VI. Supporting Documentation Received During Public meeting

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19UDEQ Ash Basin Classification Public Hearing Cummuiit�
Cape Fear Plant -- Maren i D, zul b
inaira Everett -- Duke Energy Local District Manager
Gaon Evening,
Thank you for the opportunity tc provide comments and to be a part of tonighr's meeting. My
name is Indira Everett ano for the last 3 yeara, 1'.e had thr. pleasure of serving as district
manager fo, Duke Energy in this region.
Public i,.put is a very impartant part of our work to close aah baaina acraaa the state, and sa I
appr-.ciatc hearing from lUcal uiticens.
At Duke Energy, we are continaii ig to deliver an our promise to safely clvac all ccal Ruh basins
acrosa the Carulinaa. I" fact, we are closing basins in ways that put safety first, protect the
environment, minimize impacts to communities, and manage casts. We continue to build
momentum, with ash excavation undurway at several sites and comprehensive evaluation of
safe clubure options at other sites.
After completing comprehensive scientific and engineering 5tadia5 at the retired Cape Fear
Plant, we have recommended excavating ash from the fivi aah baaina at the site and moving
the material to a folly lined stractural fill at the oricRhaven Mine nut far from Cape Fear. Oar
atudica noted the possible risk of flooding daring extreme weather eventa at the aita, ao we
believe excavation i3 the best option to ensure long-term safe storage of the ash.
An important fccu3 in ash basin closure work is making sure ail plans protect grwundwatUr.
Independent exf.lrts hays verified that gruandwater near the Cape Fear Plant ash basins is
flowing away from neighbors' private Vella and there continoes to be no indication that the ash
basins have influenced tnem.
Our process to evaluate closure cpticna i3 indeed very technical and science -based. We Have
Submitted thousands of pages of data to the state, but vvc also know closing ash basins is about
people and communities. Ensuring the safety of our neighbor and communities is oar top
priouity. Our focus during excavation and transportation will be on minimizing impact tu the
community.
A3 we move through this prcess, we are also committed to keeping car naighburu informed. I
continue to 3haue updates regarding the plant with the county commissioners and vvu will with
neighbors a3 well thru.agh direct mailings, our company websita and through one-on-vnc
opportunities to hear di,-uctly from plant neighbors and Share information. In fact, over the last
year; I've spoRen with individual neighbcr tc addreas tha6 col ices ns and questions and i
encourage the continuance of that transparent and upe, , dialogue. 1 ask the neighbors to please
remember that I'm available throughout this prca53 to anavver any questions you may have
about our work to close ash basins or other activities happening at the plant.
Again, thanks to everyone here for your time and fur participating in this very important piucess

My name is July Hogan, and I live in Moncure near tnz laeet, an(I claw
K;vG.3. 1 nZ UaVC rea, CUal A511 JIMA5 Should be claw4i6l High Risk and
cleaned up immediately.
l he h v V wn[ls, 1, Um 1y56, 1y63, 1970, 19787 anil 1985, are all upstream
of drinking water intakes for Sanford, Dn...,, rayettuv;lle, w;l,,,;„gto,,,
1311 unSw;CK and ria, nett cuuntie5 (SOD-009 People). Sanford's water intake to
its water treatment plant ;S O..ly tn, CC ,,,ilea avrr „st, eau, 1, v,,, w Mere the coal
ash po„ 7b are leaking ur are being pumped by Duke Energy into the
tribute,;c3 of Tnu Cape rea, K,vc,. 1 ne;, pmutant5 are many ti[[les over the
safr levels fur irinking water.
