Solid Waste News and Community Engagement
Public Notices
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Solid Waste Section has prepared draft Solid Waste Permit No. 3623-INDUS-2026 that would approve construction and operation of the third of four new landfills at Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Allen Steam Station located at 253 Plant Allen Road, Belmont, NC in Gaston County. The landfill receives coal combustion residual (CCR) waste and is owned and operated by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
A 45-day public comment period regarding this draft permit begins on February 27, 2026, and ends at 5 p.m. on April 13, 2026. The public notice, factsheet, draft permit, permit application, as well as the entire administrative record for the facility can be accessed through the links below and may be viewed by appointment between 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., Monday-Friday at the Department of Environmental Quality office, 217 West Jones Street, Raleigh. A public hearing has not been scheduled for this permit action. The public can request a public hearing. The request should be in writing and include a statement supporting the need for such a hearing. If the Section determines that significant public interest exists, the public will be notified of the date, time, and location of the scheduled hearing.
Public Notice
Entire Administrative Record
Written comments may be submitted to:
Jordan Russ
by email to: Jordan.Russ@deq.nc.gov
or
by postal mail to:
Jordan Russ
N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Waste Management, Solid Waste Section
1646 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1646
News
The DWM Solid Waste Section Community Engagement Guidance Document is being updated. Contact Sarah Moutos for more information.
DWM Solid Waste Section Community Engagement Workshop - Being updated.
The Solid Waste Section and DEQ's Public Engagement Program, in partnership with NC SWANA, held a workshop on June 28, 2022. The workshop included the history and background of engagement in North Carolina as well as a panel discussion. Primarily, the workshop was geared toward environmental consultants who gather data, prepare reports, and craft outreach efforts. The training can be viewed at the link above.
- The Readoption of all Rules Administered and Enforced by the Solid Waste Section that began in 2014, as required by G.S. 150B-21.3A, was completed in September 2021.
- Drilling Mud Guidance (April 2018)
- Updated Guidelines for Environmental Monitoring Report Submittal
- Process for Recycling Post Consumer Recycled Asphalt Shingles (PRAS)
- Leachate and Statistical Analysis Rules Effective Now
- Safe Kids NC sponsors Operation Medicine Drop as a way to dispose of pharmaceutical waste, especially narcotics and other dangerous drugs.