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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDEQ-CFW_00007693Communications Scan for Week of September News releases, media advisories + other publications 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 Additions/corrections: or 919-707-8604 DEQ-CFW 00007693 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 Additions/corrections: or 919-707-8604 DEQ-CFW-00007694 Nttp://www.newsobseneccom/news/weather/arbde171747997.ht ml NCthreatens legal action against Chemours http://wncn.com/Z017/09/O5/nc-theatendega|-action'ugainst- chemours/ Gov. 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