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On November 24, 2024, DCM received a minor modification request from the N.C. DOT to address dune loss due to ocean over wash and the increasing potential to threaten N.C. 12 at the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center.  The N.C.

The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) will hold a special meeting Dec. 16 by web conference to hear a variance request from the N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT). The meeting will be limited to this one agenda item. Members of the public may join by computer or phone.

The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) Science Panel is scheduled to meet via web conference on Dec. 5 at 9 a.m. to continue its review of Inlet Hazard Area boundaries. The public may listen to the meeting by computer or phone.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) is accepting public comments on an analysis of smoke impacts in North Carolina from the 2023 Canadian wildfires.

December 5, 2024
Full-day in-person option: 8 am - 4 pm
Half-day virtual option: 8 am - 12 pm

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 NC0021121 Mount Airy 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 Mount Airy (P.O. Box 70, Mount Airy, 27030) has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0021121 for its Mount Airy Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Surry County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to the Ararat River, a Class C water in the Yadkin Pee-Dee River Basin. Some of the parameters in the permit are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of this segment of the Ararat River. (Public Notice will run in The Mount Airy News on 11/21/24.) View Draft Permit NC0021121 And Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
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 NC0079090 Coldwater Farm 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 information requests to DWR at the above address. Association interested persons may visit the DWR at 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604 to review the information on file. Additional details 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. Snowbird Mountain Trout, located at 4765 Snowbird Road, Robbinsville, Graham County has applied to renew NPDES permit NC0079090 to discharge to surface waters of the State. Parameters that are water-quality limited include Total Suspended Solids (TSS) and Settable Solids (SS). This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations to this portion of the receiving watershed. (Public Notice will run in the Graham Star on 11/21/24.) View Draft Permit NC0079090 And Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
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 NC0087491 Beaufort County Water District VI-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 information requests to DWR at the above address. Association interested persons may visit the DWR at 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604 to review the information on file. Additional details 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. Beaufort County Water District IV applied to renew NPDES permit NC0087491 for the Chocowinity/Richland Township WTP (116 Windmill Rd, Chocowinity) in Beaufort County. This facility discharges to the Pamlico River in the Tar-Pamlico River Basin. Currently, total residual chlorine (TRC) is water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocation in this portion of the Pamlico River. (Public Notice will run in the Washington Daily News on 11/16/24.) View Draft Permit NC0087491 And Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
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 NC0087866 The Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority-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 information requests to DWR at the above address. Association interested persons may visit the DWR at 512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604 to review the information on file. Additional details on NPDES permits and this notice may be found on our website: https://deq.nc.gov/public-noticeshearings, or by calling (919) 707-3601.The Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority applied to renew NPDES permit NC0087866 for the John F. Kime WTP (7297 Adams Farm Road, Randleman) in Randolph County. This facility discharges into Deep River (Randleman Lake) in the Cape Fear River Basin. Currently, total residual chlorine (TRC) is water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of Deep River (Randleman Lake). (Public Notice will run in the Greensboro News & Record on 11/15/24.) View Draft Permit NC0087866 And Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617