MiKe L' „e, gy and the !J-LV haves nut w7mRuil to cliange this situation,
critical for years. These ponds; despite state a..a fear, al ,.7ut;cz3 ut v;vlat;o„5,
nave bee„ getel;o, at;„g. 1 1•Ie,u }muds are une of those in the poorest state of
any in the country. Only two are wo.3e. 1 n� 5 ,,,,llivu tou3 vl Ciral a51.1 ill
these u„l;uea punas are held back only by aging and defective leaking dikes
that have received the v, V,zt 3t, na.tu, al ;„teg,;ty , at;„g of any Cual ash
faeil;ties in North Carolina. Notices of violations over the yea. s nave ,.Vt byes,
a„fv, cea by the 1JLi V. hveiy aan, piu3e3 a satety r,sk.
!n March 2014 Duke staff were caught by the War. KEUpUr Alliance
pu,,,ping puullutctl mate, out ril the 1985 Nund, which has a large crack in the
dam holding it back from the rive.. DuRz ;a ;„ v;ulat;uu ul the Clean Water
Act and the DEQ has many gruunils fur enforcement.
I rnyaelf fica. [i 1JuK@ an,l.rlvyaa3 at a l,ebliC u,lu, illation sess;on held at
Moncure Schuuol in early May 2014 tell me that they were only a7v;„g "nu,,,,al
,ua;„teuar,ae" rvnau the Wate, RVepC, All;anCe hail Caught them on film from
the air. They even told me that the Sanford water ;..talk rra3 above the plaCe
where the CUM a5n poAU water went into the river, when it is three miles below
it. This kind of misinformat;u., ana uutrignt lying ;a outrageous, give„ the
se,-;ou5ne5s of this Nunil situation to our human health.
A, @ the heuple ut INu. trl Un. uli„a to be killed off By our public utility
company which provides us with electricity? Now tno3e vrnv , czz;ve[t '-a'u „ut
a„uK" lette, 5 a, a bei„g turd they call drink out of their poisoned wells. Some
500 people live with such contami„atea rrell3. Wnat a, c vve to tnillk of our
State guve,-nn,eut when the VEQ means that the regulators feel free to let
DuKC Lase, gy av vrnat tney Ue. 1 n;3 6 nut tlemucracy. 'l"h;s is
totalitarianism. Fortunately North Carolinian3 arE , ai3;ng tfie;, vu,%c3. 1
a[Ivi5C you: 16teu a„a rCtOnll. obey the hulliane law.
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Good evening. My na,iie is Jacquie Ayala and I represent the NC Chapter of the Sierra Club. The
Sierra Club has 60,000 members ant] supporters in North Carolina Who aie concerned about coal
ash clear iap. ThanR you the opportunity tc apaak today.
We encourage the Department of Environmental Quality to classify the Cape rear coal ash pits as
high risk, in order to sn5ore that the coal ash is removed to ary, lined storage a.,,ay from the river
as 5con as possible.
About uz i,000 people rely on drinking ..ater intakes downstream from the coal ash pits at Doke
Energy's Cape Fear sita. It's past time for Duke Enei gy to remove its coal asn to cater, Ory, lined
storage at the Cape Fear plant and at all of the leaking coal asll pits across North Carolina.
Many facts suppolT a high risR classification for the Cape Fear plant. Becao5a the coal ash pits at
Cape Fear will likely cause aiyniflcant economic loss, environmental damage, and damage to
infnaatraut.ru in the event of failure, Cape Fear is rated High Hazard an0 in Poor Condition by the
EPA. And, the dam at Cape Fear is cracked. Farlller, Duke Energy has pleaded guilty to coal ash
crimes at Cape Fear. Finally, we Rnow that boron, selenium, and uthGr harmful pollutants have
been foana in groundwater multiple timaa above state 5tandard5 near the Cape Fear coal ash
pits. For example, boron -Which is a55uciatw-d With reproductive problems and gastrointestinal
illness has been detected at levels 321 % above the state stamara.
We can all agree that groundwater is a preciona resu.rve. Duke Energy's a, going contamination
from coal ash pits is illegal and irre5ponaibli-=. It i5 good to See that after all these decades, Doke
Energy ..ill finally be held accountable and be required to clean up its mess - but DEu should
require fall clean op at all coal ash Sites.
