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The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) will hold a public hearing April 27, 2023, on a proposed amendment to its 15A NCAC 02B .0305 rule, including a High Quality Waters (HQW) reclassification for four streams and an Outstanding Resource Waters (ORW) reclassification for seven streams in the Watauga River Basin. 

Notice of Public Hearing  

N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PUBLIC HEARING ON DRAFT NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0090000  

Permit Application 

Notice of Public Hearing  

N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PUBLIC HEARING ON DRAFT NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0090000  

Permit Application 

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 NC0060534 Brevard 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 Brevard [95 W. Main Street, Brevard, NC 28712] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0060534 for its Brevard Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Transylvania County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to the French Broad River, a class B water in the French Broad River Basin. Ammonia, dissolved oxygen, fecal coliform, pH and total residual chlorine are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of the French Broad River. (Public Notice will run in The Transylvania Times on 2/13/23). View Draft Permit NC0060534 Send Comments To: NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 3/13/23

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 NC0090123 Queensbridge Collective 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. Morehead Tryon Land LP applied for NPDES permit NC0090123 for discharge of treated excavation dewatering for proposed construction of habitable structures located between E. Morehead St., E. Carson Blvd, and S. Tyron Drive, Charlotte. The following parameters are water-quality limited: Total Lead, Total Barium, Acetone, Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Total Xylenes, Methyl Chloride, Naphthalene,1,2 dichloroethane, Chloroform, and 1,2 dichlorobenzene. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations to the receiving stream. (Public Notice will run in The Charlotte Observer on 2/5/23.) View Draft Permit NC0090123 Send Comments To: NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 3/4/23

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 NC0050849 Silverdale Elementary School 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 Onslow County Board of Education (PO Box 99, Jacksonville, NC 28541) has applied for renewal of NPDES permit NC0050849 for the Silverdale Elementary School WWTP in Onslow County. This permitted facility discharges treated wastewater to Calebs Creek in the White Oak River Basin. Currently, BOD, Ammonia Nitrogen, Fecal Coliform, Total Residual Chlorine, and Dissolved Oxygen 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 2/9/23.) View Draft Permit NC0050849 Send Comments To: NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 2/8/23