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The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources (DWR) will hold a public hearing on April 22 to hear public comment on proposed changes to North Carolina’s surface water quality standards, including the addition of standard for E. coli as an indicator of pathogens, or disease-causing organisms, in recreational waters.

Public Notice North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0057533 Northwest (Hood Creek) WTP The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue a NPDES wastewater discharge permit to the person(s) listed below. Written comments regarding the proposed permit will be accepted until 30 days after the publish date of this notice. The Director of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR) may hold a public hearing should there be a significant degree of public interest. Please mail comments and/or information requests to DWR at the above address. Interested persons may visit the DWR at 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604 to review the information on file. Additional information on NPDES permits and this notice may be found on our website: https://deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings,or by calling (919) 707-3601. Brunswick County applied to renew NPDES permit NC0057533 for Northwest (Hood Creek) WTP (3954 Clearwell Drive NE, Leland) in Brunswick County. This facility discharges from Outfall 001 to an unnamed tributary to Hood Creek in the Cape Fear River Basin. Currently, Total Residual Chlorine is water quality limited for this outfall. This discharge from Outfall 001 may affect future wasteload allocation in this portion of this unnamed tributary to Hood Creek. This facility is additionally permitted to discharge from Outfall 002 to the Cape Fear River in the Cape Fear River Basin. Discharge has not commenced. Currently, Total Residual Chlorine is water quality limited. This discharge from Outfall 002 may affect future wasteload allocation in this portion of the Cape Fear River. (Public Notice will run in Brunswick Beacon on 4/10/25.) View Draft Permit NC0057533 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 5/12/25

N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0005088 Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. All comments received by May 9, 2025, will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions. PERMIT APPLICATION Duke Energy Progress, LLC, 526 South Church St., Charlotte, N.C., has applied for a Renewal of its NPDES wastewater permit (NC0005088) for Rogers Energy Complex, 573 Duke Power Rd., Mooresboro, Rutherford County. The facility discharges industrial wastewater, sanitary wastewater, groundwater, and stormwater to Broad River in the Broad River basin. Some parameters are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Broad River basin. The location of Outfall 002 is: Latitude: 35° 13’ 06”; Longitude: 81° 44’ 54”. The location of Outfall 002B is: Latitude: 35° 13’ 16”; Longitude: 81° 45’ 31”. The location of Outfall 002C is: Latitude: 35° 13’ 09”; Longitude: 81° 45’ 22”. The location of Outfall 005 is: Latitude: 35° 13’ 07”; Longitude: 81° 45’ 19”. The location of Outfall 104 is: Latitude: 35° 13’ 3.5”; Longitude: 81° 45’ 9.3”. The location of Outfall 106 is: Latitude: 35° 13’ 6.3”; Longitude: 81° 44’ 53.7”. The draft wastewater permit and related documents are available online at: https://deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings. Printed copies of the draft permit and related documents may be reviewed at the department’s Asheville Regional Office. To make an appointment to review the documents, please call 828-296-4500. Public comment on the draft modification should be mailed to: Wastewater Permitting, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C., 27699-1617. Public comments may also be submitted by email to: publiccomments@deq.nc.gov. Please be sure to include “Rogers” in the email’s subject line. View Draft Permit NC0005088 and Related Documents Public Notice will be published in: The Shelby Star on April 2, 2025 The Daily Courier on April 5, 2025

Public Notice North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0001058 Patheon Manufacturing Services The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue a NPDES wastewater discharge permit to the person(s) listed below. Written comments regarding the proposed permit will be accepted until 30 days after the publish date of this notice. The Director of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR) may hold a public hearing should there be a significant degree of public interest. Please mail comments and/or information requests to DWR at the above address. Interested persons may visit the DWR at 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604 to review the information on file. Additional information on NPDES permits and this notice may be found on our website: https://deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings,or by calling (919) 707-3601. Patheon Manufacturing Services, LLC [5900 Martin Luther King Jr Hwy, Greenville, NC 27834] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0001058 for its Patheon Manufacturing Services treatment facility in Pitt County. This permitted facility discharges wastewater from non-contact cooling and boiler blowdown into Parker Creek in the Tar-Pamlico River Basin. Currently, there are no parameters that are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the receiving stream. (Public Notice will run in The Daily Reflector on 4/4/25.) View Draft Permit NC0001058 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 5/5/25

Public Notice North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0021610 Clarkton WWTP The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue a NPDES wastewater discharge permit to the person(s) listed below. Written comments regarding the proposed permit will be accepted until 30 days after the publish date of this notice. The Director of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR) may hold a public hearing should there be a significant degree of public interest. Please mail comments and/or information requests to DWR at the above address. Interested persons may visit the DWR at 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604 to review the information on file. Additional information on NPDES permits and this notice may be found on our website: https://deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings,or by calling (919) 707-3601. The Town of Clarkton applied to renew NPDES permit NC0021610 for Clarkton WWTP (408 Wood Street, Clarkton) in Bladen County. This facility discharges to an unnamed tributary to Big Foot Marsh in the Lumber River Basin. Currently, Ammonia Nitrogen and Total Residual Chlorine is water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocation in this portion of this unnamed tributary to Big Foot Marsh. (Public Notice will run in the Bladen Journal on 4/15/25.) View Draft Permit NC0021610 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 5/16/25

