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for Week of September
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DEQ events this week
Sept. 10-14: DEMLR staff will be attending the Association of State
Dam Safety Officials Annual Conference and Training Session in San
Antonio, TX
Sept. 10-15: DEMLR Director Tracy Davis and Dam Safety Program
staff will be attending the Association of State Dam Safety Officials
Annual Conference and Train mg Session in San Antonio, TX
Sept. 12: DWM/Solid Waste staff members Corinne Law and Connie
Wylie will be holding New Septage Operators Training Sept. 12.
Sept. 12 —13: The DWM/Hazardous Waste Section will be hosting a
Hazardous Waste Organic Air Emissions training Sept. 12-13 in the
Research Triangle Park.
Sept. 12, 6 p.m.: The Blue Crab Fishery Management Plan Advisory
Committee will meet at the N.C. Department of Environmental
Quality's Washington regional office, 943 Washington Square Mall,
Washington. The committee is meeting to assist the Division of
Marine Fisheries with development of Amendment 3 to the Blue
Crab Fishery Management Plan.
Sept. 12, 6 p.m.: The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a
public hearing on a proposed shellfish lease in Dare County at the
Hatteras Village Community Center, 57689 N.C. Highway 12,
Hatteras. Brian C. Scall of Hatteras applied to lease 2.96 acres of
water bottom and water column near Hatteras Inlet Marsh
Sept. 12, 6 p.m.: The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a
public hearing on seven proposed shellfish leases in Carteret County
at the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries' Central District Office,
5285 U.S. Hwy. 70 West, Morehead City.
Sept. 12, 9 a.m.: The Region 4 Strategic Habitat Area Advisory
Committee to the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will meet at the
N.C. Department of Environmental Quality's Wilmington Regional
Office, 127 Cardinal Drive Extension, Wilmington. The committee
will review draft results of strategic habitat areas in the southeastern
coastal waters of the state.
Sept. 13: DAQ's Air Quality Committee will present an update on
proposed miles revisions at the Environmental Management
Commission (EMC) meeting, Ground Floor Hearing Room, Archdale
Building.
Sept. 13, 6 p.m.: The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a
public hearing on a proposed shellfish lease in Hyde County at the
Ocracoke Watermen's Exhibit, Community Square Dock, 278 Irvin
Garrish Highway, Ocracoke.Devil Shoal Oyster and Clam Company
in Ocracoke (Arlene Burley, agent) has applied to lease 4.84 acres of
water bottom and water column near Howard Reef.
Sept. 13, 5:30-7:30 p.m.: The Division of Water Resources'
Ecosystems Branch staff will represent the agency at an algal bloom
informational meeting with local government officials in Edenton.
Sept. 13, 9 a.m.: Committees of the N.C. Environmental
Management Commission will meet in the ground floor hearing room
of the Archdale Building. A full schedule of committee meetings is
available online.
Sept. 13-14: DWM staffers Ellen Lorscheider (Solid Waste Section
chief) and Bruce Nicholson (Brownfields Program Manager) will be
presenting at the Environmental Management Commission Sept. 13
and 14.
Sept. 14, 9 a.m.: The N.C. Environmental Management Commission
will meet in the ground floor hearing room of the Archdale Building.
The agenda is available online.
Sept. 11-15: The divisions of Waste Management and
Environmental Assistance and Customer Service staff will be
presenting at the Compost Council Training Sept. 11-15.
Looking Ahead
Sept. 17-19: DWR's Rich Gannon and Trish D'Arconte will speak at
the 2017 APWA Stormwater Conference in Greenville.
Sept. 18-22: Staff from DWR's Public Water Supply Section will
travel to Concord for the N.C. Area Wide Optimization Program
Comprehensive Performance Evaluation of the water system serving
the City of Concord. The CPE provides technical assistance to im-
prove water quality.
Sept. 18-21: APNEP Director Bill Crowell will participate in the
NERRS Science Collaborative Advisory Board meeting in Aim
Arbor, MI.
Sept. 19, 6 p.m.: The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a
public hearing on proposed shellfish leases in Onslow County at the
North Topsail Beach Town Center, 2008 Loggerhead Court, North
Topsail Beach. Pahl B. Hargove of Wilmington has applied to lease
4.17 acres of water bottom and water column near Stump Sound, and
Middle Sound Mariculture LLC, Wilmington, (James M. Hargove,
agent) has applied to lease 4.75 acres of water bottom and water
column near Sttunp Sound.
