Notice of Intent to Issue NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0026611 Morehead City WTTP

Public Notice
North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC  27699-1617
Notice of Intent to Issue  NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0026611 Morehead City WTTP
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 Town of Morehead City [1100 Bridges Street, Morehead City, NC 28557] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0026611 for its Morehead City Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Carteret County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal wastewater to Calico Creek, a class SC;HQW water in the White Oak River Basin. Currently BOD, ammonia, TSS, enterococci, dissolved oxygen, pH, total residual chlorine, total nitrogen loading, total phosphorus loading and total copper are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Calico Creek. (Public Notice will run in the Carteret News-Times on 12/11/24.)

Send Comments To:
NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617