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International Tie Disposal, LLC has applied for new stormwater permit coverage (NCS000613). The facility is located at 174 Marks Creek Church Road, Hamlet, NC in Richmond County and intends to discharge stormwater to an unnamed tributary to Mill Creek in the Lumber River Basin.

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 NC0082520 Pine Knoll Shores 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 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 Town of Pine Knoll Shores has applied to renew NPDES permit NC0082520 for the proposed Pine Knoll Shores WTP (proposed location: Oakleaf Drive, Pine Knoll Shores) in Carteret County. This facility would discharge into Pine Knoll Shores Canal (Bouge Sound) in the White Oak river basin. Currently, total residual chlorine (TRC), total suspended solids (TSS), and dissolved oxygen (DO) would be water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of the Pine Knoll Shores Canal. (Public Notice will run in Carteret News-Times on 2/11/24.) View Draft Permit NC0082520 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends 3/12/24

PUBLIC NOTICE N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0090212 Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. All comments received by March 11, 2024, will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions. PERMIT APPLICATION Albemarle Corporation, 4250 Congress St., Suite 900, Charlotte, N.C., has applied for a New NPDES wastewater permit (NC0090212) for Kings Mountain Mine, 348 Holiday Inn Dr., Kings Mountain, Cleveland County. The facility discharges industrial wastewater and stormwater to Kings Creek in the Broad River basin. Some parameters are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Broad River basin. The location of Outfall 001 is: Latitude: 35012.42’70”; Longitude: 81021’19.05”. 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 “Albemarle” in the email’s subject line. View Draft Permit NC0090212 and Related Documents Public Notice will run in The Shelby Star on 2/7/24. Comment Period Opens:2/7/24 Comment Period Ends: 3/11/24 Public Comment Period Opens: Albemarle Corporation-NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0090212 for Albemarle Kings Mountain Lithium Project

Raleigh Durham Airport Authority, PO Box 80001, Raleigh, NC 27623-80001 has requested new permit NCS000588 for the Raleigh Durham International Airport in Wake County. This facility discharges to Brier Creek Reservoir and unnamed tributaries to Brier Creek, Little Brier Creek, Sycamore Creek, and Haleys Branch all of which are in the Neuse River Basin.

Haynes International, Inc., 158 North Egerton Road, Hendersonville, NC 28792 has requested new permit NCS000209 for the Haynes International, Inc. dba Haynes Wire Company facility in Henderson County. This facility discharges to an unnamed tributary to Mud Creek in the French Broad River Basin.