PUBLIC NOTICE
N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0025305
Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. All comments received by December 8, 2023, will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions.
PERMIT APPLICATION
UNC Cogeneration Facility, 302 South Building CB #100, Chapel Hill, N.C., has applied for renewal of its NPDES wastewater permit (NC0025305) for UNC Cogeneration Facility, 302 South Building CB #100, Orange County. The facility discharges treated industrial wastewater and stormwater to an unnamed tributary to Morgan Creek in the Cape Fear River Basin. Some of the parameters are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Cape Fear River Basin. The location of Outfall 001 is: Latitude: 35054’20.5”; Longitude: 7903’42.1”; Outfall 002 is: Latitude: 35054’21.3”; Longitude: 7903’39.8”; Outfall 003 is: Latitude: 35054’21.5”; Longitude: 7903’39.7”.
The draft wastewater permit and related documents are available online at: https://deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings. Printed copies of the draft permit and related documents may be reviewed at the department’s Raleigh Regional Office. To make an appointment to review the documents, please call 919-791-4200.
Public comment on the draft permit modification should be mailed to: Wastewater Permitting, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C., 27699-1617.
Public comments may also be submitted by email to: publiccomments@ncdenr.gov Please be sure to include “UNC” in the email’s subject line.
Public Notice will run in The News & Observer on 10/24/23.
Comment Period Opens 10/25/23.
Comment Period Ends 12/8/23.