The Environmental Management Commission voted to grant Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority the eminent domain and water transfer authorities it needs to proceed with the 48-million-gallons-per-day Randleman Lake regional water supply project.
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission voted to send to public hearing a proposed modification of rules that govern waste disposal systems that do not discharge to surface waters.
A recent workshop was organized by wildlife officials to determine what management measures should be taken to conserve the Roanoke River floodplain for wildlife habitat.
The N.C. Soil and Water Conservation Commission has adopted temporary guidelines for implementing the state's non-discharge rule as it applies to animal waste management operations.
The N.C. Pesticide Board has developed the Generic Pesticide State Management Plan (SMP) to manage pesticides the U.S. EPA designates as threats to North Carolina's groundwater.
Because of the ineffectiveness of the North Carolina Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program, the Division of Environmental Management has petitioned the General Assembly for increased spending and legislative changes to confront the existing problems.
The U.S. EPA sponsored a five-year \"field validation\" study in Carteret County to gauge the environmental impact of pesticide runoff on the South River System. The results suggest that no adverse biological impact can be attributed to pesticide runoff.
North Carolina is seeking to increase the competitiveness of its two commercial ports in Wilmington and Morehead City. A feasibility study is underway to determine the effects on groundwater of deepening Wilmington harbor to accommodate larger ships.
Research at sites in Duplin and Sampson Counties has led North Carolina State University scientists to conclude that drinking water wells near agricultural fields should be constructed below the clay aquitard to protect them from nitrate contamination.
After adopting both a definition of \"critical habitat\"\" and the procedures for designating one, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission established a process by which state agencies can cooperate to save endangered wildlife.