Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0023981 City of Lenoir WWTP

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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 NC0023981 City of Lenoir 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 the information on file.  Additional information on NPDES permits and this notice may be found on our website: https://deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings, or by calling (919) 707-3601. The City of Lenoir  [P.O. Box 958, Lenoir, NC 28645] has requested modification of permit NC0023981 for its Lower Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, located  in Caldwell County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to the Lower Creek, a Class C water located in the Catawba River Basin. Some parameters are water quality limited.  This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Catawba River Basin. (Public Notice will run in the Lenoir News-Topic on 6/1/24.)

Send Comments To:
NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends:7/8/24