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Public Comment Period Opens: Duke Energy Progress, LLC NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0004987 for Marshall Steam Station (Major Modification)

August 19, 2025, 11:59am - September 22, 2025, 11:59pm
Public Notice
N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0004987

Public comment or objection to the draft major modification is invited. All comments received by September 22, 2025, will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions.

PERMIT APPLICATION
Duke Energy Progress, LLC, 526 South Church St., Charlotte, N.C., has applied for a Major Modification of its NPDES wastewater permit (NC0004987) for Marshall Steam Station, 8320 E. NC Highway 150, Terrell, Catawba County. The facility discharges

NCDEQ Division of Water Resources to hold public hearing on proposed laboratory certification amendment

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) will hold a public hearing on Sept. 25 in order to hear public comment on a proposed amendment to rules that define the scope of parameters that can be certified by the DWR Wastewater/Groundwater Laboratory Certification Branch (WW/GW LCB).

Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0028916 Troy WWTP

August 13, 2025, 11:59am - September 12, 2025, 11:59pm
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 NC0028916 Troy 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.

Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0020231 Louisburg WRF

August 14, 2025, 11:59am - September 15, 2025, 11:59pm
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 NC0020231 Louisburg WRF 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.

Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0025402 Enfield WWTP

August 9, 2025, 11:59am - September 9, 2025, 11:59pm
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 NC0025402 Enfield 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.

NCDEQ awards more than $9.39 million to address coastal storm damage

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) is awarding more than $9.39 million for five projects in coastal North Carolina for beach and dune renourishment. 

REMINDER: NCDEQ Division of Water Resources to hold public hearing on draft water discharge permit for former Alcoa aluminum facility

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) will hold a public hearing on Aug. 19 in order to accept public comments on the draft renewal permit for Badin Business Park, a former Alcoa Inc. aluminum industrial facility located in Badin in Stanly County.

REMINDER: NCDEQ Division of Water Resources to hold public hearing on water quality impacts from Mountain Valley Pipeline proposal

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) will hold a public hearing on Aug. 12 in order to hear public comment on Mountain Valley Pipeline’s LLC application for a 401 water quality certification related to the proposed construction of 5.2 miles of a high pressure, steel, natural gas transmission pipeline in Rockingham County.

In time for National Water Quality Month, NCDEQ highlights a key water quality protection tool

In certain waterways in North Carolina, the state requires residents and landowners to maintain riparian buffers or areas of vegetation. Specifically, there are six distinct areas with buffer protections in North Carolina: alongside the Catawba River and its mainstem lakes, in the Goose Creek watershed, in the Jordan Lake and Randleman Lake watersheds, and in the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico River basins. 

NCDEQ Division of Water Resources to hold public hearing on water quality impacts from Mountain Valley Pipeline proposal

August 12, 2025, 6pm - 9pm
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) will hold a public hearing on Aug. 12 in order to hear public comment on Mountain Valley Pipeline’s LLC application for a 401 water quality certification related to the proposed construction of 5.2 miles of a high pressure, steel, natural gas transmission pipeline in Rockingham County.