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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 NC0065102 South Cary WRF 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 Cary [PO Box 8005, Cary, NC 27512] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0065102 for its South Cary Water Reclamation Facility, located in Wake County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to Middle Creek, a class C;NSW water in the Neuse River Basin. Currently BOD, ammonia, fecal coliform, dissolved oxygen, pH, total residual chlorine, total nitrogen loading, and total phosphorous are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Middle Creek. (Public Notice will run in The News & Observer on 9/13/2023. View Draft Permit NC0065102 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 10/13/23

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 NC0026042 Robersonville 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 Robersonville, [P.O. Box 487, Robersonville, NC 27871] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0026042 for its Robersonville WWTP in Martin County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to Flat Swamp, a Class C, Sw, NSW water in the Tar Pamlico River Basin. Some of the parameters are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Flat Swamp. (Public Notice will run in The Williamston Enterprise on 9/21/2023.) View Draft Permit NC0026042 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 10/23/23

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 NC0056618 Carolina Pines 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. Carolina Water Service, Inc. of North Carolina applied to renew NPDES permit NC0056618 for the Carolina Pines Estates WWTP (141 Blackheath Drive, New Bern) in Craven County. This facility discharges to the Neuse River in the Neuse River Basin. Currently biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), ammonia nitrogen, total residual chlorine (TRC), total phosphorous, total nitrogen, enterococci, and dissolved oxygen are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of the Neuse River. (Public Notice will run in The New Bern Sun Journal on 9/14/23.) View Draft Permit NC0056618 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 10/16/23

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 NC0033111 Fairfield Harbour 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. Carolina Water Service, Inc. of North Carolina applied to renew NPDES permit NC0033111 for the Fairfield Harbour Subdivision WWTP (200 Broad Creek Road, New Bern) in Craven County. This facility discharges to the Neuse River in the Neuse River Basin. Currently biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), ammonia nitrogen, total residual chlorine (TRC), dissolved oxygen, total phosphorous, total nitrogen, and enterococci are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of the Neuse River. (Public Notice will run in The New Bern Sun Journal on 9/14/23.) View Draft Permit NC0033111 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 10/16/23

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 NC0024236 Johnnie Mosely Regional WRF 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 Kinston [2101 Becton Farm Road, Kinston, NC 28501] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0024236 for its Johnnie Mosely Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Lenoir County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to the Neuse River, a class C;NSW water in the Neuse River Basin. Currently BOD, ammonia, fecal coliform, dissolved oxygen, pH, total residual chlorine, total nitrogen loading, and total phosphorous are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Middle Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Kinston Free Press on 9/14/23.) View Draft Permit NC0024236 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 10/16/23

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 NC0075078 Wilkes County Airport 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 County of Wilkes has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0075078 for the Wilkes County Airport WWTP (640 Wood Wallace Drive, North Wilkesboro). This permitted facility discharges treated domestic wastewater to an unnamed tributary to Rock Creek in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Currently ammonia nitrogen, fecal coliform and total residual chlorine are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of Rock Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Wilkes Journal-Patriot on 9/14/23.) View Draft Permit NC0075078 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 10/16/23.

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources continues to monitor a fish kill in the Neuse River, located in an area that includes New Bern near Union Point and Bridgeton, downstream to Riverdale. Fish kills are common and can occur in the summertime, particularly under the conditions present this summer. Although there has been no indication of a chemical or toxin component in conjunction with the fish kill, residents should always avoid water where a fish kill is present.

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 NC0090247 Clear 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. Henderson County has applied for an NPDES permit NC0090247 for its Clear Creek WWTP located near Fruitland Road in Henderson County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal wastewater to Clear Creek in the French Board River Basin. Currently Total Residual Chlorine, Dissolved Oxygen, and Fecal Coliform are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Clear Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Hendersonville Times - News on 9/12/23.) View Draft Permit NC0090247 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 10/12/23

Koopman Dairies, Inc. (204 Lloyd Road, Statesville, NC 28625) has applied for coverage under a non-discharge Cattle Farm Digester Waste Management System NPDES Individual Permit (NCA176060) for the Koopman Dairies, Inc (Liberty Dairy), Facility No. 760060 located at 4150 Meredell Farm Rd, Liberty, NC 27298 in Randolph County.

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 NC0020290 Burnsville 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 Burnsville [PO Box 97, Burnsville, NC 28714] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0020290 for its Burnsville Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Yancey County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to the Cane River, a class C;Trout water in the French Broad River Basin. Currently ammonia, fecal coliform, pH, total residual chlorine and total silver are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of the Cane River. (Public Notice will run in the Yancey Common Times Journal on 9/6/23.) View Draft Permit NC0020290 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 10/06/23