The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) will host a public meeting and public hearing on Tuesday, August 20, on a draft permit for Enviva Pellets Northampton, LLC
The state has purchased 2,224 acres in Tyrrell County to be added to the Emily and Richardson Preyer Buckridge Coastal Reserve.
State officials with the N.C. Division of Water Resources are warning the public to avoid an algal bloom on the east side of the Chowan River because of a toxin called microcystin, a type of cyanobacteria.
The sign advising against swimming, skiing or otherwise coming into contact with the water has been removed.
An advisory against swimming was posted today at a sound-side site in Dare County where state recreational water quality officials found bacteria levels in the water that exceed the state’s and Environmental Protection Agency’s recreational water quality standards.
State recreational water quality officials today lifted water quality swimming advisories for two sound-side swimming areas in Pamlico County.
The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission will meet July 17 at the NOAA Beaufort Laboratory/ N.C. National Estuarine Research Reserve Office, 101 Pivers Island Road, Beaufort.
An advisory against swimming was posted today at two sound-side sites in Pamlico County, where state officials found bacteria levels in the water that exceed the state’s and Environmental Protection Agency’s recreational water quality standards.
State recreational water quality officials today lifted a precautionary swimming advisory for an area in Carteret County. The advisory was lifted because pumping has ceased, and dredge material is no longer being placed on the beach.
The State Water Infrastructure Authority will meet Wednesday, July 10, at the NC Rural Center, 4021 Carya Drive, Raleigh 27610. The meeting is open to the public, with an opportunity for informal public comments.