Press Releases
DEQ names director for stream and wetland mitigation program
Secretary Michael Regan of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality has named Tim Baumgartner as director of the agency’s Division of Mitigation Services.
State Water Infrastructure Authority approves $168.5 million in drinking water and wastewater funding
The State Water Infrastructure Authority has approved more than $168.5 million in loans and grants that will help North Carolina local governments pay for 62 drinking water and wastewater projects.
State certifies new state record gag grouper
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries has certified a new state record for gag grouper.
GenX concentrations in treated water continue downward trend based on new data
As part of its ongoing investigation, state officials today released new data for GenX concentrations in water samples collected July 12 and 13 in the Cape Fear River.
Air Quality officials expand Code Orange forecast for Charlotte and Triad to include the Triangle
Air quality officials today renewed and expanded the Code Orange advisory issued for air pollution in the Charlotte and Triad metropolitan
State coastal division announces grants available for sewage pump-out stations
State officials with N.C. Division of Coastal Management are making available more than $115,000 in grant funding for marinas to install, repair and renovate sewage pump-out stations.
Air Quality officials issue Code Orange forecast for Charlotte and Triad
RALEIGH – Air quality officials have issued a health notice for ozone air pollution in the Charlotte and Triad metropolitan areas on Thur
State officials remind public to avoid Fontana Lake algal bloom
Officials with the N.C. Division of Water Resources are reminding people to avoid contact with an algal bloom that continues to develop in Fontana Lake.
State to host public hearings on Atlantic Coast Pipeline project
Officials with the N.C. Division of Water Resources will host two public hearings to obtain community feedback on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC’s application for a state water quality certification and buffer authorization as required by the federal Clean Water Act and state riparian buffer rules.
State releases first water quality data, updated health information for GenX in Cape Fear River
State officials today released their first results of water quality samples and an updated preliminary health assessment for concentrations of the unregulated compound GenX in finished, or treated, drinking water.
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