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NC DEQ »   About »   Divisions »   Environmental Assistance and Customer Service »   A-Z Topic Index

A-Z Topic Index

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  7. G
  8. H
  9. I
  10. J
  11. K
  12. L
  13. M
  14. N
  15. O
  16. P
  17. Q
  18. R
  19. S
  20. T
  21. U
  22. V
  23. W
  24. X
  25. Y
  26. Z

A

Top

  • Abandoned Manufactured Homes
  • ABC Container Recycling
  • Aboveground Storage Tanks
  • Air Quality Forecast
  • Air Permits
  • Algal Blooms
  • Ambient Monitoring - Air Quality; Water Quality
  • Animal Odors
  • Antifreeze
  • Aquariums
  • Aquaculture
  • Aquatic Weeds
  • Army Corps of Engineers (US) - Wetlands & Streams Regulatory Permitting Program
  • Arsenic
  • Asbestos
  • Autobody

B

Top

  • Banned Materials - Disposal Bans to Landfills
  • Batteries
  • Bar & Restaurant Recycling
  • Beach & Waterfront Access
  • Beavers - WRC
  • Bed Bugs - DACS, Sleep Products Section
  • Bird Banding - USGS
  • Boating - Boating Guide; Marinas; Registration and Titling
  • Boilers
  • Brownfields
  • Buffers - Riparian
  • Building Codes - DOI, State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Building Contractor Complaints - NC Licensing Board for General Contractors
  • Burials - NC Board of Funeral Services
  • Burning - Open Burning Rule in NC
  • Burning Permits - DACS
  • Business Licenses - EDPNC

C

Top

  • Calendar of Events (DEQ)
  • Cemeteries (Public) - Regulation of Public Cemeteries - NC Cemetery Commission; See General Statutes Protecting Cemeteries
  • Cemeteries (Private) - Check with the local governing authority & DHHS (i.e., private water supply well setback requirements); See General Statutes Protecting Cemeteries
  • Center for Geographic Information & Analysis, NC - CGIA
  • Climate Change & Recycling
  • Coal Ash
  • Coastal Hazards & Storm Information
  • Composting
  • Consumer Protection - DOJ, Attorney General
  • Contacts (DEQ)
  • Cooking Oil
  • Cooperative Extension Service
  • Cremated remains - NC information & Federal Information

D

Top

  • Dams
  • Demolition - Buildings, including residences demolished for commercial or industrial expansion - DHHS 
  • DOT Customer Service
  • Drinking Water
  • Drought
  • Drycleaning

E

Top

  • Electronics
  • Emissions Inventory
  • Endangered Species - US Fish & Wildlife Service 
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Energy Group (DEQ)
  • Environmental Emergency
  • Environmental Health - DHHS
  • Environmental Education
  • Environmental Management Systems
  • Environmental Stewardship Initiative
  • EPA Region IV (Southeastern Region) 
  • Erosion & Sediment Control
  • Express Permitting

F

Top

  • Frequently Asked Questions (DEQ)
  • Fats, Oils & Grease 
  • Fishing in NC - NC WRC
  • Fishing (Coastal Recreational)
  • Fish Kills
  • Fluorescent Lights
  • Food Protection Program - DHHS
  • Forms (DEQ)

G

Top

  • Gems/Gold Panning
  • Geological Survey Maps
  • Grants
  • Green Travel
  • Green Businesses (Find)
  • Green Lodging (Find)
  • Green Dining (Find)
  • Green Attractions (Find)
  • Green Parks (Find)
  • Green Festivals & Events
  • Groundwater Protection

H

Top

  • Hazardous Waste Section
  • Health Departments (NC) - by County 
  • Household Hazardous Waste
  • Hunting - NC WRC

I

Top

  • Illegal Disposal, Litter & Backyard Burning
  • Inactive Hazardous Sites Branch 
  • Indoor Air Quality

J

Top

  • Jobs (State)
  • Jordan Lake Rules (Buffer Rule)
  • Junk Mail

K

Top

  • Kennels or Animal Boarding Facilities - DACS

L

Top

  • Laboratory Accreditation
  • Laws (DEQ Rules and Regulations)
  • Lead - DHHS
  • Local Government Recycling Assistance
  • Local Government Solid Waste Contacts
  • Log Salvaging (submerged) - Contact the following agencies: Underwater Archaeology Branch (DCR), US Army Corps of Engineers (select the appropriate field office), Division of Coastal Management, Division of Water Resources; State Property Office (DOA), DEQ Environmental Permit Assistance
  • Logging - DACS

