DEQ North Carolina Community Mapping System

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has created a department community mapping system to increase local outreach and public participation. The first version will be a BETA version, and the public can access the Beta version of the Community Mapping System.

Public comments about the beta version of the Community Mapping System are under review for consideration for the next verion to be issued this fall.

Use the Community Mapping System

Useful materials about the Community Mapping System

DEQ is seeking stakeholder feedback about the BETA version of the Community Mapping System.

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Additional Information

Stakeholder Engagement Opportunities

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality will be hosting three information sessions to gain community feedback on what a North Carolina Community Mapping System should look like to benefit all North Carolinians. Below are the dates of the three community engagements across North Carolina. If you are unable to attend one of the meetings, please provide feedback via the survey located on the "Community Mapping System Stakeholder Survey" tab.

First Community Mapping Meeting
Monday, Feb. 4, 2019
6-8 p.m.

Wayne Community College
Wayne Learning Center Building
1st floor: Moffatt Auditorium
3000 Wayne Memorial Drive Goldsboro, N.C. 27534

Second Community Mapping Meeting
Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019
6 - 8 p.m.

Forsyth Technical Community College
Robert L. Strickland Center Auditorium (Forsyth Tech Main Campus)
2100 Silas Creek Parkway
Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103

Third Community Mapping Meeting
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019
6-8 p.m.

Isothermal Community College
Tanner Room (Seminar A) in the Foundation Building
286 ICC Loop Road, Spindale, N.C. 28160

State and Nationwide Mapping Tools

N.C. DEQ Presentation on Nationwide Mapping Tools

State Mapping Tools

Waste Management Site Locator Tool

Nationwide Demographic and Socioeconomic Mapping Tools

CalEnviroScreen (California)
Environmental Justice Communities (Connecticut)
EJ Start (Illinois)
Environmental Justice Viewer (Massachusetts)
Understanding Environmental Justice in Minnesota (Minnesota)
EJ Mapper (New Mexico)
Potential Environmental Justice Areas (New York)
eMap (Pennsylvania)
Washington Tracking Network (Washington)
EPA EJSCREEN