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15A NCAC 07H .0314 Installation and Maintenance of Wheat Straw Bales for Sand Fencing

February 3, 2025 - April 4, 2025, All day

The Coastal Resources Commission proposes a new administrative rule to provide greater flexibility to local governments, large oceanfront homeowners associations, and government agencies in allowing the use of wheat straw bales for dune protection in addition to sand fencing.

Proposed Rule Language

Division of Water Resources to hold public hearing on Mid-Currituck Bridge proposal

February 27, 2025, 5:30pm - 9pm
DWR will hold a public hearing on Feb. 27 at the Currituck County Center to hear public comment on North Carolina Department of Transportation and North Carolina Turnpike Authority’s 401 water quality certification application for the proposed Mid-Currituck Bridge project.

Public Invited to Comment on Oil and Gas Commission Rule Adoption, Public Hearing to be Held Jan. 7

January 6, 2025, 6pm - 10pm
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is currently accepting comments on adoption of rule 15A NCAC 05C, regarding pre-drilling for oil and natural gas exploration activities, through Feb. 14, 2025. The Department will host a public hearing on the proposed rule on January 7, 2025, in Raleigh.

Public Hearing: Amendments to Air Curtain Incinerator Rules

August 19, 2025, 6pm - 9pm

Purpose: To receive comments on the proposed amendments to 15A NCAC 02D .1904, Air Curtain Incinerators, and 15A NCAC 02Q .0810, Air Curtain Burners. Also, to receive comment on the accompanying a fiscal note for the proposed revisions.  

Public hearing to be held Dec. 17 on Lear Corp.’s wastewater discharge permit

December 17, 2024, 6pm - 9pm
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources will hold a hearing on Dec. 17 to hear public comment on the proposed renewal of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit for Lear Corp.’s industrial textile facility near Kenansville. The permit regulates pollutants discharged in the facility’s wastewater.

(Update) Public Hearing: Preliminary Determination of Air Quality Permit Application for The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

December 4, 2024 - January 23, 2025, All day

UPDATE: This public notice has been updated to change the location and start date of the public hearing, and the deadline to submit public comments. The hearing will now be held at 6 p.m. on January 16, 2025, at the Chapel Hill Town Hall. Public comments will now be accepted until Jan. 23, 2025. 

***Re-notice for change of venue and hearing start time***

Notice of Intent to Issue NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0088960 Blanchard Selma Terminal

December 4, 2024, 11:59am - January 3, 2025, 12:59pm
Public Notice
North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617

Notice of Intent to Issue NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0088960 Blanchard Selma Terminal

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

Notice of Intent to Issue NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0087866 The Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority

November 15, 2024, 11:59am - December 16, 2024, 12:59pm
Public Notice
North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Notice of Intent to Issue NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0087866 The Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority-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

Public hearing to be held Dec. 17 on Lear Corp.’s wastewater discharge permit

December 17, 2024, 6pm - 9pm
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources will hold a hearing on Dec. 17 to hear public comment on the proposed renewal of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit for Lear Corp.’s industrial textile facility near Kenansville. The permit regulates pollutants discharged in the facility’s wastewater.

Notice of Public Hearing: NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0002305_Lear Corporation, Inc._Lear Corporation WWTP

November 14, 2024, 11:59am - January 10, 2025, 5pm
Notice of Public Hearing
N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PUBLIC HEARING ON DRAFT NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0002305

Permit Application
Lear Corporation, Inc. has requested renewal of NPDES wastewater permit (NC0002305) for its Kenansville Facility, at 1754 North Carolina Highway 903 near Kenansville NC, Duplin County. This permitted facility discharges treated domestic and industrial wastewater to NE Cape Fear River, a Class C; Sw waterbody in the Cape Fear River Basin. Some of the parameters in the permit are water quality limited. The locations of the Outfalls are