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 NC0021423 Spruce Pine 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 Spruce Pine [909 Creed Pitman Road, Spruce Pine, NC 28777] has requested renewal of NPDES permitNC0021423 for its Spruce Pine Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Mitchell County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to the North Toe River, a class C-Trout water in the French Broad River Basin. Currently, ammonia, fecal coliform, dissolved oxygen and pH are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of the North Toe River. (A Public Notice ad will run in the Mitchell New-Journal 5/19/21).
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: 6/18/21