In all three of these sewer blowback cases, the homes were below the grade of the road or downstream from the main sewer line itself.

How sewage floods at home turned into nightmares for Raleigh families

Sewage floods inside Raleigh homes

The North Carolina Senate voted along party lines Wednesday to ban anyone from wearing masks in public for health reasons, following an emotional debate about the wisdom of the proposal.


NC Senate votes to ban people from wearing masks in public for health reasons

Protestors gather in Graham 

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VinFast and the North Carolina Department of Transportation are trying to get federal approval for plans that would permanently impact nearby waterways.

THE TOTALS EXCEEDED RECORD SET IN  >> AN ENVIRONMENTAL NONPROFIT IS FIGHTING THE ENEMIES. CAR MAKER VINFAST HAS PLANS TO BUILD A FACTORY IN CHATHAM COUNTY. THIS IS NEAR MONTOUR. THE COMPANY WANTS TO BUILD NEAR 33,000 FEET OF STREAMS AND 99 ACRES OF WETLAND. YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH OF THAT AREA HAS BEEN CLEARED. WRAL'S MATT TALHELM SHOWS US THE IMPACT THIS PLAN COULD HAVE ON THOSE WATERWAYS. >> THIS IS ONE OF THOSE WATERWAYS. THIS IS SHAD EXCRETE RIGHT HERE AT RUNS RIGHT ALONG THE EDGE OF VINFAST'S PROPERTY OVER HERE RIGHT NOW, THE COMPANY IN NC DOT ARE TRYING TO GET FEDERAL APPROVAL FOR PLANS THAT HAVE SOME PERMANENT IMPACTS TO THE WATERWAYS HERE. A RAINY DAY BRINGS OUT. AND RIVER KEEP THAT DOCUMENT THE HEALTH OF THE WATER IN THE WHOLE RIVER. ANY WATER QUALITY ISSUE IN THAT WATERSHED IS WHAT I WORK ON. >> SHE'S KEEPING A CLOSE WATCH ON WHAT'S FLOWING OUT OF THE MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT IN AMMAN, JORDAN WATERS, THE COLOR OF CHOCOLATE MILK THAT WILL BECOME HOME TO VINFAST THAT ENTIRE AREA OF OUR WATERSHED, WHICH IS ALREADY INUNDATED WITH A LOT OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE FURTHER DEGRADED WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO HEAL ITSELF. THE VIETNAMESE AUTOMAKER SITE COVERS 1300 ACRES WITH MORE THAN 33,000 FEET OF STREAMS AND 99 ACRES OF WETLANDS. THE PROJECT WOULD PERMANENTLY IMPACT NEARLY 3,700 FEET OF STREAMS. AND 23 ACRES OF WETLANDS. THOSE IMPACTS ARE DETAILED IN THIS APPLICATION BY BEEN FASTENED NC DOT FOR A PERMIT FROM THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. WE WENT THROUGH THAT 284 PAGE APPLICATION. >> IT SAYS THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS WOULD INCLUDE THE INCREMENTAL LOSS OF AQUATIC FUNCTION PROVIDED BY THE STREAM AND WETLANDS ON THE SITE AND INCREASES IN STORM WATER FLOWING OFF THE SITE, WHICH CAN HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL EFFECT ON THE STREAM SYSTEM, STABILITY AND FUNCTIONAL INTEGRITY FOR MILES DOWNSTREAM. BUT THE APPLICATION ALSO SAYS OVERALL, THE ANTICIPATED EFFECTS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT WOULD BE THE FENNEL IS THE DISTRICT CHIEF OF THE REGULATORY DIVISION FOR THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS WERE ABLE TO HOLD US TO COME UP THE PROJECT TO MAKE SURE THAT. >> NOT JUST ABOUT SOME WETLANDS, BUT ALSO THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS, AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT AND YOU KNEW THE FACTS AND THE ENTIRE PROJECT. >> OUR LOOK AND WANTS SO ONCE A STREAM THAT HAS INUNDATED WITH SEDIMENT AND THAT HABITAT IS LOST, WE CAN GET THAT LIFE BACK. SUDDEN ONCE THE PERMIT DENIED BEFORE THE DAMAGE IS DONE, THIS IS OUR COMMUNITY AND WE DEPEND ON THE HEALTH OF OUR ECOSYSTEM, OUR AIR, QUALITY AND WATER QUALITY. VINFAST IS OFFERING TO BUY WHAT ARE CALLED MITIGATION CREDITS. SO BASICALLY THEY PAY TO MAKE STREAM AND WETLAND IMPROVEMENTS ELSEWHERE. >> TO OFFSET THE DAMAGE DONE AT THIS SITE. MATT TALHELM, WRAL NEWS, CHATHAM COUNTY. WE REACHED OUT TO BOTH VINFAST AND THE DOT FOR COMMENT ON THESE CONCERNS. SO FAR WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM FAST, BUT THE DOT DID TELL US THEY'RE WORKING TO IDENTIFY A PATH WITH

VinFast seeks federal approval for permit application on impacts to streams and wetlands

VinFast, NCDOT seek federal approval for impacts to streams and wetlands at Chatham County site

VinFast on fast track to open EV plant in Chatham County

After officials tasked with filling in Wrightsville's eroding beach were pushed offshore to source sand, they made a daunting discovery: Hundreds of thousands of tires that likely migrated from an artificial reef created by the Division of Marine Fisheries decades ago.

