NC0090247_Affidavit (Public Hearing)_20231228

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Notice of Public
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the North Carolina Department of Environmental
Quality's Division of Water Resources will hold a public hearing from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on
February 5, 2024, for National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Waste-
water Discharge Permit #NC0090247. The purpose of the hearing is to give the apporlunity to
comment on the draft NPDES permit.
Permit Application
Henderson County has applied for a new NPDES wastewater permit (NC0090247) for the
Clear Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, located near Fruitland Road, Hendersonville,
NC, Henderson County. The facility will discharge treated municipal wastewater to Clear
Creek in the French Broad River Basin (Class C). This discharge may affect future alloca-
tions in this portion of the French Broad River Basin. The location of the Outfall is: Lati-
tude; 35° 22' 32.1" N; Longitude: 82' 24' 36.3" W.
A public hearing will be held on February 5, 2024, to accept public comments on the draft
permit. Written comments will be accepted through February 6, 2024, at 5 p.m. All
comments will be considered in the final determination regarding permit Issuance and
permit provisions.
The draft wastewater permit and related documents are available online at-
http.s:Hdeq.nt.gov/pub€ic-riolices,-hearings. Printed copies of the draft permit and related
documents may be reviewed at the department's Asheville Regional Office (20" U.S. 70
Highway, Swannanoo, NC 28778-8211). To make an appointment to review the documents,
please call 028-296-4500, and ask for a Water Quality Regional Operations Supervisor. File
materials may not be removed from any DWR office; copy machines are available for use
upon payment of the cost thereof to DWR pursuant to G.S. 132-6.2.
Public comments on the draft permit may be mailed to: Wastewater Permitting, Altn:
Henderson County -Clear Creek WWTP Permit, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C.,
27699-1617, and most be postmarked no later than February 6, 2024. Public comments may
also be submitted by email to: [e-mail]. Please include "Clear Creek
WWTP" in the email subiect line. Comments will be accepted via email until February 6,
2024, 5 p.m.
Public Hearing Details
IN -PERSON
Date: Monday, February 5, 2024, at 6 p.m. to B p.m.
Location: Auditorium at the North Henderson High School
Address: 35 Fruitland Rd, Hendersonville, NC 28792
Register: Speaker registration opens at 5:30 p.m., onsite via sign-up sheet.
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