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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 NC0041696 Lake Rhodhiss 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 Town of Valdese [PO Box 339, Valdese, NC 28690] has requested modification of NPDES permit NC0041696 for its Lake Rhodhiss Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Burke County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to Lake Rhodhiss, a class WS-IV;B;CA water in the Catawba River Basin. This modification request is for replacement of the existing chlorination and dechlorination disinfection with peracetic acid disinfection and reassessment of monitoring frequency reductions for ammonia, fecal coliform, BOD and TSS. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Lake Rhodhiss. (Public Notice will run in The Morganton News Herald on 1/13/24.) View Draft Permit NC0041696 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 2/13/24

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 NC0023965 James A. Loughlin 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. Cape Fear Public Utility Authority [235 Government Center Drive, Wilmington, NC 28403] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0023965 for its James A. Loughlin (Northside) Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in New Hanover County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to the Cape Fear River, a class SC;PNA water in the Cape Fear River Basin. Currently BOD, ammonia, TSS, enterococci, dissolved oxygen, pH, and total residual chlorine are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of the Cape Fear River. (Public Notice will run in The Wilmington Star-News on 1/13/24.) View Draft Permit NC0023965 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends 2/13/24

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Feb. 5 at North Henderson High School to receive public comments on the draft permit for the proposed Clear Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Hendersonville.

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 NC0038822 Central Care 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 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://www.deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings, or by calling (919) 707-3601. Central Care Inc. applied to renew NPDES permit NC0038822 for the Central Care WWTP (139 Apex Lane, Mount Airy) in Surry County. This facility discharges to an unnamed tributary to Stewarts Creek in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Currently, total residual chlorine (TRC), fecal coliform, and ammonia nitrogen are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of this unnamed tributary to Stewarts Creek. (Public Notice will run in the Mount Airy News on 1/6/24.) View Draft Permit NC00038822 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617

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 NC0006351 Venator Chemicals, LLC-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://www.deq.nc.gov/public-notices-hearings or by calling (919) 707-3601. The Venator Chemicals, LLC. [5910 Pharr Mill Rd, Harrisburg, NC 28075], has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0006351, for its Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Cabarrus County. This permitted facility discharges treated industrial wastewater to the Rocky River which is classified C waters in sub-basin 03-07-11 of the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Some of the parameters in the permit are water quality limited. (Public Notice will run in the Independent on 1/7/24.) View Draft Permit NC0006351 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617

Fayetteville Public Works Commission, LLC, PO Box 1089, Fayetteville, NC 28302-1089 has requested new permit NCS000369 for the Butler Warner Generating Plant in Cumberland County. This facility discharges to an unnamed tributary to Locks Creek in the Cape Fear River Basin.

Oak-Bark Corporation, 514 Wayne Drive, Wilmington, NC 28403 has requested new permit NCS000532 for the Oak-Bark Corporation - Riegelwood facility in Columbus County. This facility discharges to an unnamed tributary to Livingston Creek (Broadwater Lake) in the Cape Fear River Basin.

Culpeper of Roanoke Rapids, 2262 West 10th Street, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870 has requested new permit NCS000592 for the Culpeper of Ronaoke Rapids facility in Halifax County. This facility discharges to an unnamed tributary to Chockoyette Creek in the Roanoke River Basin.

CNA Holdings, LLC, 2525 Blacksburg Road, Grover, NC 28073 has requested new permit NCS000064 for the CNA Holdings, LLC-Shelby facility in Cleveland County. This facility discharges to an unnamed tributary to Buffalo Creek in the Broad River Basin.