Tag: Senate Bill 605

Chambers addressing water rights

A near-unanimous House agreed Tuesday evening that the state needs to put a moratorium on large new between-basins water transfers like one Charlotte wants. The only dissent from the 108-1 vote to pass House Bill 850 and send it to the Senate came from Rep. Carolyn Logan, D-Mecklenburg. If the Senate goes along, the bill […]

Written by on May 8, 2025

Water rights near Triangle focus of Senate bill

Johnston County’s senator is pushing a bill he says could simplify his county’s water-resources planning. Senate Bill 605 surfaced in the chamber’s Agriculture Committee on Wednesday and is likely to receive further review there next week. As amended, Sen. Benton Sawrey’s bill would make it considerably easier to transfer water between some tributaries of the […]

Written by on May 1, 2025