Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0089630 Joe C. Stowe Jr. Regional WRRF

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 NC0089630 Joe C. Stowe Jr. Regional WRRF 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. Charlotte Water [5100 Brookshire Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28216] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0089630 for its Joe C. Stowe jr. Regional Water Resource Recovery Facility, located in Mecklenburg County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal wastewater to the Catawba River, a class WS-IV;CA water in the Catawba River Basin. Currently CBOD, ammonia, fecal coliform, dissolved oxygen, pH and total residual chlorine are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of the Catawba River. (Public Notice will run in the Charlotte Observer on 11/13/24.)

Send Comments To:
NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 12/16/24