The state environmental department has issued violations against Duke Energy for allowing wastewater to leak from coal ash basins at twelve facilities.
State officials are seeking public input on proposed changes to state stormwater management rules.
The proposed changes are part of the ongoing review of all state environmental regulations as mandated by legislation passed by the General Assembly in 2013.
The N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve is inviting tourism-focused businesses on the coast to participate in a free sustainable tourism workshop on March 9.
State environmental regulators have issued an air quality permit for a proposed asphalt plant in Ashe County after determining that a quarry at the same site now complies with state mining and land quality regulations.
The State Water Infrastructure Authority, or SWIA, will meet at 9:00 a.m. March 4, 2016 in the first floor training room (#1210) at Green Square, located at 217 W. Jones St. in Raleigh. The meeting is open to the public.
The meeting agenda includes:
WHAT: Public hearing on the draft NPDES stormwater permit for the Cape Fear Steam Electric Plant
WHEN: 6 p.m. Feb. 29; speaker registration begins at 5 p.m.
WHAT: Public meeting on the draft proposed coal ash risk classification for Asheville Steam Electric Plant
WHEN: 6 p.m. March. 1
WHERE: AB Technical Community College Ferguson Auditorium, 340 Victoria Rd, Asheville, NC 28801
WHAT: Public meeting on the draft proposed coal ash risk classification for Sutton Power Station
WHEN: 6 p.m. March. 1
WHERE: Cape Fear Community College, room N-202, 411 N Front St, Wilmington, NC 28401
WHAT: Public meeting on the draft proposed coal ash risk classification for Riverbend Steam Station.
WHEN: 6 p.m. March. 1
WHERE: Gaston College Myers Center Auditorium, 201 Highway U.S. 321 S Dallas, NC 28034.
WHAT: Public meeting on the draft proposed coal ash risk classification for Dan River Steam Station
WHEN: 6 p.m. March. 1
WHERE: Eden Town Hall, 308 East Stadium Drive Eden, North Carolina 27288