State offers emergency coastal permit for beach bulldozing following weekend storms

By Frank Williams | October 8, 2015 | Comments Off on State offers emergency coastal permit for beach bulldozing following weekend storms

RALEIGH – Oceanfront property owners with beach and dune erosion caused by weekend storms will be able to obtain a Coastal Area Management Act emergency general permit to allow beach bulldozing for the reconstruction of primary and frontal dune systems. The emergency permit regulations speed up the authorization process for permit approval. The rules also…

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Ocean and sound-side swimming waters may be polluted from excessive rains

By Frank Williams | October 5, 2015 | Comments Off on Ocean and sound-side swimming waters may be polluted from excessive rains

MOREHEAD CITY – State officials today advise the public to avoid swimming in all coastal waters statewide due to high rainfall and flooding from recent storms that may have led to excessive bacteria in the water. “Waters impacted by these storms can contain elevated levels of bacteria that can make people sick,” said J.D. Potts,…

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