Wrightsville Beach renourishment project uncovers hundreds of thousands of tires in the ocean

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers found about 300,000 tires of an old reef. In the 1970s, the Division of Marine Fisheries placed more than 600,000 tires in the waters off the Carolina coast.

<p>AT WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH FOR THAT COOL OCEAN BREEZE WILL HELP YOU ON A HOT EVENING LIKE TONIGHT. ALSO, BEACH RE-NOURISHMENT IS FACING SOME DELAYS AND CHALLENGES AT WRIGHTSVILLE. OFFICIALS ARE FORCED TO MOVE OFFSHORE TO FIND SAND TO FILL IN THE ERODING BEACH DUE TO A NEW FEDERAL PROTECTION LAW. BUT THEY UNCOVERED MUCH MORE THAN SAID WRAL'S CLIMATE CHANGE. REPORTER LIZ MCLAUGHLIN EXPLAINS. WENT FOR SAND. &gt;&gt; TURNED UP A DAUNTING DISCOVERY FOR THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. &gt;&gt; WE FOUND ABOUT &gt;&gt; 300,000 TIRES OF AN OLD BRIEF THAT WAS PLACED OUT THERE IN THE 70'S. &gt;&gt; HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TIRES THAT APPEARED TO HAVE DRIFTED OUT OF THE DIVISION OF MARINE FISHERIES, ARTIFICIAL REEF AREA SPANNING 649 ACRES. &gt;&gt; WHAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE AN UNDERWATER JUNKYARD WHERE RECENT SUNKEN SHIPS AND CONCRETE PIPES ARE ACTING AS FISH HABITAT WHERE THE TIRES PLACE THERE DECADES AGO ARE CAUSING PROBLEMS. &gt;&gt; THE DIVISION PLACE MORE THAN 600,000 TIRES AND THE WATERS OFF THE CAROLINA COAST. A PRACTICE THAT WAS DISCONTINUED IN 1983. THOSE TIRES OF ROLLED UP ON SHORES DURING HURRICANES. &gt;&gt; COSTING TAXPAYERS MORE THAN A MILLION DOLLARS TO CLEAN UP. &gt;&gt; THE DIVISION DOES NOT HAVE A PLAN TO OTHERWISE RETRIEVE THE THAT HAVE MIGRATED POSSIBLY FROM THE REEF SITES TO OTHER AREAS ON THE OCEAN FLOOR. SIMPLY PUT. WE JUST WE THINK IT WOULD BE COST PROHIBITIVE. LEADING A MASSIVE CHALLENGE FOR THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IN WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH. &gt;&gt; WHO WILL NEED TO WORK AROUND A SEA OF OBSTACLES TO HARVEST. SEEN IT. &gt;&gt; THAT IS FOR IS ITS CLEANING UP THE MESS THAT THE GOVERNMENT CREATED THE BACK. I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I KNEW THE CRAFT THAT BEST. JUST &gt;&gt; THEY MAY LET THE PEOPLE UPON WHOM HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE ACTUAL GOT RICH. THEY LEAVE US TO BE ABLE TO. &gt;&gt; WITH A TIGHT TIMELINE AND A SHRINKING SHORELINE. THE TIRE LADEN SITE MAY BE THE BEST BET. A FEW REMAINING OPTIONS FOR WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH. &gt;&gt; IN DESPERATE NEED OF LIZ MCLAUGHLIN, WRAL NEWS &gt;&gt; ENVIRONMENTAL CURRENTLY UNDERWAY AND AFTER THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS COMES UP WITH A MITIGATION PLAN FOR THE TIRES IN THE SAND, THE PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO COMMENT IF APPROVED. OFFICIALS HOPE THE</p>

300,000 tires found in Wrightsville Beach delays renourishment

300,000 tired found in Wrightsville Beach delays renourishment

The Army Corps of Engineers, citing a recent court decision in California throwing out Trump-era regulatory changes affecting water quality certifications under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, has put a hold on permitting decisions under its nationwide permit program.

Corps of Engineers suspends nationwide clean water permitting action

RESTRICTED -- Fish Cannons, Koi Herpes and Other Tools to Combat Invasive Carp

The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers will spend nearly $40 million to upgrade the levee along the Tar River and address flooding issues that inundated the historic town of Princeville during Hurricane Floyd in 1999 and Hurricane Matthew in 2016.

Federal funding to protect Princeville from future floods

The old Princeville senior center

The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers announced Thursday that Princeville will receive $39.6 million for a flood mitigation levee project that has long been needed.

Princeville to get $39.6 million for levee project

Vistors at the Rudds Creek Boat Ramp making the best of the flooding. 

United State Army Corps Engineers announces more closures after Hurricane Micheal

On Monday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Wilmington District at John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir have announced more closures due to rising lake levels caused by Hurricane Michael.  The following areas are closed:   