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CAMPSITES AT KERR LAKE – Right Way & Wrong Way

CAMPSITES AT KERR LAKE – Right Way & Wrong Way

When the original campsites were put in around Kerr Lake in the 1960’s most consisted of a graded off site, sloped
in relation to the ground around and fairly unlevel. Then came the lean-to’s, the tents and a few trailers. A good site might have some gravel spewed across it and a picnic table. Then came
20-amp electric service and shared water but the campsites still remained “undefined” meaning it had no borders. Campground borders keep …

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Posted in: KLPW - Campground Facilities and Improvements, KLPW - N C State Recreation Areas, KLPW - Similar Circumstances/Situations at other Locations

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NC STATE PARKS IS ASKING YOUR OPINION – IT’S TIME TO GIVE IT

NC STATE PARKS IS ASKING YOUR OPINION – IT’S TIME TO GIVE IT

The Division of State Parks in North Carolina is reaching out to you who use state parks and more importantly to the members of Kerr Lake Park Watch, those of you who use the seven (7) SRA’s or State Recreation Areas of Kerr Lake, to tell the leaders of state parks what you want out … Read more

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NOW THE OSPREYS SOAR AS THINGS NORMALIZE A BIT AT KERR LAKE

Hearing the news that the EPA, the Virginia Department of Health and the NC Department of Health & Human
Resources said, “It’s OK to play in Kerr Lake today” it seems like that the even the wildlife around the lake knows that something is up, maybe even better. At Kerr Lake Park
Watch
, we think the news didn’t come a minute to soon, and for now, is something to soar about.

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Posted in: KLPW - Environmental

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CONFUSION OVER COAL ASH IN KERR LAKE (Still Murky)

Update Story Posted by on The Indy onThu, May 1, 2014 at 4:44 PM

Last week Tom Reeder, the director of DENR’s Division of Water Resources, emphatically told lawmakers that no coal ash deposits have been found to date in
Kerr Lake.

“There’s been a lot of anecdotal reporting about ash in Kerr Lake,” Reeder said at an Environmental Review Commission meeting.

He added …

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Posted in: KLPW - Environmental, KLPW - MAIN NEWS, KLPW - WATER RELATED, KLPW - Water Safety

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