NC0007064_Other Agency Documents_20230524

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
May 23rd, 2023
Jay Ratliff
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
8470 River Road SE
Southport, NC 28461
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
Subject: Review of Duke Energy's Brunswick Steam Electric Plant (NC0007064):
Biological Monitoring Data (2020-2021).
Dear Mr. Ratliff:
Thank you for your submission of the aforementioned document. Based on a review of
the data provided to us, we find no significant adverse effects to the finfish and shellfish
communities within the lower Cape Fear.
If you have any questions regarding these comments, please do not hesitate to contact
me.
Sincerely,
Chris Johnson
Chief, Water Sciences Section
Cc: Morella Sanchez -King, Regional Supervisor (Wilmington Regional Office)
Sergei Chernikov, Complex Permitting Unit
D E Q�JJ North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
!/ 512 North Salisbury Street 1 1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
NORTH CAROLINA
Department of Environmental Dual 919.707.9000