The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources is now accepting public comment on the proposed list of streams, rivers, reservoirs and other water bodies in North Carolina considered to be “impaired,” or that do not meet water quality standards, in 2024.
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The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) will hold a public hearing March 20 on a proposed rule change that would allow DWR to certify commercial, municipal or industrial laboratories to test for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, and report that data back to the state.
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 A CONSENT ORDER
Public notice of intent to issue a State Consent Order to the following:
Lenoir County Public Schools (500 Abbot Street, Kinston, NC 28504) has requested Special Order by Consent EMC SOC WQ S23-001 for its North Lenoir High School WWTP, a 0.018 MGD WWTP that discharges treated wastewater to an unnamed tributary to Wheat Swamp in the Neuse River Basin under the authority of NPDES Permit NC0032565 but is unable to consistently comply with effluent limits for Fecal Coliform and Ammonia Nitrogen.
The Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue the Order per Article 21 of Chapter 143, N.C. General Statutes, and other regulations effective May 1, 2024.
Compliance with this order will require Lenoir County Public Schools to prepare plans and specifications for construction and operation of additional treatment works as well as sewer extension permitting to attain compliance with final effluent limits in Permit NC0032565. Lenoir County Public Schools shall comply with NPDES permit limits with the exception of the interim effluent limits identified in the Order. This Order will expire on November 1, 2026.
A copy of the Order is available upon request by contacting Siying Chen of the Division of Water Resources at 919-707-3619, or by email at: siying.chen@deq.nc.gov. Comments on the proposed 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.
Public Notice will run in The Kinston Free Press on 3/10/24.
Comment Period Opens: 3/14/24
Comment Period Ends: 4/13/24
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 NC0021342 Trenton 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 Trenton applied to renew NPDES permit NC0021342 for Trenton WWTP (1212 Mayfield Road, Trenton) in Jones County. This facility discharges to the Trent River in the Neuse River Basin. Currently BOD, ammonia nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, fecal coliform, total nitrogen load, and total phosphorous are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of the Trent River. (Public Notice ran in the New Bern Sun Journal on 3/9/24.)
View Draft Permit NC0021342 and Related Documents
Send Comments To:
NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends:4/8/24
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 NC0021717 Cub Creek 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 Wilkesboro [PO Box 1056, Wilkesboro, NC 28697] has requested renewal and expansion of NPDES permit NC0021717 for its Cub Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Wilkes County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to the Yadkin River, a class C water in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Currently BOD, ammonia, fecal coliform, pH, total residual chlorine, total selenium, total nitrogen loading and total phosphorous loading are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of the Yadkin River. (Public Notice will run in the Wilkes Journal Patriot on 3/14/24.)
View Draft Permit NC0021717 and Related Documents
Send Comments To:
NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends:4/15/24
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 NC0023841 North Durham WRF
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 Durham [101 City Hall Plaza, Durham, NC 27701] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0023841 for its North Durham Water Reclamation Facility, located in Durham County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to Ellerbe Creek, a class WS-IV; NSW water in the Neuse River Basin. Currently BOD, ammonia, fecal coliform, dissolved oxygen, pH, total residual chlorine, total phosphorus, total nitrogen loading, total phosphorus loading, total mercury, total cyanide and total silver are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Ellerbe Creek. (Public Notice will run in The News & Observer on 3/13/24.)
View Draft Permit NC0023841 and Related Documents
Send Comments To:
NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 4/12/24
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 NC0075736 Whiteside Estates 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. Whiteside Estates, Inc. applied to renew NPDES permit NC0075736 for the proposed Whiteside Estates WWTP (proposed location: 3020 Norton Road, Cashiers) in Jackson County. This facility discharges to Grassy Camp Creek in the Little Tennessee River Basin. Currently, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), total suspended solids (TSS), ammonia nitrogen, fecal coliform, and total residual chlorine (TRC) are water quality limited. This proposed discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of Grassy Camp Creek. (Public Notice will run in the Crossroad Chronicle on 3/14/24.)
View Draft Permit NC0075736 and Related Documents
Send Comments To:
NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends:4/15/24
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 NC0088081 Cookson Remediation Site
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. Alent Investments, Inc. requests to renew NPDES permit NC0088081 for its groundwater remediation treatment facilities located at 10056 US Highway 52, Ansonville, Anson County. This facility discharges to a UT to Buffalo Creek within the Yadkin – Pee Dee River Basin. The following parameters are water-quality limited: Toluene 1,1-Dichloroethylene, Trichloroethene, 1,1,1 Trichloroethane, 1,2-Dichloroethane, 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane, Naphthalene, Methylene Chloride, and Chronic Toxicity. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of the Yadkin River Basin. (Public Notice will run in the Anson Record on 3/13/24.)
View Draft Permit NC0088081 and Related Documents
Send Comments To:
NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends:4/12/24
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 NC0055212 Auman’s Mobile Home Park 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. Auman Land LLC applied to renew NPDES permit NC0055212 for Auman’s Mobile Home Park WWTP (3910-2 North Main Street, High Point) in Forsyth County. This facility discharges to Rich Fork Creek in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Currently ammonia nitrogen, total residual chlorine (TRC), fecal coliform, and dissolved oxygen are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of Rich Fork Creek. (Public Notice will run in the High Point Enterprise on 3/12/24.)
View Draft Permit NC0055212 and Related Documents
Send Comments To:
NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends:4/11/24
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 NC0005177 Livent USA Corporation 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.Livent USA Corporation [1115 Bessemer City Kings Mtn Highway 161, Bessemer City, NC 28016] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0005177 for its Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Gaston County. This permitted facility discharges treated industrial wastewater to an Unnamed tributary to First Creek sourced to Abernethy Creek, a Class C- stream in the Catawba River Basin. Some of the parameters in the permit are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of the Catawba River. (Public Notice will run in the Gaston Gazette on 3/8/24.)
View Draft Permit NC0005177 and Related Documents
Send Comments To:
NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends:4/9/24