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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 NC0076783 Hoffer 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. Fayetteville Public Works Commission requested to renew permit NC0076783 for the Hoffer WTP, Cumberland County discharging treated filter-backwash wastewater to the Cape Fear River, Cape Fear River Basin. Currently total residual chlorine is water-quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of the receiving stream. (Public Notice will run in the Fayetteville Observer on 2/1/23.)
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NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 3/2/23

Notice of Public Hearing

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources (DWR) is investigating the release of animal waste from Murphy-Brown Farm 7692 (AWS090129) in Bladen County.

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 NC0060844 Laurel Hill 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 Laurel Hills Homeowners Association, Inc. (17 Misty Meadow Ln, Franklin, NC 28734] requested renewal of permit NC0060844 for its WWTP in Macon County. The facility discharges treated domestic wastewater to an unnamed tributary to the Little Tennessee River in the Little Tennessee River Basin. Currently BOD, ammonia nitrogen, fecal coliform, dissolved oxygen, and total residual chlorine are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations of this portion of the receiving stream. (Public Notice will run in the Franklin Press on 2/1/23.)
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NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 2/3/23

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 NC0024244 Long 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. City of Albemarle [P.O. Box 190, Albemarle, NC 28002] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0024244 for its Long Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Stanly County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to Long Creek, a Class C water in the Yadkin River Basin. Some of the parameters in their permit are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Long Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Stanly News & Press on 1/29/23.)
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NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 2/27/23

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 NC0059552 Highlands Falls Community Association Sand Filter 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 Highlands Falls Community Association (91 Falls Drive West, Highlands, NC 28741) requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0059552 for the Highlands Falls Country Club septic tank/sandfilter system WWTP in Macon County. This permitted facility discharges treated domestic wastewater to an unnamed tributary to the Cullasaja River (Ravenel Lake) in the Little Tennessee River Basin. Currently, fecal coliform, total residual chlorine, and ammonia nitrogen are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the watershed. (Public Notice will run in The Highlander on 1/26/23.)
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NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 2/27/23

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 NC0051381 Highlands Falls Country Club 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 Highlands Falls Community Association (91 Falls Drive West, Highlands, NC 28741) requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0051381 for the Highlands Falls Country Club WWTP in Macon County. This permitted facility discharges treated domestic wastewater to Saltrock Branch in the Little Tennessee River Basin. Currently, fecal coliform, total residual chlorine, ammonia nitrogen are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the watershed. (Public Notice will run in The Highlander on 1/26/23.)
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Send Comments To:
NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 2/27/23

Public Notice
North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit
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 a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0051853 Southgate MHP 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. Aragona Brothers, Inc. (112 Scientific Lane, Jacksonville, NC 28540-3377) applied for renewal of NPDES permit NC0051853 for Southgate MHP in Onslow County. This permitted facility currently discharges treated wastewater into an unnamed tributary to Brinson Creek in the White Oak River Basin. Currently, BOD, ammonia nitrogen, enterococci, dissolved oxygen. and total residual chlorine are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the White Oak River Basin. (Public Notice will run in the Jacksonville Daily News on 1/25/23.)
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NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617

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