State officials today lifted a precautionary advisory against swimming for ocean beaches from Fort Fisher to Fort Macon.
Federal, state and local officials will meet on March 21 at 6:30 p.m. in Hillsborough to discuss the status of an ongoing project aimed to reduce hydrilla, an invasive weed, in the Eno River. The meeting is open to the public.
WHO: Eno River Hydrilla Management Task Force
The state departments of Environmental Quality and Health and Human Services will host a seventh community information session Tuesday, Dec. 11, about the state’s ongoing activities related to the GenX investigation that originated at the Chemours’ Fayetteville Works facility.
State environmental officials announced the publication of a proposed consent order between the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Cape Fear River Watch and Chemours.
The N.C. Environmental Management Commission will meet this week at the Archdale Building in downtown Raleigh.
Officials with the N.C. Division of Water Resources continue to urge the public to avoid contact with green or blue water in the Chowan River due to an ongoing algal bloom that has lingered in the area since June 20.
The N.C. Division of Water Resources is seeking public feedback on a draft wastewater permit and draft special order by consent for Duke Energy’s Asheville Steam Electric Plant. The draft wastewater permit is a modification to the plant’s existing permit, while the special order by consent has been requested by Duke Energy to address issues related to seeps from coal ash basins at the Buncombe County facility.
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 State Water Infrastructure Authority and the N.C. Division of Water Infrastructure are seeking public comment on proposed changes to water infrastructure funding programs.
The state departments of Environmental Quality and Health and Human Services will host a fourth community information session Thursday, Feb. 1, to provide updates and answer questions about GenX released by the Chemours Fayetteville Works facility.