Public Notice North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0036773 Laurinburg WTP The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue a NPDES wastewater discharge permit to the person(s) listed below. Written comments regarding the proposed permit will be accepted until 30 days after the publish date of this notice. The Director of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR) may hold a public hearing should there be a significant degree of public interest. Please mail comments and/or information requests to DWR at the above address. Interested persons may visit the DWR at 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604 to review the information on file. Additional information on NPDES permits and this notice may be found on our website: https://deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings,or by calling (919) 707-3601. The City of Laurinburg applied for a major modification of NPDES permit NC0036773 for Laurinburg WTP (603 Lauchwood Drive, South of Laurinburg) in Scotland County. This facility discharges to Big Branch in the Lumber River Basin. Currently, Total Residual Chlorine, Total Fluoride, and Total Copper are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocation in this portion of Big Branch. (Public Notice will run in the Laurinburg Exchange on 4/9/25.) View Draft Permit NC0036773 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 5/12/25

The North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council expanded the moderate drought classification to include 70 counties in the latest advisory released Thursday.

P U B L I C N O T I C E STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION 1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27699-1617 NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO ISSUE AN AMENDED CONSENT ORDER Public notice of intent to issue an amendment to a State Consent Order to the following: The Town of Siler City (P.O. Box 769, Siler City, NC 27344-0769) has requested an amended Special Order by Consent No. S22-003 Ad I for its Siler City WWTP, a 4.0 MGD wastewater treatment facility under the authority of discharge permit NC0026441, and for its Siler City Collection System under the authority of collection system permit WQCS00056. The Siler City WWTP discharges treated wastewater to Loves Creek in the Cape Fear River Basin. The Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue the amended Order per Article 21 of Chapter 143, N.C. General Statutes, and other regulations effective May 12, 2025. Compliance with this amended Order will require the Town to begin and complete construction to upgrade and expand the WWTP to 6.0 MGD, as required in the NPDES Permit, and to complete construction of improvement projects at the Siler City Water Treatment Plant. Compliance with this amended Order will also require the Town to rehabilitate the wastewater collection system. The Town of Siler City shall comply with the NPDES and collection system permit limits. This amended Order will expire on September 1, 2027. A copy of the amended Order is available upon request by contacting Sydney Deuterman of the Division of Water Resources at 919-707-3712, or by email at sydney.deuterman@deq.nc.gov. Comments on the proposed amended Order received no later than 30 days after the publish date of this notice will be considered in the final determination. A public meeting may be held if there is a significant degree of public interest. View NC0026441 Amended Special Order by Consent Public Notice will be published in: The Raleigh News & Observer on March 26, 2025 The Chatham News + Records on April 3, 2025

Public Notice North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0021601 Tryon WWTP The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue a NPDES wastewater discharge permit to the person(s) listed below. Written comments regarding the proposed permit will be accepted until 30 days after the publish date of this notice. The Director of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR) may hold a public hearing should there be a significant degree of public interest. Please mail comments and/or information requests to DWR at the above address. Interested persons may visit the DWR at 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604 to review the information on file. Additional information on NPDES permits and this notice may be found on our website: https://deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings,or by calling (919) 707-3601. The Town of Tryon [310 N. Trade Street, Tryon, NC 28782] has requested renewal of permit NC0021601 for its WWTP in Polk County. This permitted facility discharges treated domestic and industrial wastewater to Vaughn Creek in the Broad River Basin. Currently some of the parameters in this permit are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Vaughn Creek. (This is a corrected notice for the advertisement that ran on March 23, 2025.) (Public Notice will run in the Tryon Daily Bulletin on 3/26/25.) View Draft Permit NC0021601 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR5.) Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 4/28/25

Public Notice North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0055786 Lexington Regional WWTP The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue a NPDES wastewater discharge permit to the person(s) listed below. Written comments regarding the proposed permit will be accepted until 30 days after the publish date of this notice. The Director of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR) may hold a public hearing should there be a significant degree of public interest. Please mail comments and/or information requests to DWR at the above address. Interested persons may visit the DWR at 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604 to review the information on file. Additional information on NPDES permits and this notice may be found on our website: https://deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings,or by calling (919) 707-3601.The City of Lexington [101 Plaza Pkwy, Lexington, NC 27292] has requested renewal of permit NC0055786 for its WWTP in Davidson County. This permitted facility discharges treated domestic and industrial wastewater to Abbotts Creek in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Currently some of the parameters in this permit are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Abbotts Creek. (Public Notice will run in the Lexington Dispatch on 3/22/25.) View Draft Permit NC0055786 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 4/22/25