Sept. 16, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.: The Division of Water Resources will have
an interactive educational exhibit at the Museum of Natural Sciences'
anmual Bugfest event in downtown Raleigh. Volunteers from other
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divisions are welcome to participate. Contact
bridget.munger(#,ncdenr.gov for more information.
Sept. 27-28: The Coastal Resources Commission will meet in
Wilmington. Location to be determined.
Sept. 19-21: DWR's Jay Zimmerman, Robert Midgette, Miranda
Harper, Debra Watts, Michael Rogers and Jeff Poupart will be
attending the EPA's State Water Director's Meeting and UIC Meeting
in Atlanta.
Sept. 19-21: Heather Jennings and Maya Cough -Schulze of the DWR
Planning Section will be attend EPA 319 Grant training.
Sept. 20: State Water Infrastructure Authority meeting.
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 governmental attendees.
Sept. 21 — Harry Zinn and Melanie Henderson in DWM's Superfund
Section will meet with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the
Southchem site to perform a wetland delineation.
Sept. 24-27: Cindy Green and Brian Pointer from DWR's Water
Sciences Lab will be attend the Labworks 2017 Annual User
conference in Park City, UT.
Sept. 25-28: DWR's Elizabeth Fensin will be attend the
OTGA/DIPS/HAEDAT-OBIS Harmful Algal Bloom data training in
Oostende. Belgium, at no cost to the state.
Sept. 25-29: Shawn Guyer, Tiffanie Hawley and Mitchell Bowyer
from DWR's Raleigh Regional Office will teach classes at the 78th
Annual Fall School hosted by the North Carolina Waterworks
Operators Association at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh.
Sept. 25 — Staff in the DWM's Superfund Section will meet with the
N.C. Department of Transportation and EPA Region IV staff to
discuss the Aberdeen contaminated groundwater site and possible
other sites.
Sept. 26: The DWTM/Underground Storage Tank Section's staff will
participate in a stakeholders meeting with the Petroleum and
Convenience Marketers Association Sept. 26.
Sept 26: The Division of Water Resources' Heather Jennings and
Maya Cough -Schulze will be presenting on the 319 and 205j grant
programs at the Cape Fear River Forum in Elon.
Sept. 26-29: DWR's Dyk Luben, Jamie Midgette and Cliff Whitfield
will teach classes for the annual North Carolina Waterworks
Operators School in Raleigh.
Sept. 26: DWR Director Jay Zimmerman will speak at the N.C.
Manufacturing Alliance annual meeting in Wrightsville Beach.
Sept. 26: The DWR Science Advisory Council on Nutrient
Management will meet at, the NCDA&CS Agronomics Division
Building on Reedy Creek Rd. in Raleigh.
Sept 27: The Division of Water Resources' Heather Jennings and
Maya Cough -Schulze will be presenting on the 319 and 205j grant
programs at the N.C. Watershed Stewardship Network workshop on
"Sustainably Funding Your Watershed Efforts" in Newton.
Sept. 29: Due date for applications for the spring round of water and
wastewater infrastructure funding offered through the Division of
Water Infrastructure. Applicants may access an instructional
PowerPoint presentation, used in seven recent training sessions
conducted statewide, at the following link:
http://portal.ncdenr.org/c/docuinent_library/get file9uuid=0fc6le8l-
5le2-44e2-b474-8403]8ba2377&groupld=14655572.
Oct. 2-6: Mitchell Bowyer, Tiffanic Hawley and Allen Hardy from
DWR's Raleigh Regional Office will teach classes at the 2017
Central Collection and Distribution School hosted by the North
Carolina Section of the American Water Works Association and the
North Carolina Water Environment Association at the McKimmon
Center in Raleigh.
Oct. 3 — 4: DWM staff will be attending the EPA Region IV State
Directors meeting in Decatur, Georgia, Oct. 3 -4.
Oct. 6, 10 a.m.: The Division of Water Resources' Beth Swanson
will give a presentation, "What to Expect: Laboratory Inspections," at
the LabsEast quarterly meeting at the City of Wilson Operations
Building, 1800 Herring Ave. in Wilson.
