Basin Planning Branch
The Basin Planning Branch (BPB) is in the Division of Water Resources' (DWR) Water Planning Section. BPB develops and maintains comprehensive basinwide plans for each of the state’s 17 river basins. The plans include recommendations approved by the Environmental Management Commission (EMC) to ensure that the waters of the state are being protected.
Click on a river basin on the map below for basin information and reports.
What's New
- Basin planners are continuing to work on the fourth update to the Cape Fear River basin plan. More information can be found on the Cape Fear River basin webpage
- The 2024 Broad River Basinwide Water Resources Management Plan (basin plan) was approved by the Environmental Management Commission in March 2025.
- The 2022-2024 Biennial Report on the Progress in Developing and Implementing Basinwide Water Resources Management Plans was approved by the Environmental Management Commission in September 2024.
Program Information and Helpful Links
- Contacts
- Maps
- Current Cycle River Basin Plans
- Archives
- Basin Water Resources Plan Archives
- Ecological Flow Planning & Science Advisory Board
- Instream Flow Program
- Tools for developing Watershed Action Plans
- River Basin Advisory Commissions
- Other Resources
Subscribe
Submit your information to subscribe to the Basin Planning Branch email list to receive information regarding public comment periods and public meetings related to the development of ALL river basin plans. Public participation in the development of these plans is encouraged. (The DEQ News webpage also provides a search option for public notices & hearings, press releases, and upcoming events.)