Rusty Rozzelle interview (includes transcript)
Dates
- Creation: 2014-02-05
Abstract
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. 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.
Extent
65 Minutes
General Note
Part of the Keeping Watch: City of Creeks video recordings oral history collection (OH-CC).
Subject
Repository Details
Part of the Oral Histories, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, UNC Charlotte Repository
Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd
Charlotte NC 28223 United States
spec-coll@uncc.edu