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Awards honor outstanding water protection efforts
Officials with the N.C. Division of Water Resources have announced the recipients of the state’s annual Source Water Protection awards that recognize individuals and organizations that take exceptional measures to protect sources of public drinking water.
Rainfall wipes out drought conditions across North Carolina
Recent rainfall has helped to rid North Carolina of moderate drought conditions for the first time since last October, wiping out the lingering drought conditions in the western Piedmont.
State hosting Mar. 22 public hearing in Burgaw on proposed water transfer certificate
State officials are hosting a public hearing Mar. 22 on the Pender County Utilities’ request to transfer more water from a neighboring river basin to meet the system’s projected water demands.
State hosting fourth GenX information session on Feb. 1
The state departments of Environmental Quality and Health and Human Services will host a fourth community information session Thursday, Feb.
Tonight’s public hearing on a proposed water transfer certificate in Burgaw canceled
A public hearing on the Pender County Utilities’ request to transfer more water from a neighboring river basin, scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 18, has been canceled due to inclement weather.
State hosting Jan. 18 public hearing in Burgaw on proposed water transfer certificate
State officials are hosting a public hearing Jan. 18 on the Pender County Utilities’ request to transfer more water from a neighboring river basin to meet the system’s projected water demands.
North Carolina Science Advisory Board to meet in Wilmington Dec. 4
The North Carolina Science Advisory Board will hold its second meeting on Dec. 4 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Surface water results from October show GenX was above state health goal at one water treatment facility after Oct. 6 spill
State officials believe elevated concentrations of GenX found at a water treatment facility along the Cape Fear River can be attributed to an Oct. 6 spill from a manufacturing line at Chemours’ facility in Fayetteville, the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality announced today. In addition, state officials directed Chemours to provide bottled water to 34 more well owners based on results from the latest round of private well testing.
State moves to revoke Chemours’ permit to discharge processed wastewater
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality announced today it is moving to revoke Chemours’ permit to discharge process wastewater because the company failed to comply with its permit and failed to report an October spill.
DEQ will take additional enforcement action against Chemours for unreported spill
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality will take additional enforcement action against Chemours for an increase in the concentration of GenX in the wastewater discharge at Chemours’ Fayetteville Works facility identified in recent water quality sampling results.
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