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State Water Infrastructure Meeting

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)’s Division of Water Resources has opened the public comment period for the reissuance of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permits for animal operations through July 15, 2022.

The Rules Review Committee of the N.C. Oil and Gas Commission will meet to review existing Commission rules.

The State Energy Office will be hosting an Energy Infrastructure Committee meeting on Monday, June 20th at 9:00AM via WebEx.

WebEx information:

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet by web conference at 11:30 a.m. June 23 to vote on final approval of nine Joint Rules.

The North Carolina Mining Commission will meet in Raleigh on June 21, 2022. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. The public is invited to attend in person, by computer or phone.

The Environmental Protection Agency will hold a separate meeting about its proposed plan for Operable Unit 2 – the nearly 16-acre-area where treated and untreated wood was stored during historic operations – on Tuesday, June 14. The Proposed Plan on EPA’s website as well as the factsheet provide further details about the proposed soil removal and public comment options.

State and federal officials together with Multistate Trust representatives will hold meetings on June 13 and 14 regarding plans for the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp – Navassa Superfund site. Members of the public are welcome to attend the events in person or participate in the meetings online or by phone.