Topics Related to Water Resources

Comment Period Opens: Solar Space Technology – NPDES Wastewater Permit No. NC0004944 – SDC 26 WWTP, LLC

April 23, 2026, 11:59am - June 1, 2026, 12:59pm
Public Notice
N.C. Department of Environmental Quality
Intent to Issue NPDES Wastewater Discharge Permit No. NC0004944
Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. All comments received by June 1, 2026, will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions.
Permit Application:
SDC 26 WWTP, LLC, 5320 Old Pineville Rd., Charlotte, NC, has applied for renewal of its NPDES wastewater permit (NC0004944) for the SDC 26 WWTP, located at 7401 Statesville Blvd., Rowan County. The facility discharges industrial wastewater, sanitary wastewater, and

Notice of Intent to Issue an NPDES Wastewater Permit No. NC0085359-Twelve Mile Creek WWTP

April 15, 2026, 11:59am - May 15, 2026, 12:59pm
Public Notice
North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Notice of Intent to Issue an NPDES Wastewater Permit No. NC0085359-Twelve Mile Creek WWTP
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue an NPDES wastewater discharge permit to the person(s) listed below. Written comments regarding the proposed permit will be accepted until 30 days after the publication date of this notice. The Director of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR) may hold a public hearing if there is a significant degree of

Comment Period Opens: Corning Incorporated – NPDES Wastewater Permit No. NC0086169 (Fiber Optic Facility)

April 9, 2026, 11:59am - May 13, 2026, 12:59pm
Public Notice
N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0086169

Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. All comments received by May 13, 2026, will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions.
Permit Application:
Corning, Inc., P.O. Box 1700, Concord, N.C., has applied for renewal of its NPDES wastewater permit (NC0086169) for its Concord facility, 14556 Highway 601 South, Cabarrus County. The facility discharges industrial wastewater and stormwater to Clear Creek and the

Drought intensifies in North Carolina

According to the North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council (DMAC), 15 counties are now experiencing extreme drought, 79 counties are experiencing severe drought, and six counties are in moderate drought.

DWR now accepting grant proposals for stream restoration, stormwater management and water-based recreation

March 24, 2026, 8am - June 30, 2026, 11:59pm
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources is now accepting proposals statewide for projects that address stream restoration, water-based restoration and water management until June 30, 2026.

DEQ Division of Water Resources now accepting grant proposals for stream restoration, stormwater management and water-based recreation

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources is now accepting proposals statewide for projects that address stream restoration, water-based restoration and water management until June 30, 2026.

Audiencias públicas sobre las normas propuestas para monitorear y reducir el 1,4-dioxano

La Comisión de Gestión Medioambiental (EMC) de Carolina del Norte llevará a cabo tres audiencias para escuchar los comentarios del público sobre las normas propuestas para monitorear y reducir el 1,4-dioxano, una sustancia que probablemente causa cáncer y que se encuentra en las aguas residuales vertidas en las aguas superficiales de Carolina del Norte, procedentes de determinadas instalaciones. Las audiencias son parte de un período de comentarios públicos que inicio el 16 de marzo.

Audiencias públicas sobre las normas propuestas para monitorear y reducir las PFAS

La Comisión de Gestión Medioambiental (EMC) de Carolina del Norte llevará a cabo tres audiencias para escuchar los comentarios del público sobre las normas propuestas para monitorear y reducir tres PFAS (sustancias perfluoroalquiladas y polifluoroalquiladas) que se encuentran en las aguas residuales que se vierten en las aguas superficiales de Carolina del Norte. Las audiencias son parte de un período de comentarios que inicio el 16 de marzo.

REMINDER: Public hearings scheduled on proposed PFAS monitoring, minimization rules

The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission will hold three public hearings to receive public comment on proposed rules for monitoring and minimizing three PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, in wastewater discharged into North Carolina’s surface waters. The hearings are part of a comment period that began on March 16. 

DEQ accepting water quality restoration proposals through May 29

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) is accepting funding proposals until May 29 for projects seeking to restore impaired waterways impacted by nonpoint source pollution, which is caused by water runoff that carries pollutants into waterways.