M

Top

  • Material Recovery Facilities
  • Medical Waste
  • Medicine Drop-Off Locations - NC SBI
  • Metal Detectors
  • Methamphetamine Labs - DHHS
  • Mercury Thermostats
  • Mining
  • Mold & Mildew - DHHS
  • Museum of Natural Sciences

N

Top

  • Natural Heritage Program
  • Natural Resources Conservation Service
  • NC Cooperative Extension - County Centers
  • NC Green Travel
  • Nuisance Wildlife - NC WRC
  • NPDES Stormwater
  • NPDES Wastewater

O

Top

  • Office Locations (DEQ Regional Offices)
  • Oil Filters
  • On-site Water Protection Branch - DHHS
  • On-site Technical Assessments (Energy, Water, and Waste Reduction)
  • Open Burning
  • Ozone

P

Top

  • Performance Contracting
  • Permit Application Tracker
  • Permit Directory
  • Permitting Resources
  • Pesticides (Disposal of) - DACS
  • Pesticides (Regulation of) - DACS
  • Pesticides (Water Testing - Private Wells) - DHHS
  • Pesticides and Health - DHHS
  • Plastic Bottles
  • Pollution Prevention Strategies
  • Press Releases
  • Prosperity Zone Contacts
  • Publications & Outreach Materials

Q

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R

Top

  • Radiation Protection/Radioactive Materials - DHHS
  • Radon - DHHS
  • Recycling
  • Recycling Business Assistance Center
  • Recycling Outreach
  • Recycling Markets Directory
  • Regional Offices
  • Restaurants/Food Handling Inspections - County Health Departments
  • RICE (Generators)
  • Rules, Policies, Laws & Regulations

S

Top

  • Sanitary Sewer Overflow
  • School Recycling
  • Sedimentation & Erosion Control Program - Local Programs; DEQ Regional Office (if no Local Program)
  • Septic Systems - Private Residences - County Health Departments; Large & Industrial Process Subsurface Wastewater Systems - DHHS
  • Shale Gas
  • Small Business Environmental Assistance
  • Soil Testing - DACS
  • Solid Waste Section
  • Spills
  • State Employee Directory
  • State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)
  • State Parks
  • Storm Season Help
  • Stormwater
  • Streams and Wetlands 401 & Buffer Permitting
  • Stream Classifications
  • State Agency Recycling Information
  • Storm Debris
  • Swimming Advisories
  • Swimming Pools (Laws and Rules) - DHHS

T

Top

  • Tanks - Aboveground Storage Tanks; Underground Storage Tanks
  • Tanning - DHHS
  • Tires (Scrap)
  • Trout Waters

U

Top

  • Underground Injection Control Program
  • Underground Storage Tanks
  • Used Cooking Oil
  • Used Oil - Rules; Recycling Markets
  • Utility Saving Fact Sheets
  • Utility Savings Initiative

V

Top

  • Vermicomposting

W

Top

  • Water Efficiency
  • Water Treatment Facility Operators Certification
  • Waste Reduction Partners
  • Waste Reduction Assessments
  • Waste Trader
  • Wastewater
  • Wastewater Operator Certification
  • Well Contractors Certification
  • Wells: 
    • Private Drinking Water Wells (information on testing) - for permitting and inspections contact your local health department
    • Public Drinking Water (Public Water Supply Systems) - Division of Water Resources
  • Wetlands and Streams 401 & Buffer Permitting
  • Wildlife Nuisances - NC WRC
  • Wildlife Resources Commission
  • Wooden Pallets

X

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Y

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Z

Top

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  • Zoo
  • Zoning Consistency Determination

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  • Environmental Management Systems
  • FAQs
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  • DEACS Services and Assistance
  • NC Environmental Stewardship Initiative
  • NC Green Travel Program
  • Recycling
  • Small Business Environmental Assistance
  • Quotes
  • A-Z Topic Index
    • Gems/Gold Panning
    • Metal Detectors
  • Press Releases
  • Zero Waste

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