Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0025348 City of New Bern 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 NC0025348 City of New Bern 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: http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permi… by calling (919) 707-3601.  The City of New Bern (PO Box 1129, New Bern, NC 28563) has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0025348 for its New Bern Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Craven County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater plus Water Treatment Plant filter backwash to the Neuse River Estuary, a class SC, Sw, NSW in the Neuse River Basin.  Some of the parameters in the permit are water quality limited.  This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of the Neuse River. (Public Notice will run in the New Bern Sun Journal on 10/21/22.)
View Draft Permit NC0025348
Send Comments To:
NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 11/21/22