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April 16, 2008
CERTIFIED MAIL -Return Receipt Requested
Mr. William Bunker
Alcoa Generating Inc.
V.P. Hydro Operations -Yadkin Division
P.O. Box 576
Badin, NC 28009-0576
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross .Ir., Secretary
North Cazolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins,Director
Division of Water Quality
RE: Yadkin Hydroelectric Project
Stanly County
DWQ # 2007-0812; FERC Project No. 2197
Request for Withdrawal and resubmittal of application for 401 Certification
As you may be aware, the Division of Water Quality has determined that we must
prepare an additional public notice for the 401 Water Quality Certification for the relicensing of
the Yadkin Project (High Rock, Tuckertown, Narrows and Falls reservoirs) on the Yadkin River,
Stanly County, North Carolina since questions have been raised about the process followed for
our earlier public notice that was sent to the Stanly News and Press on June 5, 2007. Anew
public notice has been sent today to the Stanly News and Press for publication in their Thursday
April 17, 2008 edition with the required15 day comment period to end on May 2, 2008. We
invite any additional comments that APGI may have on the 401 Certification that was issued on
November 16, 2007 during that public comment process. As part of this process, the Division
has decided that we will need to revoke the November 401 Certification since conditions under
which the certification was made have changed (15A NCAC 2H .0507 (d)(2)). We anticipate
issuing a new Certification after reviewing all information submitted to the Division in response
to the Public Notice.
In order for the Division of Water Quality to have sufficient time to thoroughly evaluate
any comments, we hereby request that APGI agree to withdraw the application sent to the
Division on May 10, 2007 and then resubmit the application. We believe that this action would
not affect the FERC schedule for relicensing since according to the most recent information that
we have concerning the scheduling, APGI expects that FERC will issue a one year extension of
the present license. Please let me know whether APGI is willing to withdraw your May 10, 2007
application and (if so), when a new application may be submitted.
I can be reached at 919-733-9646 if you have any questions.
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Cc: Don Laton, NC Attorney Genera's ice -Environmental Section
Coleen Sullins, DWQ
Paul Rawls, DWQ
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