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FJORTH CAROLINA above-nmentioned app(ication to the Di-
DtVtSiON OF WATER QUALITY vision of Water Quality. Comments
shall be in •n~rifing and shall be received
401 Certification for Hlgh Rock. by the Division no later than May 2,
Reservoir, Tuckertown Reservoir, 2608. ?fe?s~_refer to UWW~Prorect
Narrows Reservoir and Falls Number 2007-0812 in your res op n56.
Reservoir }or FERC relicensing Comments should be sent to the N.C.
Divisfon of Water C~uality, Wetlands and
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby gjvan that Stormwatar Branch, 2321 Crabtree
Alcoa Pbwer Generating, Inc. has ap- Boulevard, Ralafgh, NC 27604, Attn:
.plied 4o the North Carolina Division of John Dorney (91r3-733-9046 Fax: 919-
Water Quality toYa Water Quality Certii- 733-6893 or via email at
iea8on pursuant to Section 401 bf the Joha Dorney~ncmail.net). A copy of
Federal Clean Water Act and Water the application is on file at the Division
Quality Commission rules jn 15A NCAC office at A4onresville, North Carolina
2H .0500. Tha activity for this Cerlifica- 28115 (Mooresville Regional Office fax
tion is sought to issue a 401-Gertifica- 764-663-6646} during normal business
t{on for the Federal Energy Regulatory hours. and may ba inspected by the
Commission license foi' the Yadkin Hy-' public.
droelectric Project (FERG No. 2197) in
Stanly County for dams at High Rock Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Reservoir, Tuckartown Ri3serJdir, ,Nor- N;C. Division of Water Qualify
rows Reservotr and Falls Reservoir.
The application for the project includes DATE: April 15, 2068.
plans to address dissolved oxygen is- '
sues in the Yadkin River downstream of April 17, 2008.
the dams, moditythe minimum low Clow
ih the aver and conduct flow monitoring
In the river. In addit(on, water quality-
relsted items in the Relicensing Settle-
ment Agreement. dated February 2007
are also proposetl fo be incorporated
Into the 401 Certification as well as a
condition related fo the removal of sedi-
mentation at the City of Salisbury water
intake on the Yadkin fliver. The -Diva-
siph' issued a 461 Certification for this .:
project on November 18, 2007. Howev-
ar that CartificaGOn is hereby revoked
because conditions under v.~hich tho
certification was mado hove ct+anged
(i5A NCAC 2H. 0507 (d)(2). The Dlvi-
sian plans to reissue a GartificaGOn for
this project after the public comment .
period has closed and attar we Kaye :
considered all information submitted to
the Division in response to this Publiq
Notice.
The public is invited to comment on the

Yadkin Project 401 Water Quality Certificate
Subject: Yadkin Project 401 Water Qualiry Certificate
From: "Ellis, H. Gene" <[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:18:22 -0400
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Hello to you all:
I wanted to make you aware of a new development regarding the 401 water quality certificate issued by
the State of North Carolina. A required legal notice was not published, thereby creating an additional
public comment period. As the attached press release explains, we do not expect this to have an impact
on the relicensing process. We continue to believe that FERC will issue a Final EIS before the end of
the month, with a new license expected to follow within 3 to 5 months. Feel free to call me with any
questions regarding this issue, and thanks again for your continued support.
Gene
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PFZ Newswire ~~"
Alcoa Power Generating Inc.
Procedural shortcoming triggers additional public comment period for the Yadkin Project's
Water Quality Certificate
04.17.08, 10:40 AM ET
BADIN, NC, April l 7/PRNewswire% Alcoa Power Generating Inc. (APGI) has learned that a required
legal notice regarding its application for a water quality certificate for the Yadkin Hydroelectric Project
was not published. Alcoa had provided the information necessary for the publication of the notice, and
the lack of publication was apparently an inadvertent oversight.
To remedy this failure to publish the notice, the NC Division of Water Quality posted a legal notice in
the Stanly News & Press on April 17, 2008 seeking public comment on APGI's application for a water
quality certificate for the Yadkin Project. State officials will accept public comment for the next 15
days, through May 2, 2008.
The NC Division of Water Quality originally issued a water quality certificate to APGI on November
17, 2007, after six months of review and public comment. The Division now plans to revoke it and
reissue a certificate for the Yadkin Project after the public comment period has closed and after it has
considered all information submitted in response to the public notice.
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Yadkin Project 401 Water Quality Certificate
"We don't expect this technicality to have an impact on the relicensing process," said Gene Ellis, APGI
licensing and property manager. "We fully anticipate the state will promptly reissue the water quality
certificate once this additional public comment period has passed."
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