Moving coal ash to dry lined stcrge away from waterways is the best solution to protect our
community and families. I hope that DEu and Goven or McCrory recognize that all of North
Carolina'a communities with coal ash pits deserve the same level of protection. Thank you.

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North Carolina Department of EnVirO„mental Quality (DEQ) Heal i„g o„ the
Classification Of the Cape Fear Coal Ash pla,tt Impound,,,'c„tb
March 10 2016 Piu.bbot o
Or cuu, ae, the DukE E„ergy (DE) Cape Fear impoundments must be cleaned up as
suU„ a3 po33,D1c acid thErErire should be classified as High Risk. This is su obvious?
You have neard from previous speakers how,nuch ntetalb pollution hab alleaay
seeped into the Cape Fear River dud th, eatei,b d, inking water dvw nbt, eam and has
seeped into the gruandwater and soil. Dues anyo„e , Eally thi„k the eartnan aam3
call be relied on of , epaitea bo that no Dan Rive, u, King3tm. TN type avalanche of
coal abh it,tu the River vvill be ab3ulutely prcventcaf These dykes and dams are old_
have all eaay had , uptu, E3, may De composed partially Of coal ash and tree
ruut3 —a,.a a, e nest to Me River bank and are located ill a 100 yedr- flood plain.
Nevertheless, I worry about the excavation and dibpobal or tllebE wal aah in,pounfa-
ments across North Ca, olina.. The Public has nut been inru,,,,Ea On the EACrIvatiun
and disposal plans roe Oval abh. Butte DE aria DEQ nave „ut been transparent; nave
ignored public input ui, the B, imnaven slay mire bumps; nave not rally complied
with , eco, d , Eque;A5 and nave snvvvn that many conversations and meetings
between tn;E�5e pa, 603 cai 0 not recorded in any way. The public is left Out except for
tne3u 3t..pi5 r[earings which will likely be ignored. More and mute people au ,tut
trust DEq at all. lust look how badly DEQ supervised thin Cape Fea, plant. ChecK
out the illegal actions taken there by DE a,ta the t,ambe, ut vi'ulationb. Pay attentiM,
to the legacy cOntatnit,atio,l and toxicity or the bite. juat pathetic. AA DEq i3 a
responsible party!
So how ca„ the Public nave a„y Luf,ndanuu wratsoever in uE and DEQ to do a non
pollati„g cn%ellent jots at tn.- L ape Fear site: What will the coal ash work area look
liKEc DEQ i3 nriw Zc;.3ioering a renewal of the DE Cape Fear btOt,t,watct pe, t„it
vvnich ha3 absolutely no teeth —no viulatiuns--DE will totally belf t„o„itur Una
accilie wnat the standards are. Is this the bane ,noaCl rut the Coal abn eRl.avati7Jn
and disposal at the Cape Fear impoundmentb!
Any plan tnubt nut steate new poollut,un or ucvvly pc;ll..tea sites. This can be
achieved by DE building a coal man , Eclamati. i, pia.,t on the Cape Fear Site.
Alte,,,atively o, it, adaitiun, DE mu3t Duila a coal ash solidification plant an site.
Blocks of coal ash g, out u, cun-rute will not release metals loge extent ash doeb.
n IIL 'lie<c.:
Stu, age or tnE 3vliilir,'ca :.Ual asl� must be on site[LC's IEQ ,oust de,tta„d DE do the
e3em, uh to MaKe this possible.
Also, the leachate and waters now in LFIE coal abh itnpuana,nentb must DE t, eatEa
before release tO the Rive,- to re,nuve t„etalb. Nu to , elea5E or pit vvatcr ur any type
to our Cape Fear river and ecubybtein. It tlaa butte, ea e„uugn. Nu tE treatment of
coal ash leachate through bewei t, eat,ne„ t ay3tem5 3v tnat ,netal3 are either
du,ltped into the River o, ae,,,peu unto fa,,,, r,cld3 a3 31..age.
