Environmental Enforcement Campaign

Strong environmental policies do little to protect our environment without strong enforcement. Unfortunately, such enforcement is lacking in North Carolina. North Carolina has long underfunded the compliance and enforcement divisions of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), allowing repeat violators to go unnoticed and unpunished

Repeat violators are polluters who have violated either their water, air or sedimentation permits two or more times within a five year period. Under the current system, there are no adverse consequences for those permit holders who continuously violate the terms of their permit. CCNC has worked with DENR to compile enforcement records and present the public with information on repeat violators. This website provides the public with detailed information on repeat violators and their offenses. In addition, this information is categorized by legislative district, so citizens can identify which politicians are supporting repeat violators, and which are supporting the environment.

About the Data Click here to find out more information on the source of the data, CCNC’s enforcement program and how to interpret the information.

Find Your Legislative District Click on the maps below to find your house or senate district.    By identifying your legislative district, you can see first-hand who your legislator is supporting you or repeat violators!

Repeat Violators by Legislative District & County Click on the maps below to view repeat violator information for each legislative district and county. Detailed information for violations within each district and county is also available here.
Water Quality Violators
Air Quality Violators
Sedimentation & Erosion Control Violators
Repeat Violators by Name Use the following information to find individual repeat violators of water quality, air quality and sedimentation & erosion control permits. Separate information for public and private facilities is available for water quality violators. Separate information for Title V, Synthetic Minor, and Small facilities is available for air quality violators. Sedimentation and Erosion Control violator information is shown Water Quality Violators  Private Facilities   Public Facilities
Air Quality Violators  Title V  Synthetic Minor  Small
Sedimentation Quality