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DEQ events this week
Aug. 22,10 a.m.: The N.C. Sedimentation Control Commission will
meet in the Archdale Building's ground floor hearing room.
Aug. 22: PWS Section Chief Jessica Godreau will be in Denver,
August 22nd as a member of the national Water Research
Foundation's Public Council on Water Research. The Council
provides input on research needs that address broad social issues
affecting the water community to address currenrt and emerging
challenges.
Aug. 22: Hazardous Waste has a public hearing on Aug. 22 regarding
a permit renewal for Clean Harbors in Reidsville.
Aug. 23: DWR—Maya Cough -Schulze and the Division of Soil and
Water Conservation's Joey Hester will be presenting "Tools of
Watershed Management" at the Conservation Employee Training
Institute August 23 at the Sheraton Imperial in Research Triangle
Park.
Aug. 24: PWS' Dyk Luben will give a Rules Update at the NCWOA
Pumps and Distribution Seminar August 24th from 8 a.m. — 4 p.m. at
the Nags Head Fire Department, Station 16, 5314 S. Croatan
Highway, Nags Head, NC 27959.
DAQ Director Mike Abraczinkas and Deputy Director Michael
Pjetraj will be visiting staff at the regional offices throughout the
month. The schedule includes: Aug. 14 Monday, Raleigh; Aug. 16
Wednesday, Wilmington; Aug. 25 (tentative), Fayetteville; Aug. 25;
Winston-Salem; Aug. 28, Asheville; Aug. 29, Mooresville; and Aug.
30 (tentative), Washington.
Looking Ahead
Sept. 7: The U.S. EPA will hold a one -day workshop designed to
bring together water utility staff and emergency services personnel to
discuss concerns and priorities during a water outage incident. The
workshop will take place September 7 h at the Division of
Emergency Management's main office at 1636 Gold Star Drive in
Raleigh, from 8:30 a.m. — 3:30 p.m.
Sept. 20: State Water Infrastructure Authority meeting at N. C. Rural
Center, 4021 Carya Drive, Raleigh.
Sept. 20 — 22: DAQ is hosting the Association of Air Pollution
Control Agencies (AAPCA) 2017 Fall Business Meeting in Raleigh.
Location: Doubletree by Hilton Raleigh (Brownstone -University).
Registration opens soon. The meeting will include open sessions for
all interested participants and closed sessions limited to AAPCA
members and govermnental attendees.
Sept. 27-28: The Coastal Resources Commission will meet in
Wilmington. Location to be determined.
Oct. 10-11: Division of Water Infrastructure's Kim Colson and
Francine Durso will be speakers at the Water & Finance Management
Journal's 2017 Water Asset Management Conference in Boston. The
Water Asset Management Conference gathers CEOs, directors,
general managers, asset managers and other decision makers of
water, wastewater and stormwater utilities for a two-day discussion
around challenges and strategic management solutions for water
infrastructure.
Nov. 7-8: The Coastal Resources Commission will meet at the Hilton
Doubletree in Atlantic Beach.
