North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality can guide you through the state or federal environmental permitting process. Environmental permits may be required if your business emits, or can emit, pollutants into the air, onto the ground, or into a waterway. Permits may also be required for development within a floodplain or flood way or for the disturbance of steep slopes. To access NCDEQ's main website, click here. The NCDEQ also provides special technical assistance in environmental matters to small businesses.
