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This is an announcement for a comment period and public hearings for proposed actions to the following Water Supply Watershed Protection Rules and Water Quality Permitting Rules:

The Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources (DEMLR) invites public comment on, or objections to, the stormwater permitting action listed below.

N.C. DIVISION OF ENERGY, MINERAL AND LAND RESOURCES INTENT TO ISSUE AN NPDES STORMWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT

Permit No. NCS000346

Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. Submit written comments to DEMLR at the address below or to the email address for the contact person. All comments received by May 8, 2018 will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions.

N.C. DIVISION OF ENERGY, MINERAL AND LAND RESOURCES INTENT TO ISSUE AN NPDES STORMWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT

Permit No. NCS000253

Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. Submit written comments to DEMLR at the address below or to the email address for the contact person. All comments received by May 6, 2018 will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions.

In the statutorily-required, Periodic Review of Existing Rules, the “initial determination” of the 33 Dam Safety rules in 15A NCAC Subchapter 2K were approved for finalization by the Environmental Management Commission (EMC) at their May 2017 meeting. Although no one objected to the categorization of these rules, we did receive one comment on 15A NCAC 02K .0212 stating that: “The reference to G.S. 143-215.25(4) should be G.S.

N.C. DIVISION OF ENERGY, MINERAL AND LAND RESOURCES’ INTENT TO ISSUE A STORMWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT

Public comment to the draft permit, SW6180202, is invited. Written comments may be submitted to the address shown below. Comments addressing technical aspects of the draft permit are encouraged and most helpful in developing the final permit. All comments received by April 27, 2018 will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions.

N.C. DIVISION OF ENERGY, MINERAL AND LAND RESOURCES INTENT TO ISSUE AN NPDES STORMWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT

Permit No. NCS000354 - Starpet, Inc.

Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. Submit written comments to DEMLR at the address below or to the email address for the contact person. All comments received by April 25, 2018 will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions.

N.C. DIVISION OF ENERGY, MINERAL AND LAND RESOURCES INTENT TO ISSUE AN NPDES STORMWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT

Permit No. NCS000369 - Butler-Warner Generation Plant 

Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. Submit written comments to DEMLR at the address below or to the email address for the contact person. All comments received by April 18, 2018 will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions.

NC DIVISION OF ENERGY, MINERAL, AND LAND RESOURCES INTENT TO ISSUE A STORMWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT  Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited.  Submit written comments to DEMLR at the address below.  All comments received prior to April 13, 2018 will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions.

N.C. DIVISION OF ENERGY, MINERAL AND LAND RESOURCES INTENT TO ISSUE AN NPDES STORMWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT

Permit No. NCS000209 - Haynes Wire Company

Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. Submit written comments to DEMLR at the address below. All comments received by April 13, 2018 will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions.