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MEDIA ADVISORY: North Carolina Science Advisory Board to meet June 18
The state Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board will meet in Raleigh on Monday to discuss benchmark dose modeling, trichloroethylene vapor intrusion and action levels, and hexavalent chromium, among other topics. To view the full agenda online, visit: https://files.nc.gov/ncdeq/GenX/SAB/SAB%20Agenda%20FINAL%20061818.pdf.
North Carolina honors 69 drinking water treatment plants
The N.C. Division of Water Resources has honored 69 water treatment plants for surpassing federal and state drinking water standards.
DEQ files new proposed court order against Chemours
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality today filed a proposed court order to require the Chemours Company to implement numerous measures to eliminate or reduce air emissions and water impacts caused by GenX and related compounds, and address contamination in and around the Fayetteville Works facility.
County and municipality recycling numbers show 5 percent increase from last year
The state’s Recycling and Materials Management Section today released recycling numbers for all 100 counties and municipalities, showing a 5.3 percent increase in paper and container recycling as compared to the previous year. Local recycling programs collected more than 1.7 million tons of traditional and non-traditional materials last year.
MEDIA ADVISORY: State to host public hearing on Buck Steam Station water permits
The state Department of Environmental Quality will host a June 13 public hearing to obtain community feedback on two draft stormwater permits and a draft wastewater permit for Duke Energy’s Buck Combined Cycle Station.
DEQ Correspondence to Chemours regarding groundwater and air quality issues, clay pipes and alternate water solutions
Four letters have been posted to the Department of Environmental Quality’s GenX Investigation webpage under “Hot Topics” (https://deq.nc.gov/news/hot-topics/genx-investigation/investigations-and-enforcement-actions).
State Water Infrastructure Authority and Division of Water Infrastructure Seek Public Comment
The State Water Infrastructure Authority and the N.C. Division of Water Infrastructure are seeking public comment on proposed changes to water infrastructure funding programs.
Treatment of invasive Hydrilla to resume in Eno River
Herbicide treatment for an infestation of Hydrilla in the Eno River will resume today and continue through September. Hydrilla is a highly destructive, non-native aquatic plant that grows rapidly and creates thick mats on the surface of waterways.
State extends public comment period for Duke Energy draft consent orders
The state Department of Environmental Quality has extended the public comment periods for two draft consent orders that will establish agreements for Duke Energy to drain coal ash ponds more quickly at the company’s Buck, Belews Creek, Mayo and Roxboro facilities. The consent orders will allow the utility to close out the impoundments earlier than the deadline that is required by the state Coal Ash Management Act.
State seeks public feedback on Duke Energy’s Buck Steam Station permits
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality is seeking public feedback on two draft stormwater permits and a draft wastewater permit for Duke Energy’s Buck Combined Cycle Station. The Rowan County facility discharges to the Yadkin River in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin.
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