NC0000353_Affidavits of Publication_Public Hearing_20190409

Invoice / Affidavit
The Mitchell News-Journal
Post Office Box 339
Spruce Pine, NC 28777
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF MITCHELL
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION Personally appeared before the undersigned, Brandon
Roberts, who having been duly sworn on oath that he is the Publisher of The
Mitchell News-Journal, and the following legal advertisement was published in
The Mitchell News-Journal newspaper, and entered as second class mail in the
Town of Spruce Pine in said county and state; and that he is authorized to make
this affidavit and sworn statement; that the notice or other legal
advertisement, a true copy of which is attached hereto, was published in The
Mitchell News-Journal newspaper on the following dates :
Notice of PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTI
MNJ# 498492
Run Dates : 04/03/2019
And that the said newspaper in which such notice, paper, document or legal
advertisement was published, was at the time of each and every such
publication, a newspaper meeting all the requirements and qualifications of
Section I-597 of the General Statues of North Carolina and was a qualified
newspaper within the meaning of the Section I-597 of the General Statues of
No h Car lin
the French Broad River Basin.
Some parameters are water
Signature of person making affidavit quality limited in the permit. This
discharge may affect future
allocations in this segment of the PUBLIC NOTICE
North Toe River. PUBLIC NOTICEN.C.
The draft wastewater permits. DEPARTMENT OF
and related documents are , ENVIRONMENAL QUALITY
available online at: NOTICE OF EXTENDED
https://deq.nc.gov/news/events/p PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
ublic-notices-hearings AND PUBLIC HEARING ON
Printed copies of the documents INTENT TO RENEW NPDES
may be reviewed at DWR?s WASTEWATER PERMITS:
Raleigh Office at 512 North i NC0000175,NC0000353,
Salisbury Street, Raleigh, please NC0000400,NC00084620,
Sworn to and subscribed before me the •...... call 919-707-3601 to make an NC00085839
•••On HOh.%•• appointment, or DWR?s the N.C. Department of
23rd day of April, 2019 QrO,•. Asheville Regional Office, 2090 environmental Quality, Division
US 70 Highway, Swannanoa, )f Water Resources (DWR), is
o _ • please call 828-296-4500 to -eopening and proposes to renew
Notary make an appointment during ive draft National Pollutant
normal working hours. )ischarge Elimination System
PUBLIC HEARING . (NPDES) wastewater permits for
*tarmyipublic •) "410 5 DVVR invited initial public the following mining facilities in
Com s i on Expires /l�.?l�/�Zl /• , comments on the draft permits Mitchell County:
.- + starting October 24,2018 with an NC0000175 Sibelco NA Quartz
•o /c •,' extended comment period Facility: 7368 South 226 HWY,
•• OUflt`I • through Feb. 19, 2019. The Spruce Pine.
••-•.-•• comment period end date has NCO084620 Sibelco NA Crystal
Filed with: NCDEQ—DWR WATER QUALITY PERMITTING S now been extended to May 3, Facility: 136 Crystal Dr., Spruce
Address : 1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER RALEIGH NC 276 2019. Pursuant to NCGS 143- Pine
215.1(c)(3) and Regulation 15 NC0000353 The Quartz Corp K-
T o t a 1 Cost of Advertisement: $9 8 . 41 NCAC 02H, Section 0100. the T Feldspar Corp. Facility: 797
Division Director has determined Altapass Rd.,Spruce Pine.
that it is in the public interest to NCO085839 Sibelco NA Red Hill
hold a hearing to receive Facility: 2241 NC HWY 197,
additional public comment on the Bakersville.
Proposed permits. Therefore, a NC0000400 The Quartz Corp
public hearing on these five draft The Feldspar Corp. Facility: 8342
permits is planned for Thursday, South 226 Bypass,Spruce Pine.
May 2, 2019, 6 p.m. at the The facilities discharge treated
Mitchell Senior Center,52 Ledger industrial ore mining process
School Road, Bakersville, NC. wastewater at their respective
Doors open and speaker facilities to the North Toe River in
registration will begin at 5:30 p.m. —
DWR will consider all comments
received by May 3, 2019 in
making its final determination for
each permit action.
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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
PUB"`NOTICE BUNCOMBE COUNTY
N.C. DEPARTMENT NO ENVIRONMENAL
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TER PERMITS: NC0000175, NC0000353, SS.
