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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.
State seeks public feedback on Belews Creek Steam Station draft consent order and permit
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality is seeking public feedback on a proposed draft special order by consent for Duke Energy’s Belews Creek Steam Station, as well as a draft wastewater permit modification for the Stokes County facility. The public comment period for both documents opens today and will run through Jan. 25, 2019.
MEDIA ADVISORY: State invites public comment on early draft of swine waste management permit
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality invites the public to comment on the first draft of the state’s draft swine waste management system general permit (AWG100000). Comments will be accepted on this version of the permit until December 21, 2018, which will inform the next draft of the permit.
NEW LOCATION: State reschedules public meeting on draft swine waste management permit
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has announced a new location to obtain public input on the state’s draft swine waste management system general permit (AWG100000) for Nov. 27 in Clinton.
ADVISORY: State reschedules public meeting on draft swine waste management permit
NOTE: BELOW ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN AMENDED, LATEST ANNOUNCEMENT/LOCATION A
MEDIA ADVISORY: North Carolina Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board to meet Oct. 22
The state Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board will meet on Monday in Raleigh to discuss the board’s GenX report, as well as emerging contaminants methyl bromide, hexavalent chromium and trichloroet
RELEASE: DEQ Completes Permanent Replacement of Water Supplies at Coal Ash Sites
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) announced today that permanent replacement water supplies have been provided to all eligible households near Duke Energy coal ash facili
MEMO: First results from Duke’s H.F. Lee facility
To: Interested Parties
From: Megan Thorpe, Communications Director, NC DEQ
RE: First results from Duke’s H.F. Lee facility
State environmental officials seek public input on draft swine waste management permit
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality will host a public meeting on Oct. 4 in Greenville to obtain input on the state’s draft swine waste management system general permit (AWG100000), which nearly all North Carolina hog farms are required to comply with. Information shared at the event will include a summary of a technical workgroup session held earlier that day. Community feedback obtained through the meeting will assist environmental regulators in preparing a final draft permit which will be published for public review early next year.
State reminds public to avoid algal blooms in Chowan River area
Officials with the N.C. Division of Water Resources continue to urge the public to avoid contact with green or blue water in the Chowan River due to an ongoing algal bloom that has lingered in the area since June 20.
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