The Coastal Resources Commission has extended the public comment period on several proposed temporary rules until Feb. 22.
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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 NC0024945 Irwin Creek WRRF 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. Charlotte Water [5100 Brookshire Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28216] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0024945 for its Irwin Creek Water Resource Recovery Facility, located in Mecklenburg County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to Irwin Creek, a class C water in the Catawba River Basin. Currently CBOD, ammonia, fecal coliform, dissolved oxygen, pH, total residual chlorine and total phosphorus are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Irwin Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Charlotte Observer on 1/26/24.)
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Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 2/26/24
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 NC0039420 1-77 Rest Area 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 Virginia DOT applied to renew NPDES permit NC0039420 for the I-77 Rest Area WWTP (Interstate Highway 77 on the NC / VA state line, Lambsburg) in Surry County. This facility discharges Naked Run Creek in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Currently ammonia nitrogen, fecal coliform, and total residual chlorine (TRC) are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of Naked Run Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Mount Airy News on 1/25/24.)
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NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 2/26/24
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has named Tancred Miller as the new director of the Division of Coastal Management (DCM) effective Jan. 29.
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 NC0079740 T.J. Ellison Water 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 City of Kings Mountain applied to renew NPDES permit NC0079740 for the T.J. Ellison WTP (1432 Oak Grove Road, Kings Mountain) in Cleveland County. This facility discharges to Buffalo Creek in the Broad River Basin. Currently total residual chlorine (TRC) is water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of Buffalo Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Shelby Star on 1/26/24.)
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NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 2/26/24
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 NC0077615 Origin Food Group 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 Origin Food Group LLC applied to renew NPDES permit NC0077615 for the Origin Food Group WWTP (306 Stamey Farm Road, Statesville) in Iredell County. This facility discharges to Third Creek in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Currently oil and grease, fecal coliform, and total residual chlorine (TRC) are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of Third Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Statesville Record Landmark on 1/27/24.)
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NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 2/26/24
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 NC0045292 Graham/Mebane 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. City of Graham [PO Drawer 357, Graham, NC 27253] has requested renewal of permit NC0045292 for Graham-Mebane WTP [1824 US Hwy 70] located in Alamance County. This permitted facility discharges treated backwash wastewater to Back Creek in the Cape Fear River Basin. Currently, Total Residual Chlorine is water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Back Creek. Comments will be accepted up 30 days from the date this notice is published. (Public Notice will run in the Mebane Enterprise on 1/31/24.)
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Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
PUBLIC NOTICE
N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0003433
Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. All comments received by March 4, 2024, 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 (NC0003433) for Cape Fear Steam Electric Plant, 500 CP&L Rd., Moncure, Chatham County. The facility discharges industrial wastewater and stormwater to Cape Fear River and unnamed tributary to Cape Fear River in the Cape Fear River basin. Some parameters are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Cape Fear River basin. The location of Outfall 007 is: Latitude: 35035’3”; Longitude: 7902’27”. The location of Outfall 008 is: Latitude: 35035’29.54”; Longitude: 7903’3.85”. The location of Outfall 009 is: Latitude: 35035’37.9”; Longitude: 7903’4.1”.
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 Raleigh Regional Office. To make an appointment to review the documents, please call 919-791-4200.
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 “Cape Fear” in the email’s subject line.
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Public Notice will run in The Chatham News + Record.
Comment Period Opens:1/25/24
Comment Period Ends: 3/4/24
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 NC0020567 Yakin Valley Sewer Authority 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 Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority [P.O. Box 828, Elkin, NC 28621] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0020567 for its YVSA Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Surry County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to the Yadkin River, 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 the Yadkin River. (Public Notice will run in The Elkin Tribune on 1/25/24.)
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NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES
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Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
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 NC0040908 Tabernacle Elementary School 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 Randolph County Board of Education has applied for renewal of NPDES permit NC0040908 for the Tabernacle Elementary School WWTP (4901 Tabernacle School Rd, Asheboro). This permitted facility discharges treated wastewater to Caraway Creek in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Currently ammonia nitrogen, fecal coliform, dissolved oxygen, and total residual chlorine are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of Caraway Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Courier-Tribune on 1/23/24.)
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NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617