Due to ongoing disaster recovery efforts in Robeson County, the Oct. 25 public hearing for the Weatherspoon facility water quality permits has been canceled. When a new hearing date and venue is determined, a public notice will issued and the hearing information will be desiminated through news releases and the DEQ website.
N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES
WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0005363 AND NPDES STORMWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NCS000589
PUBLIC HEARING
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public hearing to accept comments on the draft permits at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25 at the Robeson Community College A.D. Lewis Auditorium, 5160 Fayetteville Rd., Lumberton, N.C. Speaker registration begins at 5 p.m.
PERMIT APPLICATION
Duke Energy Progress, Inc. has applied for National Pollution discharge Elimination permits for the W.H. Weatherspoon Plant, 491 Power Plant Rd., Lumberton, N.C., in Robeson County. The facility discharges wastewater and stormwater to the Lumber River and Jacob Swamp in the Lumber River basin.
The draft wastewater permit and related documents are available online at: https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-hot-topics/dwr-coal-ash-regulation/duke-energy-npdes-permits-for-facilities-with-coal-ash-ponds/duke-energy-npdes-modifications-renewals
The draft stormwater permit and related documents are available online at: https://deq.nc.gov/news/hot-topics/coal-ash-nc/npdes-permits
Printed copies of the draft permits and related documents may be reviewed at the department’s Fayetteville Regional Office. To make an appointment to review the documents, please call 910-433-3300.
Public comments on the draft permits should be mailed to:
- Wastewater Permitting, Attn: Weatherspoon, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C., 27699-1617
- Stormwater Permitting, Attn: Weatherspoon, 1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C., 27699-1612
Public comments may also be submitted by email to: publiccomments@ncdenr.gov. Please be sure to include “Weatherspoon Wastewater” or “Weatherspoon Stormwater” in the email’s subject line.