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DEQ Sets Public Hearing Date and Accepts Public Comments for Blue Ridge Paper Products Proposed Wastewater Permit Modifications and Variance Removal
The Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Division of Water Resources (DWR) will conduct an online public hearing Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 6:00 PM to review proposed amendments to the Blue Ridge Paper Products, LLC’s (d/b/a Evergreen Packaging) effluent discharge permit.
Public Comment Period Extended for Special Order by Consent at City of Greensboro’s Wastewater Treatment Plant
The Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) has extended the public comment period to noon on Monday, December 14, for the proposed
DEQ Requests Public Comments in Proposed Revisions to State’s Groundwater Rules
The Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Division of Water Resources (DWR) is requesting public comments on proposed changes to a portion of DEQ's groundwater classifications and standards r
N.C. Environmental Management Commission to meet November 18-19, 2020
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission (EMC) will meet remotely Wednesday and Thursday, November 18-19, 2020 by teleconference.
Public Hearing Scheduled for Special Order by Consent for City of Greensboro’s Wastewater Treatment Plant
The Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 on a proposed Special Order by Consent (SOC) for the City of Greensboro’s T.Z. Osborne Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) NPDES discharge permit.
DEQ awards $11.5 million in Coastal Storm Damage Grants
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) is awarding $11.5 million in grants to eight communities in coastal North Carolina for projects related to Hurricane Florence damage.
Reminder: Public Hearing Scheduled For Proposed Removal of Swamp Classification in the Lower Cape Fear River
The Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Division of Water Resources (DWR) will conduct an online public hearing on Octob
North Carolina honors 55 drinking water treatment plants
The N.C. Division of Water Resources has honored 55 water treatment plants for surpassing federal and state drinking water standards in 2019.
State Seeks Public Feedback on the Chowan River Basin Plan
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Division of Water Resources is requesting public review and input of the draft 2020 Chowan River Basinwide Water Resources Plan (Basin Plan).
Civil Penalty assessed for B&L Farms Lagoon Breach
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources (DWR) issued the owner of B&L Farms a civil penalty assessment totaling more than $87,000. This is in response to the June 12 animal waste lagoon breach, which released an estimated three million gallons of animal waste in Sampson County.
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