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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 NC0036145 Blanchard Terminal 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.Blanchard Terminal Company, LLC. [539 South Main Street Findlay, OH 45840] has applied for renewal of NPDES permit NC0036145 for the Blanchard Selma Terminal in Johnston County. This permitted facility discharges petroleum-contact stormwater into an unnamed tributary to Mill Creek in the Neuse River Basin. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the receiving stream. (Public Notice will run in The Johnstonian on 10/9/24.) View Draft Permit NC0036145 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends:11 /8/24

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 NC0052311 Selma Terminal 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. Buckeye SE Terminals L.P. applied to renew NPDES permit NC0052311 Selma Terminal (4414 Buffalo Road, Selma) in Johnston County. This facility discharges to an unnamed tributary of Mill Creek in the Neuse River Basin. Currently Benzene is water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in an unnamed tributary to Mill Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Johnstonian on 10/9/24.) View Draft Permit NC0052311 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends:11 /8/24

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 NC0030210 Mallard Creek WRRF 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. Charlotte Water [5100 Brookshire Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28216] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0030210 for its Mallard Creek Water Resource Recovery Facility, located in Mecklenburg County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal wastewater to Mallard Creek, a class C water in the Yadkin Pee-Dee River Basin. Currently CBOD, ammonia, fecal coliform, enterococci, dissolved oxygen, pH and total residual chlorine are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Mallard Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Charlotte Observer on 10/2/24.) View Draft Permit NC0030210 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends:11 /1/24

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 NC0041181 Happy Elementary School 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. Caldwell County Schools applied to renew NPDES Permit NC0041181 Happy Valley Elementary School WWTP (1350 Yadkin River Road, Lenoir, NC 28645) in Caldwell County. This facility discharges into Yadkin River in the Yadkin Pee-Dee Basin. Currently, Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Total Suspended Solids (TSS) are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in the Yadkin River. (Public Notice will run in the News Topic on 10/3/24.) View Draft Permit NC0041181 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 10/4/24

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries is accepting public comment on the Draft Spotted Seatrout Fishery Management Plan Amendment 1.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Division of Water Resources (DWR) is accepting public comment through Nov. 22, 2024, on the 2024 Broad River Basin Plan. Basin plans help state and local leaders identify areas needing additional protection, restoration or preservation to ensure waters of the state are meeting water quality standards.