Permit #: NC0005363

Facility: Weatherspoon Stream Electric Plant

Owner: Duke Energy Progress, LLC.

County: Robeson

The Division has made an attempt to post notices in the following newspaper(s): The Fayetteville & Robesonian

PUBLIC NOTICE
N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0005363

Public comment or objection to the draft permit modification is invited. All comments received by July 13, 2018 will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions.

PERMIT APPLICATION
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC has applied for a renewal of its NPDES wastewater permit (NC0005363) for the Weatherspoon Steam Electric Plant, 491 Power Plant Rd., Lumberton, N.C., Robeson County. The facility discharges treated industrial wastewater to Lumber River in the Lumber River basin. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Lumber River basin.

The draft wastewater permit and related documents are available online at: https://goo.gl/3WtzMF. Printed copies of the draft permit and related documents may be reviewed at the department’s Fayetteville Regional Office. To make an appointment to review the documents, please call 252-948-3939. Public comment on the draft permit modification should be mailed to: Wastewater Permitting, Attn: Weatherspoon Permit, 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 “Weatherspoon” in the email’s subject line.