News Articles
GenX levels in Brunswick Co. fall
http://www.wect. com/sto ry/36151245/genx-level s-i n-bru nswick-co-
fa I I
Despite the moratorium, Duke Energy moving ahead on wind energy
plans
http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2017/08/16/despite-moratorium-
duke-energy-moving-ahead-wind-energy-
plans/#sthash.dsPpMIBN.aeF3cDLk.dpbs
Sierra Club: Protect North Carolina's water from the Atlantic Coast
Pipeline
https:Hsierra.secure.force.com/actions/National?actionld=AR00825
67&id=7010Z000001ugCPQAY&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=fac
ebook&utm_campaign=beyonddirtyfuels&utm_content=acpNC401
NC GOP files ethics complaint against Cooper campaign
http://nsjonli ne.com/article/2017/08/nc-gop-files-ethics-complai nt-
against-cooper-campaign/
Decisions on oil, gas leases off NC coast are nearing
http://nsjonIine.com/article/2017/08/decisions-on-oil-gas-Ieases-
off-n c-coa st-a re-n ea ring/
House plans hearing river discharge; Brockovick fires up UNCW
audience
http://www.fayobserver.com/news/20170816/house-plans-heari ng-
river-discharge-brockovick-fires-up-uncw-audience
NC Republicans rally to save state's solar industry
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/articlel67582022.ht
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http://www.starnewsonline.com/news/20170814/protesting-is-up-
in-wilmington-thanks-to-politics-genx
Officials issue alert for elevated bacteria level atWrightsville Beach
Nttp://wwwm/ru|.com/oMda|s-issuea|ert-fope|evated-buctehu-
|eve|'at-wrightsvi||e-beuch/168D5154/
Keeping aWary Eye onWind Farms
http://wwvxobsentine|.com/news/keeping-a'wary'eye'on-wind-
farms/ardc|e_Icf]cfbI-81d4-IIe7-ac48'8b385c8dOd3d.htm|
Officials Issue Health Guidelines for Eating Fish Near Kerr-McGee Site
Nttp://www.stamewson|ine.com/news/IO170815/offida|*issue-
hea|th-Xuide|ine*fopeating-fish'neapkerpmcgee'site
Unhappy With Governor, Senators Plan Hearing nnChemical
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/north-
carol ina/articies/2017-08-15/unhappy-with-governor-senators-plan-
hearing-on-chemical
Agency Heads Respond to GenX Questions
https://www.coustu|eview.or02O17/O8/agency-heads-respond'
gen»questions/
GOP Senators Want GenXHearing; Cooper Administration Says
Discharge First Reported Under McCrory
http://www.wra|zom/gop-senatons-*mnt-genx-hearinX-coopep
administradon-says-discharge-first-eported-undep
morory/1588292Z/
6enXlevels Remain Below State Goal
Nttp://www/*ec.00m/story/36I38O6%/Xem+|eve|s-remain-be|ow'
mote'hea|th'Xoa|
D[Ohad GenXInfo under Secretary Donald van der Vaart;under
Michael Regan, delay attributed toscheduling conflicts
http://pu|se.ncpo|icywatch.urg/2Ol7/O8/15/deq-genx'info-
secretary-dnna|d'van'der-vaart-michae|-regan-de|ay-attributed-
schedu|ing'cnnf|icts/#shash.53!GdnLOPG7s7GK.dpbs
Environmental reporter Lisa Sorg nnthe GenXchemical controversy
and the future ofthe Atlantic Coast Pipeline
http://www.ncpo|icywat h.com/2O17/O8/14/envinonmema|'
eporter'|isa-sorg-genx-chemica|'controversy'future-adantic-count-
Ozone treaty taking a bite out ofUS greenhouse gas emissions
Kannapo|b,Rowan students learn science, combat pollution
Nttp://www.independentthbunezom/news/kannapo|is-rowan-
students'|earn-science-combat-po||ubon/artide_ƒO3eed7d'c66%-
Stakeho|dersoaUonNorthCaro|inaGovemorto'gob4g'onoffshore
wind
http://www.nwjon|inezum/news/vievustakeho|ders-ca||'un-north-
carn|ina-gnvernnr-to-go-big'on-o#shone^wind_48791.htm
LETTERS, Aug. 15: CFPUA's unneeded ounce of prevention
http://www.stamewson|ine.com/opinion/2O170815/letuers-aug'15-
dpua*uneeded'ounce-of-prevention
Officials prepare for future storms
http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/Tarboro/2017/08/14/Officials
-work-to-prepare-for-potential-gorms.htm|
Pup|ic input sought on pipeline
http://wwwmckymountte|egram.mm/News/I 17/0Q14/State-
speks-pup|ic-input-on'pipe|ine.htm|
Tropical Storm Gert has strengthened
http:// bc1l.cnm/wpathentnnpica|-gonn-gert-has-
stnengthened/23Ol9G9/
North Carolina Urged toBack Offshore
http://renews.biz/108124/n-carn|ina-urged'to'back-oMshore/
GenX:What Comes With 140Parts Per Trillion?
http://whqcorg/post/genx'vvhat-comes-140-purts'tri||ion#stream/O
Letters, Aug. 12: GenXscare a farce, phony story
http://www.starnewson|ine.com/opinion/2O17081Z/|etters-aug-12'
genx-scure-farce-phony-story
Protesting is up in Wilmington thanks to politics, GenX
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