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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 NPDES Wastewater Permit NCC000001 Neuse River Compliance Association-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 Neuse River Compliance Association (PO Box 1410, Clayton, NC 27528) has applied for renewal of its NPDES group permit NCC000001 to govern the discharge of Total Nitrogen from 25 existing facilities discharging treated wastewater into the Neuse River and its tributaries in the Neuse River Basin. The permit supplements discharge requirements in the co-permittees' existing NPDES permits. The subject discharges may affect future allocations in this river basin. View Draft Permit NCC000001 and Related Document Public Notice will run in the following newspapers: The News & Observer 11/7/24 The Wilson Time 11/8/24 The Goldsboro News-Argus 11/9/24 The New Bern Sun Journal 11/9/24 The Kinston Free Press 11/14/24

Three Session Laws (SL 2023-55, SL 2023-134, and SL 2023-137) passed by the NC General Assembly require amendments to 15A NCAC 02T .0114 and .0118.

PUBLIC NOTICE N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0005363 Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. All comments received by November 22, 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 a Renewal of its NPDES wastewater permit (NC0005363) for Weatherspoon Steam Electric Plant, 491 Power Plant Rd., Lumberton, Robeson County. The facility discharges industrial wastewater, domestic wastewater, and stormwater to Lumber River in the Lumber River basin. Some parameters are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Lumber River basin. The location of Outfall 001 is: Latitude: 34°34’58.97”; Longitude: 78°58’25.24”. The draft wastewater permit and related documents are available online at: https://deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings Printed copies of the draft permit and related documents may be reviewed at the department’s Fayetteville Regional Office. To make an appointment to review the documents, please call 910-443-3300. Public comment on the draft 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 “Weatherspoon” in the email’s subject line. Public Notice will run in the following newspapers: The Robesonian on 10/16/24 The Fayetteville Observer on 10/17/24

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources will hold a public hearing on Nov. 19, 2024, at Beaufort County Community College to hear public comment on a proposed renewal of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for Vanceboro Quarry (NC0089168), owned by Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources will hold a public hearing on Oct. 10 in Salisbury as part of a comment period on a proposal to reclassify waters in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin.