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 NC0082520 Pine Knoll Shores 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 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 Pine Knoll Shores has applied to renew NPDES permit NC0082520 for the proposed Pine Knoll Shores WTP (proposed location: Oakleaf Drive, Pine Knoll Shores) in Carteret County. This facility would discharge into Pine Knoll Shores Canal (Bouge Sound) in the White Oak river basin. Currently, total residual chlorine (TRC), total suspended solids (TSS), and dissolved oxygen (DO) would be water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of the Pine Knoll Shores Canal. (Public Notice will run in Carteret News-Times on 2/11/24.)
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Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends 3/12/24
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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 NC0031836 Fourth Creek 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 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 Statesville (Post Office Box 1111, Statesville, NC 28687) has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0031836 for its Fourth Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Iredell County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to Fourth Creek, a class C water in the Yadkin Pee-Dee River Basin. Some of the parameters in the permit are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Fourth Creek." (Public Notice will run in Statesville Record Landmark on 2/10/24.)
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Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends 3/11/24
PUBLIC NOTICE
N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0090212
Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. All comments received by March 11, 2024, will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions.
PERMIT APPLICATION
Albemarle Corporation, 4250 Congress St., Suite 900, Charlotte, N.C., has applied for a New NPDES wastewater permit (NC0090212) for Kings Mountain Mine, 348 Holiday Inn Dr., Kings Mountain, Cleveland County. The facility discharges industrial wastewater and stormwater to Kings Creek 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 001 is: Latitude: 35012.42’70”; Longitude: 81021’19.05”.
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 Fayetteville Regional Office. To make an appointment to review the documents, please call 910-443-3300.
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 “Albemarle” in the email’s subject line.
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Public Notice will run in The Shelby Star on 2/7/24.
Comment Period Opens:2/7/24
Comment Period Ends: 3/11/24
Public Comment Period Opens: Albemarle Corporation-NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0090212 for Albemarle Kings Mountain Lithium Project
For the first time since Aug. 8, 2023, there are no counties in North Carolina listed in drought status, according to the DMAC. However, all or parts of five counties were still listed as “abnormally dry:” Cherokee, Clay, Dare, Graham and Macon.
Net emissions of greenhouse gases have fallen 38% between 2005 and 2020 in North Carolina, according to the latest update of the state Greenhouse Gas Inventory, released today by the Department of Environmental Quality.
Telephone numbers at the Division of Coastal Management (DCM) office in Elizabeth City have changed. The new main number is 252-621-6450.
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 NC0021890 Town of Granite Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant 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 Granite Falls [P.O. Drawer 10 Granite Falls, NC 28630] has applied for renewal of permit NC0021890 for Granite Falls WWTP, Caldwell County. This permitted facility discharges treated domestic wastewater to Gunpowder Creek in the Catawba River Basin. Currently BOD 5-day, Ammonia (NH3 as N), dissolved oxygen, fecal coliform and total residual chlorine are water-quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of the receiving stream. (Public Notice will run in The News-Topic on 2/1/24.)
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NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 3/4/24
The N.C. Division of Coastal Management (DCM) has certified its latest North Carolina Clean Marina, a designation given to marinas that exceed minimum regulatory requirements. Ocean Isle Marina in Brunswick County received certification in January.
The City of Burlington has notified the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources of elevated 1,4 dioxane levels discharged into the Haw River from the South Burlington Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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 NC0024911 French Broad 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: https://deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings,or by calling (919) 707-3601. The Metropolitan Sewerage District Buncombe County [2028 Riverside Drive, Asheville, NC 28804] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0024911 for its French Broad River Water Reclamation Facility, located in Buncombe 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. Currently ammonia, fecal coliform, dissolved oxygen, 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 Asheville Citizen Times on 1/28/24.)
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NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 2/27/24