Public Hearing on Draft NPDES Wastewater Discharge Permit #NC0090000

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Notice of Public Hearing  

N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PUBLIC HEARING ON DRAFT NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0090000  

Permit Application 

Colonial Pipeline Company has applied for a new NPDES wastewater permit (NC0090000) for the 2020-L1-SR2448 site, 14108 Huntersville-Concord Rd, Huntersville, NC 28078, Mecklenburg County. The facility will address groundwater contamination and will discharge treated groundwater to North Prong Clark Creek in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River basin. Some of the parameters are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Yadkin-Pee Dee River basin. The location of the Outfall is: Latitude: 35°25’13”N; Longitude: -80°47’53”W.  

A Public hearing will be held on March 16, 2023, for public comment. Written comments will be accepted through March 17, 2023, at 5 p.m. and will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions.  

The draft wastewater permit and related documents are available online at: https://deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings and in Laserfiche https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/WaterResources/Browse.aspx?dbid=0&startid=1955817 Printed copies of the draft permit and related documents may be reviewed at the department’s Mooresville Regional Office. To make an appointment to review the documents, please call 704-663-1699 and ask for a Water Quality Regional Operations Supervisor.  

Public comment on the draft permit may be mailed to: Attn: Wren Thedford, Wastewater Permitting, Attn: Colonial Pipeline Permit, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C., 27699-1617 and post-marked no later than March 17, 2023. Public comments may also be submitted by email to: publiccomments@ncdenr.gov. Please include “Colonial Pipeline” in the email subject line. Comments will be accepted via email through March 17, 2023, 5 p.m. 

Public Hearing Details  

IN-PERSON  

Date:                           Thursday, March 16, 2023, at 6 p.m.  

Location:                     Central Piedmont Community College – Merancas Campus 

                                   Claudia Watkins Belk Center for Justice – Auditorium 

                                    11920 Verhoeff Drive, Huntersville, NC 28078 

Register:                      Speaker registration opens at 5 p.m., onsite via sign-up sheet.  

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