Public Notice
North Carolina Environmental Management Commission
Division of Water Resources/Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Notice of Intent to Issue an NPDES General Wastewater Permit NCG600000
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue the following NPDES wastewater general permit:
NPDES General Permit No. NCG600000 for the discharge of treated wastewater resulting from seafood packing and rinsing operations, as well as from fish farms and hatcheries defined as concentrated aquatic animal production (CAAP) facilities with production levels above specified minimums. This general permit is intended to replace the state’s NCG530000 General Permit.
Written comments regarding the proposed general permit will be accepted until 30 days after the publish date of this notice. The Director of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR) may hold a public hearing should there be a significant degree of public interest. Please mail comments and/or information requests to DWR at the above address. Interested persons may visit the DWR at 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC to review information on file. Additional information on this notice may be found on our website at: https://www.deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings
For questions or comments about the NPDES General Permit NCG600000 for the discharge of treated wastewater resulting from seafood packing and rinsing operations, as well as from fish farms and hatcheries defined as concentrated aquatic animal production (CAAP) facilities with production levels above specified minimums, please contact Sydney Deuterman via e-mail at sydney.deuterman@deq.nc.gov.
Public Notice will run in the following newspapers:
The Asheville Citizen-Times 1/22/25
The Charlotte Observer 1/22/25
The Fayetteville Observer 1/24/25
The News & Observer 1/22/25
The Washington Daily News 1/22/25
The Wilmington Star-News 1/22/25
The Winston-Salem Journal 1/22/25