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
Conservation Grant Fund Annual Report	Annual report on Conservation Grant Fund Annual Report. Includes inventory of all conservation easements held by the Department.	10/01/2022
Surface Water Identification and Training Certificate Course Report	Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Surface Water Identification Training and Certification Program and report of findings and recommendations.	10/01/2022
Annual Waste Management Annual Report	Report on permitting, inspection, compliance, and accounting of activities for the Animal Feeding Operation program.	10/01/2022
Risk-Based Remediation Fund Report	Annual report on the Risk-Based Remediation Fund.	10/01/2022
October Directed Grants Report	Report on the status of funds disbursed for directed grants.	10/01/2022
Stormwater & Sedimentation Joint Report	Combined report on implementation of the State Sedimentation Pollution Control Program and the State Stormwater Program.	10/01/2022
North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council Report	A review of drought advisories issued by the Council and any recommendations to improve coordination among local, State, and federal agencies; public water systems; and water users to improve the management and mitigation of the harmful effects of drought.	10/01/2022
Bernard Allen Emergency Drinking Water Fund	Annual report on implementation of the Bernard Allen Memorial Emergency Drinking Water Fund.	10/01/2022
Combined River Basin Advisory Commission Report and Audit	Annual audit and report on the River Basin Advisory Commission	10/01/2022
Water Resources Development Projects Report	A summary of North Carolina's share of the cost of water resources development projects being constructed or maintained across the state.	09/01/2022
Stormwater Grants Report	A report on the projects and activities funded by the Local Assistance for Stormwater Infrastructure Investments Fund.	09/01/2022
Coastal Habitat Protection Plan Report	A plan for the protection and conservation of North Carolina's coastal habitat.	09/01/2022
Study on Erosion and Sedimentation Applicable to Storm-water Discharges from Construction Activities	A report to present the finding from the Department of Environmental Quality's study of the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act of 1973 (SPCA) and N.C.'s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Construction Stormwater NCG010000 (NCG01).	09/01/2022
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