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2024 Mobile Sources Emissions Reductions Grants

Applications are closed. Award announcements will be made later this year. Please see the Program Timeline table below for updated dates.

N.C. Coastal Resources Commission Science Panel to meet Dec. 5 by web conference

The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) Science Panel is scheduled to meet via web conference on Dec. 5 at 9 a.m. to continue its review of Inlet Hazard Area boundaries. The public may listen to the meeting by computer or phone.

DEQ to Hold Public Hearings on Air Quality Permits for Coal Replacement Projects at 2 Duke Energy Facilities

 The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) invites the public to provide comment on two draft air quality permit revisions for Duke Energy. 

Public Hearing: Preliminary Determination of Air Quality Permit Application for Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC - Marshall Steam Station

Public Hearing on Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC - Marshall Steam Station 

Date and Time: Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.)
Location: Lake Norman High School auditorium

Public Hearing: Preliminary Determination of Air Quality Permit Application for Duke Energy Progress, LLC - Roxboro Steam Electric Plant

Public Hearing on Duke Energy Progress, LLC - Roxboro Steam Electric Plant

Date and Time: Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.)
Location: Piedmont Community College auditorium, Room D-101

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Request for Proposals (RFP)

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s (NCDEQ) State Energy Office (SEO) is requesting applications for distribution of the North Carolina EECBG award.

Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0005479 Laurel Hill Maxton WWTP

Public Notice North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0005479 Laurel Hill Maxton WWTP The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue a NPDES wastewater discharge permit to the person(s) listed below. Written comments regarding the proposed permit will be accepted until 30 days after the publish date of this notice. The Director of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR) may hold a public hearing should there be a significant degree of public interest. Please mail comments and/or information requests to DWR at the above address. Interested persons may visit the DWR at 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604 to review the information on file. Additional information on NPDES permits and this notice may be found on our website: https://deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings,or by calling (919) 707-3601. Laurinburg-Maxton Airport Commission applied to renew NPDES permit NC0005479 for Laurel Hill WWTP (Redmond Hill Rd, Laurel Hill) in Scotland County. This facility discharges into Gum Swamp Creek (Ida Mill Pond) in the Lumber River Basin. Currently, fecal coliform and biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of Gum Swamp Creek. (Public Notice will run in the Laurinburg Exchange on 10/5/24.) View Draft Permit NC0005479 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 11/5/24

Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0020591 Third Creek WWTP

Public Notice North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0020591 Third Creek WWTP The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue a NPDES wastewater discharge permit to the person(s) listed below. Written comments regarding the proposed permit will be accepted until 30 days after the publish date of this notice. The Director of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR) may hold a public hearing should there be a significant degree of public interest. Please mail comments and/or information requests to DWR at the above address. Interested persons may visit the DWR at 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604 to review the information on file. Additional information on NPDES permits and this notice may be found on our website: https://deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings, or by calling (919) 707-3601. The City of Statesville [P.O. Box 1111, Statesville, NC 28687] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0020591 for its Third Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Iredell County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to Third Creek, a class C water in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Some of the parameters in the permit are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of the Neuse River. (Public Notice will run in the Statesville Record and Landmark on 10/5/24.) View Draft Permit NC0020591 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 10/4/24

Region 6 Direct Weatherization Services - Single Family Request for Proposals (RFP)

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) provided additional federal funding for the state Weatherization Assistance Program. This funding is in addition to the annual amounts allocated to the agencies supporting the Weatherization Assistance Program and does not affect those allocations.

Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0087726 Fork Township WTP

Public Notice North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0087726 Fork Township WTP The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue a NPDES wastewater discharge permit to the person(s) listed below. Written comments regarding the proposed permit will be accepted until 30 days after the publish date of this notice. The Director of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR) may hold a public hearing should there be a significant degree of public interest. Please mail comments and/or information requests to DWR at the above address. Interested persons may visit the DWR at 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604 to review the information on file. Additional information on NPDES permits and this notice may be found on our website: https://deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings,or by calling (919) 707-3601. Fork Township Sanitary District applied to renew NPDES permit NC0087726 Fork Township WTP (870 Old Smithfield Road, Goldsboro) in Wayne County. This facility discharges to Beaverdam Creek in the Neuse River Basin. Currently total residual chlorine, combined radium-226 and radium-228, alpha emitters, beta emitters, strontium-90, tritium, and uranium are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in Beaverdam Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Goldsboro News-Argus on 10/3/24.) View Draft Permit NC0087726 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 11/4/24