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Comment Period Opens: Corning Incorporated – NPDES Wastewater Permit No. NC0086169 (Fiber Optic Facility)

April 9, 2026, 11:59am - May 13, 2026, 12:59pm
Public Notice
N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0086169

Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. All comments received by May 13, 2026, will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions.
Permit Application:
Corning, Inc., P.O. Box 1700, Concord, N.C., has applied for renewal of its NPDES wastewater permit (NC0086169) for its Concord facility, 14556 Highway 601 South, Cabarrus County. The facility discharges industrial wastewater and stormwater to Clear Creek and the

REMINDER: N.C. Coastal Resources Commission to meet April 15-16

The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) will meet April 15 and 16 at the Town of Ocean Isle Beach, 111 Causeway Drive, Ocean Isle Beach. Members of the public may attend in-person or join the meeting online.

N.C. Coastal Resources Commission to meet April 15-16

The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) will meet April 15 and 16 at the Town of Ocean Isle Beach, 111 Causeway Drive, Ocean Isle Beach. Members of the public may attend in-person or join the meeting online.

Drought intensifies in North Carolina

According to the North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council (DMAC), 15 counties are now experiencing extreme drought, 79 counties are experiencing severe drought, and six counties are in moderate drought.

DWR now accepting grant proposals for stream restoration, stormwater management and water-based recreation

March 24, 2026, 8am - June 30, 2026, 11:59pm
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources is now accepting proposals statewide for projects that address stream restoration, water-based restoration and water management until June 30, 2026.

DEQ Division of Water Resources now accepting grant proposals for stream restoration, stormwater management and water-based recreation

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources is now accepting proposals statewide for projects that address stream restoration, water-based restoration and water management until June 30, 2026.

Audiencias públicas sobre las normas propuestas para monitorear y reducir el 1,4-dioxano

La Comisión de Gestión Medioambiental (EMC) de Carolina del Norte llevará a cabo tres audiencias para escuchar los comentarios del público sobre las normas propuestas para monitorear y reducir el 1,4-dioxano, una sustancia que probablemente causa cáncer y que se encuentra en las aguas residuales vertidas en las aguas superficiales de Carolina del Norte, procedentes de determinadas instalaciones. Las audiencias son parte de un período de comentarios públicos que inicio el 16 de marzo.

Audiencias públicas sobre las normas propuestas para monitorear y reducir las PFAS

La Comisión de Gestión Medioambiental (EMC) de Carolina del Norte llevará a cabo tres audiencias para escuchar los comentarios del público sobre las normas propuestas para monitorear y reducir tres PFAS (sustancias perfluoroalquiladas y polifluoroalquiladas) que se encuentran en las aguas residuales que se vierten en las aguas superficiales de Carolina del Norte. Las audiencias son parte de un período de comentarios que inicio el 16 de marzo.

REMINDER: Public hearings scheduled on proposed 1,4-dioxane monitoring, minimization rules

The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission will hold three public hearings to hear public comment on proposed rules for monitoring and minimizing 1,4-dioxane, a substance likely to cause cancer, in wastewater discharged into North Carolina’s surface waters from certain facilities. The hearings are part of a comment period that began on March 16.

REMINDER: Public hearings scheduled on proposed PFAS monitoring, minimization rules

The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission will hold three public hearings to receive public comment on proposed rules for monitoring and minimizing three PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, in wastewater discharged into North Carolina’s surface waters. The hearings are part of a comment period that began on March 16.