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Raleigh Durham Airport Authority, PO Box 80001, Raleigh, NC 27623-80001 has requested new permit NCS000588 for the Raleigh Durham International Airport in Wake County. This facility discharges to Brier Creek Reservoir and unnamed tributaries to Brier Creek, Little Brier Creek, Sycamore Creek, and Haleys Branch all of which are in the Neuse River Basin.

Haynes International, Inc., 158 North Egerton Road, Hendersonville, NC 28792 has requested new permit NCS000209 for the Haynes International, Inc. dba Haynes Wire Company facility in Henderson County. This facility discharges to an unnamed tributary to Mud Creek in the French Broad River Basin.

Novozymes North America, Inc., PO Box 576, Franklinton, NC 27525-0576 has requested new permit NCS000115 for the Novozymes North America, Inc. facility in Franklin County. This facility discharges to an unnamed tributary to Buffalo Creek in the Tar Pamlico River Basin.

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 NC0021890 Town of Granite Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant 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 Granite Falls [P.O. Drawer 10 Granite Falls, NC 28630] has applied for renewal of permit NC0021890 for Granite Falls WWTP, Caldwell County. This permitted facility discharges treated domestic wastewater to Gunpowder Creek in the Catawba River Basin. Currently BOD 5-day, Ammonia (NH3 as N), dissolved oxygen, fecal coliform and total residual chlorine are water-quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of the receiving stream. (Public Notice will run in The News-Topic on 2/1/24.) View Draft Permit NC0021890 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 3/4/24