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He’s known for his professionalism, strong work ethic and commitment to conserving North Carolina’s marine resources. These qualities earned Marine Patrol Officer Jonathan Price this year’s Marine Patrol Officer of the Year Award.

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries is accepting applications for commercial and recreational fishermen, scientists and interested parties to serve on the Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan Amendment 5 Advisory Committee.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Infrastructure is accepting comments until March 30, 2026, on updates to several Intended Use Plans (IUPs) and Project Priority Lists, and until April 13, 2026, for new draft Intended Use Plans and proposed Priority Rating Systems for the State Revolving Fund programs.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources is now accepting proposals statewide for projects that address stream restoration, water-based restoration and water management until June 30, 2026.

La Comisión de Gestión Medioambiental (EMC) de Carolina del Norte llevará a cabo tres audiencias para escuchar los comentarios del público sobre las normas propuestas para monitorear y reducir tres PFAS (sustancias perfluoroalquiladas y polifluoroalquiladas) que se encuentran en las aguas residuales que se vierten en las aguas superficiales de Carolina del Norte. Las audiencias son parte de un período de comentarios que inicio el 16 de marzo.

La Comisión de Gestión Medioambiental (EMC) de Carolina del Norte llevará a cabo tres audiencias para escuchar los comentarios del público sobre las normas propuestas para monitorear y reducir el 1,4-dioxano, una sustancia que probablemente causa cáncer y que se encuentra en las aguas residuales vertidas en las aguas superficiales de Carolina del Norte, procedentes de determinadas instalaciones. Las audiencias son parte de un período de comentarios públicos que inicio el 16 de marzo.

The North Carolina Mining Commission Rules Committee will meet at 11 a.m. on March 27, 2026, online via WebEx.

The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission will hold three public hearings to hear public comment on proposed rules for monitoring and minimizing 1,4-dioxane, a substance likely to cause cancer, in wastewater discharged into North Carolina’s surface waters from certain facilities. The hearings are part of a comment period that began on March 16.

The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission will hold three public hearings to receive public comment on proposed rules for monitoring and minimizing three PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, in wastewater discharged into North Carolina’s surface waters. The hearings are part of a comment period that began on March 16. 

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries reminds fishermen that a one-month striped bass season will open April 1 in portions of the Tar-Pamlico and Neuse rivers and their tributaries.