Press Releases

MOREHEAD CITY – State recreational water quality officials today advised beachgoers to be aware of the floodwaters being pumped to the ocean surf in Oak Island. Surfers and swimmers should avoid these sites.
MOREHEAD CITY – State recreational water quality officials are advising the public to avoid swimming in North Carolina coastal waters from Mason Inlet down to Shallotte Inlet, to include Holden Beach, Long Beach, Oak Island, Caswell Beach, Bald Head Island, Kure Beach, Carolina Beach and Wrightsville Beach that are being heavily impacted by Tropical Cyclone 8.
MOREHEAD CITY – State recreational water quality officials today lifted a water quality swimming advisory at a sound-side site in New Hanover County.
MOREHEAD CITY – State recreational water quality officials today lifted a water quality swimming advisory at a sound-side site in Carteret County.
The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) Science Panel is scheduled to meet via web conference on Sept. 10 at 2:30 p.m. to continue its review of Inlet Hazard Area boundaries. The public may listen to the meeting by computer or phone.
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management has awarded more than $2.8 million to fourteen local governments to improve public access to coastal beaches and waters for the 2024-25 fiscal year.
MOREHEAD CITY – State recreational water quality officials today issued a precautionary advisory warning the public against swimming in ocean waters near Corbina Drive in Rodanthe and near Cottage Avenue and Tower Circle in Buxton.
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources will hold a public hearing on Oct. 10 in Salisbury as part of a comment period on a proposal to reclassify waters in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Written comments will also be accepted until Oct. 14.
Bộ phận Tài nguyên Nước của Sở Chất lượng Môi trường North Carolina sẽ tổ chức một buổi điều trần công khai vào ngày 10 Tháng Mười tại Salisbury như một phần của giai đoạn nhận ý kiến về đề xuất phân loại lại nguồn nước trong Lưu vực Sông Yadkin-Pee Dee.
La División de Recursos Hídricos del Departamento de Calidad Ambiental de Carolina del Norte celebrará una audiencia pública el 10 de octubre en Salisbury como parte del periodo de comentarios sobre una propuesta de reclasificación de las aguas de la cuenca del río Yadkin-Pee Dee. Además de aceptar comentarios en la audiencia pública, también se aceptarán comentarios por escrito hasta el 14 de octubre.