Press Releases

Officials with the N.C. Division of Water Resources are urging the public to avoid contact with green or blue water in the Chowan River due to an algal bloom that has lingered in the area since June 20. The bloom is located about 12 miles upstream of Edenton, however, algae can easily move to other areas.

The N.C. Division of Water Resources will accept feedback on a draft permit for Belews Creek Steam Station until July 30, 2018. Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC has applied for a renewal of its NPDES wastewater permit (NC0024406) for the Belews Creek Steam Station, 3195 Pine Hall Road; Belews Creek, N.C., Stokes County.

The N.C . Division of Coastal Management and the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office are urging the public to act responsibly during the July Fourth holiday at the Masonboro Island Reserve, a research reserve and dedicated state nature preserve.

Officials with the N.C. Division of Water Resources are seeking public feedback on a draft wastewater permit for the Cape Fear Steam Electric Power Plant in Moncure, N.C. The facility discharges treated industrial wastewater and stormwater to the Cape Fear River in Chatham County.

The Beaufort Docks Marina in Beaufort is the newest facility to be certified as a North Carolina Clean Marina, a designation given to marinas that exceed minimum regulatory requirements.

The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission’s Science Panel will meet June 29 in Wilmington to review updated proposed inlet hazard area boundaries using the amended methodology as recommended by the panel at their meeting on December 5, 2017.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Secretary’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board will hold its first meeting in Hollister, North Carolina on July 11.

Officials with the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality are encouraging communities in Alamance and Rockingham counties to attend upcoming meetings being held by the company that wants to extend the Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline from Virginia into North Carolina. Engaging early in the review process gives citizens a greater opportunity to weigh in on permitting decisions made by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, which is the agency that will determine whether the project can move forward.

The N.C. Division of Water Resources is seeking public feedback on a draft modified wastewater permit for the Weatherspoon Steam Electric Plant in Lumberton. The facility discharges treated industrial wastewater to the Lumber River in Robeson County.

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are reminding the public to beware of private online sites that appear to sell state fishing licenses.