Press Releases

Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources (DEMLR) plans to hold a public hearing on the Scott Farm Road Mine application.  The Mine application for Mining Permit No. 52-16 (Pending) is for a sand mining operation in Jones County.
The Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources has approved authorizations for a development project proposed by Chatham Park Investors LLC and associated transportation construction project proposed by the N.C. Department of Transportation. After considering the comments raised during the public participation process, DWR approved the following: