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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 NC0073318 Whippoorwill Valley 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. Clarke Utilities, Inc [223 Hwy 70 East; Suite 115; Garner, NC 27529] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0073318 for the Whippoorwill Valley WWTP, located in Wake County. This permitted facility discharges 100% domestic wastewater to Smith 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 Smith Creek. (Public Notice will run in The News & Observer on 5/19/23.) View Draft Permit NC0073318 and Related Document Send Comments To: NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 6/20/23

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 NC0063746 Deer Chase 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. Clarke Utilities, Inc [223 Hwy 70 East; Suite 115; Garner, NC 27529] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0063746 for the Deer Chase WWTP, located in Wake County. This permitted facility discharges 100% domestic wastewater to Toms 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 Toms Creek. (Public Notice will run in The News & Observer on 5/19/23.) View Draft Permit NC0063746 and Related Document Send Comments To: NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 6/19/23

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 NC0024970 McAlipine 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. Charlotte Water [5100 Brookshire Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28216] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0024970 for its McAlpine Creek Wastewater Management Facility, located in Mecklenburg County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to McAlpine Creek, a class C water in the Catawba River Basin. Currently, CBOD, ammonia, TSS, fecal coliform, dissolved oxygen, pH, total residual chlorine and total phosphorous are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of McAlpine Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Charlotte Observer on 5/16/23.) View Draft Permit NC0024970 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 6/19/23

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 NC0062219 Kings Grant 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 NC requested renewal of NPDES NC0062219/Kings Grant Subdivision/Wake County. The facility discharges to an unnamed tributary to Poplar Creek/Neuse River Basin. Currently, BOD5, ammonia, fecal coliform, dissolved oxygen, and total residual chlorine are water quality limited. (Public Notice will run in The News & Observer on 5/18/23.) View Draft Permit NC0062219 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 6/19/23

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 NC0058505 Mallards Crossing 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 NC0058505/Mallards Crossing WWTP/Wake County. Facility discharges to Hodges Mill Creek/Neuse River Basin. Currently 11 parameters are water-quality limited. (Public Notice will run in The News & Observer on 5/18/23.) View Draft Permit NC0058505 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 6/19/23

Consistent and heavy April rainfall has resulted in a clear drought map for North Carolina on the U.S. Drought Monitor as reported through the North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council (DMAC). Since May 4, 2023, all of North Carolina’s 100 counties were determined to be free from drought or abnormally dry conditions.