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El Departamento de Calidad Ambiental de Carolina del Norte (DEQ, por sus siglas en inglés) tendrá múltiples audiencias públicas como parte del actual período de comentarios de 90 días sobre seis proyectos de permisos generales de Operaciones de Alimentación Animal. Estos permisos generales son para las instalaciones elegibles de ganado porcino, vacuno y aves de corral sin descarga con sistemas de gestión de residuos líquidos y operaciones de alimentación animal con sistemas de digestores agrícolas.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will hold multiple public hearings as part of its ongoing 90-day comment period on six draft Animal Feeding Operations general permits. These general permits are for eligible non-discharge swine, cattle and poultry facilities with liquid waste management systems and animal feeding operations with farm digester systems. Public input received at the events and through Nov. 3, 2023, will be considered in the development of the general permits which will become effective in Fall 2024.

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 NC0038687 Singing Waters Camping Resort 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. J. Patrick Kennedy requested renewal of permit NC0038687 for the Singing Waters Camping Resort WWTP (1006 Trout Creek Rd, Cashiers) in Jackson County. This permitted facility discharges treated domestic wastewater to Trout Creek in the Little Tennessee River Basin. Currently fecal coliform and total residual chlorine are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of Trout Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Crossroads Chronicle on 10/4/23.) View Draft Permit NC0038687 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 11/3/23

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 NC0057606 Stantonsburg 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 Stantonsburg applied to renew NPDES permit NC0057606 for the Stantonsburg WWTP (7655 Peacock Bridge Road, Stantonsburg) in Wilson County. This facility discharges to the Contentnea Creek in the Neuse River Basin. Currently ammonia nitrogen, total residual chlorine (TRC), dissolved oxygen, and fecal coliform are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of the Contentnea Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Wilson Times on 9/29/23.) View Draft Permit NC0057606 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 10/30/23

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 NC0064246 Pace Mobile Home 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. Jones Estates Pace LLC applied to renew NPDES permit NC0064246 for the Pace Mobile Home Park WWTP (15026 Buffalo Road, Clayton) in Johnston County. This facility discharges to an unnamed tributary to Buffalo Creek in the Neuse River Basin. Currently biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), ammonia nitrogen, total residual chlorine (TRC), dissolved oxygen, and fecal coliform are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in the unnamed tributary to Buffalo Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Johnstonian News 10/4/23.) View Draft Permit NC0064246 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 11/03/23

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 NC0027227 Sunoco Midstream-Selma 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. Sunoco Midstream, LLC requests renewal NPDES permit NC0027227 for its petroleum bulk-storage terminal, Selma, Johnston County, discharging treated stormwater to a UT to Mill Creek, Neuse River Basin. Currently, Total Suspended Solids (TSS) are water-quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of the watershed. (Public Notice will run in the Johnstonian News 9/7/23.) View Draft Permit NC0027227 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 11/3/23

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 NC0023442 Moncure Plywood 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. Southern Veneer Specialty Products, LLC, has applied for renewal of NPDES permit NC0023442 for the Moncure Plywood WWTP (306 Corinth Rd. Moncure) in Chatham County. This facility discharges treated domestic wastewater to an unnamed tributary to the Haw River in the Cape Fear River Basin. Dissolved Oxygen, ammonia nitrogen, fecal coliform, and Total Residual Chlorine are water quality limited parameters. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Cape Fear River Basin. (Public Notice will run in The Chatham + News and Records on 9/28/23.) View Draft Permit NC0023442 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 11/27/23

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 NC0060577 Beachwood 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. applied to renew NPDES permit NC0060577 for the Beachwood Subdivision WWTP (Old Milburnie Road (NCSR 2217), east of Raleigh) in Wake County. This facility discharges to the Neuse River in the Neuse 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 this portion of the Neuse River. (Public Notice will run in The News & Observer on 9/26/23.) View Draft Permit NC0060577 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 10/26/23

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 NC0031828 Vanceboro 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 Vanceboro applied to renew NPDES permit NC0031828 for the Vanceboro WWTP (7749 US Highway 17 (South Main Street), Vanceboro) in Craven County. This facility discharges to Swift Creek in the Neuse River Basin. Currently biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), ammonia nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, fecal coliform, total phosphorus, and total residual chlorine (TRC) are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of Swift Creek. (Public Notice will run in The New Bern Sun Journal on 9/28/23.) View Draft Permit NC0031828 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 10/30/23

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 NC0030406 River Bend 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 River Bend [45 Shoreline Drive, New Bern, NC 28562] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0030406 for the River Bend WWTP, located in Craven County. This permitted facility discharges treated wastewater to the Trent River, 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 segment of the Trent River. (Public Notice will run in The New Bern Sun Journal on 9/28/23.) View Draft Permit NC0030406 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 10/30/23