N.C. Department of Environmental Quality intent to issue NPDES Wastewater Discharge Permit #NC0004987
The department will hold a public hearing to accept comments on the draft permit at 6 p.m. Wed., June 22 at the Catawba Valley Community College East Wing Auditorium. The auditorium is located next to the library on the college’s main campus, 2550 Hwy. 70 Southeast, Hickory, N.C. Speaker registration begins at 5 p.m.
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.
Written public comments on the draft permit modification can be mailed to: Wastewater Permitting, Attn: Marshall Permit, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C., 27699-1617. Public comments may also be submitted by email to: publiccomments@ncdenr.gov. Please be sure to include “Marshall” in the email’s subject line.
All comments received by June 22, 2016 will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions.