Legislative Reports

Pursuant to S.L. 2019-250 Section 5.10 (a), Department of Environmental Quality legislative reports submitted on or after January 1, 2020 will be posted below.
Title Summary Report Date
Streamline Dam Removal Report

A summary of North Carolina’s current Dam Safety Law’s regulatory requirements for dam removal, comparing them to those of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania and, if feasible, recommending changes to reduce regulatory for dam removal.

2020 Wetland Mitigation Practices Report

Report on wetland mitigation practices supportive of public recreation and hunting on mitigation sites.

H329 Quarterly Report

Quarterly interim report on the activities conducted to establish a regulatory program for the management and decommissioning of renewable energy equipment.

Oyster Research and Restoration 2020 Annual Legislative Report

Report on the use of funding for oyster research and restoration activities.

River Basin Advisory Commission Annual Report

Annual audit and status report to the General Assembly on River Basin Advisory Commissions.

Pre-Regulatory Landfill Assumption of Risk - Final

Final report on optional property owner suspension of site remedial action and assumption of risk.

Annual Litter Report

Report on agency litter enforcement, litter prevention, and litter removal efforts.

2020 Consolidated Waste Report

Report on the status of solid waste management efforts in the State, which covers management of abandoned manufactured homes.

DEQ Coal Ash Quarterly Report

Quarterly report on DEQ’s operations, activities, programs, and progress with respect to coal combustion residuals surface impoundments.

Capital Improvements Projects Quarterly

Quarterly report on capital improvements projects.

2019 Oil and Gas Commission Annual Report

Reports on operations, activities, and progress of the Oil and Gas Commission.

H329 Quarterly Report

Quarterly Report on End-of-life Solar Decommissioning Rule Adoption and Stakeholder Process.

2019 Guaranteed Energy Savings Contracts Annual Report

Annual status update for guaranteed energy savings contracts.

PFAS Recovery Fund Status Quarterly Report

Session Law 2018-5 established the PFAS Recovery Fund including Section 13.1(d) that provides funding for local government units to assist with the planning and analyzing water lines to serve impacted areas.