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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 NC0036315 Roper 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 Roper requested renewal of permit NC0036315 for its Roper WWTP (107 Fountain of Life Blvd, Roper) in Pasquotank County. This permitted facility discharges treated domestic wastewater to Main Canal into Kendrick Creek in the Pasquotank River Basin. Currently, BOD5, NH3, dissolved oxygen, total residual chlorine, and fecal coliform are water quality limited. (Public Notice will run in the Roanoke Beacon on 8/16/23.) View Draft Permit NC0036315 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 9/22/23

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 NC0025453 Sam’s Branch 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 Clayton [PO Box 879, Clayton, NC 27528] has requested modification of NPDES permit NC0025453 for its Little Creek Water Reclamation Facility, located in Johnston County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to the Neuse River, a class WS-IV;NSW;CA water in the Neuse River Basin. This modification request is for activation of previously purchased total nitrogen credits. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of the Neuse River. (Public Notice will run in the Johnstonian News on 8/23/23. View Draft Permit NC0025453 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 9/22/23

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 NC0021474 Mebane 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 Mebane [106 E. Washington Street, Mebane, NC 27302] has requested renewal with modification of NPDES permit NC0021474 for expansion of its Mebane Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Alamance County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to Moadams Creek, a class WS-V;NSW water in the Cape Fear River Basin. Currently BOD5, ammonia, fecal coliform, DO, pH, total residual chlorine, total nitrogen load, total phosphorous load are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Moadams Creek. (Public Notice will run in Burlington Times News on 8/17/23.) View Draft Permit NC0021474 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 9/18/23

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 NC0076066 North Wilkes 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 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.Wilkes County Schools [613 North Wilkesboro, NC 28659] have requested renewal of permit NC0076066 for the North Wilkes High School WWTP. This facility discharges treated domestic wastewater to Wolf Branch 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 the receiving stream. (Public Notice will run in Wilkes Journal-Patriot on 8/17/23.) View Draft Permit NC0076066 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 9/18/23

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 NC0038709 Roaring River 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. Wilkes County Schools [613 Cherry Street, north Wilkesboro, NC 28659] have applied for renewal of permit NC0038709 for the Roaring River Elementary School WWTP. This facility discharges treated domestic wastewater to the Yadkin River in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Currently zero parameters are water quality limited. This discharge may impact future allocation of this resource. (Public Notice will run in Wilkes Journal-Patriot on 8/17/23.) View Draft Permit NC0038709 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 9/18/23

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 NC0046418 Mountain View 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. Wilkes County Schools [613 Cherry Street, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659] have requested renewal of permit NC0046418 for the Mountain View Elementary School WWTP. This permitted facility discharges treated domestic wastewater to Mulberry Creek in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Currently ammonia nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, fecal coliform and total residual chlorine are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. (Public Notice will run in Wilkes Journal-Patriot on 8/17/23.) View Draft Permit NC0046418 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 9/18/23

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 NC0002071 Pamlico Packing 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. Pamlico Packing Company, Inc., operating at 28 North First Street, Vandemere, Pamlico County, has applied for new NPDES permit NC0002071 to discharge treated process-contact wastewater to surface waters of the State. The parameters Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Settable Solids, Oil & Grease, and Dissolved Oxygen are water-quality limited. This discharge my affect future wasteload allocations to this portion of the receiving watershed. (Public Notice will run in The Pamlico News on 8/16/23.) View Draft Permit NC0002071 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 9/15/23

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 NC0057703 The Cape 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. requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0057703 for The Cape WWTP located at 900 Cape Boulevard, Wilmington, NC. This facility discharges to the Cape Fear River in the Cape Fear River Basin. Currently, BOD, TSS, enterococci, ammonia nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, and total residual chlorine are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the receiving stream. (Public Notice will run in the Wilmington Star News on 8/16/23.) View Draft Permit NC0057703 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 9/15/23

PUBLIC NOTICE N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0043320 Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. All comments received by September 15, 2023 will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions. PERMIT APPLICATION Elevate Textiles, P.O. Box 250, Cordova, N.C., has applied for renewal of its NPDES wastewater permit (NC0043320) for Burlington Richmond Plant, 740 Old Cheraw Rd., Richmond County. The facility discharges treated industrial wastewater and domestic wastewater to Hitchcock Creek in Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Some of the parameters are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. The location of Outfall 001 is: Latitude: 34055’4”; Longitude: 79049’51”. 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 Fayetteville Regional Office. To make an appointment to review the documents, please call 910-443-3300. Public comment on the draft permit modification should be mailed to: Wastewater Permitting, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C., 27699-1617. Public comments may also be submitted by email to: publiccomments@ncdenr.gov Please be sure to include “Elevate” in the email’s subject line. View Draft Permit NC0043320 and Related Documents Public Notice will run in The Richmond County Daily Journal on 8/9/23. Comment Period Opens: 8/9/23 Comment Period Ends: 9/15/23

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 NC0066150 – Brighton Forest 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 Fuquay-Varina [134 N. Main Street, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0066150 for the Brighton Forest WWTP, located in Wake County. This permitted facility discharges treated wastewater to Middle Creek, a class C; 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 Middle Creek. (Public Notice will run in The News & Observer on 8/8/23.) View Draft Permit NC0066150 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends:9/7/23