Legislative Reports

Pursuant to S.L. 2019-250 Section 5.10 (a), Department of Environmental Quality legislative reports submitted on or after January 1, 2020 will be posted below.

Title	Summary	Report Date
July 1 Coal Ash Quarterly Report	Quarterly report on DEQ's operations, activities, programs, and progress with respect to coal combustion residuals surface impounds.	07/01/2022
July 1 Directed Grants Report	Report on the status of funds disbursed for directed grants.	07/01/2022
Blueprint Implementation Report	A watershed blueprint to identify all major watersheds impacted by flooding in order to form the backbone of a State flood planning process that increases community resiliency to flooding and shall be a resource for riverine and stream management to reduce flooding to support the establishment and furtherance of local government stormwater maintenance programs.	07/01/2022
Directed Grants Status Report	Report on the status of funds disbursed for directed grants.	04/01/2022
April 1 Coal Ash Quarterly Report	Quarterly report on DEQ’s operations, activities, programs, and progress with respect to coal combustion residuals surface impoundments.	04/01/2022
Permitting Reserve Fund Implementation Report	Report on the implementation of the $2.5M that was appropriated for additional permitting positions at DEQ.	03/15/2022
Semi-Annual Report on Water Resources Development Grant Projects	Semi-annual report on the status of Water Resources Development Projects.	03/01/2022
Plan and Recommendations for Financial Resources for Decommissioning of Utility-Scale Solar Panel Projects	Plan and recommendations for financial resources for decommissioning of utility-scale solar panel projects.	03/01/2022
Report on Environmental Express Permitting Expansion and Legislative Recommendations	Report and study on additional positions and funding needed as well as any changes in law/regulation necessary to expand the Department's express permitting programs.	03/01/2022
Oyster Research and Restoration 2021 Annual Legislative Report	Report on the use of funding for oyster research and restoration activities.	03/01/2022
2021 Annual Report of the Oil and Gas Commission	Annual report on operation, activities, programs, and progress of the Oil and Gas Commission.	02/09/2022
2021 North Carolina Interagency Litter Report	Interagency report on litter enforcement, prevention, and removal efforts.	02/01/2022
2021 Q4 Capital Improvements Report	Quarterly report on capital improvements projects.	01/01/2022
Directed Grants Status Report	Report on the status of funds disbursed for directed grants.	01/01/2022
January 1 Coal Ash Quarterly Report	Quarterly report on DEQ’s operations, activities, programs, and progress with respect to coal combustion residuals surface impoundments.	01/01/2022
Environmental Management Commission Annual Report	Report on the Commission’s operations, activities, programs, and progress.	01/01/2022
2021 Guaranteed Energy Savings Contracts Annual Report	Annual status update for guaranteed energy savings contracts.	12/01/2021
2021 Comprehensive Energy Management Report	Report on program to manage energy, water, and other utility use for State agencies and State institutions of higher learning.	12/01/2021
Mitigation Services Annual Report	Report covering implementation of Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) and use of Ecosystem Restoration Funds and Inventory Report.	11/01/2021
Leaking UST Annual Report	Report on the Commercial Leaking Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund, submitted for posting on 11/3/2021.	11/01/2021