Salisbury Notice of Text and Hearing

This is an announcement for a comment period and an upcoming public hearing for the proposed surface water reclassification of portions of the Yadkin and South Yadkin Rivers and associated tributaries in Rowan, Davie, and Davidson Counties (Yadkin Pee-Dee River Basin).  These waters are proposed to be reclassified to either Class Water Supply-IV (WS-IV) Critical or Protected Area (CA or PA) or to Class WS-V.  Salisbury-Rowan Utilities has requested this reclassification in order to relocate their existing pump station and raw water intake in the Yadkin River (including upper portion of High Rock Lake below normal operating level).

The public hearing and comment period are being held in accordance with the federal Water Pollution Control Act (the Clean Water Act) that requires States to conduct a Triennial review, which includes an assessment and revision of the designated uses of water (classifications) and associated water quality criteria (standards).  This announcement will appear on a few listservs, so I apologize in advance if you receive this information more than once.

Comments on the proposed reclassification may be submitted in writing or by email anytime through October 14, 2024, to the following:

Elizabeth Ward Liebig
DEQ-Division of Water Resources, Planning Section
1611 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC  27699-1611
[email protected]

You may also attend the public hearing and present comments on the proposed reclassification. The date, time, and location of the public hearing are as follows:

Thursday, October 10, 2024
6:00 p.m.
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College North Campus
Room 101, Building 106
1333 Jake Alexander Blvd S.
Salisbury, NC 28146

A detailed hearing announcement, along with the regulatory impact analysis and other information for this proposed reclassification, is also located online at https://deq.nc.gov/news/events/public-notices-hearings.

If you should need additional information, the DWR staff contact is Elizabeth Ward Liebig at (919) 707-3674.