PUBLIC NOTICE N. C. Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Waste Management Hazardous Waste Section PUBLIC HEARING FOR DRAFT MODIFIED PERMIT DURABLE WOOD PRESERVERS, INC. This is to notify the public of the issuance by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Waste Management's Hazardous Waste Section of a draft modified permit for Durable Wood Preservers, Inc. facility located at 7901 Pence Road in Charlotte, North Carolina. A Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at 11:00 am at the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library – Hickory Grove Community Room at 5935 Hickory Grove Road, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County in North Carolina. All attendees will have the opportunity to present five (5) minute oral statements regarding the draft modified permit and/or to submit written comments and data. Written comments can also be sent during the public comment period of July 20, 2026 – September 9, 2026, to the following address: Heather Standish, Hazardous Waste Section Chief Division of Waste Management, NCDEQ MSC 1646 Raleigh, NC 276991646 All data submitted by the applicant is part of the administrative record and available at https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/waste-management/laserfiche. Documents may be located by using the EPA ID# NCD003173358. The draft modified permit and fact sheet can also be found online at the following location: https://deq.nc.gov/news/events/public-notices-hearings. A summary of the modified permit follows: Durable Wood Preservers, Inc. has requested a Class III permit modification to terminate corrective action and be granted No Further Action at the Facility through risk-based environmental remediation. The proposed risk-based environmental remediation includes implementation of engineered controls and land use restrictions to eliminate or reduce to protective levels potential risks posed to human health and the environment by pentachlorophenol, chromium, and arsenic in soil and groundwater present in environmental media at the Facility from former wood treatment operations. The engineered controls and land use restrictions will continue to be monitored and verified after closure of the Permit. All comments received during the public comment period or at the hearing will be considered in the decision regarding this modified permit. Comments received after the public comment period ends will not be considered. The statutory authority for calling the permit hearing is G.S. 130A-294(f)-. Applicable State rules are found in the North Carolina Hazardous Waste Management Rules 15A NCAC 13A .0105, .0109, and .0113. These rules adopt the requirements of the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984. Anyone desiring additional information may contact Rebecca Funderburg at (919) 707-8257 or Rebecca.funderburg@deq.nc.gov or at the address listed above. IPL0357330 Jul 16 2026