P U B L I C N O T I C E
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27699-1617
NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO ISSUE A CONSENT ORDER
Public notice of intent to issue a State Consent Order to the following:
The City of Greensboro (P.O. Box 3136, Greensboro, NC 27402-3136) has requested Special Order by Consent No. S19-010 for its T.Z. Osborne WWTP, a 40.0 MGD wastewater treatment facility under the authority of discharge permit NC0047384. The T.Z. Osborne WWTP discharges treated wastewater to South Buffalo Creek in the Cape Fear River Basin.
The Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue the Order per Article 21 of Chapter 143, N.C. General Statutes, and other regulations. Compliance with this Order requires rehabilitation of the wastewater to address elevated discharges of 1,4-dioxane. The City of Greensboro shall comply with the NPDES permit limits with the exception of the interim limitations identified in the Order. This Order will expire two (2) years from the SOC effective date.
A copy of the Order is available upon request by contacting Jenny Graznak of the Division of Water Resources at 336-776-9695, or available online at https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-perm…. Written comments on the draft Consent Order may be sent to the attention of Ms. Brianna Young, N.C. Division of Water Resources, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-1617, or may be submitted by email to: publiccomments@ncdenr.gov. Please be sure to include “T.Z. Osborne WWTP SOC” in the email’s subject line. Comments on the proposed Order received no later than July 24, 2020 will be considered in the final determination. A public meeting may be held if there is a significant degree of public interest. (Ad expected to run in the Greensboro News & Record on 6/22/20)
Date: __6/17/2020___________ __Original signed by Jeff Poupart_________________
for S. Daniel Smith
Director, Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission