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Channelization
IsiSolution
BjEKKAVft JETKK. JR.
CtMinnelMration is only one
of seve'raVpossible solutions
to water management
problems in North Carolina,
and is not the first choice in
any case. This wwas
emphasized recently by
State Conservationist Jesse
L. Hicks of Kaleigh, who
heads the .Soil Conservation
Service in North Carolina, in
his remarks to the annual
convention of the North
Carolina Association of Soil
and Water Conservation
Districts.
Kicks said that many
North Carolina areas have
water problems-usually
"too much rather than too
little," in contrast with some
and parts of the U. S., and
that several possibilities are
always considered in making
recommendations to
landowners.
"No matter where the land
may be, we first look at land
treatment-such as field
strips, sod waterways,
stnpcropping, tile drainage,
forestry parctices, field
ditches, minimum tillage or
cover crops.'' he said,
adding that farmers have
"an impressive record in
land treatment."
"After land treatment,"
Mr. Hicks said, "we next
explore the feasibility of
' flood prevention dams, well
suited so some terrian
particularly in the Piedmont
or Mountains. These can be
very effective, and often
provide recreation
benefits."
"In Eastern North
C'hruiii it . h; continued,
"There are very few dam
sites in the flat terrian, so the
usf in' (lai'i.. is very limited.
Sonietimt.- ve can use dikes
or levees i ir vater control. I
want to eiapiiasize that
channel work is
recommended oniy as a last
resort after .i! other
alternatives hate been
considered, incladir.g the
greatest feasible u.se of land
treatment measures. But
sometimos channel
mudificatioa it. the only
resi it in the Coastal Plain."
ii.cks also explained that
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Fishlnt In Pollock Swunp, Miln Channel Jut
watershed projects,
wherever located, are for
existing croplands and for
flood protection on adjacent
lands. "They are not aimed
at swamps or other natural
areas, or at bringing new
cropland into production."
The state consercationist
told the Raleigh convention
that "Wheri you see the word
'channelization,' it usually
has the word 'stream' in
front of it. Perhaps we need a
factual look at this concept.
"Channel modification on
North Carolina Projects
completed up to March, 1972,
involves a little less than 800-miles-acutally
778.2. I've
seen some larger figures
quoted and wondered where
they came from. There is a
small amount of stream
channelization included in
this fugure-19.4 miles out of
778 miles, or 2.5 per cent of
the total, that actually
affects natural perennial
stream."
Anotehr segment of
perennial flow totals 215
miles, or 27.7 per cent and
involves enlarging man
made ditches or previously
modified channels.
"Cleaming and snagging"
or removal of debris within
the channel section of man
modified channels totals 103
miles, or 13 per cent of the
total.
Some channel work
involves streams or channels
which do not have a
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continuous flow of water.
These are classed as
"intermittent." These
include newly constructed
ditches, and amount of 183
miles or 23.6 per cent,
Finally, a large category of
ephemeral flow channels hve
water only in periods of
surface run-off, perhaps
after a period of heavy
rainfall. This is almost one
third of the total-32.9 per
cent.
The state conservationist
told the convention that the
last two categories-with
intermittent or ephemeral
flow of water -are more than
half the total of work done,
with 439 miles of channel out
of the total of 778.
"So those who say 'stream
channelization' are often
talking not about streams at
all, as most of us think of
them, but a collection of
ditches, previously altered
streams-some going back 50
years or more-and only a
few miles of actual natural
stream in North Carolina,"
Mr. Hicks said.
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South Carolina. Instructors
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Frank L. Barton, Vice
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