20080915 Ver 1_Public Notice_20080630 (5)

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Attn: Legal Ad Department
Gaston Gazette
1893 Remount Road
Gastonia, NC 28054
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
June 30, 2008
DWQ Project # 2008-0915
Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell, Lincoln, and Gaston Counties
Subject Property: Catawba-Wateree Hydroelectric Project
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Re: Request to Publish Public Notice
Dear Sir or Madam:
Please publish the attached Public Notice one time in the section set aside for Legal Advertisements in your
newspaper. The publication should run on or before July 11, 2008. Please send the invoice for the
publication and three copies of the affidavit of publication to the address given below. Payment cannot be
processed without the affidavit of publication.
N.C. Division of Water Quality
Attn: John Dorney
Water Quality Section
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250
Raleigh, NC 27604
If you have any questions, please telephone me at 919-733-9721.
Sincerely,
J orney, Supervisor
land Program Develo ment Unit
C B K/jrd
cc: File copy
Central files
Steven Jester, VP, Hydro Licensing and Lake Services, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, 526 South
Church Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
Mark Oakley, Hydro Licensing and Lake Services, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, 526 South
Church Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
Tami Styer, Hydro Licensing and Lake Services, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, 526 South
Church Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
Alan Johnson, DWQ Mooresville Regional Office
Kevin Barnette, DWQ Asheville Regional Office
Jim Mead, NC Division of Water Resources
Filename: 20080915CatawbaWateree(Burke, etc) Public Notice
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401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit N QttlCQay
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] / FAX [phone] / Internet: httn://h2o.enr.state.ne.us/ncwetlands
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June 30, 2008
NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC North Carolina, has applied to the
North Carolina Division of Water Quality for a Water Quality Certification pursuant to Section 401 of the
Federal Clean Water Act and Water Quality Commission rules in 15A NCAC 2H 1300. The activity for
this Certification is sought to relicense hydroelectric plants on the Catawba River at Bridgewater
Development, Rhodhiss Development, Oxford Development, Lookout Shoals Development, Cowans Ford
Development, Mountain Island Development and Wylie Development in Burke Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell,
Lincoln, and Gaston Counties. The application refers to water quality-related provisions of the Catawba-
Wateree Comprehensive Relicensing Agreement (CRA) dated December 22, 2006 as proposed
conditions of the 401 Water Quality Certification. The application discusses water quality-related
improvements that are planned to the hydroelectric facilities including improved flows in bypassed
reaches, dissolved oxygen enhancements in several discharges, water quality monitoring and
compensatory flow mitigation.
The public is invited to comment on the above-mentioned application to the Division of Water Quality.
Comments shall be in writing and shall be received by the Division no later than July 31, 2008.
Comments should be sent to the N.C. Division of Water Quality, Non-Discharge Branch, 2321 Crabtree
Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, NC 27604, Attn: John Dorney (919-733-9646 Fax: [phone]). A copy
of the application is on file at the Division office at 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301, Mooresville, North
Carolina 28115 (Mooresville Regional Office fax [phone]) during normal business hours from 8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and may be inspected by the public.
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
N.C. Division of Water Quality
DATE: June 30, 2008