Press Releases
State takes action to manage emerging compounds in wastewater
State environmental officials are requiring towns with pretreatment programs in the Cape Fear River Basin to monitor for a set of emerging compounds starting this summer.
State to release sterile grass carp for hydrilla control in Harris Lake
The Department of Environmental Quality, in cooperation with the N. C. Wildlife Resources Commission and Duke Energy, will be stocking 2,500 sterile grass carp at Harris Lake to control hydrilla, a particularly aggressive aquatic plant.
CORRECTION: 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.
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.
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