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The Environmental Management Commission is a 19-member Commission appointed by the Governor, the Senate Pro Tempore and the Speaker of the House. The Commission is responsible for adopting rules for the protection, preservation and enhancement of the State's air and water resources. Commission members are chosen to represent various interests, including the medical profession, agriculture, engineering, fish and wildlife, groundwater, air and water pollution control, municipal or county government, and the public at large. The Commission oversees and adopts rules for several divisions of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, including the Divisions of Air Quality, Land Resources, Water Quality, and Water Resources.

The Environmental Management Commission generally meets on the second Thursday of January, March, May, July, September, and November; In addition, the Commission Chairman may call special meetings as necessary.  The EMC has six Committees (Air Quality,Groundwater,NPDES,Renewable Energy, Steering, and Water Quality), which generally meet on the day before full Commission meetings ; click here for scheduled locations, dates and times of meetings.

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For information regarding the committees please contact:

Air Quality Committee: Mike Abraczinskas, (919) 715-3743 or
Paul Grable, (919) 733-1468
Groundwater Committee: Jeff Manning, (919) 807-6415
NPDES Committee: Tom Belnick, (919) 807-6390
Renewable Energy Committee: Steve Wall, (919) 733-4984
Water Allocation Committee: Daniel Ngandu, (919) 715-0388
Water Quality Committee: Adriene Weaver, (919) 807-6414

For more information regarding the Environmental Management Commission, please contact:

EMC Recording Clerk
Directors Office
Division of Water Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617

Phone: (919) 807-6457
Fax:    (919) 807-6492

Mailing Address:

1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617

Street Address:

512 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27604