Public Notice Notice of Application for National Pollutant

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Application for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit to Discharge Treated Wastewater Into Waters of the State of Georgia. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division has received a new NPDES permit application for the reissuance of an existing NPDES permit. Having reviewed such application, the Environmental Protection Division proposes to issue for a maximum term of five years the following permit subject to specific pollutant limitations and special conditions: Fulton County Public Works Department, 141 Pryor Street SW, Suite 6001, Atlanta, GA 30303, NPDES Permit No. GA0038831, for the Johns Creek Environmental Campus Water Reclamation Facility located at 8100 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell, Georgia 30022. Up to 15.0 MGD of treated wastewater is being discharged to the Chattahoochee River in the Chattahoochee River Basin. The draft permit also includes provisions to allow distribution of treated effluent to reuse customers. In addition, the permit includes language for an approved Sludge Management Plan to deliver sludge to a third party for further treatment and/or ultimate disposal. Persons wishing to comment upon or object to the proposed determinations are invited to submit same in writing to the EPD address below, or via e-mail at EPDcomments@dnr.ga.gov, no later than thirty (30) days after this notification. If you choose to e-mail your comments, please be sure to include the words "NPDES Permit Reissuance Johns Creek Environmental Campus Water Reclamation Facility GA0038831 (Fulton County)" in the subject line to ensure that your comments will be forwarded to the correct staff. All comments received prior to or on that date will be considered in the formulation of final determinations regarding the application. A public hearing may be held where the EPD Director finds a significant degree of public interest in a proposed permit or group of permits. Additional information regarding public hearing procedures is available by writing the Environmental Protection Division. Individual draft permits, applications, supporting documents, and fact sheets are available on EPD9s website accessible through the publicly available Georgia EPD Online System (GEOS) at: https://geos.epd.georgia.gov/GA/GEOS/Public/GovEnt/Shared/Pages/Main/Login.aspx by searching for Submittal No: 637435. A copy of the fact sheet or the draft permit is also available by writing the Environmental Protection Division. A copying charge of 10 cents per page will be assessed. The permit application, draft permit, comments received, and other information are available for review at 2 MLK, Jr. Dr., Suite 1462E, Atlanta, GA 30334, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. For additional information contact: Benoit Causse, Wastewater Regulatory Program, phone (404) 463- 1511 or e-mail benoit.causse@dnr.ga.gov. 10-2-24