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DCM: DCM will announce $100,000 in grants going to coastal
municipalities for flooding management and future planning.
DWI: DWI will announce an assessment initiative that will assist the
town of Fair Bluff with its Hurricane Matthew -related water
infrastructure impacts and create a template for helping other small
towns in the future.
DEQ events next week
June 19-22: Division of Water Infrastructure staff will attend EPA
Region 4 State Reserve Fund training in Atlanta.
June 20: DEQ, EPA and a multistate trust will hold public
availability sessions and a public meeting on Tuesday to answer
questions about the former Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation
Superfund Site in Navassa, N.C., and to update residents about
environmental investigations, cleanup options and technologies, and
redevelopment planning activities. Given its location near
Wilmington, this session could bring media with questions on GenX.
June 20, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.: EPA, DEQ and Multistate Trust host a public
availability session and public meeting about the Kerr-McGee
Superfund site in Navassa, N.C. The session and the meeting will be
held at the Navassa Community Center, 338 Main St. The public
availability sessions will be used to help educate people about
ongoing cleanup and restoration and plans for redevelopment of the
former Kerr-McGee site. The site was contaminated by creosote from
a wood -treatment operation years ago. The public availability
sessions will be held from 9-11 a.m., 1-3 p.m., and 5-6 p.m. The
public meeting will be held from 6-8 p.m. During the public meeting,
officials with the EPA, DEQ, and the Multistate Trust will provide an
update on the Superfumd Site environmental investigations, cleanup
options and technologies, and reuse planning activities.
June 21: DWR Water Planning Staff will attend the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forum to provide input for
new products and services to support local water resources decision
making. This half -day forum will bring together 30- 40 experts on
climatological, observational and forecast data and will take place at
the Eastern Area Health Education Center in Greenville, N.C.
Looking Ahead
June 27-29: Division of Water Infrastructure's Francine Durso will
be attending the One Water Summit 2017 convened by the US Water
Alliance. Location: New Orleans.
Basin Bi-State Commission. This meeting is intended to provide
updated information and provide an opportunity to conduct
delegation business. Meeting access code is 625 679 217. Meeting
password is 8pTCts6k.
June 29-30: DEMLR's Mike Randall will present at the WNC Train-
ing 2017 Good Housekeeping & Pollution Prevention for Municipal
Employees in Waynesville and Asheville.
July 11-12: The Coastal Resources Commission will meet in
Greenville. Location to be determined.
July 18, 9 a.m. —12 p.m.: Division of Water Infrastructure's
Community Development Block Grant- Infrastructure (CDBG-I)
environmental recertification training.
July 19: State Water Infrastructure Authority Meeting at N. C. Rural
Center, 4021 Carya Drive, Raleigh.
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 governmental attendees.
Sept. 27-28: The Coastal Resources Commission will meet in
Wilmington. Location to be determined.
Nov. 7-8: The Coastal Resources Commission will meet at the Hilton
Doubletree in Atlantic Beach.
News Articles
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June 29: DWR's video conference meeting of the Roanoke River
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w Dutch health officials investigating Gen X
» Chemical Found inCape Fear Drinking Water
w Thursday's meeting with Chemouowill becovered by
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» Sowhere does your CFPUAwater come from?
w Former EPA Employees Are SoWorried About Trump's
Plans, They Formed Their Own Alt -EPA
» House leader: North Carolina budget mntrack for votes
next week
w Park Improvements Target Runoff Reduction
» Thursday's meeting with Chpmoumwill becovered by
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w Kill Devi[ Hills Board puts a lid on talk oftatter hotels
» Emvivafunds Oerbpproject
w Local leaders respond toGenXindrinking water
w Gov. Cooper Addresses GenX, Cape Fear River
» Emergency declaration issued fnrWomdiake Dam in N.C.
could prevent poysibieU5$2bO million indamage
w Late N Carolina Rep. Samuelson remembered by col-
leagues
w How do we develop greenways without spurring gentrifi-
cation in Charlotte?
» PEN0ERCOUNTY RESPONDS T0REPORTS OFGENX|NWA-
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w Cape Hatteras tnhost beach cleanups
» How ixGenXgetting into the Cape Fear River?
w Agency Moves to Revamp Red Wolf Program
w How CFPUAmakes Cape Fear water tap -ready
» Erin Omckovich: 'Wr'neinawater crisis. It's not agame
anymore'
w 1.1 Gat ofSewage Leaked from Crushed Durham County
Pipe
w City Leaders Look at uses for Unused Lakes
w Insurers: We're off the Hook: Duke Energy Knew Coal Ash
Risk
w NCStarts Chemuum Investigation over Genx
w Short Term Dredging isCompleted, but Connecting
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w Toxins Found In Cape Fear Water Supply
w DE(lNews Release
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w State agencies launching investigation into GpnXdump-
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» BREAKING: NCstarts Chemmuninvestigation over GenX
w BREAKING: State tmsample Cape Fear for GenX
w COMMUNITY VOICES GENXCONCERNS ATCFPUA MEETING
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w CAROL|NABEACH RELEASES WATER TEST RESULTS AFTER
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^ Warning message about GenXappears along Kiverwmik
w UPDATE: List ofinvitees tuThursday's GenXmeeting with
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^ The Drinking Water inCape Fear, NC night be Deadly
DuPont to Blame
w 1.1 million gallons ofsewage leaked from crushed
Durham County pipe
° Thursday Wrap: Whither budget?
w 6/15 Letters: Paris agreement crucial tosurvival of
ocean life
° Wilmington residents, NCofficials seek answers intoxic
tap water meeting
+ Journalist Mark 0hnker honored in NCSenate resolution
° Compromise proposed in battle over newspaper legal no-
tices
+ EPA issues statement onGenXconcerns inCape Fear
° ChemouoGenX: Polluting Cape Fear since 1980
w NoMoratorium for Terra CeiaSolar Farm
^ 'Garbage juice' spray bill heads to Cooper
w Leland follow in county'sfuototepo, urges H2G0 to wait
w What we learned at today's press conference on GenXin
the Cape Fear River
w What we learned at today's press conference on GenXin
the Cape Fear River
^ Letter: Paris accord was a raw deal for U5
w Gov. Henry McMaster Announces S.C.Department ofIn-
surance as Lead Agency for YYYSettlement Funds
^ Attorney leaving 5ELC tnwork husband'sgubernatorial
campaign
w |fyou want toknow what climate change feels like,
you're going tofind out this summer
° Climate change study canceled due toclimate change
w Wilmington residents, NCofficials seek answers intoxic
tap water meeting
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