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Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
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TO: 401 Certification Mailing List
FROM: John Dorne ~ ~
RE: Public Notices for 401 Certificati s for two FERC relicenses
1. Progress Energy -Blewett Falls and Tillery dams
2. Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. -High Rock Reservoir, Tuckertown Reservoir,
Narrows Reservoir and Falls Reservoir
DATE: June 5, 2007

Public Notices were sent to the Stanly News and Press and Montgomery Herald on June
5, 2007 to solicit comments regarding the proposed 401 Water Quality Certifications for these
projects. The text of the public notices are repeated below. Anyone desiring to comment on
these application should follow the procedures and timelines outlined in the public notices.
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 Clean Water Act and Water Quality Commission rules in 15A NCAC 2H 1300. The
activity for this Certification is sought to issue a 401 Certification for the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission license for the Yadkin-Pee 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 issues in the Yadkin
River downstream of the dams, modify the minimum low flow in the river, provide permanent
protection of stream corridors in order to partially offset minimum flows as well as conduct
biological and flow monitoring in the river. In addition, water quality-related items in the
Relicensing Settlement Agreement 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
Quality. Comments shall be in writing and shall be received by the Division no later than July
18, 2007. Please refer to DWQ _Prolect Number 2003-0417 version 3 in your response.
Comments should be sent to the N.C. Division of Water Quality, Wetlands and Stormwater
Branch, 2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Raleigh, NC 27604, Attn: John Dorney (919-733-9646 Fax:
919-733-6893). A copy of the application is on file at the Division office at Mooresville, North
Carolina 28115 (Mooresville Regional Office fax [phone]) during normal business hours
and may be inspected by the public.
Coleen H. Sullins., Director
N.C. Division of Water Quality
401 OversightlExpress Review Permits Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, NoRh Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] /FAX [phone] /Internet: httn://h2o.enr.state.naus/ncwetlands
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NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
401 Certification for High Rock Reservoir, Tuckertown Reservoir, Narrows Reservoir and
Falls Reservoir for FERC relicensing
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. has applied to the North Carolina
Division of Water Quality for a Water Quality Certification pursuant to Section 401 of the Federal Clean
Water Act and Water Quality Commission rules in 15A NCAC 2H 1300. The activity for this Certification
is sought to issue a 401 Certification for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission license for the Yadkin
Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2197) in Stanly County for dams at High Rock Reservoir, Tuckertown
Reservoir, Narrows Reservoir and Falls Reservoir. The application for the project includes plans to address
dissolved oxygen issues in the Yadkin River downstream of the dams, modify the minimum low flow in the
river and conduct flow monitoring in the river. In addition, water quality-related items in the Relicensing
Settlement Agreement dated February 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
Quality. Comments shall be in writing and shall be received by the Division no later than July
18, 2007. Please refer to DWQ Proiect Number 2007-0812 in your response. Comments
should be sent to the N.C. Division of Water Quality, Wetlands and Stormwater Branch, 2321
Crabtree Boulevard, Raleigh, NC 27604, Attn: John Dorney (919-733-9646 Fax: [phone]).
A copy of the application is on file at the Division office at Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
(Mooresville Regional Office fax [phone]) during normal business hours and may be
inspected by the public.
Coleen H. Sullins., Director
N.C. Division of Water Quality
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
William Bunker, V.P. APGI Hydro Operations, Alcoa Generating, Inc., 300 North Hall
Rd, Alcoa, TN 37701-2516
Randall Benn, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene and MacRae, LLP, 1875 Connecticut Ave., NW,
Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20009-5728
Randall Tinsley, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey and Leonard, LLP, P.O. Box
6000, Greensboro, NC 27420
Phil Lucas, Hydro Relicensing Project Manager, Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc., 410 S.
Wilmington Street, PEB 13, Raleigh, NC 27602
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