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RELEASE: Public Hearing on Draft Air Quality Permits for Carolina Sunrock LLC to be held on August

Note: Members of the public can comment during the August 3 hearing by telephone or online.  Internet access is not required to participate in the hearing. For those attending online,  DAQ highly recommends testing out your computer's WebEx capabilities prior to the below digital public hearing. Please click this link to test an online hearing: https://www.webex.com/test-meeting.html

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) will host a remote public hearing for Monday, August 3, 2020, on the draft permits for two proposed Carolina Sunrock LLC facilities. Members of the public can comment during the August 3 hearing by telephone or online.  

The hearing originally scheduled for June 29 was postponed based on a request from county health officials and to address community concerns. The comment period will remain open until August 7, 2020 at 5 p.m.

If you wish to speak at the public hearing, you must register by 4:00 p.m. on August 3, 2020. To register, please visit: https://bit.ly/3gal8iB [bit.ly] or call (919) 618-0968.

Event title:  Public Hearing for Carolina Sunrock, LLC Date and Time: August 3, 2020 at 6 p.m. Phone:  US TOLL +1-415-655-0003, Access code: 161 301 4755 WebEx Link:  https://bit.ly/2ZjUDjY [bit.ly] Event Password: NCDAQ

Internet access is not required to participate in the hearing. To comment by phone, when your name is called, press *3 so the moderator can identify and open your line.  Once you have made your comment, please press *3 to end your comment. 

The public hearing is an additional opportunity to provide input during the public comment period.  For those who are unable to attend or who experience technical difficulties, comments can also be submitted by email to DAQ.publiccomments@ncdenr.gov with the subject line "Carolina Sunrock - Prospect Hill" or "Carolina Sunrock - Burlington North."

Comments may also be submitted as a voicemail by calling 919-707-8430.

Written comments can be mailed to:

Davis Murphy 450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300 N.C. Division of Air Quality Winston-Salem, NC 27105

The draft permits, permit applications, draft permit reviews, and environmental justice snapshot can be found at https://deq.nc.gov/carolina-sunrock-hearing.