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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 NC0050610 Ponds 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. Water Quality Utilities Inc. applied to renew NPDES permit NC0050610 for The Ponds WWTP (184 Beech Lane, South of Foscoe) in Watauga county. This facility discharges to the Watauga River in the Watauga River Basin. Currently, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), total suspended solids (TSS), ammonia nitrogen, fecal coliforms, and dissolved oxygen are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future waste load allocations in this portion of the Watauga River. (Public Notice will run in The Avery Journal on 10/11/23.) View Draft Permit NC0050610 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 11/10/23

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 NC0067326 Whistle Stop 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. Country Bear LLC applied to renew NPDES permit NC0067326 for the Whistle Stop WWTP (145 River Road, east of Franklin) in Macon County. This facility discharges to the Cullasaja River in the Little Tennessee River Basin. Currently, fecal coliform and total residual chlorine (TRC) are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future waste load allocations in this portion of Country Line Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Franklin Press on 10/18/23.) View Draft Permit NC0067326 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 11/17/23

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 NC0029611 East Bend Elementary School 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. Yadkin County Board of Education applied to renew NPDES permit NC0029611 for the East Bend Elementary School WWTP (205 School Street, East Bend) in Yadkin County. This facility discharges to Logan Creek in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Currently dissolved oxygen, fecal coliform, and total residual chlorine (TRC) are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of Logan Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Yadkin Ripple on 10/12/23). View Draft Permit NC0029611 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 11/13/23

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 NC0070459 Starmount High School 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. Yadkin County Board of Education applied to renew NPDES permit NC0070459 for the Starmount High School (2516 Longtown Road, Boonville) in Yadkin County. This facility discharges into an unnamed tributary to South Deep Creek in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Currently ammonia nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, fecal coliform, and total residual chlorine (TRC) are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of an unnamed tributary to South Deep Creek. (Public Notice will run in The Yadkin Ripple on 10/12/23). View Draft Permit NC0070459 and Related Documents Send Comments To: NCDEQ-DWR Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Comment Period Ends: 11/13/23

Airgas USA, LLC, 109 Hinnant Road, Goldsboro, NC 27530 has requested renewal of permit NCS000043 for the Airgas - Goldsboro Plant in Wayne County. This facility discharges to an unnamed tributary to Granny Branch (The Slough) in the Neuse River Basin.

The North Carolina Division of Air Quality (DAQ) hereby gives notice of its intent to issue an Air Quality Permit to West Fraser - Seaboard Lumber Mill.

The North Carolina Division of Air Quality (DAQ) hereby gives notice of its intent to issue an Air Quality Permit to West Fraser - Seaboard Lumber Mill.

Public Notice North Carolina Environmental Management Commission Division of Water Resources/Water Quality Permitting Section 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Notice of Intent to Modify an NPDES General Wastewater Permit The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission proposes to modify the following NPDES wastewater general permit: NPDES General Permit No. NCG530000 for the discharge of treated wastewater resulting from seafood packing and rinsing operations, as well as from fish farms and hatcheries defined as concentrated aquatic animal production (CAAP) facilities with production levels above specified minimums. Written comments regarding the proposed modified general 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 to review information on file. Additional information on this notice may be found on our website at: https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-perm… For questions or comments about the proposed modified NPDES General Permit NCG530000 for the discharge of treated wastewater resulting from seafood packing and rinsing operations, as well as from fish farms and hatcheries defined as concentrated aquatic animal production (CAAP) facilities with production levels above specified minimums, please contact Sydney Deuterman via e-mail at sydney.deuterman@deq.nc.gov. Comment Period Opens: 10/6/23 Comment Period Ends: 11/13/23 Public Notice will run in the following newspapers: Asheville Citizen Times10/10/23 Charlotte Observer 10/6/23 Fayetteville Observer 10/8/23 News & Observer 10/6/23 Washington Daily News 10/7/23 Wilmington Star News 10/8/23 Winston-Salem Journal 10/6/23