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North Carolina’s Drought Management Advisory Council (DMAC) has identified nine counties in the Extreme Drought category (D3 category), for the first time since 2017, as part of expanding drought conditions across 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 NC0021849 Hertford 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://deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings,or by calling (919) 707-3601. The Town of Hertford applied to renew NPDES permit NC0021849 for the Hertford WWTP (114 West Grubb Street, Hertford) in Perquimans County. This facility discharges to Perquimans River in the Pasquotank River Basin. Currently biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), ammonia nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, enterococci, and total residual chlorine (TRC) are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of Perquimans River. (Public Notice will run in Perquimans Weekly on 11/25/23.) View Draft Permit NC0021849 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 12/25/23

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 NC0071773 Forbush High School 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://deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings,or by calling (919) 707-3601. The Yadkin County Board of Education [121 Washington St, Yadkinville, NC 27055] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0071773 for its Forbush High School WWTP. This permitted facility discharges treated domestic wastewater to Forbush Creek in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Currently fecal coliform and total residual chlorine are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the watershed. (Public Notice will run in The Yadkin Ripple on 11/23/23.) View Draft Permit NC0071773 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 12/25/23

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 NC0080853 Salem Business Park Remediation Site 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. Nokia of America requests to renew permit NC0080853 for its groundwater remediation treatment plant located 3370 Old Lexington Road (Starlight Drive), Winston-Salem, Forsyth County. This facility discharges to a UT to Salem Creek, Yadkin River Basin. The parameter Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) is water-quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of the Yadkin River Basin. (Public Notice will run in The Winston-Salem Journal on 11/16/23.) View Draft Permit NC0080853 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 12/18/23

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 NC0083470 Jefferson 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 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 Jefferson [PO Box 67, Jefferson, NC 28640] has requested renewal of permit NC0083470 for Jefferson WTP [879 Don Walters Road] located in Ashe County. This permitted facility discharges treated backwash wastewater to an unnamed tributary to Naked Creek in the New River Basin. Currently, TSS, Total Residual Chlorine, and Total Copper are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Naked Creek. (Public Notice will run in Ashe Post & Times on 11/22/23.) View Draft Permit NC0083470 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 12/22/23

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 NC0087700 Westview Estates 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. Kamet Holdings, LLC applied to renew NPDES permit NC0087700 for the Westview Estates WWTP (3501 Big Ridge Road, Glenville) in Jackson County. This facility discharges to an unnamed tributary to Trout Creek in the Little Tennessee River Basin. Currently biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), ammonia nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, and fecal coliform are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in the unnamed tributary to Trout Creek. (Public Notice will run in Crossroads Chronicle on 11/22/23.) View Draft Permit NC008700 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 12/22/23

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 NC0044806 Atlantic Beach 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 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 Atlantic Beach [PO Box 10, Atlantic Beach, NC 28512] has requested renewal of permit NC0044806 for Atlantic Beach WTP [101 East Drive] located in Carteret County. This permitted facility discharges treated backwash wastewater to Bogue Sound in the White Oak River Basin. Currently, TSS, Total Residual Chlorine, and Total Copper are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Bogue Sound. Comments will be accepted up to 30 days from the date this notice is published. (Public Notice will run in Carteret County News-Times on 11/19/23.) View Draft Permit NC0044806 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 12/19/23

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 NC0028975 Saluda 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://deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings,or by calling (919) 707-3601. The City of Saluda applied to renew NPDES permit NC0028975 for the Saluda WWTP (619 Pearson Falls Road, Saluda) in Polk County. This facility discharges to Joel’s Creek in the Broad 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 portion of Joel’s Creek. (Public Notice will run in Tryon Daily Bulletin on 11/19/23.) View Draft Permit NC0028975 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 12/19/23

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 NC0085871-Flakt Products Remediation Site 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. Flakt Products, Inc. 131 Pheonix Crossing, Bloomfield, CT 06002 requests to renew permit NC0085871 for its groundwater remediation treatment plant located at 2000 Lowery Street, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County. This facility discharges to Brushy Fork within the Yadkin – Pee Dee River Basin. No parameters are water-quality limited: This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of the Yadkin River Basin. View Draft Permit NC0085871 and Related Documents (Public Notice will run in The Winston-Salem Journal on 11/15/23.) Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 12/15/23

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 NC0063720 Forest Ridge 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 requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0063720 for its Forest Ridge Subdivision WWTP in Forsyth County. This permitted facility discharges treated wastewater to Blanket Creek in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Currently, ammonia nitrogen, total residual chlorine, fecal coliform, and BOD are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the watershed. (Public Notice will run in The Winston-Salem Journal on 11/15/23.) View Draft Permit NC0063720 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 12/18/23