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Public Comment Period Opens: Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC, (d/b/a Evergreen Packaging), Permit Number NC0000272

July 25, 2024, 11:59am - August 30, 2024, 12:59pm
PUBLIC NOTICE
N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0000272

Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. All comments received by August 30, 2024, will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions.

PERMIT APPLICATION
Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc., P.O. Box 400, Canton, N.C., has applied for a Major Modification of its NPDES wastewater permit (NC0000272) for Canton Mill, 175 Main Street, Canton, Haywood County. The facility discharges treated industrial and municipal

Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0046728 Rocky River WWTP

July 27, 2024, 11:59am - August 27, 2024, 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 NC0046728 Rocky River 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 NC0090093 810 West Peabody Street

July 25, 2024, 11:59am - August 26, 2024, 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 NC0090093 810 West Peabody Street 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

Notice of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0028037 Lexington {Combined} WTPs #1 & #2

July 25, 2024, 11:59am - August 26, 2024, 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 NC0028037 Lexington {Combined} WTPs #1

Notice of Intent to Issue NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0026921 – Parkton WWTP

July 27, 2024, 11:59am - August 26, 2024, 12:59pm
Public Notice
North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Notice of Intent to Issue NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0026921 – Parkton 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 NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0089877– Webb Creek WWTP

July 25, 2024, 11:59am - August 23, 2024, 12:59pm
Public Notice
North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Notice of Intent to Issue NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0089877– Webb Creek 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 NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0040061– Beaverdam Creek WTP

July 24, 2024, 11:59am - August 23, 2024, 12:59pm
Public Notice
North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Notice of Intent to Issue NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0040061– Beaverdam Creek 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 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

Extreme, severe drought expand in parts of North Carolina

The North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council (DMAC) expanded its severe drought classification and classified two countiesas in extreme drought in the latest advisory issued Thursday.

The North Carolina State Emergency Response Team Actively Monitors and Prepares for Impacts Resulting from the South Hill, VA Fire

The North Carolina State Emergency Response Team is in close coordination with agencies in Virginia regarding the ongoing environmental issue resulting from the South Hill, Virginia, warehouse fire that occurred on July 6.

Virginia Department of Health issues recreational water, fish consumption advisories for waters along NC border

The Virginia Department of Health has issued a recreational swimming and fish consumption advisory for surface waters, including the Meherrin and Roanoke rivers, that extend to the North Carolina-Virginia border.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) is sharing this advisory for public awareness of residents and visitors in the potentially affected areas of Warren, Northampton and Halifax counties near the Virginia border.