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January 8, 2025, 6pm - 8pm
The Southern Regional Advisory Committee will meet at 6 p.m. on January 8, 2025.
January 7, 2025, 6pm - 8pm
The Northern Regional Advisory Committee will meet at 6 p.m. on January 7, 2025.
January 7, 2025, 1pm - 3pm
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality is accepting comments on a proposed rule change that would effectively adopt the federal drinking water standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The comment period will open Dec. 16, and will end Feb. 14, 2025, with a public hearing planned on Jan. 7 in Raleigh.
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.
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***
December 16, 2024, 10am - 11am
The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) will hold a special meeting Dec. 16 by web conference to hear a variance request from the N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT). The meeting will be limited to this one agenda item. Members of the public may join by computer or phone.Who:      Coastal Resources CommissionWhat:      Special MeetingWhen:     Dec. 16 at 10 a.m.Where:    Meeting by video conference
November 20, 2024 - December 20, 2024, All day
PurposeThe North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Division of Air Quality (DAQ), hereby gives notice regarding its pre-hearing draft of the Second Ten-Year Maintenance Plan for The Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, North Carolina Maintenance Area for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). 
November 20, 2024 - December 20, 2024, All day
NOTE: The public hearing noticed below has been canceled because the Division did not receive a request to hold a public hearing before the Dec. 13 deadline to submit a request. Comments on the Exceptional Events demonstration will continue to be accepted through Dec. 20. 
November 20, 2024, 6pm - November 22, 2024, 2pm
The Marine Fisheries Commission is scheduled to meet November 20-22, 2024 at the Islander Hotel and Resort in Emerald Isle, North Carolina.
December 5, 2024, 11am - 5:01pm
The Environmental Management Commission (EMC) is accepting public comment on proposed amendments to rules governing wastewater capacity for treatment plants and new dwelling units, as required by laws passed by the N.C. General Assembly in 2023.