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The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) in partnership with the North Carolina Collaboratory today announced the DEQ Applied Research Fellowship to advance the science of PFAS in our state. This unique fellowship program will strengthen the partnership between state regulators and academic experts on a priority issue that impacts many North Carolinians.

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 NC0027103 Town of Pembroke 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 information on file. Additional information on NPDES permits and this notice may be found on our website: http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permi… by calling (919) 707-3601. The Town of Pembroke [P.O Box 866, Pembroke, NC 28372] has requested renewal of permit NC0027103 for its Pembroke WWTP in Robeson County. This permitted facility discharges treated domestic and industrial wastewater to the Lumber River in the Lumber River, a Class WS-IV, B; SW, HQW in the Lumber River Basin. Some of the parameters in the permit are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of the Lumber River. (Public Notice will run in The Robesonian on 6/18/22). View Draft Permit NC0027103 Send Comments To: NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 7/18/22

PUBLIC NOTICE North Carolina Environmental Management Commission (EMC)/Animal Feeding Operations Program Notice of Intent to Reissue NPDES General Permits for Animal Operations The North Carolina EMC proposes to issue the following NPDES General Permits for animal waste operations subject to specific limitations and special conditions. NPDES General Permit NCA200000 - Swine Operations NPDES General Permit NCA300000 - Cattle and Dairy Operations NPDES General Permit NCA400000 – Liquid Waste Poultry Operations Proposed draft permits and fact sheets are available at https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-quality-permit… For questions and comments please contact: Ramesh Ravella 1636 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1636 Ramesh.Ravella@ncder.gov; 919.707-3702 Written comments can be sent to the above address. The comment period will close at 5:00 pm on July 15, 2022; all comments received by then will be considered in finalizing the permitting decisions.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released health advisory values for four PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances): GenX, PFOA, PFOS and PFBS. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) are moving quickly to evaluate the state’s drinking water supplies based on these health advisories and determine appropriate next steps to assess and reduce exposure risks.