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PUBLIC NOTICE
N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0024392
Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. All comments received by July 3, 2023 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 renewal of its NPDES wastewater permit (NC0024392) for McGuire Nuclear Power Plant, 12700 Hagers Ferry Rd., Huntersville, Mecklenburg County. The facility discharges treated industrial wastewater and stormwater to Catawba River and Lake Norman in the Catawba River basin. Some of the parameters are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Catawba River basin. The location of Outfall 001 is: Latitude: 35026’03”; Longitude: 80056’50”. The location of Outfall 002 is: Latitude: 35025’57”; Longitude: 80057’20”. The location of Outfall 005 is: Latitude: 35025’57”; Longitude: 80057’20”.
The thermal component of the discharge is subject to effluent limitations under the CWA sections 301/306 and North Carolina Administrative Code Section; 15A NCAC 2B.0211 (3) (j), which prohibits an exceedance of 2.8 degrees C (5.04 degrees F) above the natural water temperature, and in no case to exceed 32 degrees C (89.6 degrees F). The permit holder has requested a Clean Water Act 316(a) variance, which would impose an alternative less stringent limitations on the thermal component of the discharge under Section 316(a). The proposed variance imposes a monthly average limit of 35.0 degrees C (95.0 degrees F) during winter and a monthly average limit of 37.2 degrees C (99.0 degrees F) during summer. On the basis of the North Carolina Administrative Code Section: 15A NCAC 2B.0208 (2) (b) (and other lawful standards and regulations), the North Carolina Division of Water Resources proposes to grant the 316(a) variance in conjunction with the renewal of the permit.
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 Mooresville Regional Office. To make an appointment to review the documents, please call 704-663-1699.
Public comment on the draft permit 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@ncdenr.gov. Please be sure to include “McGuire” in the email’s subject line.
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Public Notice will run in The Charlotte Observer on 5/25/23.
Comment Period Opens: 5/25/23
Comment Period Ends: 7/3/23
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 NC0089290 Hugh A. Lagle 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 Town of Mocksville has requested issuance of NPDES permit NC0089290 for the Hugh A. Lagle Water Treatment Plant in Davie County. This permitted facility discharges treated filter backwash wastewater to an unnamed tributary to Bear Creek in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Currently total residual chlorine and total copper are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of Yadkin River. (Public Notice will run in the Davie County Enterprise Record on 6/1/23.)
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Send Comments To:
NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 7/3/23
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 NC0021024 Roxboro 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 City of Roxboro [P.O. Box 128, Roxboro, NC 27573] has requested renewal of permit NC0021024 for its Roxboro Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Person County, the draft of which will undergo a 30-day public comment period. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to Marlowe Creek, a Class water in the Roanoke River Basin. Some parameters in the permit are water-quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this segment of Marlowe Creek. (Public Notice will run in the Roxboro Courier-Times on 5/25/23.)
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Send Comments To:
NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
View Draft Permit NC0020044 and Related Documents
Comment Period Ends: 7/3/23
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 NC0020044 Williamston 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 Williamston [P.O. Box 506, Williamston, NC 27892] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0020044 for its Williamston WWTP, located in Martin County, the draft of which will undergo a 30-day public comment period. This permitted facility discharges treated domestic wastewater to the Roanoke River, a Class C water in the Roanoke River Basin. Some of the parameters in the permit are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Roanoke River. (Public Notice will run in The Williamston Enterprise on 6/1/23.)
Send Comments To:
NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
View Draft Permit NC0020044 and Related Documents
Comment Period Ends: 7/3/23
PUBLIC NOTICE
N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0089109
Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. All comments received by July 3, 2023 will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions.
PERMIT APPLICATION
Befesa Zinc Metal, LLC., 484 Hicks Grove Rd, Mooresboro, N.C., has applied for renewal of its NPDES wastewater permit (NC0089109) for Befesa Zinc Metal WWTP, 484 Hicks Grove Rd., Rutherford County. The facility discharges treated industrial wastewater to Broad River in the Broad River basin. Some of the 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: 35008’15”; Longitude: 82051’00”.
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 Asheville Regional Office. To make an appointment to review the documents, please call 828-296-4500.
Public comment on the draft permit 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@ncdenr.gov. Please be sure to include “Zinc” in the email’s subject line.
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Public Notice will run in The Daily Courier on 5/25/23.
Comment Period Opens: 5/25/23
Comment Period Ends: 7/3/23
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 NC0038784 Neuse River Village 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. AQUA North Carolina, Inc., Neuse River Village WWTP [Off Poole Road, East of Raleigh, Wake County] applied to renew WWTP permit NC0038784 to discharge treated wastewater into the Neuse River. Currently, Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) and Fecal Coliform are water-quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations to the receiving stream. (Public Notice will run in The News and Observer on 5/24/23.)
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Send Comments To:
NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 6/26/23
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 NC0090131 Mill Creek WTPThe 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 [P.O. Box 429, Kings Mountain, NC 28086] has applied for a new discharge permit NPDES permit NC0090131 for its proposed Mill Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Cleveland County. This proposed facility discharges treated municipal wastewater to Dixon Branch, a class C water in the Broad River Basin. BOD, ammonia, fecal coliform, dissolved oxygen, total residual chlorine, pH, and total phosphorous are proposed to be water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Dixon Branch. (Public Notice will run in The Shelby Star on 5/25/23).
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Send Comments To:
NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 6/26/23
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 NC0021636 North Harnett Regional 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. Harnett Regional Water [P.O. Box 1119 Lillington, NC 27546] has requested renewal and expansion of NPDES permit NC0021636 for its North Harnett Regional WWTP, located in Harnett County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to the Cape Fear River, a class WS-IV water in the Cape Fear River Basin. Currently BOD, ammonia, fecal coliform, dissolved oxygen, total residual chlorine, pH, and summer total nitrogen and total phosphorous loading are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of the Cape Fear River. (Public Notice will run in The Daily Record on 5/26/23.)
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Send Comments To:
NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 6/26/23
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 NC0088366 South Harnett Regional 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. Harnett Regional Water (P.O. Box 1119, Lillington, NC 27546) has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0088366 for its South Harnett Regional WWTP, located in Harnett County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to the Lower Little River, a class C water in the Cape Fear River Basin. Currently BOD, ammonia, fecal coliform, dissolved oxygen, total residual chlorine, pH, and summer total nitrogen and total phosphorous loading are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of the Cape Fear River. (Public Notice will run in The Daily Record on 5/26/23.)
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Send Comments To:
NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 6/26/23