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Consolidated Metco, Inc., 780 Patton Avenue, Monroe, NC 28810 has requested renewal of permit NCS000324 for the Consolidated Metco, Inc. facility in Union County. This facility discharges to an unnamed tributary to Stewarts Creek in the Yadkin Pee-Dee River Basin

The NC Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public hearing on proposed shellfish leases in Craven County at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, 2025. The hearing will take place in person at Craven Community College - Havelock Campus, STEM Building, Room 134, 305 Cunningham Blvd, Havelock, and virtually via Webex.

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 NC0007617 Garland F. Fulcher Seafood 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. Garland F. Fulcher’s Seafood, Inc. requests to renew NPDES permit NC0007617 for its seafood processing/packing operations, 301 Hodges Street, Oriental, Pamlico County, discharging wastewater into Gideon Creek [Oriental Harbor], Neuse River Basin. Currently, Total Residual Chlorine (TRC), Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Dissolved Oxygen (DO), and Oil & Grease (O&G) are water-quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of the Neuse River Basin. (Public Notice will run in The Pamlico News on 6/5/24.) View Draft Permit NC0007617 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 7/8/24

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 NC0023981 City of Lenoir 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 City of Lenoir [P.O. Box 958, Lenoir, NC 28645] has requested modification of permit NC0023981 for its Lower Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Caldwell County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to the Lower Creek, a Class C water located in the Catawba River Basin. Some parameters are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Catawba River Basin. (Public Notice will run in the Lenoir News-Topic on 6/1/24.) View Draft Permit NC0023981 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends:7/8/24

PUBLIC NOTICE N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0003191 Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. All comments received by July 8, 2024, will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions. PERMIT APPLICATION International Paper Company, 6400 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN, has applied for renewal of its NPDES wastewater permit (NC0003191) for New Bern Mill, 1785 Weyerhaeuser Rd., Vanceboro, Craven County. The facility discharges treated industrial wastewater, sanitary wastewater, and stormwater to Neuse River in the Neuse River basin. Some of the parameters are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Neuse River basin. The location of Outfall 001 is: Latitude: 35011’55”; Longitude: 77006’51”. The draft wastewater permit modification 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 Washington Regional Office. To make an appointment to review the documents, please call (252) 948-3939. Public comment on the draft permit modification should be mailed to: Industrial 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 “New Bern Mill” in the email’s subject line. View Draft Permit NC0003191 and Related Documents Public Notice will run in the New Bern Sun Journal on 5/30/24. Comment Period Opens: 5/30/24 Comment Period Ends: 7/8/24