Wednesday, February 26, 2020

N.C. Environmental Management Commission to meet March 4 and 5

<p>The N.C. Environmental Management Commission (EMC) will meet March 4 and 5 at the Archdale Building, 512 N. Salisbury Street in Raleigh. Committees will meet Wednesday, March 4, with the full commission meeting Thursday, March 5. All of the meetings will be held in the Ground Floor Hearing Room.</p>
Raleigh, NC
Feb 26, 2020

The N.C. Environmental Management Commission (EMC) will meet March 4 and 5 at the Archdale Building, 512 N. Salisbury Street in Raleigh. Committees will meet Wednesday, March 4, with the full commission meeting Thursday, March 5. All of the meetings will be held in the Ground Floor Hearing Room.

Topics to be discussed include requests to approve a hearing officer’s report, a regulatory impact analysis and rule revisions related to underground storage tanks, as well as requests to adopt rule revisions for NPDES wastewater permits, special orders by consent, and water quality standards and classifications. Other items include a request for approval of the revised nutrient offset rule after addressing an objection by the Rules Review Commission. See the full agenda and more information about each item on the EMC website

The Environmental Management Commission is responsible for adopting rules for the protection, preservation and enhancement of the state’s air, land and water resources. The commission oversees and adopts rules for several divisions of the Department of Environmental Quality, including the divisions of Air Quality; Energy, Mineral and Land Resources; Waste Management and Water Resources. The public is welcome to attend meetings in person or by WebEx at the links shown below.

Who:       N.C. Environmental Management Commission Committees 
What:      Meetings
When:     9: 30 a.m. Wednesday, March 4
Where:    Archdale Building, Ground Floor Hearing Room
                 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh

WebEx link March 4 committee meetings:
https://ncdenrits.webex.com/ncdenrits/j.php?MTID=m8312137bb325137a02e6d44dc76ebe05
To gain access please use password: 1234

Who:       N.C. Environmental Management Commission
What:      Meeting
When:     9 a.m. Thursday, March 5
Where:    Archdale Building, Ground Floor Hearing Room
                512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh

WebEx link March 5 Environmental Management Commission meeting:
https://ncdenrits.webex.com/ncdenrits/j.php?MTID=md0dc6c7a1a151a364facda60e7ed8a15
To gain access please use password: 1234

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