Press Releases

State to hold public hearing on six draft wastewater permit renewals

The N.C. Division of Water Resources will host a public hearing to gather comments on six draft wastewater discharge permit renewals for mines in Avery and Mitchell counties.

DEQ Issues General Permits for Swine, Cattle and Wet Poultry

The N.C . Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today issued three general permits for animal operations: the Swine General Permit, the Cattle General Permit, and the Wet Poultry General Permit. The revisions to the previous permits are increasingly protective of the environment and public health. The 2019 permit also includes measures to promote technology, efficiency and transparency in record keeping and reporting.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Annual state drought council meeting set for April 4

The N.C. Drought Management Advisory Council will discuss the state’s record rainfall this year and the outlook for the coming months at its annual meeting on April 4.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Public meeting scheduled regarding invasive hydrilla management in the Eno River

Federal, state and local officials will meet on March 21 at 6:30 p.m. in Hillsborough to discuss the status of an ongoing project aimed to reduce hydrilla, an invasive weed, in the Eno River.

REMINDER: State to hold last of two public meetings on draft Animal Feeding Operations General Permits

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will hold a meeting on three general permits for animal operations on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at the Statesville Civic Center in Statesville, NC at 6 p.m. Doors open and registration begins at 5:30 p.m. The three permits are the Swine General Permit, the Cattle General Permit, and the Wet Poultry General Permit. 

Application Period Opens for Watershed Restoration Grants

The N.C. Division of Water Resources is accepting proposals for grant funds to implement watershed restoration plans to restore waterways impaired by nonpoint source pollution. The state expects to receive $1.2 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for competitive funding of projects under Section 319(h) of the Clean Water Act during the 2019 grant cycle.

Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board to meet Feb. 4 in Raleigh

The North Carolina Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board will meet Monday, Feb. 4 at the Archdale Building in downtown Raleigh. Topics for discussion will include GenX, methyl bromide and hexavalent chromium, among other items.

State announces public comment period, public meetings on draft Animal Feeding Operations General Permits

State to host public hearing on Siler City water treatment plant permit

The N.C. Division of Water Resources will host a Jan. 24 public hearing to obtain community feedback on a draft wastewater discharge permit for the Siler City Wastewater Treatment Plant in Chatham County.

Comment period extended, public hearing planned for Siler City wastewater plant

The N.C. Division of Water Resources has extended until Jan. 24, 2019 the public comment period for a draft modified wastewater permit for the Siler City Wastewater Treatment Plant. The agency will also host a Jan. 24 public hearing to provide community members with an additional opportunity to submit feedback on the draft permit.