The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission will meet July 17 at the NOAA Beaufort Laboratory/ N.C. National Estuarine Research Reserve Office, 101 Pivers Island Road, Beaufort.
An advisory against swimming was posted today at two sound-side sites in Pamlico County, where state officials found bacteria levels in the water that exceed the state’s and Environmental Protection Agency’s recreational water quality standards.
State recreational water quality officials today lifted a precautionary swimming advisory for an area in Carteret County. The advisory was lifted because pumping has ceased, and dredge material is no longer being placed on the beach.
The State Water Infrastructure Authority will meet Wednesday, July 10, at the NC Rural Center, 4021 Carya Drive, Raleigh 27610. The meeting is open to the public, with an opportunity for informal public comments.
State officials with the N.C. Division of Water Resources continue to urge the public to avoid contact with green or blue water in the Albemarle Sound and adjoining waterbodies, due to an algal bloom that has lingered in the area since May 14, 2019.
Bald Head Woods Reserve, located on Bald Head Island just east of the Cape Fear River, is now completely open to visitors after a nearly 10-month closure due to Hurricane Florence.
The N.C. Environmental Management Commission (EMC) will meet July 10-11 at the Archdale Building in downtown Raleigh. Commission committees will meet Wednesday, July 10, with the full commission meeting Thursday, July 11.
The application period for the first round of funding under the Volkswagen Settlement program opens today. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has posted the applications for Diesel Bus and Vehicle projects that significantly reduce emissions and for Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) DC Fast Charge Infrastructure projects.
State recreational water quality officials today lifted a water quality swimming alert at a sound-side site in Beaufort County.
The population dynamics on the coast of North Carolina are changing, and the workload for coastal development permits is shifting, too.