lake norman
New marine commission takes effect July 1
June 27. A new nine-member Lake Norman Marine Commission, with commissioners from Lincoln, Catawba, Mecklenburg and Iredell counties, is expected to provide coordinated governance for Lake Norman regarding public recreation, water quality and safety. The reconstituted commission will actively engage with Duke Energy, Charlotte Water, first responders, environmental experts, community members and many other stakeholder […]
NCDEQ advises public to avoid algal blooms that may be in coves
June 20. The NC Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) advises the public to avoid contact with green or blue water in coves due to algal blooms that have lingered in Lake Norman since June 16. Algal blooms have been observed at multiple locations on the lake in Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln and […]
Algae bloom in cove off Torrence Chapel; no swim advisory still in effect
June 14. [Updated 9 am June 16] An active Harmful Algae Bloom (HAB) has been found in a cove off Torrence Chapel Road. Lake users are advised to avoid the cove until the bloom is no longer present. The algae bloom is cyanobacteria. The bloom was confirmed by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services after a report […]
Boat Hosts needed for Big Day at the Lake on July 19
June 4. Big Day at the Lake is July 19, which means hundreds of kids from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Carolinas will come to Lake Norman for a full day of fun. More than 75 Boat Hosts are needed to take the children—along with their mentors—out on the lake for a morning of […]
USCG Auxiliary offers boat safety classes
May 14. The civilian component of the U. S. Coast Guard is offering two types of courses this year, with the registration deadline for one of them 5 pm today. North Carolina requires any person born on or after Jan.1, 1988 to have a boating safety card/certificate when operating a vessel of greater than 10 […]
A new LKN Marine Commission plan makes way in NC legislature
May 7. By Dave Yochum. The NC Senate’s State and Local Government Committee has unanimously approved updated statutory legislation that would reconstitute and improve the Lake Norman Marine Commission. It adds “clarity and specificity to the old outdated session law,” according to former NC Sen. Jeff Tarte, also a former mayor of Cornelius. Based on […]
Lincoln County Commissioners sink Lake Norman Marine Commission
May 6. By Dave Yochum. After 65 years of promoting safe boating and public recreation on Lake Norman, the Lake Norman Marine Commission will be dissolved. Lincoln County commissioners voted unanimously to leave the LNMC last night, and legislation requires the Marine Commission to be dissolved if one county leaves. “No good will come of […]
Lincoln County commissioners will vote May 5 on whether or not to bail out of Marine Commission
May 1. Jeff Tarte, former Cornelius mayor and state senator, is mediating the various parties involved in the the Lake Norman Marine Commission dispute which could result in its dissolution at the end of June. Lincoln County Commissioners will vote May 5 on whether to withdraw from the commission, the lake’s governing body since 1969. […]
After 50+ years, will Lake Norman Marine Commission dissolve?
April 25. With Lincoln County’s expected withdrawal from the Lake Norman Marine Commission effective June 30, it looks like the half-century old commission will dissolve in the midst of the fight to halt the spread of lyngbya as well as greater efforts to regulate the boat charter business. What replaces the LNMC remains to be […]
Wildlife Commission seeks public’s help in reducing threat from Alabama Bass to native species
April 14. Alabama bass, which are invasive to North Carolina, are now in more rivers and lakes — including Lake Norman — than ever before and are competing with native fish and aquatic organisms. Biologists at the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) are asking the public for help to prevent the spread and reduce the […]
