Public Notice
North Carolina Environmental Management Commission/NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Notice of Intent to Issue an NPDES Wastewater Permit NC0074268 Crowders Creek WWTP The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission proposes to issue an 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. City of Gastonia [P.O. Box 1748, Gastonia, NC 28053] has requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0074268 for the Crowders Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, located in Gaston County. This permitted facility discharges treated municipal wastewater to Crowders Creek (class C waters in the Catawba River Basin). Currently pH, Total Residual Chlorine, DO, BOD, Ammonia and fecal coliform, are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this segment of Crowders Creek. (Public Notice will run in the Gaston Gazette on 11/13/26.)
Send Comments To:
NCDEQ-DWR
Water Quality Permitting Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Comment Period Ends: 12/15/26