20030180 Ver 5_Fee Received_20070618

Duke Duke Enrgy Lake Services
IEnergy® p3 - o l g o v 5 EC12Q / PO Box 1006
June 08, 2007 Charlotte, NC 28201-1006
Mr. John Dorney D ~~~Q~~
North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ) D
JUN 1 8 2007
2321 Crabtree Blvd.
DENR - WAT e~ ~ALITY
Raleigh, NC 27604 ~~s~wDSror~e
Re: Withdrawal and Re-submittal of Application for 401 Water Quality Certification
Franklin Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 2603
DWQ # 03-0180
Macon County, North Carolina
Dear Mr. Dorney:
By a letter dated June 20, 2006 Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC ("Duke") filed a 401 Water
Quality Certification (401 WQC) application with the North Carolina Division of Water
Quality (NCDWQ) for the Franklin Project. Duke requested that NCDWQ place a hold
on processing the 401 WQC application for the Franklin Project until the final disposition
of the Dillsboro Hydroelectric Project No. 2602 is resolved with both the NCDWQ and
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The license surrender application
for the Dillsboro Project was filed with FERC on May 28, 2004.
Since the one-year timeframe that FERC allows states to process 401 WQC applications
expires on June 26, 2007 for the Franklin Project, Duke hereby withdraws the previous
401 WQC application that was filed and stamped received with NCDWQ on June 27,
2006 and is simultaneously requesting that NCDWQ use the data submitted with the
previous application for processing the new 401 WQC application to NCDWQ for the
Franklin Project. Enclosed is the application fee of $475 for the Franklin Project.
Even though the license surrender application for the Dillsboro Project has been filed
with FERC and NCDWQ has issued a 401 certification for the license surrender and
removal of the Dillsboro Dam and Powerhouse, Duke is requesting that the NCDWQ
place the processing of the Franklin Project 401 WQC application requested with this
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cover letter on hold again until the final disposition of the Dillsboro Project is resolved
with FERC.
If there are any questions, please call me at 704-382-5942 or Ed Bruce at 704-382-5239.
Sincerely,
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Jeffrey G. Lineberger, P.E.
Manager, Hydro Licensing
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
cc: Mr. Kevin Barnett, Asheville NCDWQ Regional Office
Mr. Steve Reed, NC Division of Water Resources
Secretary, FERC
John Wishon, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC