Press Releases

Division of Marine Fisheries license sales through Elizabeth City office closed on Tuesdays and Thursdays

N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries license sales through the Elizabeth City Office will be closed on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the remainder of 2020.

Division of Marine Fisheries schedules southern flounder plan advisory committee workshop

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a workshop by webinar over several days in October with the southern flounder fishery management plan advisory committee to review draft Amendment 3 to the Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan.

Water quality swimming notifications issued for two sound-side sites in Pamlico County

One swimming advisory and one alert were issued today at sound-side sites in Pamlico County.

North Carolina honors 55 drinking water treatment plants

The N.C. Division of Water Resources has honored 55 water treatment plants for surpassing federal and state drinking water standards in 2019. 

State Seeks Public Feedback on the Chowan River Basin Plan

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Division of Water Resources is requesting public review and input of the draft 2020 Chowan River Basinwide Water Resources Plan (Basin Plan).

Comment period opens, public hearings scheduled for various marine fisheries rules

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission is accepting public comment on proposed amendments and re-adoption of 50 rules under a state-mandated periodic review schedule.

REMINDER: North Carolina Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board to Meet October 5

The state Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board will meet on Monday, October 5, via WebEx, to discuss hexavalent chromium technical comments and hear presentations on PFAS mixtures.

Secretary’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board to hold special meeting Oct. 5

RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Secretary’s Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board will hold a special meeting Monday, Oct. 5, remotely via teleconference to discuss providing input to the Andrea Harris Social, Economic, Environmental and Health Equity Task Force (Task Force). The public is invited to listen to the meeting online or by phone.

State launches N.C. Resilient Communities Program to address climate change impacts and keep communities safer during future disasters

Today, State officials announced the N.C. Resilient Communities Program, a new initiative to help North Carolina prepare for the impacts of climate change while reducing damages from future disasters such as hurricanes, flooding and wildfires.

Water quality swimming alert lifted for sound-side site in Carteret County

State recreational water quality officials today lifted a water quality swimming alert at a sound-side site in Carteret County.