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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 NC0024201 Roanoke River 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: http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permi… by calling (919) 707-3601. Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District [P.O. Box 308, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0024201 for its Roanoke River Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Halifax County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to the Roanoke River, a class C water in the Roanoke River Basin. Fecal coliform, pH and total residual chlorine are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of the Roanoke River. (Public Notice will run in The Daily Herald on 11/10/22). View Draft Permit NC0024201 Send Comments To: NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 12/09/22

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will hold a public hearing on November 14, 2022 at 3:30 p.m. on the proposed adoption of Temporary Rules 15A NCAC 01T for the Aquatic Weed Fund, Shallow Draft Navigation Channel Dredging Fund, and Coastal Storm Damage Mitigation Fund.  The public is invited to provide comment on the proposal virtually via WebEx or in-person at the First Floor Training Room (Room 1210) in the Green Square Building, 217 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27604, beginning at 3:30 p.m.

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) will hold a public hearing on November 14, 2022 at 3:30 p.m., regarding the adoption of Temporary Rules 15A NCAC 01T. The public is invited to offer comments during the hearing or submit written comments through December 2, 2022. The public hearing may be attended in person or online via Webex.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will hold a public hearing on November 14, 2022 at 3:30 p.m. on the proposed adoption of Temporary Rules 15A NCAC 01T for the Aquatic Weed Fund, Shallow Draft Navigation Channel Dredging Fund, and Coastal Storm Damage Mitigation Fund.  The public is invited to provide comment on the proposal virtually via WebEx or in-person at the First Floor Training Room (Room 1210) in the Green Square Building, 217 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27604, beginning at 3:30 p.m.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will hold a public hearing on November 29, 2022 on the proposed revisions to Laboratory Certification Rule 15A NCAC 02H .0804.  The public is invited to provide comment on the proposal at the Ground Floor Hearing room in the Archdale Building, 512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27603, beginning at 6 p.m.

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) is awarding nearly $20.1 million in grants to eight communities in coastal North Carolina for projects related to storm damage.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will hold a public hearing on Nov. 3, 2022, on the proposed Water Supply-IV Critical Area reclassification of Teer Quarry and a section of the Eno River in the Neuse River Basin. The public is invited to provide comment on the proposal at Durham Technical Community College’s Northern Durham Center, Building 1, Room 130, beginning at 6 p.m.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has issued the discharge permit for a treatment system to remove PFAS compounds from contaminated groundwater on the Chemours Fayetteville Works Site. The treatment system is part of the larger barrier wall remediation project to substantially reduce PFAS entering the Cape Fear River and impacting downstream communities.