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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 NC0020435 Town of Pinetops 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 Pinetops applied to renew NPDES permit NC0020435 Town of Pinetops WWTP (500 Bruton Craft Lane, Pinetops) in Edgecombe County. This facility discharges into Town Creek in the Tar-Pamlico River Basin. Currently biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), ammonia nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, fecal coliform, total residual chlorine, total nitrogen load, and total phosphorus load are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in Town Creek. (Public Notice will run in the Rocky Mount Telegram on 7/12/24.) View Draft Permit NC0020435 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 8/12/24

PUBLIC NOTICE N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0000396 Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. All comments received by August 16, 2024, will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions. PERMIT APPLICATION Duke Energy Progress, LLC, 526 South Church St., Charlotte, N.C., has applied for renewal of its NPDES wastewater permit (NC0000396) for Asheville Combined Cycle Plant, 46 Duke Energy Lane, Arden, Buncombe County. The facility discharges treated industrial wastewater to Lek Julian and French Broad River, French Broad River Basin. Some parameters are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the French Broad River basin. The location of Outfall 001 is: Latitude: 35028’03"; Longitude: 82032’56". The location of Outfall 002 is: Latitude: 35028’10"; Longitude: 82032’20". The draft wastewater permit and related documents may be reviewed at the department’s Asheville Regional Office. To make an appointment to review the documents, please call 828-296-4500. 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@deq.nc.gov. Please be sure to include "Asheville Plant" in the email’s subject line. Public Notice will run in the Asheville Citizen-Times on 7/12/24. Comment Period Opens: 7/12/24 Comment Period Ends: 8/16/24

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management is accepting public comment on a request for review of a federal consistency submission from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Office of Protected Resources proposing amendments to the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule (“speed rule”).

The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) Science Panel is scheduled to meet via web conference on July 11 and Aug. 1 at 12:30 p.m. to continue its review of Inlet Hazard Area boundaries. The public may listen to the meetings by computer or phone.

Starting today, emails from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) have a new look and new subscriber features.

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 NC0039578 TWSA Plant # 1 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. Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority [1246 West Main St, Sylva, NC 28779] has requested renewal and expansion of NPDES permit NC0039578 for its Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority (TWSA) Plant #1, located in Jackson County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal wastewater to the Tuckasegee River, a class C, Tr water in the Little Tennessee River Basin. Currently ammonia, fecal coliform, dissolved oxygen, and pH are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of the Tuckasegee River. (Public Notice will run in the Sylva Herald on 7/4/2024. View Draft Permit NC0039578 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 8/5/24

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management and the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office are urging the public to act responsibly during the upcoming July Fourth holiday at the Masonboro Island Reserve, a research reserve and dedicated state nature preserve.

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 NC0045276 Waccamaw Elementary School 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. Brunswick County Board of Education applied to renew NPDES permit NC0045276 Waccamaw Elementary School WWTP (5901 Waccamaw School Rd, Ash) in Brunswick County. This facility discharges into an unnamed tributary to Bear Branch in the Lumber River Basin. Currently biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), ammonia nitrogen, fecal coliform, and dissolved oxygen are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in the unnamed tributary to Bear Branch. (Public Notice will run in the Brunswick Beacon on 7/4/2024.) View Draft Permit NC0045276 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 8/5/24

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 NC0020117 Norman H. Larkins WPCF 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 Clinton (221 Libson St PO Box 199, Clinton, NC 28329) has applied for renewal of NPDES permit NC0020117 for the Norman H. Larkins WPCF in Sampson County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to the Williams Old Mill Branch, a class C; Sw water in the Cape Fear River Basin. Some of the parameters the permit are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Cape Fear River Basin. (Public Notice will run in Sampson Independent on 6/29/24.) View Draft Permit NC0020117 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 7/30/24