TAKE ACTION - REQUEST PUBLIC HEARING ON CHEMOURS' PERMIT

Chemours can discharge pollutants if approved via a permit reviewed by the N.C Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) through the National Pollutant Discharge and Elimination System (NPDES), which is a part of the Clean Water Act.  

Permits must be renewed every five years.

  • DEQ received Chemours renewal application May 3. 2016.
  • It sat in backlog at DEQ (NOTE: our state needs to fund DEQ more.)
  • Chemours' permit then expired in October.
  • BUT, Chemours can legally keep discharging until their submitted NPDES application is responded to by DEQ.  

PUBLIC COMMENT???

  • 30-day Public Comment period for this permit has not yet been published by DEQ - KEEP AN EYE ON THIS SITE FOR POSTING BY DEQ.

IN THE MEANTIME, REQUEST A PUBLIC HEARING:

  • It is up to the discretion of the DEQ Director as to whether a public hearing will be held

To request a hearing on a NPDES permit, write to:
Director of the Division of Water Resources
N.C. Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617

 

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