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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 NC0026492 Belhaven 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 Belhaven [PO Box 220, Belhaven, NC 27810] has requested modification of NPDES permit NC0026492 for its Belhaven Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Beaufort County. This permit modification is for the revision of total copper requirements based on results of an approved study. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal wastewater to Battalina Creek, a class SC;HQW;NSW water in the Tar Pamlico River Basin. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Battalina Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Washington Daily News on 3/23/24.)
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NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends:4/22/24

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 NC0064726 East Bend Industrial Park 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. Town of East Bend applied to renew NPDES permit NC0064726 for the East Bend Industrial Park WWTP [NC Hwy 67 E, East Bend, NC 27018] discharging treated wastewater to an unnamed tributary to the Yadkin River, Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. The following parameters of concern are water-quality limited: Ammonia Nitrogen, Dissolved Oxygen, Fecal Coliform, and Total Residual Chlorine. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of the watershed. (Public Notice will run in The Yadkin Ripple on 3/21/24.)
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NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends:4/22/24

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 NC0089435 Martin County 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. Martin County Regional Water and Sewer Authority has applied to renew NPDES permit NC0089435 for the Martin County Water Treatment Plant (1001 Park Street, Williamston) in Martin County. This facility discharges to an unnamed tributary to Sweetwater Creek in the Roanoke River Basin. Currently, total residual chlorine (TRC) is water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of the unnamed tributary to Sweetwater Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Williamston Enterprise on 3/28/24.)

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NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 4/29/24

P U B L I C N O T I C E
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27699-1617

NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO ISSUE A CONSENT ORDER

Public notice of intent to issue a State Consent Order to the following:

Lenoir County Public Schools (500 Abbot Street, Kinston, NC 28504) has requested Special Order by Consent EMC SOC WQ S23-001 for its North Lenoir High School WWTP, a 0.018 MGD WWTP that discharges treated wastewater to an unnamed tributary to Wheat Swamp in the Neuse River Basin under the authority of NPDES Permit NC0032565 but is unable to consistently comply with effluent limits for Fecal Coliform and Ammonia Nitrogen.

The Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue the Order per Article 21 of Chapter 143, N.C. General Statutes, and other regulations effective May 1, 2024.

Compliance with this order will require Lenoir County Public Schools to prepare plans and specifications for construction and operation of additional treatment works as well as sewer extension permitting to attain compliance with final effluent limits in Permit NC0032565. Lenoir County Public Schools shall comply with NPDES permit limits with the exception of the interim effluent limits identified in the Order. This Order will expire on November 1, 2026.

A copy of the Order is available upon request by contacting Siying Chen of the Division of Water Resources at 919-707-3619, or by email at: siying.chen@deq.nc.gov. Comments on the proposed Order received no later than 30 days after the publish date of this notice will be considered in the final determination. A public meeting may be held if there is a significant degree of public interest.

Public Notice will run in The Kinston Free Press on 3/10/24.
Comment Period Opens: 3/14/24
Comment Period Ends: 4/13/24

The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) Science Panel is scheduled to meet via web conference on March 15 at 10 a.m. to continue its review of Inlet Hazard Area boundaries and recent studies and data on sea level rise. The public may listen to the meeting by computer or phone.

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 NC0021342 Trenton 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 Trenton applied to renew NPDES permit NC0021342 for Trenton WWTP (1212 Mayfield Road, Trenton) in Jones County. This facility discharges to the Trent River in the Neuse River Basin. Currently BOD, ammonia nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, fecal coliform, total nitrogen load, and total phosphorous are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of the Trent River. (Public Notice ran in the New Bern Sun Journal on 3/9/24.)
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NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends:4/8/24

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 NC0088455 New Frontier Way Nanofiltration 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. The City of Jacksonville applied to renew NPDES permit NC0088455 for New Frontier Way Nanofiltration WTP (177 New Frontier Way, Jacksonville) in Onslow County. This facility discharges to the New River in the White Oak River Basin. Currently total residual chlorine (TRC), total nitrogen, and total phosphorous are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of the New River. (Public Notice will run in the Jacksonville Daily News on 3/16/24.)
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Send Comments To:
NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends:4/15/24

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 NC0021717 Cub 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 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 Wilkesboro [PO Box 1056, Wilkesboro, NC 28697] has requested renewal and expansion of NPDES permit NC0021717 for its Cub Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Wilkes 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. Currently BOD, ammonia, fecal coliform, pH, total residual chlorine, total selenium, total nitrogen loading and total phosphorous loading are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of the Yadkin River. (Public Notice will run in the Wilkes Journal Patriot on 3/14/24.)
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Send Comments To:
NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends:4/15/24

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 NC0023841 North Durham WRF
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 Durham [101 City Hall Plaza, Durham, NC 27701] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0023841 for its North Durham Water Reclamation Facility, located in Durham County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to Ellerbe Creek, a class WS-IV; NSW water in the Neuse River Basin. Currently BOD, ammonia, fecal coliform, dissolved oxygen, pH, total residual chlorine, total phosphorus, total nitrogen loading, total phosphorus loading, total mercury, total cyanide and total silver are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Ellerbe Creek. (Public Notice will run in The News & Observer on 3/13/24.)
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NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 4/12/24

The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) will hold a special meeting March 13 by web conference to consider adoption of the temporary rules. The meeting will be limited to this one agenda item. Members of the public may join by computer or phone.