Press Releases

REMINDER: North Carolina Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board to Meet October 5

The state Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board will meet on Monday, October 5, via WebEx, to discuss hexavalent chromium technical comments and hear presentations on PFAS mixtures.

Comment period opens, public hearings scheduled for various marine fisheries rules

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission is accepting public comment on proposed amendments and re-adoption of 50 rules under a state-mandated periodic review schedule.

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).

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. 

Water quality swimming alert lifted for sound-side site in Carteret County

State recreational water quality officials today lifted a water quality swimming alert at a sound-side site in Carteret County.

RELEASE: Public meeting and public hearing on Align biogas project rescheduled for November 16, comment period extended

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) will host a public meeting followed by a public hearing on Monday, November 16, 2020 on a draft permit for Align RNG, LLC.  Members of the public are invited to attend online or by phone and provide their comments on the proposed air permit. The hearing was previously scheduled for October 20. The comment period has been extended through November 20.

Water quality swimming alert issued for sound-side site in Carteret County

State recreational water quality officials today are alerting the public that initial testing at a sound-side site in Carteret County showed levels of bacteria exceeding the state’s and Environmental Protection Agency’s recreational water quality swimming standards.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Public hearing scheduled for Pender County shellfish lease proposals

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public hearing by webinar on proposed shellfish leases in Pender County at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28

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.

DEQ issues Notice of Violation to Colonial Pipeline for massive gasoline spill in Huntersville

RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Waste Management issued a notice of violation to Colonial Pipeline for impacts to groundwater quality due to a 273,000-gallon gasoline spill on August 14 in Huntersville. The pipeline has been repaired, and cleanup efforts are underway with oversight by DEQ.