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Aqua NC Rate Hike Public Hearing – Gastonia
Thursday, October 27, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. Gaston County Courthouse County Commission, Public Forum Room 2nd Floor 325 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Way Gastonia, North Carolina 28052 Only customers who give testimony during a public hearing (in-person or virtual) will have their comments weighed during the rate case proceedings. Aqua North Carolina is seeking approval from the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) to raise rates for all water and sewer customers and to establish a Water and Sewer Investment Plan (WSIP). Read the full application with the proposed rates Water & Sewer Investment Plan: The WSIP is a multi-year rate-making…
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Aqua NC Rate Hike Public Hearing – Wilmington
Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. New Hanover County Courthouse 317 Princess Street Courtroom 317 Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 Only customers who give testimony during a public hearing (in-person or virtual) will have their comments weighed during the rate case proceedings. Aqua North Carolina is seeking approval from the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) to raise rates for all water and sewer customers and to establish a Water and Sewer Investment Plan (WSIP). Read the full application with the proposed rates Water & Sewer Investment Plan: The WSIP is a multi-year rate-making mechanism that will allow Aqua to set…
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Aqua NC Rate Hike Public Hearing – Virtual
Thursday, October 20, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. Virtual Hearing Held via Webex Instructions for advance registration below! Only customers who give testimony during a public hearing (in-person or virtual) will have their comments weighed during the rate case proceedings. Aqua North Carolina is seeking approval from the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) to raise rates for all water and sewer customers and to establish a Water and Sewer Investment Plan (WSIP). Read the full application with the proposed rates Water & Sewer Investment Plan: The WSIP is a multi-year rate-making mechanism that will allow Aqua to set rates through…
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Aqua NC Rate Hike Public Hearing – Raleigh
Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. North Carolina Utilities Commission 430 North Salisbury Street Commission Hearing Room 2115 Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 Only customers who give testimony during a public hearing (in-person or virtual) will have their comments weighed during the rate case proceedings. Aqua North Carolina is seeking approval from the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) to raise rates for all water and sewer customers and to establish a Water and Sewer Investment Plan (WSIP). Read the full application with the proposed rates Water & Sewer Investment Plan The WSIP is a multi-year rate-making mechanism that will allow…
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Public Hearing on Septage Management Rule Change
Public Comment Period: December 15, 2021 to February 14, 2022 Proposed Effective Date: Pending Legislative Review Submit Comments by e-mail to: dwm.publiccomments@ncdenr.gov Link to the agency website: https://deq.nc.gov/permits-rules/rules-regulations/deq-proposed-rules/proposed-rules Please review the Notice and Proposed Rule Text and the Regulatory Impact Analysis. A Virtual Public Hearing has been scheduled via WebEx as follows: Date: January 20, 2022 Time: 4:30 p.m. Location: WebEx Event Meeting Link: https://ncdenrits.webex.com/ncdenrits/j.php?MTID=m8d8e13db4c07e1775d3a3094a7a544fa Event number: 2437 299 9427 Event password: 1234 To join by phone: Call +1-415-655-0003 US TOLL, enter access code
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NC Legislature Finalizing Redistricting Maps – Be A Voice For YOUR Community!
Our General Assembly is preparing to finalize the redistricting maps that could shape the state’s politics for a decade. Why Redistricting Matters! This is how funding is determined for communities,This determines how many House of Representatives each district receives, andRedlining can determine how votes are combined to favor one political party over another. The Republican-led legislature is aiming to have the maps for congressional districts and the General Assembly completed by Nov. 5. The state’s redistricting committees just announced public hearings…
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Help Protect NC Communities from Dirty Biomass Projects
In North Carolina, black, brown, Indigenous, and low-income communities are disproportionately impacted by confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs), Superfund sites, coal ash facilities, biogas operations, and wood pellet plants. Although NC DEQ is responsible for regulating and monitoring industry operations in a manner that protects natural resources and communities from environmental and health risks, many residents across the state continue to grapple with environmental injustices and the burdens these facilities’ place on their health and quality of life. Enviva is the world’s largest wood pellet manufacturing company, with NC facilities in Ahoskie, Hamlet, Sampson County, and Northampton County….
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Celebrating the History of Black Communities and their Fight for Justice in NC
Clean Water for North Carolina celebrates the achievements and efforts of communities that continue the fight for justice, equality, and healthy, safe environments to call home. In North Carolina, Black communities have a long history of resilience and activism. The following descriptions, while not comprehensive, offer a brief look into this history and the people, places, and groups that have made a difference. Princeville, NC was incorporated in 1885 and stands as the oldest town incorporated by Black Americans in the United States, though its place as a community predates that. It was originally known as Freedom Hill…
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Robeson County is NOT a Sacrifice Zone – Go Home, Active Energy!
Active Energy LLC, a UK based company, is proposing to construct and operate a “black” wood pellet facility in Lumberton – the first of its kind to ever be operating anywhere on the planet. The NC Dept. of Air Quality is weighing the request in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, when studies are showing that black and brown people are being disproportionately impacted by the health crisis due to compounding factors of living and working conditions and higher incidence of health conditions that increase risk for respiratory illness. Communities in Robeson County are overburdened by pipelines and polluting industries, and…
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Robeson County residents tell DEQ to deny air permit for Active Energy wood pellet plant
By: Lisa Sorg, NC Policy Watch June 24, 2020 A proposed wood pellet plant faces vehement opposition from many Robeson County residents, including elected officials, and environmental advocates, who say the facility would not only pollute the air, but also would be financially risky and environmentally unjust. The NC Department of Environmental Quality held a virtual public hearing Monday night to receive formal comments on a draft air permit for the plant, owned and operated by Active Energy Renewable Power, in Lumberton. More than 125 people attended, and of the roughly 50 who spoke, just four asked DEQ to approve the air…
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