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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 Town of Siler City (P.O. Box 769, Siler City, NC 27344-0769) has requested an amended Special Order by Consent No. S22-003 Ad I for its Siler City WWTP, a 4.0 MGD wastewater treatment facility under the authority of discharge permit NC0026441, and for its Siler City Collection System under the authority of collection system permit WQCS00056. The Siler City WWTP discharges treated wastewater to Loves Creek in the Cape Fear River Basin. The Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue the amended Order per Article 21 of Chapter 143, N.C. General Statutes, and other regulations effective May 12, 2025. Compliance with this amended Order will require the Town to begin and complete construction to upgrade and expand the WWTP to 6.0 MGD, as required in the NPDES Permit, and to complete construction of improvement projects at the Siler City Water Treatment Plant. Compliance with this amended Order will also require the Town to rehabilitate the wastewater collection system. The Town of Siler City shall comply with the NPDES and collection system permit limits. This amended Order will expire on September 1, 2027. A copy of the amended Order is available upon request by contacting Sydney Deuterman of the Division of Water Resources at 919-707-3712, or by email at sydney.deuterman@deq.nc.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 NC0026441 Amended Special Order by Consent Public Notice will be published in: The Raleigh News & Observer on March 26, 2025 The Chatham News + Records on April 3, 2025