August 15, 2010
HUDSON—The only elected supervisor currently serving on a short-handed Caldwell Soil & Water Conservation District board is starting his re-election campaign by pointing out a sure way to clean up an “impaired” Lake Rhodhiss, the county’s primary source of public drinking water.
Supervisor Says Soil & Water Info 'Not Hard to Find'
HUDSON—A Caldwell Soil & Water Conservation District supervisor, on a personal campaign to help citizens become better informed, says public documents and studies detailing government conservation programs are “not difficult to find.”
Dennis A. Benfield of Hudson, elected in 2006 on a promise to keep the public informed about district projects, pointed out that “a myriad of brochures, reports and formal studies about ecological problems are available directly from government agencies.”
“Some government programs and agencies,” Benfield said, “are just not necessary. But in the area of soil and water conservation, there’s a three-way partnership among state, federal and local government units that really works. The internet offers an easy way to stay informed.
Benfield to Offer Information on Caldwell Soil & Water Projects
June 27, 2007
HUDSON—Dennis A. Benfield of Hudson, elected last year as a Caldwell Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) supervisor, is starting a personal publicity campaign to make Caldwell County citizens aware of some of the district’s projects.
“The only promises I made in the campaign were that I would work hard to be a good supervisor on the soil and water board, and that I would try to help keep people aware of the kinds of projects the district is sponsoring in Caldwell County,” Benfield said.
“It’s been about six months since I joined some very dedicated people on the board,” he added. “I’ve learned an awful lot and I have so much more to learn, but I have begun to see how this board uses its funds as ‘seed money’ to cause some very important conservation efforts.”
Caldwell SWCD Supervisor Urges 'Three-Front War' On IBT Law
January 16, 2007
HUDSON--Now that the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission (EMC) has “awarded” Concord and Kannapolis a 10-million-gallons-per-day Inter-Basin Transfer (IBT) from the Catawba River—over the objections of a coalition of local governments and citizens from the upper Catawba basin—what’s next in this “water war?”
Caldwell Soil & Water Conservation District supervisor Dennis A. Benfield, who has been active in the water fight, has suggested "that IBT opponents respond aggressively and attack the transfer on three specific fronts: in court, in the General Assembly and in the political “appointments process.”
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