Hazardous Waste Section
GenX Investigation
Find out the latest on the state investigation, including the consent order signed on February 25, 2019, regarding the release of an unregulated chemical known as GenX and its impacts on surrounding and downstream communities.
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Emerging Compounds
As emerging compounds are discovered in our environment, DEQ is taking action to determine the environmental and health impacts and appropriate remedial actions.
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Alcoa/Badin Business Park
The former Alcoa Badin Works facility has a RCRA Hazardous Waste Permit which permit covers assessment and remediation activities of hazardous waste contamination at the site. Learn more about the ongoing work at the site.
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Division of Waste Management Site Locator Tool
The DWM Site Locator Tool can search for sites managed, regulated and inventoried by the division, such as brownfield locations, preregulatory landfills, underground storage tanks, superfund sites and hazardous waste facilities.
Use the ToolWorking to safely manage and reduce hazardous waste in NC
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Subtitle C is designed to control the management of hazardous waste from its generation to final disposition - from "cradle-to-grave." The focus of the RCRA hazardous waste rules is unlike other environmental regulations that focus on abating and/or reducing existing environmental threats. The intent is to prevent environmental threats.
