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Hey Annette,
See attached. This includes stormwater outfall descriptions at Riverbend including when demo was completed.
Let me know if you need anything else.
Brad
Brad Loveland, CPESC, CEPSCI, CFM
Duke Energy | Permitting and Compliance, Carolinas
526 South Church Street | EC13K | Charlotte, NC 28202
Office: 980 373 2820
Cell: 704 609 5637
From: Lucas, Annette <annette.lucas@ncdenr.gov>
Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2020 11:56 AM
To: Loveland, Brad P <Brad.Loveland@duke-energy.com>
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Brad –
I may have an answer for you about the Riverbend rescission by Wednesday next week, I suggest you hold off on
preparing the renewal application until then.
Thanks,
Annette
Annette Lucas, PE
Stormwater Program Supervisor
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Department of Environmental Quality
919 707-3639 office
annette.lucas@ncdenr.gov
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Riverbend Station currently has 7 total outfalls that are currently being sampled as part of Industrial
Stormwater Permit. These are 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11 and 18
Riverbend station demo was completed in May 2018.
Below is a description of the existing outfalls in Riverbend’s Industrial Stormwater Permit NCS000549.
SW002
Discharge Structure 18" CMP
Location Western bank of the intake canal
Latitude - Longitude 35°21’38”N - 80°58’30”W
Drainage Area 13.2 acres
This drainage area includes runoff from the upgraded 44kV switchyard.
The railroad embankment and rail are also included in this drainage area; however, all ash transport via
train cars was ceased on March 2018. Large concrete barriers have been placed in the rail to prevent
any railcar access.
SW003
Discharge Structure 36” CMP
Location Western bank of the intake canal
Latitude - Longitude 35°21’40”N - 80°58’32”W
Drainage Area 15.4 acres
This drainage area includes the 230kV switchyard. This drainage area also includes rail runoff that
previously was used to transport ash. All rail activity ceased in March 2018 and large concrete barriers
have been placed on the rail to prevent any railcar access.
SW004
Discharge Structure 18” RCP
Location East of Horseshoe Bend Beach Road
Latitude - Longitude 35°21’22”N - 80°58’32”W
Drainage Area 4.6 acres
This drainage basin is bound on the west by the access road parallel to the rail line and on the east by
Horseshoe Bend Beach Road. This drainage area previously included haul roads entering onto Horseshoe
Bend Beach Road used by trucks during ash transport. Ash Hauling activity ceased in December 2015.
SW006
Discharge Structure 36” CMP
Location Western bank of the intake canal
Latitude - Longitude 35°21’39”N - 80°58’32”W
Drainage Area 5.2 acres
The drainage area previously included the combustion turbine area, the slopes of the containment dike
for the former fuel oil bulk storage tank and the jet engine warehouse. These have all been removed
and stabilized with grass.
SW010
Discharge Structure 18” CMP
Location North of W.F. Lark Maintenance Facility
Latitude - Longitude 35°21’38”N - 80°58’41”W
Drainage Area 0.6 acres
The drainage area includes a wooded area north of the W.F. Lark Maintenance Facility; flow is then
overland to Mountain Island Lake. This drainage basin includes approximately 8,000 square feet of
roofed area and 7,000 square feet of paved storage area.
SW011
Discharge Structure 18” CMP
Location North of W.F. Lark Fossil
Maintenance Facility
Latitude - Longitude 35°21’33”N - 80°58’45”W
Drainage Area 1.1 acres
The drainage area includes runoff from the wooded area west of the W.F. Lark
Maintenance Facility; flow is then overland to a creek leading to Mountain Island Lake. This drainage
basin includes approximately 11,000 square feet of roofed area and 33,000 square feet of paved parking
area.
SW018
Discharge Structure 18” RCP
Location East side of station intake canal
Latitude – Longitude 35⁰24’41.9” N- 80⁰58’29.9”W
Drainage Area: 8.8 Acres
The majority of stormwater in this area is from the substation pad which is collected using a network of
catch basins and storm drains and subsequently conveyed to a detention basin and then discharged
through the outfall. The detention basin also receives sheet flow from a grassed area around the
substation pad. The area where the substation pad is built previously contained the coal stock pile when
the plant was under operation. The substation pad is covered with 6 inches of #57 stone and contains
various electrical equipment including transformers, circuit breakers, and metering devices. The
substation consists of a 100kV switchyard and a 44kV transformation yard is currently under
construction. The transformers containing mineral oil will be in the 44kV yard. Drainage will be routed
to an oil water separator prior to discharge into the detention basin.