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Home My WebLink AboutDEQ-CFW_00013287rITIM3M.1 News releases, media advisories + other publications 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 http://portal.ncdenr.org/group/opa/newsclips 0 C orris: Canal, to be closed at least until, fall ! AU FEA;� RI-V'E;�IvEEI.ER RESPON.D.S TO REtPORT OF T0X.1.N Ill ........................................................................................................................................................................ AREA WATER StJPPI..Y Macron wants American researchers to move to France to g,ht. cIirnate d:hangge FROM the EDITOR: We will stick with toxic water investiRa- tion ---------- Wornan h- pe t n gry r q t.ie ps he €�t Cps nX. Schedule shift, moves KDH to front of line for nourishment * Floodwalls sand dares and wetlands. 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Samuelson remembered by col- leagues w How do we develop greenways without spurring gentrifi- cation in Charlotte? » PEN0ERCOUNTY RESPONDS T0REPORTS OFGENX|NWA- TER 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 Channel isn't Out nfHot Water Yet w Toxins Found In Cape Fear Water Supply w DE(lNews Release » GenX:Out Can WrDrink The Water ... w State agencies launching investigation into GpnXdump- ing » BREAKING: NCstarts Chemmuninvestigation over GenX w BREAKING: State tmsample Cape Fear for GenX w COMMUNITY VOICES GENXCONCERNS ATCFPUA MEETING w UNCYVBIOLOGIST, LOCAL ENGINEER NOT DRINKING WA- TER AFTEK6ENX0SC0YERY w CAROL|NABEACH RELEASES WATER TEST RESULTS AFTER GENXCONCERNS ARISE ^ Warning message about GenXappears along Kiverwmik w UPDATE: List ofinvitees tuThursday's GenXmeeting with Chemoum ^ 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 ° ONY#GA:0nsio*drinking water not impacted byCape Fear contamination + What we learned at today's pnsy conference on GenXin the Cape Fear River Add itionu/cornectunz or919-7U7-86U4 OEQ-CFVV_00013288