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	"author_name": "Waterkeepers Carolina",
	"author_url": "https://actionnetwork.org/groups/waterkeepers-carolina-2",
	"title": "Triennial Review: Provide Input to Improve Water Quality Standards",
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	"description": "BACKGROUND: The Clean Water Act requires states to review their water quality standards and classifications every three years and make any necessary modifications to ensure protection of our waters. During this process, called the Triennial Review, North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) reviews current EPA guidelines, scientific data, and public comments and will make recommendations for changes to standards to the NC Environmental Management Commission (EMC). The Triennial Review is currently underway, and now is our opportunity to let our state agencies and decision makers know that North Carolinians deserve stronger water quality protections This year, the EMC proposed a few changes to water quality standards, however Haw River Assembly believes additional updates are needed to adequately protect our waters and ensure they are fishable, swimmable, and drinkable for all North Carolinians. This is your opportunity to make the case to the EMC that additional updates are important to the public. Haw River Assembly’s Triennial Review Priorities Haw River Assembly has identified PFAS, 1,4-Dioxane, and bacteria as priority issues impacting water quality and communities across the state and will be highlighting these issues during the Triennial Review with the following recommendations. How to ask for stronger water protections: Email or mail comments by August 3, 2021 to: 15ANCAC02B_SWTriRev_Comments_2021@ncdenr.gov Christopher Ventaloro NC DEQ-DWR Planning Section 1611 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1611 Or deliver spoken comments at a virtual public hearing on July 20, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. Register to speak before noon on July 20 here: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=3IF2etC5mkSFw-zCbNftGRcM2xmuszROiks3JDQp2_RURU8xVVk5Sk45N0xDVEVWTkFKQUtPVTVIOC4u",
	"url": "https://actionnetwork.org/letters/1903111d9697105ed6b5e34174947a943a5f4417"
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