DEQ is modernizing North Carolina’s environmental permitting process by allowing businesses to submit Title V air quality permit applications electronically through the AccessDEQ portal.
Major sources of air emissions can now upload required application materials directly to DEQ’s Division of Air Quality, reducing paperwork and streamlining the review process. A user guide is available on the portal.
DEQ plans to expand electronic submissions later this year to non-Title V permits, including small and synthetic minor applications. The new option is available to businesses in the 97 counties regulated by the Division of Air Quality; Buncombe, Forsyth and Mecklenburg counties operate local air quality programs.