WR0300115_Well Construction Permit_20200707

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Mr. Scott Davies (via email)
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
526 South Church St.
Mail Code EC12J
Charlotte, NC 28202
Dear Mr. Davies,
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
July 7, 2020
RE: Recovery Well Construction Permit
Permit # W R0300115
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Allen Steam Station
253 Plant Allen Road, Belmont
Gaston County
In accordance with your completed application received by email on June 19, 2020, we are forwarding
herewith Recovery Well Construction Permit No. WR0300115 dated July 7, 2020, issued to Duke Energy
Carolinas, LLC, for the construction of a recovery well system at the Allen Steam Station, Gaston County.
This Permit will be effective for one year from the date of issuance and shall be subject to the conditions and
limitations as specified therein. This Construction Permit covers the installation of thirty (30) recovery wells of
varying depth and construction details as described in the permit application. This Permit will be effective for
one year from the date of issuance and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein.
Please note that, depending upon the volume of water withdrawn by the system per day, registration of the
withdrawal may be necessary at: https://www.ncwater.org/WUDC/app/\NWATR/page.
Should you have any questions, please contact me at [phone], or by email at
andrew. pitner(abncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
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Andrew H. Pitner, P.G., Assistant Regional Supervisor
Mooresville Regional Office
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources
CC: DWR, Central Office Staff (via email)
DWR, MRO Staff (via email)
Courtney Murphy, Duke Energy Carolinas (via email)
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Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 1 Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
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NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RECOVERY WELL SYSTEM
In accordance with the provisions of Article 7, Chapter 87, North Carolina General Statutes, and other applicable Laws,
Rules and Regulations.
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RECOVERY WELL SYSTEM consisting of thirty wells owned by Duke Energy Carolinas,
LLC at the subject site in Gaston County. This Permit is issued in accordance with the application received on June 19,
2020, in conformity with specifications and supporting data, all of which are filed with the Department of Environmental
Quality and are considered integral parts of this Permit.
This Permit is for well construction only, and does not waive any provision or requirement of any other applicable law or
regulation. Construction of any well under this Permit shall be in strict compliance with the North Carolina Well Construction
Regulations and Standards (15A NCAC 02C .0100), and other State and Local Laws and regulations pertaining to well
construction.
If any requirements or limitations specified in this Permit are unacceptable, you have a right to an adjudicatory hearing upon
written request within 30 days of receipt of this Permit. The request must be in the form of a written petition conforming to
Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714. Unless such a demand is made, this Permit is final and binding.
This Permit will be effective for one year from the date of its issuance and shall be subject to other specified conditions,
limitations, or exceptions as follows:
1. Issuance of this Permit does not obligate reimbursement from State trust funds, if these wells are being installed as
part of an investigation for contamination from an underground storage tank or dry cleaner incident.
2. Issuance of this Permit does not supersede any other agreement, permit, or requirement issued by another agency.
3. The well(s) shall be located and constructed as shown on the attachments submitted as part of the Permit application.
4. Each well shall have a Well Contractor Identification Plate in accordance with 15A NCAC 02C .0108(o).
5. Well construction records (GW-1) for each well shall be submitted to the Division of Water Resources' Information
Processing Unit within 30 days of the well completion.
6. When the well is discontinued or abandoned, it shall be abandoned in accordance with 15A NCAC 02C .0113 and a
well abandonment record (GW-30) shall be submitted to the Division of Water Resources' Information Processing
Unit within 30 days of the well abandonment.
7. Temporary wells must be permanently abandoned or converted to a permanent well within seven days (168 hours)
of completion of drilling the borehole.
Permit issued the 7t" day of July, 2020
FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
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Andrew H. Pitner, P.G., Assistant Regional Supervisor
Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit No. # WR0300115