20070812 Ver 1_Public Notice_20070605

• OF WATF,9 Michael F. Easley, Governor
~ 0 William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
~ North Cazolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
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Coleen H. Sullins., Director
~ ~ Division of Water Quality
June 5, 2007
Stanly News and Press
237 W. North St.
Albemarle, NC 28001
Attn: Legal Ad Department
Dear Sir:
Re: Public Notices
Please publish the attached Public Notice one time in the sections set aside for Legal Advertisements in
your newspaper. The publication should run on or before June 15, 2007. Please send the invoice for the
publications and three copies of the affidavit of publication to the address given below. Payment cannot be
processed without the affidavit of publication.
N.C. Division of Water Quality
Attn: John Dorney
Water Quality Section
2321 Crabtree Boulevard
Raleigh, NC 27604
If you have any questions, please telephone me at 919-733-9646.
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cc: Kathy Matthews, US Environmental Protection Agency
Alan Johnson, Mooresville Regional DWQ Office
Ken Averitte, Fayetteville Regional DWQ Office
Mike Lawyer, Fayetteville Regional DWQ Office
Jim Mead, NC Division of Water Resources
Central Files
File Copy
Phil Lucas, Hydro Relicensing Project Manager, Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc., 4101 S. Wilrnington
Street, PEB 13, Raleigh, NC 27602
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N. C. Division of Water Quality, 40] Wetlands Certification Unit,
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1650 (Mailing Address)
2321 Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27604-2260 (Location)
[phone] (phone), 919-733-6893 (fax), (http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands

NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
401 Certification for Blewett Falls and Tillery dams for FERC relicensing
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. has applied to the North Carolina
Division of Water Quality for a Water Quality Certification pursuant to Section 401 of the Federal Cleasn Water
Act and Water Quality Commission rules in 15A NCAC 2H 1300. The activity for this Certification. i~ sought
to issue a 401 Certification for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission license for the Yadkin-P'ee Dee
Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2206) in Montgomery, Stanly, Anson and Richmond Counties for dams at
Blewett Falls and Tillery. The application for the project includes plans to address dissolved oxygen ismsues in
the Yadkin River downstream of the dams, modify the minimum low flow in the river, provide pe~nanent
protection of stream corridors in order to partially offset minimum flows as well as conduct biological aid flow
monitoring in the river. In addition, water quality-related items in the Relicensing Settlement Agreemeffit dated
May 9, 2007 are also proposed to be incorporated into the 401 Certification.
The public is invited to comment on the above-mentioned application to the Division of Water duality.
Comments shall be in writing and shall be received by the Division no later than July 18, 2007. Please m~fer to
DWQ Froiect Number 2003-0417 version 3 in our res onse. Comments should be sent to the N.C. Div~ion of
Water Quality, Wetlands and Stormwater Branch, 2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Raleigh, NC 27604, Attm: John
Dorney (919-733-9646 Fax: [phone]). A copy of the application is on file at the Division oil~ce at
Mooresville, North Carolina 28115 (Mooresville Regional Office fax [phone]) during normal baasiness
hours and may be inspected by the public.
Coleen H. Sullins., Director
N.C. Division of Water Quality
DATE: June 5, 2007