Public Notice
North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Notice of Intent to Issue NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0023841 North Durham WRF
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 City of Durham [101 City Hall Plaza, Durham, NC 27701] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0023841 for its North Durham Water Reclamation Facility, located in Durham County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal and industrial wastewater to Ellerbe Creek, a class WS-IV; NSW water in the Neuse River Basin. Currently BOD, ammonia, fecal coliform, dissolved oxygen, pH, total residual chlorine, total phosphorus, total nitrogen loading, total phosphorus loading, total mercury, total cyanide and total silver are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Ellerbe Creek. (Public Notice will run in The News & Observer on 3/13/24.)

Send Comments To:
NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 4/12/24