Imagine that you are the owner of a farm in North Carolina. This farm uses creek water that has passed through an adjacent plot of land. On this plot of land is a power plant that uses the creek water as a coolant. Although the water is not otherwise polluted by its use at the power plant, it does return to the stream at a greater temperature. You suspect that the increased water temperature affects your crop yield, and you have had an independent agency verify this suspicion scientifically. Now, you want to see legislation enacted that protects your farm from water that has had its temperature significantly altered. What should be your first step in seeking to see such a law enacted? To which level of government should you appeal? If this first step is successful, what happens next?