Note: Plans completed prior to 1997 are not available electronically

Last Updated December 15, 2008