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El Departamento de Calidad Ambiental de Carolina del Norte (DEQ, por sus siglas en ingles) tendrá múltiples audiencias públicas y un período de comentarios de 90 días sobre seis proyectos de permisos generales de Operaciones de Alimentación Animal. Estos permisos generales son para las instalaciones elegibles de ganado porcino, vacuno y aves de corral sin descarga con sistemas de gestión de residuos líquidos y operaciones de alimentación animal con sistemas de digestores agrícolas. Los comentarios públicos recibidos en los eventos y hasta el 3 de noviembre de 2023 se tendrán en cuenta en el desarrollo de los permisos generales que entrarán en vigor en otoño de 2024.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will hold multiple public hearings and a 90-day comment period on six draft Animal Feeding Operations general permits. These general permits are for eligible non-discharge swine, cattle and poultry facilities with liquid waste management systems and animal feeding operations with farm digester systems. Public input received at the events and through Nov. 3, 2023, will be considered in the development of the general permits, which will become effective in Fall 2024.

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 NC0021709 Jefferson 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 Jefferson (P.O. Box 67, Jefferson, NC 28640) has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0021709 for its Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Ashe County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to Naked Creek, a class C+ water in the New River Basin. Some of the parameters in the permit are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Naked Creek. (Public Notice will run in the Ashe Post & Times on 8/9/23.)
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NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends:9/8/23

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 NC0088765 Tuckaseegee RV Resort 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. Mr. Wayne Smith (51 Bridge Street, Sylva, NC 28779) requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0088765 for the Tuckaseegee RV Resort WWTP in Jackson County. This permitted facility discharges treated wastewater to the Tuckasegee River in the Little Tennessee River Basin. Currently fecal coliform and total residual chlorine are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Little Tennessee River Basin. (Public Notice will run in The Sylva Herald on 8/2/23.)
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NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends:9/1/23

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 NC0050342 Muddy 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 City of Winston-Salem (P.O. Box 2511, Winston-Salem, NC 27102) has applied for renewal of NPDES permit NC0050342 for the Muddy Creek WWTP in Forsyth County. This permitted facility discharges treated domestic and industrial wastewater to the Yadkin River in the Yadkin Pee-Dee River Basin. Some parameters are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Yadkin Pee-Dee River Basin. (Public Notice will run in The Winston-Salem Journal on 8/3/23.)
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NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends:9/4/23

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 NC0090204 The Peal Culvert Construction Excavation GW-REM 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 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority has applied for an NPDES Permit [NC0090204] for The Pearl - Culvert Construction Excavation located at Baxter Street and South McDowell Street, Charlotte 28204 to discharge treated dewatering wastewater to a UT to Little Sugar Creek, Catawba River Basin. Water-quality limited parameters include Total Arsenic, Total Barium, Total Mercury, Total Selenium, 1,2-cis-dichloroethylene, 1,2-dichloroethane, 1,2-trans-dichloroethylene, 1,2,3-trichloropropane, Trichlorofluoromethane, Acetone, Benzene, Carbon Tetrachloride, Chloroform, Di-n-butyl phthalate, Ethylbenzene, Naphthalene, Tetrachloroethylene, Toluene, Trichloroethylene, and Xylene. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Little Sugar Creek. Comments will be accepted up to 30 days from the date this notice is published.
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NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends:9/27/23

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 NC0090115 Camden Exchange
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. Catalyst Capital Partners has applied for an NPDES Permit [NC0090115] for Camden Exchange located at 1600 & 1614 Camden Road and 109 & 115 West Park Avenue, Charlotte 28203 to discharge treated dewatering wastewater to a UT to Irwin Creek, Catawba River Basin. Water-quality limited parameters include Total Barium, Total Mercury, 1,1-dichloroethylene, 1,2-dichloroethane, Benzene, Diisopropyl ether, Naphthalene, Phenolic Compounds, and Toluene. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Irwin Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Charlotte Observer on 7/30/23.)
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NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends:9/27/23

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 NC0090158 W. Carson Blvd & S Tryon St.
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. Crescent Acquisitions, LLC [601 S. Tryon St. Suite 800, Charlotte, NC 28202] has requested a new discharge permit [NC0090158] for W. Carson Blvd & S Tryon St., located in Mecklenburg County. This facility discharges treated groundwater into a storm water sewer drain which leads to Irwin Creek in the Catawba River Basin. Currently, Benzene, Chloroform, 1,2-dichloroethane, Diisopropyl Ether, and Naphthalene are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Irwin Creek. Comments will be accepted up to 30 days from the date this notice is published. (Public Notice will run in The Charlotte Observer on 7/30/23.)
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NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends:8/29/23

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 NC0003450 Wallace 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 Town of Wallace [316 E. Murray Street, Wallace, NC 28466] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0003450 for its Wallace Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Duplin County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to Rockfish Creek, a class C;Sw water in the Cape Fear River Basin. Currently BOD5, ammonia, fecal coliform, DO, pH, total residual chlorine, total copper, total cyanide and total mercury are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Rockfish Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Duplin Times on 8/3/23.)
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NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 9/4/23

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 NC0044750 Jacob’s Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 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. Granite Falls Ltc LLC [1721 Bald Hill Loop, Madison, NC 27025] has requested renewal of permit NC0044750 for Jacob’s Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center located in Rockingham County. This permitted facility discharges treated wastewater to Hogans Creek in the Roanoke River Basin. Currently, Total Residual Chlorine and Fecal Coliform are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Hogans Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Rockingham Now on 7/30/23.)
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Send Comments To:
NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 8/29/23