Public Notice
North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0020761 Thurman Street WWTP
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue a NPDES wastewater discharge permit to the person(s) listed below. Written comments regarding the proposed 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 27604 to review information on file. Additional information on NPDES permits and this notice may be found on our website: http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permits/wastewater-branch/npdes-wastewater/public-notices,or by calling (919) 707-3601. The Town of North Wilkesboro [100 Thurman Street, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0020761 for its Thurman Street WWTP, located in Wilkes County. This facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to the Yadkin River, a class C water in the Yadkin Pee-Dee River Basin. Currently, ammonia and fecal coliform are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations into this portion of the Yadkin River. (A Public Notice ad will run in the Wilkes Journal-Patriot on 3/17/21).
Send Comments To:
NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Or Email Comments to:nick.coco@ncdenr.gov
Comment Period Ends: 4/16/21