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The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s (NCDEQ) Division of Coastal Management (DCM) will hold a public hearing on April 16 from 5-7 p.m. at the Currituck Extension Center located at 120 Community Way, Barco, to hear public comment on North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and North Carolina Turnpike Authority’s (NCTA) Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) application for the proposed Mid-Currituck Bridge project.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources (DWR) will hold a public hearing on April 22 to hear public comment on proposed changes to North Carolina’s surface water quality standards, including the addition of standard for E. coli as an indicator of pathogens, or disease-causing organisms, in recreational waters.

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 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. Brunswick County applied to renew NPDES permit NC0057533 for Northwest (Hood Creek) WTP (3954 Clearwell Drive NE, Leland) in Brunswick County. This facility discharges from Outfall 001 to an unnamed tributary to Hood Creek in the Cape Fear River Basin. Currently, Total Residual Chlorine is water quality limited for this outfall. This discharge from Outfall 001 may affect future wasteload allocation in this portion of this unnamed tributary to Hood Creek. This facility is additionally permitted to discharge from Outfall 002 to the Cape Fear River in the Cape Fear River Basin. Discharge has not commenced. Currently, Total Residual Chlorine is water quality limited. This discharge from Outfall 002 may affect future wasteload allocation in this portion of the Cape Fear River. (Public Notice will run in Brunswick Beacon on 4/10/25.) View Draft Permit NC0057533 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 5/12/25

N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0005088 Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. All comments received by May 9, 2025, will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions. PERMIT APPLICATION Duke Energy Progress, LLC, 526 South Church St., Charlotte, N.C., has applied for a Renewal of its NPDES wastewater permit (NC0005088) for Rogers Energy Complex, 573 Duke Power Rd., Mooresboro, Rutherford County. The facility discharges industrial wastewater, sanitary wastewater, groundwater, and stormwater to Broad River in the Broad River basin. Some parameters are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Broad River basin. The location of Outfall 002 is: Latitude: 35° 13’ 06”; Longitude: 81° 44’ 54”. The location of Outfall 002B is: Latitude: 35° 13’ 16”; Longitude: 81° 45’ 31”. The location of Outfall 002C is: Latitude: 35° 13’ 09”; Longitude: 81° 45’ 22”. The location of Outfall 005 is: Latitude: 35° 13’ 07”; Longitude: 81° 45’ 19”. The location of Outfall 104 is: Latitude: 35° 13’ 3.5”; Longitude: 81° 45’ 9.3”. The location of Outfall 106 is: Latitude: 35° 13’ 6.3”; Longitude: 81° 44’ 53.7”. The draft wastewater permit and related documents are available online at: https://deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings. Printed copies of the draft permit and related documents may be reviewed at the department’s Asheville Regional Office. To make an appointment to review the documents, please call 828-296-4500. Public comment on the draft modification should be mailed to: Wastewater Permitting, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C., 27699-1617. Public comments may also be submitted by email to: publiccomments@deq.nc.gov. Please be sure to include “Rogers” in the email’s subject line. View Draft Permit NC0005088 and Related Documents Public Notice will be published in: The Shelby Star on April 2, 2025 The Daily Courier on April 5, 2025

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 NC0001058 Patheon Manufacturing Services 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. Patheon Manufacturing Services, LLC [5900 Martin Luther King Jr Hwy, Greenville, NC 27834] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0001058 for its Patheon Manufacturing Services treatment facility in Pitt County. This permitted facility discharges wastewater from non-contact cooling and boiler blowdown into Parker Creek in the Tar-Pamlico River Basin. Currently, there are no parameters that are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the receiving stream. (Public Notice will run in The Daily Reflector on 4/4/25.) View Draft Permit NC0001058 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 5/5/25

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 NC0021610 Clarkton 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 Clarkton applied to renew NPDES permit NC0021610 for Clarkton WWTP (408 Wood Street, Clarkton) in Bladen County. This facility discharges to an unnamed tributary to Big Foot Marsh in the Lumber River Basin. Currently, Ammonia Nitrogen and Total Residual Chlorine is water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocation in this portion of this unnamed tributary to Big Foot Marsh. (Public Notice will run in the Bladen Journal on 4/15/25.) View Draft Permit NC0021610 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 5/16/25

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 NC0036773 Laurinburg 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. The City of Laurinburg applied for a major modification of NPDES permit NC0036773 for Laurinburg WTP (603 Lauchwood Drive, South of Laurinburg) in Scotland County. This facility discharges to Big Branch in the Lumber River Basin. Currently, Total Residual Chlorine, Total Fluoride, and Total Copper are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocation in this portion of Big Branch. (Public Notice will run in the Laurinburg Exchange on 4/9/25.) View Draft Permit NC0036773 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 5/12/25

The N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve will hold Spring local advisory committee meetings April 22-23 for the following reserve sites. All meetings are in-person only and open to the public.