20030181 Ver 7_Staff Comments_20100526

Dorney, John
From: Barnett, Kevin [[e-mail]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 12:49 PM
To: John Dorney
Subject: FW: Schedule Update for Duke Energy's Supplemental 401 Filings for the Nantahala Area
Run-of-River Projects
FYI
" IF YOU INSTALL UNNATURAL GRADE CONTROL, THE STREAM WILL ATTEMPT TO TAKE IT OUT" David Derrick
Kevin Barnett - [e-mail]
North Carolina Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources
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From: Johnson, Steven R [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 12:43 PM
To: 'Mark Cantrell'; Goudreau, Chris J.; Fraley, Stephen J; Mead, Jim; 'Kevin Barnett ([e-mail])'
Cc: Lineberger, Jeff; Galleher, George A; Morgan, Gary J; Fletcher, Scott (Charlotte)
Subject: Schedule Update for Duke Energy's Supplemental 401 Filings for the Nantahala Area Run-of-River Projects
Good afternoon everyone.
First of all I wanted to say thank you on behalf of everyone at Duke for all the attention you have been able to
give us over the last few weeks concerning the Nantahala Area Run-of-River Projects. Sorting through all the
interests concerning flow, lake levels and sediment has been difficult. We know how busy you are and the time
you have devoted to helping us address these issues at these Projects is greatly appreciated.
With your help we believe we have crafted suitable Lake Level/Flow Management Plans (LLFMP) and a
Maintenance and Emergency Protocol (MEP) for the Bryson, Franklin, and Mission Projects. By mid-afternoon
today, we will file those plans and the MEP as addendums to our Applications for 401 Water Quality
Certification that we submitted to the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ) in June, 2009.
Based on the comments we have received from some of you concerning the draft Sediment Study Plan, it is
clear that we still have very substantial differences of opinion concerning sediment impacts and the scope of the
role that our Projects should have with regard to sediment management. We are thoroughly considering all the
comments we have received on the draft Sediment Study Plan and we will file our Final Sediment Study Plan
proposal under separate cover with the NCDWQ electronically later today or tonight.
We wanted to maximize the time that ya'll have to review what we file before the comment period closes on
Friday while also providing Duke adequate time to review the extensive comments we received on the draft
Sediment Study Plan. We believe this schedule should still give you enough time to review the documents
Duke files and file your comments with the NCDWQ by the end of the day Friday.
We sincerely hope that we can resolve the sediment management issue and continue to look for solutions that
work for all parties. Thanks again for all your help. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Steve Johnson
Duke Energy Carolinas - Hydro Strategy and Licensing
526 S. Church Street/P.O. Box 1006
Charlotte, NC 28201-1006
Office: 704-382-4240
Cell: 704-754-6618