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Rusty Rozzelle, manager of the Mecklenburg County Water Quality Program gives an historical background of the treatment of creeks and streams in Mecklenburg County. He discusses pollutants and methods to restore the creeks. He describes laws and ordinances put in place to protect the streams and their effect. He discusses flooding problems, particularly how flooding is exacerbated and how it can be mitigated.

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Title
Rusty Rozzelle oral history interview, 2014 February 5
Creator
Rozzelle, Rusty (Russell Sloan), 1956- interviewee
Contributor
Todd, Tenille, interviewer
Date (Text)
2014-02-05
Place of Creation
Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Extent
2 video files (65 minutes : digital, MP4 + 1 transcript (19 pages, PDF)
Biographical/Historical Note
Rusty Rozzelle was a 57-year-old man at the time of this interview, which took place at the Hal Marshall Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1956. He was educated at Paw Creek Elementary School, Coulwood Junior High School, West Mecklenburg High School. He received his BA in Earth Science from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and was employed as the manager of the Mecklenburg County Water Quality Program.
Other Identifiers
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:2996
System Control No.
cc:ro0009
Subject (Person)
Rozzelle, Rusty (Russell Sloan), 1956-
Subject (Corporate)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Urban Institute
Subject (Topic)
Greenways
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (United States)
Stream channelization
Stream ecology
Water--Pollution
Rivers
Geographic Coverage
North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Mecklenburg County
North Carolina--Mountain Island Lake
United States--Catawba River
United States--Lake Wylie
Subject (Occupation)
Municipal government--Officials and employees
Subject (Date)
1960-2020
Type
Moving image
Format
spoken word
Oral histories
Language
English
Usage Statement
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Copyright Holder
This material is protected by copyright. Copyright is held by Rusty Rozzelle and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Record Appears in
Oral History Collections > Keeping Watch: City of Creeks
Internet Mime Type
video/mp4
text/pdf
Location of Original
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Reproduction Note
MP4 access copy created on ingest from MKV preservation master.
2014-02-05
Related Materials
Mary Newsom papers concerning the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute, MS0576, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/1479
Source Note
Ed Menhinick and Pozy Menhinick oral history interview, 2014 May 9, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

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