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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 NC0071862 Cathey’s Creek WTP

The North Carolina Environmental Manag-ement 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 information on file. Additional information on NPDES permits and this notice may be found on our website: http://deq.nc.gov/ about/divisions/water-resou rces/water-resources-per mits/wastewater-branch/ npdes-waste water/public-notices, or by calling (919) 707-3601. The City of Brevard (95 W Main St, Brevard, NC 28712) requested renewal of NPDES permit NC0044784 for the Catheys Creek WTP in Transylvania County. This permitted facility discharges filter-backwash wastewater to Catheys Creek in the French Broad River Basin. Currently total residual chlorine (TRC) is water-quality limited. This discharge may affect future wasteload allocations in this portion of Cathys Creek.

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