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 ston-nwater utilities for a two-day discussion
around challenges and strategic management solutions for water
infrastructure.
Oct. 26: Division of Water Infrastructure will convene a Funder's
Forum, a quarterly meeting of all water and sewer infrastructure
funders in the state, at the N. C. Rural Economic Development
Center, 4021 Carya Drive, Raleigh.
Oct. 31: Division of Water Infrastructure's deadline for a Community
Development Block Grant- Infrastructure program targeting 46
Hurricane Matthew -impacted counties with critical water and sewer
infrastructure needs. The program will also fund resiliency projects
that will prevent flooding in future storm events. (Original deadline
was Sept. 29, has been extended to Oct. 3 1.)
Nov.1: Division of Water Infrastructure's deadline for applying for
the Community Development Block Grant -Infrastructure program's
school water and sewer infrastructure funding. (For more
information, see: lit.1p://portal.ncdeDr.org/web/wi/cdbg-i-public-
schools -infrastructure)
Nov. 7-8: The Coastal Resources Commission will meet at the Hilton
Doubletree in Atlantic Beach.
News Articles
Counties affected by Hurricane Matthew eligible for $10 Million in
Grants
https://www.wwaytv3.com/2017/09/07/counties-affected-by-
hurricane-matthew-eligible-for-10-million-in-grants/
Governor gives Irma update: NC 'will see significant tropical storm or
hurricane impact by Monday
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NCthreatens legal action against Chemours
http://wncn.com/Z017/09/O5/nc-theatendega|-action'ugainst-
chemours/
Gov. Cooper says he's already preparing for|rma's recovery efforts
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preparinX-fopirmas-recovery'efforts/1I1937I5
STATE LAWMAKERS APPLAUD D[OAND DO]ACTION ONCHEK8OUR5
DISCHARGE
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dpq-and-dN-acdnn'un-chemuurs-dischanDe/
The latest: North Carolina governor urges preparedness
http://www.newser.com/article/edcc20f68lb94378a54cf7d3aOOd7ff
NC sues companypollutingCape Fear River
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http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-
GenX discovery stirs uneasy memories for nearby residents
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Brunswick County Hires Law Firm to !nvestiDatpChemnucs, Dupont
andKururay
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nubona|-nc-|uwyers-fopgenx-case
NCmoves toblock chemical discharges from river
http://www.twcnews.com/nc/coastal/news/2017/09/6/north-
carol ina-moves-to-block-chemical-discharges-from-river.htmI
State issues notice ofviolation to[hennouns
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chemours/1G9]1G7]/
Officials: Unregulated chemical in groundwater atNC plant
http://wnctzom/2017/09/07/officia|*unegu|ated'chemicu|-in-
gnoundwmter-at-nsp|ant/
Editorial: Maybe court can make Chemours follow rules
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State issues notice of violation mChemouo
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chemours/I59]157]/
Groundwater contaminated near Chemoursplant, DEDissue Notice
of Violation
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contaminated-near-chemnurs-p|ant-deq'issup*notice-vio|adnn/
Pipeline that carries gas tuCarolinas now fully open
Maze: NCwill feel some effects from powerful Irma
http://www.wral.com/maze-nc-will-feel-some-effects-from-
powerful-irma/16929544/
Will NC learn any lessons from Harvey?
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DEQ files suit against Chemouns, says hwill suspend company's
wastewater permit unless demands are met
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Progress NCAction schedules GenXnews conference inVVi|mington
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schpdu|es'genx-news-confpnence'in-wi|mingtnn
Cooper: BeReady for Storms
http://www.|aurinburgenchanDe.com/top-rmhes/1l95O/cunpepbe-
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Guest column: Cooper's Missed Opportunity
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Opinion: Trying mmake sense ofGenXcrisis
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to-make-sense-of-genx-crisis
APdefends itself after EPA attacks 'mideadimg'report on3uperfund
sites
http:// bc11.00m/news/ap'defends-itse|f-aftepepa-attacks-
mis|eading-report-on-superfund-sites/2375444/
Category 5Irma gets even stronger astrack points toward Florida
http://wncn.mm/20l7/09/05/irma-gets-men-biggepas-track-
point*tuwond'flnrida/
Will NC learn any lessons from Harvey?
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