Topics Related to Water Resources

Public Comment Period: Koopman Dairies, Inc (Liberty Dairy), Facility foe amended Waste Utilization Plan (WUP) No. 760060

July 6, 2026 - August 7, 2026, All day
Koopman Dairies, Inc (Liberty Dairy), Facility No. 760060 is located at 4150 Meredell Farm Rd, Liberty, NC 27298 in Randolph County. This facility is currently permitted under non-discharge Cattle Farm Digester Waste Management System NPDES Individual Permit (NCA176060) and applies treated wastewater to adjacent sprayfields.

DEQ to hold hearing, accept comment on amended facility oversight rule

August 6, 2026, 1pm - 3pm

The NC Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Public Water Supply Section is accepting comments through Aug. 31 on proposed changes to state rules on oversight of facilities providing supplemental water treatment. 

DEQ to hold hearing, accept comment on amended facility oversight rule

July 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026, All day

The NC Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Public Water Supply Section is accepting comments through Aug. 31 on proposed changes to state rules on oversight of facilities providing supplemental water treatment. 

State to hold hearing, accept comment on amended facility oversight rule

The NC Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Public Water Supply Section is accepting comments through Aug. 31 on proposed changes to state rules on oversight of facilities providing supplemental water treatment.

La División de Recursos Hídricos del DEQ celebrará una audiencia pública sobre los impactos hídricos de la propuesta de ampliación de Castle Hayne Quarry

La División de Recursos Hídricos del Departamento de Calidad Ambiental de Carolina del Norte celebrará una audiencia pública el 14 de julio para recibir comentarios del público sobre los impactos en la calidad del agua derivados de la propuesta de Martin Marietta Materials Inc., acerca de la ampliación de una cantera de piedra caliza, ubicada en Castle Hayne, Condado de New Hanover.

REMINDER: DEQ Division of Water Resources to hold public hearing on water impacts from proposed Castle Hayne Quarry expansion

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources will hold a public hearing on July 14 to accept public comments on water quality impacts from Martin Marietta Materials Inc.’s proposed expansion of a limestone quarry in Castle Hayne, located in New Hanover County.

Drought conditions continue across North Carolina

As drought conditions continue across North Carolina heading into the Fourth of July weekend, the public is encouraged to continue to follow water supply restrictions set by their local water systems.

NCDEQ Division of Water Resources urges caution around discolored water

As the Fourth of July holiday approaches, the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Water Resources (DWR) reminds the public to avoid contact with discolored water that could indicate the presence of an algal bloom. 

N.C. Environmental Management Commission to meet July 8-9

The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission will meet July 8-9 in the Ground Floor Hearing Room of the Archdale Building in Raleigh. Members of the public may attend in-person or join the meeting by computer or phone.  

Exceptional drought expands to 10 counties in central North Carolina

Drought conditions have intensified in central North Carolina, with parts of 10 counties in and around the Triangle now classified as experiencing exceptional drought. The majority of the rest of the state remains in extreme and severe drought.