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Comment period for reissuance of Animal Operations NPDES permits

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)’s Division of Water Resources has opened the public comment period for the reissuance of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permits for animal operations through July 15, 2022.

NPDES General Permits are issued to facilities that are subject to coverage under Federal NPDES CAFO rules. While issued under federal regulations with effluent limitations guidelines, state NPDES General Permits for concentrated animal feeding operations require that the operations still be designed, constructed, operated and maintained as non-discharge facilities. Fewer than 20 facilities in the state are currently permitted under these general permits.

The permits, which would be in effect through June 30, 2027, cover the following types of operations:

  • NPDES General Permit NCA200000 - Swine Operations
  • NPDES General Permit NCA300000 - Cattle and Dairy Operations
  • NPDES General Permit NCA400000 – Liquid Poultry Operations

Members of the public who wish to comment may do so by 5 p.m. on July 15, 2022. Comments can be submitted by email to animalNPDES@ncdenr.gov or by phone at 919.707.3702. Comments can also be mailed to:

Ramesh Ravella
NC Division of Water Resources
1636 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636

Copies of the draft permits and fact sheets are available on the DEQ website.

Associated Files

NCA200000Swine20220603_DRAFT.pdf

PDF • 470.45 KB - June 13, 2022
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NCA300000Cattle20220603_DRAFT.pdf

PDF • 419.06 KB - June 13, 2022
Water

NCA400000WPoultry20220603_DRAFT.pdf

PDF • 374.67 KB - June 13, 2022
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NPDES FACT SHEET 20220613.pdf

PDF • 148.5 KB - June 13, 2022
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This event is related to

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When and Where

When:
Wed, Jun 15, 2022, 8:00am-Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 5:00pm
Online Access:
https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-quality-permitting/animal-feeding-operations/permits-applications-and-reporting/npdes-general-permit-renewal
Contact:
Josh Kastrinsky
josh.kastrinsky@ncdenr.gov
(919) 707-3645

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