North Carolina spends $140 million on faulty water projects

North Carolina spends $140 million on faulty water projects: "(By Dan Kane and David Raynor, dan.kane@newsobserver.com) State programs intended to offset environmental damage from development have spent about $140 million on work that is failing, needs repair or is too far away from distressed sources of drinking water.

Dozens of projects - including one in Charlotte - under the state Ecosystem Enhancement Program and its predecessors have not produced the expected improvements for streams and wetlands, which filter water on its way to lakes and reservoirs. Some projects have damaged water quality by dumping sediment into waterways, a (Raleigh) News & Observer investigation shows."