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 NC0028037 Lexington {Combined} WTPs #1 & #2 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 Lexington has applied to renew NPDES permit NC0028037 for its potable water treatment plants [WTPs #1 & #2 (combined)] discharging conventional treatment system wastewater to Abbotts Creek, Yadkin Pee-Dee River Basin. Water-quality limited parameters include pH, Total Copper, Total Suspended Solids (TSS), and Total Residual Chlorine (TRC). This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of the watershed. (Public Notice will run in the Lexington Dispatch on 7/25/24.)
View Draft Permit NC0028037 and Related Documents
Send Comments To:
NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 8/26/24