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 NC0050610 Ponds 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: https://deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings, or by calling (919) 707-3601. Water Quality Utilities Inc. applied to renew NPDES permit NC0050610 for The Ponds WWTP (184 Beech Lane, South of Foscoe) in Watauga County. This facility discharges to the Watauga River in the Watauga River Basin. Currently, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), total suspended solids (TSS), ammonia nitrogen, fecal coliforms, and dissolved oxygen are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future waste load allocations in this portion of the Watauga River. (Public Notice will run in The Avery Journal on 10/11/23.)
Send Comments To:
NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 11/10/23