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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 NC0036145 Blanchard Selma Terminal 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. Blanchard Terminal Company, LLC. [539 South Main Street Findlay, OH 45840] has applied for renewal of NPDES permit NC0036145 for the Blanchard Selma Terminal in Johnston County. This permitted facility discharges petroleum-contact stormwater into an unnamed tributary to Mill Creek in the Neuse River Basin. This discharge may affect future waste load allocations in this portion of the receiving stream. (Public Notice will run in the Johnsonian News on 2/26/25.) View Draft Permit NC0036145 and Related Documents

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 NC0021954 Selma Facility 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 CITGO Petroleum Corporation [4095 Buffalo Road, Selma, NC 27576] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0021954 for its Selma Facility in Johnston County. This permitted facility discharges petroleum-contact stormwater into an unnamed tributary to Mill Creek in the Neuse River Basin. This discharge may affect future waste load allocations in this portion of the receiving stream. (Public Notice will run in the Johnsonian News on 2/26/25.) View Draft Permit NC0021954 and Related Documents

Murphy Brown, LLC (P.O. Box 856 Warsaw, NC 28398) has applied for the NPDES General Permit (NCA200000) for the Murphy Brown, LLC (Farm 3509 & 3722), Facility No. 52-0008 in Jones County. This facility is currently permitted under an NC State General Permit (AWG100000); COC No. AWS520008 and applies treated wastewater to adjacent spray fields. Written comments must be received before the end of the comment period which is April 14, 2025.

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission will meet in person Mar. 12-13 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5353 N Virginia Dare Trail, Kitty Hawk, N.C. 27949. The meeting will also be livestreamed on YouTube.

P U B L I C N O T I C E 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 of intent to issue a State Consent Order to the following: The Town of Rich Square (P.O. Box 336, Rich Square, NC 27869) has requested Special Order by Consent No. S24-002 for its Rich Square WWTP, a 150,000 GPD wastewater treatment facility under the authority of discharge permit NC0025437. The Rich Square WWTP discharges treated wastewater to Bridgers Creek in the Roanoke River Basin. The Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue the Order per Article 21 of Chapter 143, N.C. General Statutes, and other regulations effective March 28, 2025. Compliance with this Order will require the Town to complete repairs at the Rich Square WWTP and implement management plans. The Town of Rich Square shall comply with the NPDES permit limits with the exception of the interim limitations identified in the Order. This Order will expire on July 1, 2026. A copy of the Order is available upon request by contacting Sydney Deuterman of the Division of Water Resources at 919-707-3712, or by email at: sydney.deuterman@deq.nc.gov. Comments on the proposed Order received no later than 30 days after the publish date of this notice will be considered in the final determination. A public meeting may be held if there is a significant degree of public interest. View NC0025437 Special Order by Consent No. S24-002 Public Notice will run in the Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald on 2/8/25.