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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 NC0026646 Pilot Mountain 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 Pilot Mountain [601 Lynchburg Road, Pilot Mountain, NC] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0026646 for its Pilot Mountain Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Surry County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal wastewater to the Ararat River, a class WS-IV water in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Currently ammonia, fecal coliform, dissolved oxygen, pH, total residual chlorine and total copper are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of the Ararat River. (Public Notice will run in the Mount Airy News on 3/5/25.) View Draft Permit NC0026646 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617

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 NC0026433 Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough [355 Elizabeth Brady Road, Hillsborogh, NC 27278] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0026433 for its Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Orange County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal wastewater to Eno River (class WS-V waters in the Neuse River Basin). Currently Biological Oxygen BOD, Total Suspended Solids, Ammonia, Nitrogen , Phosphorus, DO, Temperature, pH, Total Residual Chlorine, and Fecal Coliform, are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of the Eno River. (Public Notice will run in The News of Orange County on 3/5/25.) View Draft Permit NC0026433 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617

Notice is hereby given in accordance with G.S. 150B-21.2 that the Environmental Management Commission intends to amend the rules cited as 15A NCAC 02B .0219, and .0226.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources (DWR) will hold a public hearing on April 22 to hear public comment on proposed changes to North Carolina’s surface 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 NC0090352 Chimney Rock Village 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. Chimney Rock Village applied for new NPDES permit NC0090352 Chimney Rock Village WWTP (Temporary) located at 195 Main Street, Chimney Rock Village in Rutherford County. This facility will discharge to the Broad River in the Broad River Basin. Currently fecal coliform and total residual chlorine are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in the Broad River.(Public Notice will run in The Daily Courier on 2/27/25.) View Draft Permit NC0090352 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617