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Public hearings scheduled for July 18 & 20 on Atlantic Coast Pipeline water
quality certification request
RALEIGH —The N.C. Division of Water Resources will hold two public hearings, one on July
18 and one on July 20, to gather public comments concerning Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC's
application for a state water quality certification and buffer authorization as required by the
federal Clean Water Act and state riparian buffer rules.
Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC is proposing to construct one compressor station and install
approximately 186 miles of 36 -inch transmission pipeline and appurtenances in
Northampton, Halifax, Nash, Wilson, Johnston, Sampson, Cumberland and Robeson
Counties
The hearing on July 18, 2017 will begin at 6 p.m. in the Cumberland Hall Auditorium at
Fayetteville Technical Community College, 2201 Hull Rd., Fayetteville. The hearing on July
20, 2017 will also begin at 6 p.m. in the Brown Auditorium at Nash Community College, 522
N. Old Carriage Road, Rocky Mount. Speaker registration and sign -in for both hearings will
start at 5 p.m.
The purpose of these public hearings is to allow the public to comment on the company's
application submitted in May 2017 and additional information submitted thereafter. The
application and supporting documents can be found online at:
http://edocs.deg.nc.gov/WaterResources/o/fol/261798/Rowl.aspx.
The application may also be inspected at the DWR Central Office in the Archdale Building,
512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC, 27604. To schedule an appointment to review the file,
please contact Jennifer Burclette at [e-mail] or 919-807-6364.
The public is invited to comment on the application by speaking at one of the hearings, by
submitting written comments at one of the hearings or by mailing them to the division.
Please send written comments to: 401 Permitting, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC,
27699-1617. Written comments may also be submitted via email to:
[e-mail] (include "ACP" in the email's subject line). The comment
period ends at 5 p.m. on August 19.