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The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will hold a community information meeting on Thursday, November 16, 2023 at Roseboro-Salemburg Middle School Gym/Auditorium in Roseboro.

DEQ will share updates on the sampling of private drinking water wells in neighborhoods near the Sampson County landfill for PFAS, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.  Staff will be available to answer questions from the public about these efforts.

When:        Thursday, November 16 at 6 p.m.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Waste Management is holding a public hearing with an opportunity for public comment on the Draft Landfill Expansion Permit for the Anson Landfill located at 375 Dozer Drive, Polkton, in Anson County, Permit No. 0403-MSWLF-2010. Public comments will also be accepted through November 20, 2023.  
 

Draft Permit 0403-MSWLF-2010 for horizontal expansion and vertical expansion to add additional capacity and to extend the life of the Anson Landfill located 375 Dozer Road, Polkton, Anson County, NC has been prepared. 

Public comment period on Draft Permit 0403-MSWLF-2010 begins on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, and ends at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 20, 2023.  

A public hearing is scheduled for October 26, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. in the Anson County Courthouse, 114 North Greene Street, Wadesboro. 

The Division of Waste Management - Solid Waste Section will host a public hearing to accept public comments on Draft Permit 0403-MSWLF-2010 for horizontal and vertical expansion to add additional capacity and to extend the life of the Anson Landfill.  The landfill is located at 375 Dozer Drive, Polkton, Anson County, NC. 

Event:  Public Hearing for Draft Solid Waste Permit 0403-MSWLF-2010

Date and Time:  October 26, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. 

North Carolina’s 2023 Appropriations Act Session Law 2023-134 includes fee adjustments for 28 Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) programs to support the delivery of services and state employee salaries. This is the first fee increase in 16 years for most of these programs. The budget, enacted today, is effective as of July 1, 2023. 

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Waste Ma