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The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources is now accepting applications for coastal storm recovery projects such as ocean beach renourishment or artificial dunes.

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources is now accepting applications for coastal storm recovery projects such as ocean beach renourishment or artificial dunes.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Feb. 5 at North Henderson High School to receive public comments on the draft permit for the proposed Clear Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Hendersonville.

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 NC0038822 Central Care 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 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://www.deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings, or by calling (919) 707-3601. Central Care Inc. applied to renew NPDES permit NC0038822 for the Central Care WWTP (139 Apex Lane, Mount Airy) in Surry County. This facility discharges to an unnamed tributary to Stewarts Creek in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Currently, total residual chlorine (TRC), fecal coliform, and ammonia nitrogen are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of this unnamed tributary to Stewarts Creek. (Public Notice will run in the Mount Airy News on 1/6/24.) View Draft Permit NC00038822 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617

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 NC0006351 Venator Chemicals, LLC-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://www.deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings or by calling (919) 707-3601. The Venator Chemicals, LLC. [5910 Pharr Mill Rd, Harrisburg, NC 28075], has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0006351, for its Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Cabarrus County. This permitted facility discharges treated industrial wastewater to the Rocky River which is classified C waters in sub-basin 03-07-11 of the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Some of the parameters in the permit are water quality limited. (Public Notice will run in the Independent on 1/7/24.) View Draft Permit NC0006351 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617

The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission will meet Jan. 10 -11 in the Ground Floor Hearing Room of the Archdale Building in Raleigh. Members of the public may attend in-person or join the meeting by computer or phone.

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 NC0023736 Gunpowder 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 Lenoir (P.O. Box 958, Lenoir, NC 28645) has requested modification of NPDES permit NC0023736 for tits Gunpowder Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Caldwell County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to Gunpowder Creek, a Class WS-IV water in the Catawba River Basin. Some of the parameters are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of the Catawba River Basin. (Public Notice will run in The News-Topic on 1/6/24.) View Draft Permit NC0023736 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 2/6/24

Notice of Public Hearing PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources will hold a public hearing from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on February 5, 2024, for National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Wastewater Discharge Permit #NC0090247. The purpose of the hearing is to give the opportunity to comment on the draft NPDES permit. Permit Application Henderson County has applied for a new NPDES wastewater permit (NC0090247) for the Clear Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, located near Fruitland Road, Hendersonville, NC, Henderson County. The facility will discharge treated municipal wastewater to Clear Creek in the French Broad River Basin (Class C). This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the French Broad River Basin. The location of the Outfall is: Latitude: 35° 22’ 32.1” N; Longitude: 82° 24’ 36.3” W. A public hearing will be held on February 5, 2024, to accept public comments on the draft permit. Written comments will be accepted through February 6, 2024, at 5 p.m. All comments will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions. The draft wastewater permit and related documents are available online at: https://deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings. Printed copies of the draft permit and related documents may be reviewed at the department’s Asheville Regional Office (2090 U.S. 70 Highway, Swannanoa, NC 28778-8211). To make an appointment to review the documents, please call 828-296-4500, and ask for a Water Quality Regional Operations Supervisor. File materials may not be removed from any DWR office; copy machines are available for use upon payment of the cost thereof to DWR pursuant to G.S. 132-6.2. Public comments on the draft permit may be mailed to: Wastewater Permitting, Attn: Henderson County-Clear Creek WWTP Permit, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C., 27699-1617, and must be postmarked no later than February 6, 2024. Public comments may also be submitted by email to: publiccomments@ncdenr.gov. Please include “Clear Creek WWTP” in the email subject line. Comments will be accepted via email until February 6, 2024, 5 p.m. Public Hearing Details IN-PERSON Date: Monday, February 5, 2024, at 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Location: Auditorium at the North Henderson High School Address: 35 Fruitland Rd, Hendersonville, NC 28792 Register: Speaker registration opens at 5:30 p.m., onsite via sign-up sheet. Google Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/fJXDhRDeKN8oT3EY7

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 NC0083925 Salem Glen Subdivision 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 the NPDES permit for its Salem Glen Subdivision WWTP/Davidson County. This facility discharges treated wastewater to the Yadkin River in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Currently, total residual chlorine is water quality limited. This discharge may impact future allocation of this resource. (Public Notice will run in The Clemmons Courier on 1/4/24.) View Draft Permit NC0083925 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 2/5/24

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 NC0079057 Manteo 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 Manteo (P.O. Box 246, Manteo, NC 27954) has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0079057 for its Manteo Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Dare County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal wastewater to Shallowbag Bay, a class SC water in the Pasquotank River Basin. Some of the parameters in the permit are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Pasquotank River Basin. (Public Notice will run in the Coastland Times on 12/24/23.) View Draft Permit NC0079057 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 1/29/24