20080915 Ver 1_PROMPT ATTENTION REQUESTED - USFWS_20161129

Strickland, Bev
From:Tompkins, Bryan <[e-mail]>
Sent:Tuesday, November 29, 2016 12:44 PM
To:Oakley, Mark
Cc:Higgins, Karen; Tarver, Fred; Goudreau, Chris J.; Lineberger, Jeff; Fragapane, Phil;
Finley, Keith A; [e-mail]
Subject:Re: YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION REQUESTED - Advance notification of unit repairs at
C-W Project Lookout Shoals Hydro
Good afternoon Mark.
As you requested, the USFWS has reviewed the information presented by Duke Energy regarding the upcoming
repairs at the Lookout Shoals Development. The USFWS is in agreement with the project as proposed by Duke
Energy and we do not foresee the need for additional monitoring for impacts at the site during the proposed
maintenance activities.
If you have questions or if I can be of assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thanks,

Bryan Tompkins

US Fish and Wildlife Service

160 Zillicoa Street

Asheville, North Carolina 28801

828/258-3939 ext.240

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On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 11:19 AM, Oakley, Mark <[e-mail]> wrote:
Thank you for taking a moment to quickly reply to this note.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has contacted me today to request additional agency
documentation regarding the upcoming repairs at the Lookout Shoals Development. Specifically, Maintenance
and Emergency Protocol Condition B.1 – Maintenance of the Normal Meals of Providing Minimum Flow
Release (Scheduled), item 3 states if Critical Flows cannot be exceeded 100% of the time, then Duke Energy
will work with resource agencies to monitor impacts and replace species mortalities. In this case,
instantaneous minimum flows will drop below the 80 cfs Critical Flow for this development, but not less than
approximately 53 cfs (documented leakage and seepage) while the average daily flow of approximately 90 cfs
will exceed the Critical Flow release.

To-date no agency has expressed the need for additional consultation, monitoring, or mortality replacement in
this matter, but the FERC has requested a documented affirmation from resource agencies as to whether or not
they agree with Duke Energy’s approach to this maintenance event, and monitoring impacts and replacing
mortalities are not required.
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With apologies for the short deadline, please send me your response as soon as possible, but no later than
Wednesday noon. I’ll then file your responses with the FERC so they can issue an approval letter before the
scheduled start of unit repairs on Monday Dec 5.

Thank you. Please contact me if there ae further questions.

From: Oakley, Mark
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2016 11:41 AM
To: '[e-mail]'; '[e-mail]'; '[e-mail]'; [e-mail];
Herrin, Randy C; Lewis, Greg D; Fragapane, Phil; Finley, Keith A; Rice, Garry S; Lineberger, Jeff; Dunn, Lynne; Galleher,
George A ([e-mail])

Subject: Advance notification of unit repairs at C-W Project Lookout Shoals Hydro

The attached notification was filed this morning with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in
accordance with Maintenance and Emergence Protocol Condition B.1 – Maintenance of the Normal Means of
Providing Minimum Flows (Scheduled).

The described work is to begin December 5. Agencies are requested to please advise if further consultation is
necessary.

Thanks, all.

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