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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 NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0026751 Windsor 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 Windsor [PO Box 508, Windsor, NC 27983] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0026751 for its Windsor Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Bertie County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to an unnamed tributary to the Cashie River, a class C-Swamp water in the Roanoke River Basin. Currently ammonia, fecal coliform, pH, total residual chlorine, fluoride and total copper are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of the Cashie River. (Public Notice will run in the Bertie Ledger on 11/25/23.) View Draft Permit NC0026751 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 12/28/23

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 NC0086797 – Town of River Bend WTP 1 & 2. 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 River Bend [45 Shoreline Drive, New Bern NC 28562] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0086797 for the Town of River Bend WTP 1 & 2, located in Craven County. These permitted facilities discharge treated wastewater to Plantation Canal, a class SB; Sw; NSW water in the Neuse River Basin. Some of the parameters in the permit are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Neuse River Basin. (Public Notice will run in the New Bern Sun Journal on 11/16/23.) View Draft Permit NC0086797 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 NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0043125 Patterson School 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 Patterson School, Inc. has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0043125 for its WWTP (4646 Patterson School Drive, Lenoir) in Caldwell County. This permitted facility discharges treated domestic wastewater to the Yadkin River in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Currently total residual chlorine is water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Yadkin River. (Public Notice will run in the Lenoir News Topic on 11/14/23.) View Draft Permit NC0043125 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 12/14/23

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 NC0041866 Mountain Park Elementary 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 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. Surry County Schools has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0041866 for its Mountain Park Elementary School WWTP (505 Mountain Park Rd, Mountain Park). This permitted facility discharges treated wastewater to an unnamed tributary to Flat Branch in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Currently BOD, ammonia nitrogen, total residual chlorine, dissolved oxygen, and fecal coliform are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the watershed. (Public Notice will run in The Elkin Tribune on 11/16/23.) View Draft Permit NC0041866 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 NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0029599 Courtney Elementary 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 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. Yadkin County Board of Education applied to renew NPDES permit NC0029599 for the Courtney Elementary School WWTP (2529 Courtney-Huntsville Road, Yadkinville) in Yadkin County. This facility discharges to Harmon Creek in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Currently, total residual chlorine and fecal coliform are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of Harmon Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Yadkin Ripple on 11/16/23.) View Draft Permit NC0029599 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 NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0065242 Grover 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 Grover applied to renew NPDES permit NC0065242 for the Grover WWTP (Bethlehem Road, Grover) in Cleveland County. This facility discharges to Jakes Branch in the Broad River basin. Currently, total residual chlorine (TRC), ammonia nitrogen, and fecal coliform are water quality limited. This may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of Jakes Branch. (Public Notice will run in The Shelby Star on 11/14/23.) View Draft Permit NC0065242 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 12/14/23

North Carolina’s Drought Management Advisory Council (DMAC) has expanded its Severe Drought category (D2 classification) for parts of 31 counties as of Nov. 7. Impacted counties range from Cherokee County in the west to Moore County in the east. Severe Drought is the second category of the four drought classifications based on the U.S. Drought Monitor. Portions of an additional 39 counties in western North Carolina are considered to be in Moderate Drought category (D1 classification).

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 NC0088838 Radiator Specialty Company 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. Radiator Specialty Company, 605 Lexington Ave, Suite 100 requests to renew permit NC0088838 for its groundwater remediation treatment plant located at 600 Radiator Road, Indian Trail, Union County. This facility discharges to a UT to South Fork Crooked Creek within the Tar-Pam River Basin. The following parameters are water-quality limited: Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Tetrachloroethylene (PCE), and 1,4 Dioxane. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of the Tar-Pam River Basin. (Public Notice will run in The Enquirer Journal on 11/11/23.) View Draft Permit NC0088838 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 12/11/23

The Town of Liberty (Post Office Box 1006, Liberty, North Carolina 27298) has requested Special Order by Consent (SOC) SOC WQ S19-011 Ad, I for its Town of Liberty wastewater treatment facility (WWTF) – a 550,000 GPD wastewater collection, treatment and irrigation facility operating under the authority of non-discharge Permit Nos. WQ0003090 and WQCS00280.

Iowat Corporation, 6058 Lois Lane, Archdale, NC 27263 has requested new permit NCS000133 for the Iowat Corporation facility in Randolph County. This facility discharges to an unnamed tributary to Uwharrie River in the Yadkin Pee-Dee River Basin.