Partners
Project Sponsor:
WECO was originally funded by a 3-year grant from the USDA CREES. Currently, the work is funded by an EPA 319 Grant for implementing research and BMPs in the Pettiford Creek subwatershed and the Town of Swansboro. Stakeholder Groups and Participants
The White Oak River Watershed Advisory Board consisted of a broad range of stakeholders who represent various interests related to water quality management in the White Oak River watershed. During their investigation and discussion of shellfish closures, the WORAB members were officially appointed by the county commisioners of Jones, Carteret, and Onslow Counties. With the recent change in focus to implementing the 319 Grant, participation may be on a more ad-hoc basis.
Stakeholder Groups involved currently may include:
USFS - Croatan National Forest
Local business owners
Pettiford Creek Subwatershed residents Representing Star Hill subdivision, Silver Creek
subdivision, and othersTown of Swansboro residents, Representing River Reach subdivision and others
The White Oak Chapter of the Izaak Walton League
Jones County Cooperative Extension Service
Onslow County Cooperative Extension Service
Partners on the EPA Pettiford Creek/Town of Swansboro 319 Grant:
Nancy White, NCSU College of Design
Kat Our, NCSU College of Design
Dan Line, NCSU Water Quality Group
Bill Kirby-Smith, Duke University Marine Laboratory
J. D. Potts, NC Division of Shellfish Sanitation
Ray Harris, Carteret County Cooperative Extension Service
Town of Swansboro
NC Division of Water Quality
