July-12-2017-wqc-agenda

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA

July 12, 2017
Archdale Building-Ground Floor Hearing Room
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

General Statute § 138A-15 mandates that the Chair inquire as to whether any member knows of any known conflict of interest or appearance of conflict with respect to matters before the Environmental Management Commission’s Water Quality Committee (WQC). If any member knows of a conflict of interest or appearance of conflict, please so state at this time.

Julie Wilsey, Chair, Presiding

I. Preliminary Matters

1. Approval of May 10, 2017 Water Quality Committee meeting summary

II. Agenda Items

1. Update on GenX Evaluation – (Information Item) (Linda Culpepper, DWR Deputy Director)

2. 2017 Annual Report on Minor Modification Approvals to Approved Major Variances- (Information Item) (Karen Higgins, DWR)

At its March 13, 2013 meeting, the WQC delegated approval of minor modifications to approved major variances of the Riparian Buffer Protection Rules to the Director of the Division of Water Quality (now Division of Water Resources).  The WQC instructed the Division to provide an annual report to the WQC.   This report provides a summary for April 2016 – May 2017.  (Attachment enclosed: 2017 Annual Report on Minor Modification to Major Variance Approvals)

3. Update on North Carolina 319 Nonpoint Source Grant Program – (Information Item) (Heather Jennings, DWR)

Division of Water Resources staff will provide an update on the 319 Grant Program.  There have been significant changes over the life span of the 319 Grant Program, most recently is the requirement to implement an EPA approved watershed plan.  The presentation will include federal changes in funding allocation, limitations in the control of NPS in NC, as well as highlight successes achieved to date. (Attachment enclosed: PowerPoint Presentation)

III. Closing Comments – WQC Chair, Julie Wilsey