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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 a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0089630 Joe C. Stowe Jr. Regional WRRF 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. Charlotte Water [5100 Brookshire Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28216] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0089630 for its Joe C. Stowe jr. Regional Water Resource Recovery Facility, located in Mecklenburg County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal wastewater to the Catawba River, a class WS-IV;CA water in the Catawba River Basin. Currently CBOD, ammonia, fecal coliform, dissolved oxygen, pH and total residual chlorine are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of the Catawba River. (Public Notice will run in the Charlotte Observer on 11/13/24.) View Draft Permit NC0089630 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 NC0021521 Aurora 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 Aurora [PO Box 86; Aurora, NC 27806] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0021521 for the Aurora WWTP, located in Beaufort County. This permitted facility discharges treated wastewater to South Creek, class SC; NSW waters in the Tar-Pamlico River Basin. Some of the parameters in the permit are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in South Creek. (Public Notice will run in the Washington Daily News on 11/13/2024.) View Draft Permit NC0021521 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

La Comisión de Gestión Ambiental (EMC) está aceptando comentarios públicos sobre las normas propuestas para tres sustancias perfluoroalquiladas (PFAS) en aguas subterráneas entre el 1 de noviembre y el 31 de diciembre. La EMC y el Departamento de Calidad Ambiental (DEQ) celebrarán tres audiencias en noviembre y diciembre para recibir comentarios del público.

The Environmental Management Commission (EMC) is accepting public comments on proposed standards for three per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in groundwater between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31. The EMC and Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will hold three hearings in November and December to receive public comment.

The Environmental Management Commission (EMC) is accepting public comment on proposed amendments to rules governing wastewater capacity for treatment plants and new dwelling units, as required by laws passed by the N.C. General Assembly in 2023.

The North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council has classified most of the state, or parts of 89 counties, as abnormally dry (D0 conditions), while 11 northeastern counties are now in Moderate Drought (D1), according to the latest advisory released Thursday.

The Environmental Management Commission (EMC) is accepting public comment on proposed amendments to rules governing wastewater capacity for treatment plants and new dwelling units, as required by laws passed by the N.C. General Assembly in 2023.

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 NCC000001 Neuse River Compliance Association-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 Neuse River Compliance Association (PO Box 1410, Clayton, NC 27528) has applied for renewal of its NPDES group permit NCC000001 to govern the discharge of Total Nitrogen from 25 existing facilities discharging treated wastewater into the Neuse River and its tributaries in the Neuse River Basin. The permit supplements discharge requirements in the co-permittees' existing NPDES permits. The subject discharges may affect future allocations in this river basin. View Draft Permit NCC000001 and Related Document Public Notice will run in the following newspapers: The News & Observer 11/7/24 The Wilson Time 11/8/24 The Goldsboro News-Argus 11/9/24 The New Bern Sun Journal 11/9/24 The Kinston Free Press 11/14/24

The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission will meet Nov. 13-14 in the Ground Floor Hearing Room of the Archdale Building in Raleigh. Members of the public may attend in-person or join the meeting by computer or phone.

Three Session Laws (SL 2023-55, SL 2023-134, and SL 2023-137) passed by the NC General Assembly require amendments to 15A NCAC 02T .0114 and .0118.