PUBLIC NOTICE
N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0090506
Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. All comments received by September 22, 2026, will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions.
PERMIT APPLICATION
Ram Leather Care Superfund Site, 5801 Vista Bonita NE, Albuquerque, N.M., has applied for a New NPDES wastewater permit (NC0090506) for Ram Leather Care WWTP, 15100 Albermarle Rd., Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The facility discharges groundwater remediation wastewater to Unnamed Tributary to Clear Creek in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River basin. Some parameters are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Yadkin-Pee Dee River basin.
OUTFALL LOCATION
Latitude: 35.229741
Longitude: -80.600193
PERMIT AVAILABILITY
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 Mooresville Regional Office. To make an appointment to review the documents, please call 704-663-1699.
HOW TO SUBMIT COMMENTS
Public comments on the draft permit should be mailed to:
Wastewater Permitting
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Public comments may also be submitted by email to: publiccomments@deq.nc.gov. Please be sure to include “Ram Leather” in the email’s subject line.
This notice will be published in The Charlotte Observer on August 19, 2026.