Topics Related to Water Resources

The N.C. Division of Water Resources has honored 66 water treatment plants for surpassing federal and state drinking water standards in 2021. The division’s Public Water Supply Section awarded the facilities the prestigious N.C. Area Wide Optimization Award, which is part of a state effort to enhance the performance of existing surface water treatment facilities.
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will hold a public hearing on Nov. 3, 2022, on the proposed Water Supply-IV Critical Area reclassification of Teer Quarry and a section of the Eno River in the Neuse River Basin. The public is invited to provide comment on the proposal at Durham Technical Community College’s Northern Durham Center, Building 1, Room 130, beginning at 6 p.m.
September 8, 2022, 9am - 5pm

The Environmental Management Commission will be held in the Ground Floor Hearing Room in the Archdale building. Members of the public are invited to attend in person or via WebEx.

September 7, 2022, 11:30am - 5pm

The Environmental Management Commission will be holding its committee meetings in the Ground Floor Hearing Room in the Archdale building. Members of the public are invited to attend in person or via WebEx.

September 2, 2022, 12pm - October 3, 2022, 5pm
Public Notice of Availability of the DRAFT Turkey Creek TMDL
August 19, 2022, 9am - September 19, 2022, 5pm

August 19, 2022



TO:       DEQ-DWR-Wetlands-Public Listserv 

FROM:     Paul Wojoski, 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch

RE:       Individual Water Quality 401 Certification Modification for GRMS – Toyota Battery Manufacturing Facility, Randolph/Guilford County DWR Project #20171559 Ver 5

August 19, 2022, 9am - September 19, 2022, 5pm

August 19, 2022



TO:       DEQ-DWR-Wetlands-Public Listserv 

FROM:     Paul Wojoski, 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch

RE:       Individual Water Quality 401 Certification Modification for GRMS – Toyota Battery Manufacturing Facility, Randolph/Guilford County DWR Project #20171559 Ver 5

 



RALEIGH – The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission (EMC) will meet Wednesday and Thursday, July 13 and 14, 2022 in the Ground Floor Hearing Room of the Archdale Building at 512 N. Salisbury St, Raleigh. Face coverings are optional for staff and attendees. There will be limited seating, and the public may also attend via remote access.

RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Resources (DWR) advises the public to avoid contact with green or blue water in Jordan Lake due to a potential algal bloom that was reported to the DWR Algal Bloom Dashboard on July 8, 2022. The potential bloom was reported to be present near the Farrington boat ramp in Chatham County.

N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Resources (DWR) has analyzed water samples taken from Jordan Lake following a reported incident involving two dogs last weekend.