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The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Division of Water Resources (DWR) is accepting public comment through Nov. 22, 2024, on the 2024 Broad River Basin Plan. Basin plans help state and local leaders identify areas needing additional protection, restoration or preservation to ensure waters of the state are meeting water quality standards.

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 NC0086045 Antioch 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 County of Hoke applied to renew NPDES permit NC0086045 for Antioch Water Treatment Plant (281 Goose Pond Road, South of Antioch) in Hoke County. This facility discharges into the Raft Swamp in the Lumber River Basin. Currently, total residual chlorine (TRC) is water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of Raft Swamp. (Public Notice will run in the News-Journal on the 9/25/24.) View Draft Permit NC0086045 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 10/25/24

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 NC0021954 CITGO Selma Terminal 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 CITGO Petroleum Corporation [4095 Buffalo Road, Selma, NC 27576] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0021954 for its Selma Facility in Johnston County. This permitted facility discharges petroleum-contact stormwater into an unnamed tributary to Mill Creek in the Neuse River Basin. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the receiving stream. (Public Notice will run in The Johnstonian News on 9/25/24.) View Draft Permit NC0021954 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 10/25/24

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 NC0069612 Rowland 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 Rowland applied to renew NPDES permit NC0069612 Rowland WWTP (412 West Leach Street, Rowland) in Robeson County. This facility discharges to Big Shoe Heel Creek in the Lumber River Basin. Currently total suspended solids, fecal coliform, total residual chlorine, and ammonia nitrogen are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in Big Shoe Heel Creek. (Public Notice will run in the Robesonian on 9/21/24.) View Draft Permit NC0069612 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 10/21/24

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 NC0020664 Town of Spindale 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 Spindale [327 Ecology Street, Spindale, NC 28160] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0020664 for its Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Rutherford County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to Catheys Creek (class C waters in the Broad River Basin). Currently Biological Oxygen BOD, Ammonia, DO, Temperature, Conductivity, pH, Total Residual Chlorine, Fecal Coliform, Copper and Cyanide are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Catheys Creek. (Public Notice will run in Daily Courier on 9/21/24.) View Draft Permit NC0020664 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 10/21/24