NRF Wins Upstream Reclassification Fight Many thanks to the dozens of NRF members and supporters who submitted comments to the Environmental Management Commission (EMC) opposing Raleighs efforts to downgrade water quality protections for the Neuse River. Raleigh proposed to reclassify the upper Neuse River (from Falls Dam to Capitol Blvd) from a Water Supply watershed (WS) IV (with restrictions controlling stormwater runoff ) to a WS V. The downgrading of water quality protections would have eliminated non-point source and stormwater pollution control requirements by the state. This particular section of the Neuse River, which has relatively good water quality and a productive fishery, has been choked with sedimentation pollution and stormwater runoff from nearby construction in recent years. On September 14, the EMC ruled to against the proposed reclassification. Your public comments really helped make a difference for the Neuse River.