A-Z Topic Index Jump to Section: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y 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 Top - - - 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 Top - - - Y Top - - - Z Top Zero Waste Zoo Zoning Consistency Determination
A-Z Topic Index Jump to Section: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y 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 Top - - - 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 Top - - - Y Top - - - Z Top Zero Waste Zoo Zoning Consistency Determination