NC0000361, NC0000400, NC00084620,
NC00085839 NORTH CAROLINA
The N.C. Department of Environmental
Quality,. Division of Water Resources
( WR), is reopening and proposes to re-
new six draft National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) wastewater Before the undersigned, a NotaryPublic of said Count and
permits for the following mining facilities g Y
in Avery and Mitchell counties:
NCODo0175 Sibelco NA Qu?rtz Facility: State duly commissioned qualified and authorized by law
7368 South 226 HWY,Spruce Pine. > >
NC0000361 Sib i i C Schoolhouse FacSpruce
to administer oaths, personally appeared Summer Casiano,
ty:107 Harris Minin Company Rd.,Spruce
NC0084620 Sibelco NA Crystal Facility:136
Crryystal Dr. Spruce Pine who, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: that she is
NC008583J Sibelco NA Red Hill Facility:
2241 00 53 T 197,Quartz
Corpthe Legal Clerk of The Asheville Citizen-Times, engaged
C rp. 353_The Quartz Crp K-T Feldspar
Corp. Facility: 797 Altapass Rd., Spruce
Pine
NC0000400.The Quartz Corp The Feldspar In publication O a newspaper known as TheAsheville
Corp. Facility: 8 42 South 226 Bypass, j
Spruce Pine Citizen-Times, published, issued, and entered as first class
The facilities discharge treated industrial
are mining process wastewater at their re- mail in the City of Asheville, in said County and State; that
spective faalities to the
North Toe River in
the French Broad River Basin. Some pa-
rameters are water qualityylimited in the she is authorized to make this affidavit and sworn
allocationshinthis segment affect
f the North
Toe River. statement; that the notice or other legal advertisement, a
The draft wastewater permits,and related documents are available online at: true copy of which is attached hereto, was published in The
https://deq.nc.gov/news/events/public-no
tices•hearings Asheville Citizen-Times on the following date: March 29,
Printed copies of the documents may be 2019. And that the said newspaper in which said notice,
reviewed at DWR's Raleigh Office at 512
North Salisbury Street,Raleigh,,please call
DWR's Asheville
to make aal apppp�ointment,or paper, document or legal advertisement was published was,
DWR's Asheville Regional Otlice,2090 US
70 Higghway, Swannanoa, please call 828-
296-45o0 to make an appointment during
normal working hours. at the time of each and every publication, a newspaper
PUBLIC HEARING
DWR invited initial public comments on meeting all of the requirements and qualifications o
the draft permits starting October 24
2018 with an extended comment period Section 1-597 of the General Statues of North Carolina and
through Feb.19,2019.The comment peri-
to
Ma end date
d2019. Purse Pu nowrsuant
to extended
was a qualified newspaper within the meaningof Section 1-
215.1(c)(3) and Regulation 15 NCAC 02H, `i
Section . 100. the Division Director has 597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina.
Section determined that it is i the public interest
to hold a hearing to receive additional
public comment on the proposed permits.
Therefore,a public hearing on all six draft
ppermits is planned for Thursday, May 2, �1(1 ,l C /�
Z019,6 p.m.at the Mitchell Senior Center, g d this 29u1 day O1 M2.1'C�1 2lr 9
52 Ledger School Road, Bakersville, NC.
Doors open and speaker registration will
begin at 5:30 p.m.DWR will consider all 1
co en received by May 3, 2019 in I
making its final determination for each
permit action.
Public comment on the draft permit re-
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newals may also be submitted by mail to:
DWR Wastewater Permitting, T617 Mail (Signature of person making affidavit)
Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-1617.
Public comments may be submitted by 7,,
email to: [e-mail]. 791h day Of March,
Please be sure to include North Toe Sworn to and subscribed before me the 2
Mines" in the email's subject line or com-
ments may not be routed to the correct �1 O 1(�.
office for review. G 7
March 29,2019
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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
Acct. Name: NORTH CAROLINA-AVERY COUNTY
DEQ - DIVISION OF WA �
Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said County
and State, duly commissioned, qualified and authorized by the
Acct. # 265236 law to administer oaths, personally appeared:
COST OF PUBLICATION
Total $54.45 9r'
PUBLIC NOTICE Who being first duly sworn, deposes and says: that he (she) is
N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENAL QUALITY NOTICE
OF EXTENDED PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND PUBLIC
HEARING ON INTENT TO RENEW NPDES WASTEWATER REPRESENTATIVE
ATiVE
PERMITS#NC0000361
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water of a newspaper known as THE AVERY JOURNAL, published,
Resources (DWR), is reopening and proposes to renew the draft issued and entered as second class mail in Town of Newland,
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) in said County and State; that he (she) is authorized to make
wastewater permit for NC0000361 Sibelco NA Schoolhouse
Facility: 107 Harris Mining Company Rd., Spruce Pine in Avery this affidavit and sworn statement; that the notice of other legal
County. advertisement, a true cop
y of which is attached hereto, was
The facility discharges treated industrial ore mining process published in THE AVERY JOURNAL the following dates
wastewater to the North Toe River, adjacent to the facility, in the
French Broad River Basin. Some parameters are water quality INTENT TO RENEW NPDES
limited in the permit. This discharge may affect future allocations
in this segment of the North Toe River. 04/03/201 9
The draft wastewater permit and related documents are available
online at: Ms://deg nc aov/news/events/public notices hearings
Printed copies of the documents may be reviewed at DWR's
Raleigh Office at 512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, please call «.
919-707-3601 to make an appointment, or DWR's Asheville
Regional Office, 2090 US 70 Highway, Swannanoa, please call
828-296-4500 to make an appointment during normal working
hours.
PUBLIC HEARING
DWR invited initial public comments on the draft permit starting
October 24, 2018 with an extended comment period through
Feb. 19, 2019. The comment period end date has now been ex-
tended to May 3, 2019. Pursuant to NCGS 143-215.1(c)(3) and and that the said newspaper in which such notice, paper,
Regulation 15 NCAC 02H, Section .0100. the Division Director document or legal advertisement was published was, at the time
has determined that it is in the public interest to hold a hearing to of each and every such publication, a newspaper meeting all of
receive additional public comment on the proposed permit.
Therefore, a public hearing on this permit and five other mining the requirements and qualifications of Section 1-597 of the
draft permits is planned for Thursday, May 2, 2019, 6 p.m. at the General Statutes of North Carolina and was a qualified
Mitchell Senior Center, 52 Ledger School Road, Bakersville, NC. newspaper within the meaning of Section 1-597 of the General
Doors open and speaker registration will begin at 5:30 p.m. DWR
will consider all comments received by May 3,2019 in making its Statutes of North Carolina.
final determination for each permit action.
This 4th day of A —2Q 19
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k4th =day of April, 20 9 _
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