NC0003433_Correspondence_20200609

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Mr. Paul Draovitch, Senior Vice President
Environmental, Health and Safety
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Mail Code EC13K
P.O. Box 1006
Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006
Dear Mr. Draovitch:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
June 9, 2020
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit Modification
Permit NC0003433
Cape Fear Steam Electric Plant
Chatham County
Grade I Physical Chemical WPCS
SIC 4911
Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the Draft NPDES permit modification for your facility. Please
review this draft modification carefully to ensure thorough understanding of the requirements and
conditions it contains.
The draft Major Modification contains the following significant changes from your current
permit:
The new Emergency Spillway for the 1963/1970 inactive ash basin has been added to the
permit. The new Emergency Spillway will be designated as Outfall 008B [Lat: 35°34'57.37" N,
Long: 79°02'57.50" W].
The NPDES standard conditions (Parts II, III, and M that are a part of the permit modification are
not included in this draft document (cover, map, and Part 1). The latest version is available at
https://bit.ly/2BZ4xxx and can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF file.
Concurrent with this notification the Division is publishing a notice in a newspaper having circulation
in the general Chatham County area, soliciting public comments on this draft permit. Please provide
any written comments you may have to the following: NCDEQ/DWR, NPDES Permitting Branch,
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 no later than 30 days after receipt of this draft
permit.
D EQ �� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
NORTH C oROLINA
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Following the 30-day public comment period, the Division will review all pertinent comments and
take appropriate action prior to issuing a final permit. If you have questions concerning this draft
permit, please call me at [phone] or by email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Sergei Chernikov, Ph.D.
Environmental Engineer III
Complex NPDES Permitting Unit
Hardcopy: NPDES Files
Ecopy: US EPA Region IV
DWR/Raleigh PWSS Regional Engineer
DWR/Aquatic Toxicology Branch
DWR/Raleigh Regional Office / Water Quality
DWR/Operator Certification Program