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 Town of St. Pauls (P.O. Box 364, St. Pauls, NC 28384-0364) has requested an amendment to its Special Order by Consent No. S17-007 Ad I for its St. Pauls WWTP, a 500,0000 GPD wastewater treatment facility under the authority of discharge permit NC0020095, and for its St. Pauls Collection System under the authority of collection system permit WQCS00187. The St. Pauls WWTP discharges treated wastewater to Big Marsh Swamp in the Lumber River Basin.
The Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue the Order per Article 21 of Chapter 143, N.C. General Statutes, and other regulations effective April 1, 2021.
Compliance with this Order requires rehabilitation of the wastewater collection system and upgrades at pump stations. The Town of St. Pauls shall comply with the NPDES and collection system permit limits with the exception of the interim limitations identified in the Order. This Order will expire on May 1, 2022.
A copy of the Order is available upon request by contacting Brianna Young of the Division of Water Resources by email at Brianna.Young@ncdenr.gov. Comments on the proposed Order received no later than March 3, 2021 will be considered in the final determination. A public meeting may be held if there is a significant degree of public interest.
A Public Notice will run in The Robesonian on 1/30/21.