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The North Carolina Division of Air Quality (DAQ) hereby gives notice of its intent to issue an Air Quality Permit to Thomas Built Buses, Inc. - Courtesy Road Facility.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) will hold public hearings on June 12 and June 24 to accept public feedback on Enbridge Gas North Carolina’s application for a water quality certification related to the proposed construction of a high-pressure steel natural gas transmission pipeline in Rockingham, Caswell and Person counties.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) will hold public hearings on June 12 and June 24 to accept public feedback on Enbridge Gas North Carolina’s application for a water quality certification related to the proposed construction of a high-pressure steel natural gas transmission pipeline in Rockingham, Caswell and Person counties.

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet May 21-23 at the Beaufort Hotel, 2440 Lennoxville Road, Beaufort, N.C. 28516. The meeting will be livestreamed on YouTube.

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 NC0088439 Nineteen Eleven Subdivision 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. Elevate Land Properties, LLC. [491 Williamson Rd Suite 207, Mooresville, NC 28117] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0088439 for its Nineteen Eleven WWTP in Avery County. This permitted facility discharges 100% domestic wastewater into Blevins Creek in the Watauga River Basin. Currently, ammonia nitrogen, fecal coliform, and total residual chlorine are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the receiving stream. (Public notice will run in the Avery Journal Times on 5/14/25.) View Draft Permit NC0088439 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 6/16/25

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Notification of Intent to Issue a Consent Order Public notice is hereby given of intent to issue a State Consent Order to the following: Perdue Agribusiness LLC (242 Perdue Road, Cofield, NC 27922) has requested a Special Order by Consent No. S24-003 for its Cofield Facility, a 347,000 GPD wastewater treatment facility operating under discharge permit NC0089516. The request stems from the facility’s inability to consistently meet permit conditions and final effluent limits for whole effluent toxicity as required in the NPDES permit NC0089516. The Cofield Facility discharges treated wastewater to an unnamed tributary to Deep Creek in the Chowan River Basin. The Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue the Order under Article 21 of Chapter 143 of the North Carolina General Statutes, with an effective date of June 25, 2025. Compliance with this Order will require Perdue Agribusiness LLC to prepare plans and specifications for construction and operation of additional treatment works to attain full compliance with final effluent limits in Permit NC0089516. The company must comply with all NPDES permit limits except for interim effluent limits specified in the Order. The Order will expire on April 1, 2030. A copy of the proposed Order is available upon request by contacting Caroline Robinson of the Division of Water Resources at (919) 707-9130 or by email at caroline.robinson@deq.nc.gov. Written comments received within 30 days of the publication date of this notice will be considered before final determination. A public meeting may be held if significant public interest is shown. View NC0089516 Special Order by Consent Public Notice will be published in the Roanoke-Chowan News Herald on 5/14/25.

The North Carolina Division of Air Quality (DAQ) hereby gives notice of its intent to issue an Air Quality Permit to Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC - Station 150.

The North Carolina Division of Air Quality (DAQ) hereby gives notice of its intent to issue an Air Quality Permit to Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC - Station 150.

PUBLIC NOTICE N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0005177 Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. All comments received by June 6, 2025, will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions. PERMIT APPLICATION Livent Corporation, 1115 Bessemer City Kings Mountain Highway, Bessemer City, NC 28016, has requested a renewal of NPDES wastewater permit (NC0005177) for its Wastewater Treatment Plant located in Gaston County. The facility discharges industrial wastewater and stormwater to an unnamed Tributary to First Creek sourced to Abernethy Creek, a class C water in the Catawba River Basin. Some parameters are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of Abernethy Creek. The location of the following outfalls is: Outfall 001: Latitude: 35015’44.0”; Longitude: 81017’55”, Outfall 002: : Latitude: 35015’44.0”; Longitude: 81017’54”, and Outfall 004: : Latitude: 35015’43.0”; Longitude: 81017’57”. 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 Mooresville Regional Office. To make an appointment to review the documents, please call 704-235-2100. 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 “NC0005177 Livent Corporation” in the email’s subject line. View Draft Permit NC0005177 and Supporting Documents A Public Notice will be published in the Gastonia Gazette on May 2, 2025.