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The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) will hold public hearings on June 12 and June 24 to accept public feedback on Enbridge Gas North Carolina’s application for a water quality certification related to the proposed construction of a high-pressure steel natural gas transmission pipeline in Rockingham, Caswell and Person counties.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) will hold public hearings on June 12 and June 24 to accept public feedback on Enbridge Gas North Carolina’s application for a water quality certification related to the proposed construction of a high-pressure steel natural gas transmission pipeline in Rockingham, Caswell and Person counties.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) has been informed of elevated 1,4-dioxane levels discharged from the City of Asheboro Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) to Hasketts Creek, which drains to the Deep River within the Cape Fear River Basin.

For 20 years, North Carolina 7th grade students have been showing off their air quality knowledge in the annual AQ-IQ contest.

Public Notice North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0088439 Nineteen Eleven Subdivision WWTP The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue a NPDES wastewater discharge permit to the person(s) listed below. Written comments regarding the proposed permit will be accepted until 30 days after the publish date of this notice. The Director of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR) may hold a public hearing should there be a significant degree of public interest. Please mail comments and/or information requests to DWR at the above address. Interested persons may visit the DWR at 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604 to review the information on file. Additional information on NPDES permits and this notice may be found on our website: https://deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings,or by calling (919) 707-3601. Elevate Land Properties, LLC. [491 Williamson Rd Suite 207, Mooresville, NC 28117] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0088439 for its Nineteen Eleven WWTP in Avery County. This permitted facility discharges 100% domestic wastewater into Blevins Creek in the Watauga River Basin. Currently, ammonia nitrogen, fecal coliform, and total residual chlorine are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the receiving stream. (Public notice will run in the Avery Journal Times on 5/14/25.) View Draft Permit NC0088439 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 6/16/25

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Notification of Intent to Issue a Consent Order Public notice is hereby given of intent to issue a State Consent Order to the following: Perdue Agribusiness LLC (242 Perdue Road, Cofield, NC 27922) has requested a Special Order by Consent No. S24-003 for its Cofield Facility, a 347,000 GPD wastewater treatment facility operating under discharge permit NC0089516. The request stems from the facility’s inability to consistently meet permit conditions and final effluent limits for whole effluent toxicity as required in the NPDES permit NC0089516. The Cofield Facility discharges treated wastewater to an unnamed tributary to Deep Creek in the Chowan River Basin. The Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue the Order under Article 21 of Chapter 143 of the North Carolina General Statutes, with an effective date of June 25, 2025. Compliance with this Order will require Perdue Agribusiness LLC to prepare plans and specifications for construction and operation of additional treatment works to attain full compliance with final effluent limits in Permit NC0089516. The company must comply with all NPDES permit limits except for interim effluent limits specified in the Order. The Order will expire on April 1, 2030. A copy of the proposed Order is available upon request by contacting Caroline Robinson of the Division of Water Resources at (919) 707-9130 or by email at caroline.robinson@deq.nc.gov. Written comments received within 30 days of the publication date of this notice will be considered before final determination. A public meeting may be held if significant public interest is shown. View NC0089516 Special Order by Consent Public Notice will be published in the Roanoke-Chowan News Herald on 5/14/25.

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In this blog post, we explore how wildfires start, how smoke affects our health, and how the Division of Air Quality keeps residents informed and safe.

The North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council classified eight counties in eastern North Carolina as experiencing severe drought, or D2 conditions, in the latest advisory issued Thursday. Another 50 counties in the Piedmont and western North Carolina were classified as experiencing moderate drought, or D1 conditions, while 32 counties were classified as abnormally dry.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources will hold a public hearing on June 26 to receive public comment on the codification of the revised definition of “wetlands” within state rules. Members of the public may attend in-person or join the meeting by computer or phone.