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NC DEQ »   Outreach & Education »   Environmental Justice »   DEQ North Carolina Community Mapping System

DEQ North Carolina Community Mapping System

DEQ NC Community Mapping System

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has created a department community mapping system, which will be used to inform some department decisions, such as specific plans for local outreach and public participation. The department is currently on version 1.0, which the public can access below.

Note: The updated mapping system to version 1.0 has been released.

Use the Community Mapping System

Useful materials about the Community Mapping System version 1.0.

  • North Carolina Community Mapping System Version 1.0 background
  • Glossary of Terms (updated January 2022)
  • How-To User Guide (updated)
  • NCCMS Version 1.0 Frequently Asked Questions
  • Training Video on How to Use the N.C. Community Mapping System

DEQ is seeking stakeholder feedback about the Community Mapping System.

Click for survey

Additional Information

  • 2019 Stakeholder Engagement Opportunities
  • State and Nationwide Mapping Tools

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality hosted 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 that the three community engagements were held. 

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

N.C. DEQ Presentation on Nationwide Mapping Tools

State Mapping Tools

  • Waste Management Site Locator Tool
  • Division of Air Quality GIS/Facility Mapping Tool
  • DEQ Environmental Application Tracker

Nationwide Demographic and Socioeconomic Mapping Tools

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

Environmental Justice

  • Secretary's Environmental Justice and Equity Board
  • DEQ North Carolina Community Mapping System
    • DEQ North Carolina Community Mapping System Survey
  • Environmental Justice Reports
  • N.C. DEQ Anonymous Comment Tool
  • Public Participation Plan and Language Access Plan
  • Cabinet Agency Environmental Justice and Equity Leads

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