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The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission will meet Sept. 11-12 in the Ground Floor Hearing Room of the Archdale Building in Raleigh. Members of the public may attend in-person or join the meeting by computer or phone.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management has awarded more than $2.8 million to fourteen local governments to improve public access to coastal beaches and waters for the 2024-25 fiscal year.

The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) Science Panel is scheduled to meet via web conference on Sept. 10 at 2:30 p.m. to continue its review of Inlet Hazard Area boundaries. The public may listen to the meeting by computer or phone.

P U B L I C N O T I C E STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION 1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27699-1617 NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO ISSUE AN AMENDED CONSENT ORDER Public notice of intent to issue an amendment to a State Consent Order to the following: The City of Havelock (P.O. Box 368, Havelock, NC 28532) has requested an amended Special Order by Consent (SOC) No. S19-002 Ad II for its Havelock Collection System. The City was unable to consistently comply with sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) conditions as set forth in their Collection System Permit WQCS00104, and compliance will require collection system upgrades. The City is requesting an extension to the final completion date and expiration date established in the existing SOC. This Order will require the City to complete construction of all rehabilitation and upgrades to collection system infrastructure, and to achieve compliance with all conditions in permit WQCS00104 on or before October 1, 2024. The Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue the Order per Article 21 of Chapter 143, N.C. General Statutes, and other regulations effective October 1, 2024. Compliance with this Order requires upgrades and rehabilitation to sewer lines, manholes and lift stations. The City of Havelock shall comply with the collection system permit conditions and limits with the exception of the interim limitations identified in the Order. This Order will expire on February 1, 2025. A copy of the Order is available upon request by contacting Siying Chen of the Division of Water Resources at 919-707-3619, or by email at: siying.chen@deq.nc.gov. Comments on the proposed Order received no later than 30 days after the publish date of this notice will be considered in the final determination. A public meeting may be held if there is a significant degree of public interest. View Permit WQCS000104 and Related Documents Public Notice will run in the New Bern Sun Journal on 9/10/24.

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 NC0074756-Greater Badin Water & Sewer District 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://www.deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings or by calling (919) 707-3601. Stanly County Utilities/Greater Badin Water & Sewer District applied to renew NPDES permit NC0074756 Greater Badin WWTP (18 Sewer Plant Road, Badin) in Stanly County. This facility discharges to Little Mountain Creek in the Yadkin Pee-Dee River Basin. Currently biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), ammonia nitrogen, fecal coliform, total residual chlorine, dissolved oxygen, and mercury are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in Little Mountain Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Stanly News & Press on 9/8/24.) View Draft Permit NC0074756 and Related Documents Send Comment To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 10/7/24

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 NC0089451-Former Cates Brinery 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://www.deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings or by calling (919) 707-3601. Addis Cates Company, Inc. Parkton, Robeson County, has requested to renew NPDES permit NC0089451 to discharge treated groundwater to Dunns Marsh, Lumber River Basin. The parameters Sodium Chloride, Total Copper, Total Selenium, and Total Mercury are water-quality limited. This discharge may affect the future wasteload allocations to this portion of the receiving stream. (Public Notice will run in the Robesonian on 9/7/24.) View Draft Permit NC0089451 and Related Documents Send Comment To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 10/7/24

The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) Science Panel is scheduled to meet via web conference on Sept. 10 at 2:30 p.m. to continue its review of Inlet Hazard Area boundaries. The public may join the meeting by computer or phone.

The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) will meet Aug. 27 and 28 at the Beaufort Hotel, 2440 Lennoxville Road, Beaufort. The regular business meeting of the CRC will be called to order at 3 p.m. on Aug. 27 and will resume at 9 a.m. on Aug. 28. An in-person public comment period is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. on Aug. 27. At the chair’s discretion, comments may be limited to 3 minutes per person. The public may attend the CRC meeting in-person or watch online. The Coastal Resources Advisory Council will meet in-person only Aug. 27, at 1 p.m. at the same location.