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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 NC0038938 Corinth-Holder Elementary School 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 Johnston County Board of Education has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0038938 for its Corinth-Holder Elementary School WWTP (3976 NC Hwy 231, Zebulon, NC). This facility discharges to the Little River/Neuse River Basin. Currently, fecal coliform and total residual chlorine are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the watershed. (Public Notice will run in The News & Observer on 05/31/23.) View Draft Permit NC0038938 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 06/30/23

The Secretaries’ Science Advisory Board will meet virtually on Wednesday, June 7th at 10:00 am.  The public is invited to attend the meeting online. An in-person listening location is also available in the Archdale Building in Raleigh.

The application period opens June 1 for N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve local advisory committees. Community members are needed for each of the Coastal Reserve’s ten sites: Bird Island Reserve, Bald Head Woods Reserve, Zeke’s Island Reserve, Masonboro Island Reserve, Permuda Island Reserve, Rachel Carson Reserve, Buxton Woods Reserve, Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve, Currituck Banks Reserve, and Emily and Preyer Buckridge Reserve.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will hold a public engagement sessions June 8 in Lumberton to receive input on how flooding, flood mitigation, and resiliency impact North Carolina communities. Public input will assist DEQ in developing the North Carolina Flood Resiliency Blueprint alongside over 100 technical advisors representing Federal, State, County, Municipal, and Tribal governments, non-governmental organizations and universities.

The application period opens June 1 for N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve local advisory committees. Community members are needed for each of the Coastal Reserve’s ten sites: Bird Island Reserve, Bald Head Woods Reserve, Zeke’s Island Reserve, Masonboro Island Reserve, Permuda Island Reserve, Rachel Carson Reserve, Buxton Woods Reserve, Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve, Currituck Banks Reserve, and Emily and Preyer Buckridge Reserve.

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. View Draft Permit NC0024392 and Related Documents 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.) View Draft Permit NC0089290 and Related Documents 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.) View Draft Permit NC0021024 and Related Documents 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