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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 NC0031836 Fourth 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. 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. The City of Statesville (Post Office Box 1111, Statesville, NC 28687) has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0031836 for its Fourth Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Iredell County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to Fourth Creek, a class C water in the Yadkin Pee-Dee River Basin. Some of the parameters in the permit are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Fourth Creek. (Public Notice will run in the Statesville Record and Landmark on 3/23/24.) View Draft Permit NC0031836 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends:4/22/24

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 NC0065587 Frye Bridge 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. Aqua North Carolina, Inc. applied to renew NPDES permit NC0065587 for Frye Bridge WWTP (NCSR 2998, Clemmons) in Forsyth County. This facility discharges to an unnamed tributary to Muddy Creek in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Currently ammonia nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, fecal coliform, and total residual chlorine (TRC) are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this unnamed tributary to Muddy Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Clemmons Courier on 3/28/24.) View Draft Permit NC0065587 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 4/29/24

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 NC0085553 Bald Head Island 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 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. Village of Bald Head Island requests to renew permit NC0085553 for its potable water treatment plant located at 256 Edward Teach Extension; Bald Head Island, Brunswick County. This facility discharges to Marina Channel to Cape Fear River within the Cape Fear River Basin. The parameter Total Arsenic is water-quality limited: This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of the river basin. (Public Notice will run in The Brunswick Beacon on 3/28/24.) View Draft Permit NC0085553 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends:4/29/24

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 NC0026492 Belhaven 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. The Town of Belhaven [PO Box 220, Belhaven, NC 27810] has requested modification of NPDES permit NC0026492 for its Belhaven Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Beaufort County. This permit modification is for the revision of total copper requirements based on results of an approved study. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal wastewater to Battalina Creek, a class SC;HQW;NSW water in the Tar Pamlico River Basin. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Battalina Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Washington Daily News on 3/23/24.) View Draft Permit NC0026492 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends:4/22/24

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 NC0064726 East Bend Industrial Park 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. Town of East Bend applied to renew NPDES permit NC0064726 for the East Bend Industrial Park WWTP [NC Hwy 67 E, East Bend, NC 27018] discharging treated wastewater to an unnamed tributary to the Yadkin River, Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. The following parameters of concern are water-quality limited: Ammonia Nitrogen, Dissolved Oxygen, Fecal Coliform, and Total Residual Chlorine. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of the watershed. (Public Notice will run in The Yadkin Ripple on 3/21/24.) View Draft Permit NC0064726 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends:4/22/24

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 NC0089435 Martin County 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 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. Martin County Regional Water and Sewer Authority has applied to renew NPDES permit NC0089435 for the Martin County Water Treatment Plant (1001 Park Street, Williamston) in Martin County. This facility discharges to an unnamed tributary to Sweetwater Creek in the Roanoke River Basin. Currently, total residual chlorine (TRC) is water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of the unnamed tributary to Sweetwater Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Williamston Enterprise on 3/28/24.) View Draft Permit NC0089435 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 4/29/24

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 NC0034452 Willow 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. 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. Aqua North Carolina, Inc. [202 MacKenan Court, Cary, NC 27511] has applied for renewal of NPDES Permit NC0034452 for Willow Creek WWTP in Davidson County. This permitted facility discharges treated domestic wastewater to Abbotts Creek in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Currently, ammonia nitrogen, BOD, and total residual chlorine are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of Abbotts Creek. (Public Notice will run in The High Point Enterprise on 3/21/24.) View Draft Permit NC0034452 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 4/22/24

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources is now accepting public comment on the proposed list of streams, rivers, reservoirs and other water bodies in North Carolina considered to be “impaired,” or that do not meet water quality standards, in 2024.  

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) will hold a public hearing March 20 on a proposed rule change that would allow DWR to certify commercial, municipal or industrial laboratories to test for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, and report that data back to the state.

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 NC0021342 Trenton 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. The Town of Trenton applied to renew NPDES permit NC0021342 for Trenton WWTP (1212 Mayfield Road, Trenton) in Jones County. This facility discharges to the Trent River in the Neuse River Basin. Currently BOD, ammonia nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, fecal coliform, total nitrogen load, and total phosphorous are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of the Trent River. (Public Notice ran in the New Bern Sun Journal on 3/9/24.) View Draft Permit NC0021342 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends:4/8/24