The NC Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality is providing an additional week to submit public comments on the draft air quality permit for Carolina Lithium, a proposed lithium mine and processing facility in Gaston County.
Public comments must now be submitted by Oct. 23, 2026.
Purpose: To receive comments on the proposed readoption of air quality rules in 15A NCAC 02D .0100, .0200, .0300, .2000, and .2200 and the associated regulatory impact analysis (RIA). These are referred to as the “Group 1” rules.
Additional background information is available in the public notice announcement attached below.
Purpose: To receive comments on the proposed rule revisions to 15A NCAC 02D .0401 pursuant to the Petition for Rulemaking and separately for the proposed readoption of 15A NCAC 02D .0401 and the repeal through readoption of 15A NCAC 02D .0402 through .0410, as well as the regulatory impact analysis (RIA) that encompasses both actions. These are referred to as the “Group 0” rules.
Additional background information is available in the public notice announcement attached below.