During the fall meeting of the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) this week, members elected Secretary Elizabeth S. Biser of North Carolina's Department of Environmental Quality to serve as president.
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The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission (EMC) will meet Wednesday, Sept. 13, and Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at the Wayne West Building at Carteret Community College, 3505 Arendell Street, Morehead City, NC. The public may attend in person or via remote access. Room information and remote access links will be posted on the EMC webpage.
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission (EMC) will meet Wednesday, Sept. 13, and Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at the Wayne West Building at Carteret Community College, 3505 Arendell Street, Morehead City, NC. The public may attend in person or via remote access. Room information and remote access links will be posted on the EMC webpage.
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 NC0020290 Burnsville 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 Burnsville [PO Box 97, Burnsville, NC 28714] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0020290 for its Burnsville Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Yancey County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to the Cane River, a class C;Trout water in the French Broad River Basin. Currently ammonia, fecal coliform, pH, total residual chlorine and total silver are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of the Cane River. (Public Notice will run in the Yancey Common Times Journal on 9/6/23.)
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NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 10/06/23
Due to ongoing preparations for the approaching storm and the State of Emergency issued by Governor Roy Cooper, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management and the Cape Hatteras National Seashore have postponed the interagency work group meeting scheduled for Aug. 30.
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 NC0004464 Woodland Mills 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. Polk County applied for renewal of NPDES permit NC0004464 for the Woodland Mills WWTP (4021 NC Hwy 108, Mill Spring) in Polk County. This facility discharges treated domestic wastewater to South Branch in the Broad River Basin. Currently ammonia nitrogen, fecal coliform, and total residual chlorine are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Broad River basin. (Public Notice will run in the Tryon Daily Bulletin on 8/30/23.)
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NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 9/29/23
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 NC0087122 Healing Farm 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. CooperRiis, Inc. applied to renew NPDES permit NC0087122 for their Healing Farm WWTP (101 Healing Farm Lane, Mill Spring) in Polk County. This facility discharges to Canal Creek in the Broad River Basin. Currently ammonia nitrogen, Fecal Coliform, and Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) are water-quality limited. (Public Notice will run in the Tryon Daily Bulletin on 8/30/23.)
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NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 9/29/23
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management and the Cape Hatteras National Seashore will host an interagency work group meeting on Aug. 30 by web conference to discuss government authorities for managing threatened oceanfront structures. The public may listen by computer or phone.
The APNEP Ecological Flows Action Team is reconvening to hear outcomes and updates from Mike Driscoll, Bob Christian, and the ECU research team regarding flows Phase II study.
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 NC0089923 Baxter Street Remediation 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. Charlotte Water, 5100 Brookshire Blvd., is excavating sewer right-of-way to install new sewer lines along McDowell and Baxter Streets, Charlotte, Mechlenburg County. They have requested to renew NPDES discharge permit NC0089923 to discharge remediated groundwater to a UT to Little Sugar Creek as surface waters of the State. The following parameters are water-quality limited: BTEX, Naphthalene, Acetone, Tetrachloroethylene (PCE), Trichloroethylene (TCE), Trichlorofluoromethane, 1,2,4 trimethylbenzene, 1,2,3 trichloropropane, 1,2-Cis-Dichloroethene (DCE), 1-Methylnaphalene, 2-Methylnaphalene, and Total Suspended Solids (TSS). This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations to this portion of the receiving watershed. (Public Notice will run in The Charlotte Observer on 8/24/23.)
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NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 9/25/23