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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 NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0040061– Beaverdam 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://www.deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings or by calling (919) 707-3601. The County of Brunswick has applied to renew NPDES permit NC0040061 for the Beaverdam Creek Water Treatment Plant (4305 Southport Supply Hwy SE) in Brunswick County. This facility discharges to Beaverdam Creek in the Cape Fear River Basin. Currently, total residual chlorine (TRC) and total suspended solids (TSS) are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of Beaverdam Creek. (Public Notice will run in the State Port Pilot on 7/24/24.) View Draft Permit NC0040061 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 8/26/24

The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) Science Panel meeting via web conference on Aug. 1 has been rescheduled to Aug. 6 at noon. The Science Panel will continue its review of Inlet Hazard Area boundaries. The public may listen to the meeting by computer or phone.

The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) Science Panel meeting via web conference on Aug. 1 has been rescheduled to Aug. 6 at noon. The Science Panel will continue its review of Inlet Hazard Area boundaries. The public may listen to the meeting by computer or phone.

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management is accepting public comment on a request for review of a federal consistency submission from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Office of Protected Resources proposing amendments to the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule (“speed rule”).

The North Carolina State Emergency Response Team is in close coordination with agencies in Virginia regarding the ongoing environmental issue resulting from the South Hill, Virginia, warehouse fire that occurred on July 6.

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 NC0041408 Anson County Regional 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. Anson County [575 Hwy 52 South, Wadesboro, NC 28170] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0041408 for its Anson County Regional WWTP, located in Anson County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal wastewater to the Pee Dee River, a class C, water in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Currently BOD, ammonia, fecal coliform, dissolved oxygen, and pH are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of the Pee Dee River. (Public Notice will run in The Anson Record on 7/17/27.) View Draft Permit NC0041408 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 8/16/24