Catawba River

Charlotte Water has begun the yearslong process of updating a certificate to transfer more water from the Catawba River Basin to the Rocky River Basin.

An initiative tasked with improving habitat for fish and wildlife along the Catawba-Wateree River and its lakes is accepting applications for projects.

The Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation releases its plan for protecting and restoring the South Fork Catawba River and its waters.

A highly toxic, cancer-causing compound has been detected in soil and groundwater on the banks of the Catawba River in samples collected near the New Indy Containerboard plant, according to a South Carolina hydrogeologist's study.

Parts of the Piedmont and eastern North and South Carolina are now in a "severe drought," raising concerns about water levels and the risk of fires like one that has burned more than a thousand acres at Pilot Mountain State Park.

Environmental officials in South Carolina are investigating reports of unnatural foam forming along the Catawba River, and one of the possible suspects is a paper mill already under investigation for a foul odor along the North and South Carolina border.

Federal regulators say Duke Energy did not violate its license when it released water from Catawba River dams in June that caused flooding downstream. But…

One of the areas hardest hit by flooding in Charlotte Sunday night was the Lake Drive/Riverside Drive neighborhood, on the Catawba River below Mountain…

With fall weather quickly approaching, making a trip to the lake for a dip in late September may not be in your weekend plans.But for two men this past…

Thursday, October 12, 2017Our region’s source of life: the Catawba River. It’s been on the endangered rivers list three times but not in the past four…