Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0083470 Jefferson WTP

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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 NC0083470 Jefferson WTP 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 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. Town of Jefferson [PO Box 67, Jefferson, NC 28640] has requested renewal of permit NC0083470 for Jefferson WTP [879 Don Walters Road] located in Ashe County. This permitted facility discharges treated backwash wastewater to an unnamed tributary to Naked Creek in the New River Basin. Currently, TSS, Total Residual Chlorine, and Total Copper are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Naked Creek. (Public Notice will run in Ashe Post & Times on 11/22/23.)

Send Comments To:
NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 12/22/23