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DEQ and Army Corps pause Wilmington Harbor federal review; council defers resolution to Feb. 3

Wilmington City Council · January 21, 2026
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Summary

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers asked for a pause in the federal consistency review of the proposed Wilmington Harbor channel deepening project; council deferred action on its resolution to Feb. 3 to allow staff to review new information.

The Wilmington City Council paused consideration of a resolution on the proposed Wilmington Harbor federal channel deepening project after the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) informed the city that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the State Ports Authority requested a pause in DCMs review.

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