The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) will meet Sept. 15 at the Holiday Inn, 5032 Market St., Wilmington. A public input and comment period is scheduled for noon. At the chair’s discretion, comments may be limited to three minutes per person. The Coastal Resources Advisory Council (CRAC) will meet at 3 p.m. on Sept. 14 at the same location.
Both meetings are open to the public.
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will hold a public hearing September 20, 2022, on proposed amendments to its 15A NCAC 01E “Oil Refinery Facility Permit” rules as part of the required rule review and readoption process set forth in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-21.3A. The purpose of this public hearing is to allow interested persons to submit oral comments regarding DEQ’s proposed amendments to 15A NCAC 01E, which relate to Oil Refinery Facility Permits.
Public Notice
North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) will meet Sept. 15 at the Holiday Inn, 5032 Market St., Wilmington. A public input and comment period is scheduled for noon. At the chair’s discretion, comments may be limited to three minutes per person. The Coastal Resources Advisory Council (CRAC) will meet at 3 p.m. on Sept. 14 at the same location.
Both meetings are open to the public.
This meeting will be held via videoconference; see Microsoft Teams link below or contact apnep@ncdenr.gov for more information.
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 AN AMENDED CONSENT ORDER
Public notice of intent to issue an amendment to a State Consent Order to the following:
The City of Albemarle (P.O. Box 190, Albemarle, NC 28002) has requested Special Order by Consent EMC SOC WQ S19-007 Ad I for the Long Creek WWTP, a 12.0 MGD WWTP that discharges treated wastewater to Long Creek in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin under the authority of NPDES Permit NC0024244 but is unable to consistently comply with effluent limits for Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Ammonia Nitrogen, Total Suspended Solids (TSS), and Fecal Coliform. The City also holds North Carolina Collection System Permit WQCS00016 for operation of an existing wastewater collection system but is unable to consistently comply with the permit condition regarding sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) as set forth in Permit WQCS00016.
The Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue the amended Order per Article 21 of Chapter 143, N.C. General Statutes, and other regulations effective October 1, 2022.
Compliance with this amended order will require the City to begin and complete construction for a WWTP upgrade to attain compliance with final effluent limits in Permit NC0024244. The City shall comply with NPDES permit limits with the exception of the interim effluent limits identified in the Order. Compliance with this amended order will also require the City to complete construction of a new or improved wastewater collection system to attain compliance with permit WQS00016. This amended Order will expire on August 31, 2026.
A copy of the amended 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@ncdenr.gov. Comments on the proposed amended 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.
View SOC NC0024244
Public Notice will run in the Stanly News & Press on 9/4/22.
PUBLIC NOTICE
N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0006564
Public comment or objection to the draft modification is invited. All comments received by September 30, 2022, will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions.
PERMIT APPLICATION
The Baxter Health Corporation, [65 Pitts Station Rd, Marion, NC 28752], has applied for a Major Modification of its NPDES wastewater permit (NC0006564), McDowell County. The facility discharges treated process and sanitary wastewater to North Fork Catawba River in the Catawba River basin. Some 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: 35050’10”; Longitude: 82000’01”.
Printed copies of the draft modification 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 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 “Baxter” in the email’s subject line.
View Draft Permit NC0006564
Public Notice will run in the McDowell News on 9/1/22.