The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission has extended the public comment period on a proposed rule change that would allow domestic wastewater discharges into zero-flow streams in the state.
Public comments will be accepted through Dec. 15 on the draft rule. A public hearing will be hosted by the EMC and N.C. Department of Environmental Quality on the proposed rule at 3:30 p.m. in the ground-floor hearing room of the Archdale Building.
Speaker registration will begin at 3 p.m. The public is invited to participate and provide feedback on the proposed rule change.
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The extension of the comment period allows for more time for the public to review and provide input on the proposed rule change.
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Author's summary: Wastewater rules comment period extended until Dec 15.