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The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality will hold additional public information sessions in January to provide information and gather feedback on the Department’s planned application for the federal

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management (DCM) today announced the online availability of the updated Resilient Coastal Communities Program’s (RCCP) Planning Handbook in English and Spanish.

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 NC0079057 Manteo 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 Manteo (P.O. Box 246, Manteo, NC 27954) has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0079057 for its Manteo Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Dare County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal wastewater to Shallowbag Bay, a class SC water in the Pasquotank River Basin. Some of the parameters in the permit are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Pasquotank River Basin. (Public Notice will run in the Coastland Times on 12/24/23.)
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NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 1/29/24

As we enter the holiday season, the N.C. Division of Coastal Management is providing guidance to property owners, organizations and towns that plan to accept natural Christmas trees for use in dune restoration.

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 NC0088749 Lissara 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. Lissara Partners, LLC applied to renew NPDES permit NC0088749 for the Lissara WWTP (9689 Wildflower Woods Way, Lewisville) in Forsyth County. This facility discharges to the Yadkin River in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Currently fecal coliform and total residual chlorine (TRC) are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of the Yadkin River. (Public Notice will run in The Winston Salem Journal on 12/22/23.)
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Send Comments To:
NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 1/29/24

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 NC0056201 Countryside MHP 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. Countryside NC MHP Sophia NC, LLC applied to renew NPDES permit NC0056201 for the Countryside MHP WWTP (3571 Roy Farlow Road, South of Glenola) in Randolph County. This facility discharges to an unnamed tributary to Caraway Creek in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Currently biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), ammonia nitrogen, total residual chlorine (TRC), fecal coliform, and dissolved oxygen are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in the unnamed tributary to Caraway Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Courier-Tribune on 12/23/23.)
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Send Comments To:
NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 1/29/24

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 NC0085936 Wet-Deck Log Storage 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 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. Jerry G. Williams & Sons, Inc. requests to renew NPDES permit NC0085936 for its Wet-Deck Log Storage Site located at 524 Brogden Road, Smithfield, Johnston County. This facility discharges to a UT to the Neuse River Basin. The parameter Total Suspended Solids (TSS) is water-quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of the river basin. (Public Notice will run in The Johnsonian News on 12/27/23.)
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NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES
1617 Mail Service Center
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 a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0060321 The First Craven Sanitary District
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 First Craven Sanitary District has applied to renew NPDES permit NC0060321 for the First Craven Sanitary District WTP (560 NC Highway 55 E, New Bern) in Craven County. This facility discharges into an unnamed tributary to Duck Creek in the Neuse River Basin. Currently, total residual chlorine (TRC) is water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of this unnamed tributary to Duck creek. (Public Notice will run in the New Bern Sun Journal on 12/21/23.)
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NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-16117

Applications for Lead Service Line Replacement funds are open year-round and will be awarded in four State Water Infrastructure Authority meetings each year (Sept. 19, 2023; Dec. 12, 2023; Feb. 2024 and April 2024).