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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 NC0089435 Martin County WTP 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. Martin County Regional Water and Sewer Authority has applied to renew NPDES permit NC0089435 for the Martin County Water Treatment Plant (1001 Park Street, Williamston) in Martin County. This facility discharges to an unnamed tributary to Sweetwater Creek in the Roanoke River Basin. Currently, total residual chlorine (TRC) is water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of the unnamed tributary to Sweetwater Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Williamston Enterprise on 3/28/24.) View Draft Permit NC0089435 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 4/29/24

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 NC0034452 Willow Creek 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. Aqua North Carolina, Inc. [202 MacKenan Court, Cary, NC 27511] has applied for renewal of NPDES Permit NC0034452 for Willow Creek WWTP in Davidson County. This permitted facility discharges treated domestic wastewater to Abbotts Creek in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Currently, ammonia nitrogen, BOD, and total residual chlorine are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of Abbotts Creek. (Public Notice will run in The High Point Enterprise on 3/21/24.) View Draft Permit NC0034452 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 4/22/24

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) will hold a public hearing March 20 on a proposed rule change that would allow DWR to certify commercial, municipal or industrial laboratories to test for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, and report that data back to the state.