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i 0MIMIcMTS: PRIORITY CLOSING OF CAPE FEAR STEAM PLANT COAL ASN POI4u�
FE70LIC rrc14n1NG MARCH 10, 2015, NC DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALiTr
On MarCFi 4, zu16, DvvR issued a Ivotice of Violation Lo
Duke Energy for unauthorized discharges of wastewater at
The Cape Fear coal ash ponds. This is one more aaditivn to,
a long list of violatiaj � at the Gape rear site by Duke
Energy.
THE CAPE FEAR COAL ASH PONDS ARE UPSTREAM OF i Rc I3mIMKiMG vvA i ER
INTAKES FOR 500,000 PEOPLE.
i ME FIVE CAPE FEAR ASH LAGOONS ARE UNLINED AND FAIL TO PREVEN i
GRI50MDWATER CONTAMINATION.
THE COAC Agri IN i FIE CAPE FEAR LAGOONS IS HELD BACK FROM RIVERS AND
TRIBU IArdEz, vrvi=x nr [FAKING_ AGING, EARTHEN DAMS THAT HAVE THE
WORST STRUC i URAC IIC i tGRITY OF ANY COAL ASH PONDS IN NC
DENR "NOTICES OF VIOLA MI M" 10 DUKE EMERGT FOR VIOLATIONS AT THE
CAPE FEAR PLANT AND REPOR i � MUM i RE EPA zont'vv THAT DUKE ENERGY
HAS A LONG HISTORY OF NEGLECT OF i tit CAPE FEAR CGAC marl EAGOONS. A
2009 EPA REPORT INDICATED MANY EXISTING PROrs[EMD MCLuDIMG
CONCERNS FOR THE STABILITY OF 3 OF THE DAMS AND THE HYDROLOGY (31-
ACC Or THE DAMS. A COMPAINT FILED IN THE US DISTRICT COURT BY CAPE
rtAR K!vER WATCH INC AND WATER KEEPER ALLIANCE INC (#14-752)
OU i CINEZ, FAWMES AT THE CAPE FEAR SITE THAT ARE T00 NUMEROUS TO
OUTLINE RERE.
THE CAPE FEAR LAGOONS ARE nviCi 0M AivD AROUND WETLANDS THAT
PROVIDE A PATHWAY FOR THE CtAKIMG CVAC AJFI IMTO GROUNDWATER,
RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES.
THE DAMS AT THE CAPE FEAR PLANT HAVE BEEN GIVEN HIGH RALARW
RA i IMGS BY THE STATE OF INC AND SIGNIFICANT HAZARD RATINGS BYTmE
cPA. ErA ENGINEERS HAVE DETERMINED THAT ALL 5 OF THE COAL ASH
LAGOOta� Ant IM POOR STRUCTURAL CONDITION AND POSE A SAFETY
RISK. IN 201411 vvA.� Ot i ERMINED THAT ONLY 2 STORAGE SITES IN THE
WHOLE USA HAD MCIKt DA1713 IN "POOR" CONDITION THAN THE CAPE FEAR
PLANT.
IN 2014 IT WAS DETERMINED THAT DUKE ENRGY HAD PUiviPED AM

UNAO i MOKIcED 61 IOIIEVOM Gom= R] OF WASTEWATER FROM THE
RELA r IvEly RIGRCY POSED i ED EOVV ER DEP r nS OF A CAPE FEAR LAGOON.
THE CAPE FEAR COAC BORMI RG FLAIR i VVAa C,[u,ED IIR ZOlc. MOWEVEM i FIE
ASH PONDS CONTINUE 10 POLED i E i FiE GROOIRDvvAi ER, i R150 iARiF3 AIRD
RIVERS SURROUNDING THE SITE, IRi vIOMi tOIR OF i RE CCtAN VVAtER
ACT. THE DISCHARGED POLLUTION ENTERS i ryE DRINKIIG VVAI ER --)(3ORCE
FOR 500,000 PEOPLE.
