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Burdette, Jennifer a
From:Olson, Marshall <[e-mail]>
Sent:Monday, July 07, 2014 10:48 AM
To:Burdette, Jennifer a
Cc:Tarver, Fred; Goudreau, Chris J.
Subject:RE: Brookfield Smoky Mtn Hydro
Thanks to all of you for your diligence in reviewing and adding clarity to the 401 Water Quality Certificate. Once again
we have shown that working in partnership optimizes protection, restoration and enhancement in the Cheoah River.
My next step is to request an amendment to our FERC license to include these revisions.
Kindest regards,
Marshall

Marshall L Olson
Compliance Manager

Brookfield Renewable Energy Group
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From: Burdette, Jennifer a \[mailto:[e-mail]\]
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 3:13 PM
To: Olson, Marshall
Cc: Tarver, Fred; Goudreau, Chris J.
Subject: Brookfield Smoky Mtn Hydro

Attached is a copy of the 401 WQC for the subject project. A paper copy to Marshall Olson follows via US Mail.

Chris – Thanks for all of your help!

Jennifer

Jennifer Burdette
401/Buffer Coordinator
401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
Wetlands Branch
NCDENR – Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
[phone] phone
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From: Goudreau, Chris J.
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 10:23 AM
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To: Burdette, Jennifer a; Tarver, Fred
Cc: Marshall Olson
Subject: RE: Revised 401 WQ Certification

Jennifer and Fred,

After looking this over, I realized that there were still some issues with clarity of Table 3 and its footnotes. The problem
was that it was inconsistent in the way “hours” were used. For multi-day releases, it was referencing the hours since
the start of the release in some cases, but at other times it restarted the clock each day. So, I made an attempt to make
all hour references to the same starting point. I ran this by Marshall Olson and we discussed it. He ran it by his
engineering consultants to make sure the water balance was not changed. They caught a few things that I missed.

So, the attached table is a final version that should be used in the 401. Otherwise, I’m good with the rest of the changes.

Hope this actually cleans things up for everyone involved. Give me a call if you have questions.

Chris

Chris Goudreau

Special Projects Coordinator

North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission

645 Fish Hatchery Road

Marion, NC 28752

828-652-4360 ext. 223

From: Burdette, Jennifer a
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2014 9:54 AM
To: Tarver, Fred; Goudreau, Chris J.

Subject: FW: Revised 401 WQ Certification

Fred and Chris,

I have modified the attached 401 WQC for the Brookfield/Tapaco project as request by Marshall Olson. Mr. Olson
explained that he has discussed these changes with you both. Mr. Olson’s email below notes all of the changes from the
original certification. This latest version includes the following changes, which are also shown on the attached markup
from Mr. Olson:

1.The extra day of HFEs transferred to October was moved back to April.

2.Footnotes for Table 3 were revised for clarity. Please confirm that changing the start hour from 15 to 12 in

footnote 2 is acceptable.
3.October was removed from 2f and g.

4.The reference to Alcoa in Condition 10 was removed.

Please let me know if you find these changes to the HFE schedule acceptable.

Thanks,
Jennifer

Jennifer A. Burdette

401/Buffer Coordinator

401 & Buffer Permitting Unit

Wetlands Branch

NCDENR - Division of Water Resources - Water Quality Programs
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1650 Mail Service Center

Raleigh, NC 27699-1650

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From: Olson, Marshall \[mailto:[e-mail]\]
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2014 10:31 AM
To: Burdette, Jennifer a

Subject: Revised 401 WQ Certification

Jennifer,
We have completed our revised review of NCDENR’s revised 401 Water Quality Certification letter package dated March
11, 2014.
The attached marked-up pages 5, 6 and 10 of the WQC include the following criteria:

All HFEs start at 8 AM.


Modify the HFE conditions to allow HFE’s on weekdays to add flexibility in scheduling.


Modify the HFE condition to strike March and November timing restrictions.


Day 2 flows for 2-day and 3-day HFEs in April through July include 6 hours at 1,000 cfs and 2 hours at 850 cfs.


Day 1 overnight flows for 2-day and 3-day HFEs in April through July will be 350 cfs.


Day 3 HFEs in April remain per the current license and WQC \[no transfer to October or September in Years 1, 3

or 4\].

Ramping to 250 cfs is included, but with no down ramping.


Table 3 footnotes have been re-written to provide clarity.


The total volume of water released for HFEs over a given 5-year period remains unchanged.


Remove reference to Alcoa in condition 10.

I would like to go over these items with you to make sure the revisions are clear. Please let me know when you’re
available for a call.
Kindest regards,

Marshall L Olson

Compliance Manager

Brookfield Renewable Energy Group

314 Growdon Blvd.

Tallassee, TN 37878

Tel. [phone]

[e-mail]

www.brookfieldrenewable.com

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