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Public Notice North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Notice of Intent to Issue NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0021121 Mount Airy 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 Mount Airy (P.O. Box 70, Mount Airy, 27030) has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0021121 for its Mount Airy Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Surry County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to the Ararat River, a Class C water in the Yadkin Pee-Dee River Basin. Some of the parameters in the permit are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of this segment of the Ararat River. (Public Notice will run in The Mount Airy News on 11/21/24.) View Draft Permit NC0021121 And Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617

Public Notice North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Notice of Intent to Issue NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0079090 Coldwater Farm 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 information requests to DWR at the above address. Association interested persons may visit the DWR at 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604 to review the information on file. Additional details 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. Snowbird Mountain Trout, located at 4765 Snowbird Road, Robbinsville, Graham County has applied to renew NPDES permit NC0079090 to discharge to surface waters of the State. Parameters that are water-quality limited include Total Suspended Solids (TSS) and Settable Solids (SS). This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations to this portion of the receiving watershed. (Public Notice will run in the Graham Star on 11/21/24.) View Draft Permit NC0079090 And Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617

Public Notice North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Notice of Intent to Issue NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0087491 Beaufort County Water District VI-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 information requests to DWR at the above address. Association interested persons may visit the DWR at 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604 to review the information on file. Additional details 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. Beaufort County Water District IV applied to renew NPDES permit NC0087491 for the Chocowinity/Richland Township WTP (116 Windmill Rd, Chocowinity) in Beaufort County. This facility discharges to the Pamlico River in the Tar-Pamlico River Basin. Currently, total residual chlorine (TRC) is water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocation in this portion of the Pamlico River. (Public Notice will run in the Washington Daily News on 11/16/24.) View Draft Permit NC0087491 And Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617

Public Notice North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Notice of Intent to Issue NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0087866 The Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority-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 information requests to DWR at the above address. Association interested persons may visit the DWR at 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604 to review the information on file. Additional details on NPDES permits and this notice may be found on our website: https://deq.nc.gov/public-noticeshearings, or by calling (919) 707-3601.The Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority applied to renew NPDES permit NC0087866 for the John F. Kime WTP (7297 Adams Farm Road, Randleman) in Randolph County. This facility discharges into Deep River (Randleman Lake) in the Cape Fear River Basin. Currently, total residual chlorine (TRC) is water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of Deep River (Randleman Lake). (Public Notice will run in the Greensboro News & Record on 11/15/24.) View Draft Permit NC0087866 And Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617

La División de Recursos Hídricos del Departamento de Calidad Ambiental de Carolina del Norte celebrará una audiencia el 17 de diciembre para escuchar los comentarios públicos sobre la propuesta de renovación del permiso del Sistema Nacional de Eliminación de Vertidos Contaminantes para la planta textil industrial de Lear Corp. cerca de Kenansville. El permiso regula los contaminantes vertidos en las aguas residuales de la planta.

Notice of Public Hearing N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PUBLIC HEARING ON DRAFT NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0002305 Permit Application Lear Corporation, Inc. has requested renewal of NPDES wastewater permit (NC0002305) for its Kenansville Facility, at 1754 North Carolina Highway 903 near Kenansville NC, Duplin County. This permitted facility discharges treated domestic and industrial wastewater to NE Cape Fear River, a Class C; Sw waterbody in the Cape Fear River Basin. Some of the parameters in the permit are water quality limited. The locations of the Outfalls are denoted on the maps in the Permit. A Public hearing will be held on December 17, 2024, for public comment. Written comments will be accepted through December 18, 2024, at 5 p.m. and will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions. The draft wastewater permit and related documents are available online at: https://deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings and in Laserfiche https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/WaterResources/Browse.aspx?id=535941&dbid=0&re… Printed copies of the draft permit and related documents may be reviewed at the department’s Wilmington Regional Office. To make an appointment to review the documents, please call 910-796-7215 and ask for a Water Quality Regional Operations Supervisor. Public comment on the draft permit may be mailed to: Attn: Fenton Brown, Jr., NPDES Wastewater Permitting, Attn: Lear Corp. Permit, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C., 27699-1617 and post-marked no later than December 18, 2024. Public comments may also be submitted by email to: publiccomments@deq.nc.gov. Please include “Lear Corp Permit” in the email subject line. Comments will be accepted via email through December 18, 2024. Public Hearing Details IN-PERSON Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at 6 p.m. Location: James Sprunt Community College Campus Monk Auditorium in the Hoffler Building 133 James Sprunt Drive, Kenansville NC 28349 Register: Speaker registration opens at 5:30 p.m., onsite via sign-up sheet. Google Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/pehwsGHnmUEwNUmF7 Public Notice will run in The Duplin Times on 11/14/24.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources will hold a hearing on Dec. 17 to hear public comment on the proposed renewal of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit for Lear Corp.’s industrial textile facility near Kenansville. The permit regulates pollutants discharged in the facility’s wastewater.

PUBLIC NOTICE N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0024406 Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. All comments received by December 30, 2024, 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 (NC0024406) for Belews Creek Steam Station, 3195 Pine Hall Rd., Belews Creek, Stokes County. The facility discharges industrial wastewater, domestic wastewater, landfill leachate, and stormwater to Belews Lake and Dan River in the Roanoke River basin. Some parameters are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Lumber River basin. The location of Outfall 001 is: Latitude: 36°16’49.5”; Longitude: 80°03’40.04”. The location of Outfall 005 is: Latitude: 36°16’49.81”; Longitude: 80004’31.51”. The location of Outfall 006 is: Latitude: 36°18’34.95”; Longitude: 80°04’35.26”. 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 Winston-Salem Regional Office. To make an appointment to review the documents, please call 336-776-9800. 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 “Belews” in the email’s subject line. View Draft Permit NC0024406 and Related Documents Public Notice will run in the following newspapers: The Winston-Salem Journal on 11/13/2024 The Stokes News on 11/14/24

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 NC0070408 Clevon Woods Art Plaza 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. Clevon Woods LLC requests to renew NPDES permit NC0070408 for surface discharge from Art Plaza WWTP (not yet built) to be located at NC HWY 105, Seven Devils, Watauga County, to discharge to the Watauga River. The parameters that are water-quality limited include Fecal Coliform, Total Suspended Solids (TSS), pH, and Total Residual Chlorene (TRC), Ammonia (NH3 as N), BOD 5-day. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of the Catawba River Basin. (Public Notice will run in the Watauga Democrat on 11/13/24.) View Draft Permit NC0070408 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 12/16/24

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 NC0006548 Wayne Farms Dobson Fresh Plant 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. Wayne Farms Wayne Farms LLC / Dobson Fresh Plant has applied to renew NPDES permit NC0006548 to discharge to surface waters of the State, wastewater generated during poultry processing. These facilities are located 802 East Atkins St., Dobson, Surry County. Parameters that are water-quality limited include BOD-5, Total Suspended Solids (TSS), pH, Total Residual Chlorine, Turbidity Ammonia Nitrogen, Fecal Coliform, and Total Nitrogen. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations to this portion of the receiving watershed. (Public Notice will run in Mount Airy News on 11/13/24.) View Draft Permit NC0006548 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 12/16/24