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Comment Period Opens: CommScope Incorporated – NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0034754 for CommScope WWTP

June 26, 2025, 11:59am - July 29, 2025, 12:59pm
PUBLIC NOTICE
N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0034754
Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. All comments received by July 29, 2025, will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions.
PERMIT APPLICATION
CommScope Incorporated, 6519 Comm Scope Road, Catawba NC 28609, has requested a renewal of NPDES wastewater permit (NC0034754) for its wastewater treatment plant located in Catawba County.
The facility discharges domestic wastewater to an unnamed tributary to Terrapin

Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0021229 Old Fort WWTP

June 28, 2025, 11:59am - July 29, 2025, 11:59pm
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 NC0021229 Old Fort 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.

Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0029131 Kittrell Job Corps Center WWTP

June 28, 2025, 11:59am - July 29, 2025, 11:59pm
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 NC0029131 Kittrell Job Corps Center 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

North Carolina is drought-free for the first time since October 2024

North Carolina is drought-free in the latest advisory issued Thursday by the North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council (DMAC), marking the first time since Oct. 15 that the state has been free of drought or abnormally dry conditions.

NCDEQ advises public to avoid algal blooms in Lake Norman

N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) advises the public to avoid contact with green or blue water in Lake Norman due to algal blooms that have lingered in the area since June 16.

NCDEQ Division of Water Resources awards more than $1.1M for stream restoration, water management, recreation projects

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) has awarded more than $1.1 million in grants in the fall 2024 cycle of the grant program to support stream restoration, water-based recreation and water management projects across North Carolina.

REMINDER: NCDEQ Division of Water Resources to hold public hearing on revision to state definition of ‘wetlands’ in rule

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources will hold a public hearing on June 26 to receive public comment on the codification of the revised definition of “wetlands” within state rules. Members of the public may attend in-person or join the meeting by computer or phone.

Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0057533 Northwest Hood Creek WTP

June 19, 2025, 11:59am - July 21, 2025, 11:59pm
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 NC0057533 Northwest Hood Creek 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

Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0090280 Former Dow Corning Greensboro Site

June 14, 2025, 11:59am - July 16, 2025, 11:59pm
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 NC0090280 Former Dow Corning Greensboro 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

Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0023337 Scotland Neck WWTP

June 14, 2025, 11:59am - July 16, 2025, 11:59pm
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 NC0023337 Scotland Neck 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