El Departamento de Calidad Ambiental de Carolina del Norte (DEQ, por sus siglas en ingles) tendra tres sesiones de participación pública en junio para recibir opiniones sobre cómo las inundaciones, la mitigación de inundaciones y la resiliencia afectan a las comunidades de Carolina del Norte. Los comentarios del público ayudarán al DEQ a desarrollar el Proyecto de Resiliencia ante Inundaciones de Carolina del Norte junto con más de 100 asesores técnicos que representan a gobiernos federales, estatales, de condados, municipales y tribales, organizaciones no gubernamentales y universidades.
Press Releases
El DEQ celebrará sesiones de comentarios públicos sobre el Proyecto de Resiliencia ante Inundaciones
The N.C. Sedimentation Control Commission will meet in the Ground Floor Hearing Room of the Archdale Building, located at 512 N. Salisbury Street in Raleigh, on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m., and the public may join in person, by webinar or by phone.
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) is providing an additional 15 days to submit public comment on a draft air quality permit for Wolfspeed, Inc. – Siler City Factory.
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management and the Cape Hatteras National Seashore will host an interagency work group meeting on May 24 by web conference to discuss the role of public and private insurance in addressing erosion-threatened structures. The public may listen by computer or phone.
State recreational water quality officials today lifted a water quality swimming advisory for a sound-side swimming area in Dare County.
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet in-person May 24-26 at the Beaufort Hotel, 2440 Lennoxville Road, Beaufort. The meeting will also be livestreamed on YouTube.
Consistent and heavy April rainfall has resulted in a clear drought map for North Carolina on the U.S. Drought Monitor as reported through the North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council (DMAC). Since May 4, 2023, all of North Carolina’s 100 counties were determined to be free from drought or abnormally dry conditions.
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), in cooperation with the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, City of Durham, Durham County, Town of Hillsborough and Orange County will be treating the Eno River for Hydrilla May 15, 2023 through August 31, 2023.
The North Carolina Mining Commission will meet in Raleigh on May 10, 2023, beginning at 1 p.m. The public is invited to attend in person, by computer or phone.
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission (EMC) will meet virtually on Wednesday and Thursday, May 10 and 11, 2023. The public is invited to attend online or in-person at the listening station in the Ground Floor Hearing Room of the Archdale Building at 512 N. Salisbury St, Raleigh.
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 Committee Meetings Remote Access
Thursday, May 11, 2023 Full Commission Meeting Remote Access
Meeting information may be found at the Department of Environmental Quality’s Environmental Management Commission webpage.
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.