THE STATE HAS CLASSIFIED THE COAL ASH PONDS AT THE CAPE FEAR SITE AS
"INTERMEDIATE RISK" --EVEN THOUGH THE STATE CLASSIFIES THE RISK OF
CONTAMINATION OF GROUND AND SURFACE WATERS BY CONTAMINANTS
FROM THESE PONDS AS A ""HIGH RISK" SITUATION.
i Mc FAILURE OF ANY OF THE COAL ASH PONDS AT THE CAPE FEAR PLANT
WOULD F9AvE DEvA-)iATING CONSEQUENCES TO DOWNSTREAM WATER
USEKz,—YO i EIR i IACLY COIR i AMIIIRA i MG THE DRINKING WATER OF 500.000
PEOPLE. EPA E1913MEERa FIAvE uEi ERMlii-70 inmi ACC :) Ue i RE DAIGIS AT
THE CAPE FEAR SI i E ARE IIR POOR.) i mUC i ORAI COME)! i iOIR AIRD POzE A
SAFETY RISK.
A CLASSIFICATION OF INTERMEDIATE RISK"' MEANS THESE LEAKING,
DANGEROUS, NEGLECTED DAMS WILL CONTINUE TO ENDANGER NC CITIZENS
AND OUR ENVIRONMENT FOR POSSIBLY ANOTHER S YEARS. THIS IS
UNACCEPTABLE!
i rye 5 COAL ASH PONDS AT THE CAPE FEAR SITE PRESENT A HIGH RISK --AND
KEMIOVAL OF i ME COAL ASH PONDS SHOULD BEGIN IMMEDIATELY!
I WOULD LIRE 10 rOR i ryER COIVIrMEM i i RA i i nt i RAM3POR i ItvG OF COAL
ASH FROM ONE COMMUNITY 10 AIRO i FIER Furs SuRIA[ IIR A CIMED PI s i�
UNACCEPTABLE. THE LINED PITS WILL EVENTUALLY LEAK --SOME LIKELY WILL
LEAK IMMEDIATELY. DUKE ENERGY MAY BE ABLE TO ESCAPE FINANCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE HARM DONE TO CITIZENS AND FOR THE CLEANUP
OF THE LEAKING LINED PITS —AND THE LIKELIHOOD THAT DUKE ENERGY WILL
ESCAPE THIS RESPONSIBILITY INCREASES EACH YEAR. DUKE ENERGY MUST BE
REQutRED TO SEQUESTER THE COAL ASH PERMANANENTLY IN ABOVE
GROOIRD CUM imiNERS THAT CAN BE WELL MONITORED. THESE CONTAINERS
1010hi SE 60i[i At EACFI 311t I-M ORDER TO AVOID THE CONTAMINATION
THAT OCCURS vvREIREvtR COAL AzT1 h t RAim-:)r rR i Em
SEuUESTERING OF THE COAL ASH IN ABOvE GROUIRD COIR tAIIRERzp iz, A FviOKE
EXPENSIVE ALTERNATIVE THAN LINED PITS. HOWEVER, LINED PITS ARE
GOING TO LEAK AND THEREFORE ARE SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE. THE
INCREASED COST OF SAFE, PERMANENT, MONITORED SEQUESTERING OF

COAL ASH IN ABOVE GROUND STORHGE -IS SiMIrCY rHR i OF i FIE CO--, i vF
BURNING COAL. THIS COST MUST BE BORMt: 6T 000 ENERGY AMu I iS
SHmREHOLDERS SINCE THEY RnE RE3P0M3I8CE FCYK i RE t,EMERA i ION OF THE
CO,yC r►3n HFqD PR�JjFI s I Eu FRvFw i RE zACE OF I RE ENERGY.
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