NC0003468_Approval of Report-Scope 2 State Dam ID ROCKI-237_20170215

Energy, Mineral
and Land Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Final Approval of Repair
February 15, 2017
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. George T. Hamrick
Senior Vice President
Duke Energy
400 S. Tryon Street, ST06A
Charlotte, NC 28202'
RE: Approval of Repair— Scope 2, Addendum 1
Dan River Primary Ash Pond Dam
Rockingham County
State Dam ID: ROCKI - 237
Dear Mr. Hamrick:
ROY COOPER
Govemor
MICHAEL S REGAN
Secretary
TRACY E DAVIS
Director
RECEIVEDUDEQ/DWR
FEB 1 6 2011
Water Quality
Permitting Section
This correspondence concerns the referenced high hazard dam repaired pursuant to issuance of
an Approval of Repair dated November 9, 2016, as required by the Dam Safety Law of 1967.
The repair documentation pertaining to Scope 2, Addendum I — (Engineered plan to perform
exploratory work to assess the condition of 15" CMP in the dam) certified by Mr. Mel Y.
Browning, PE, AMEC, was received by our office on January 30, 2017.
An inspection of this dam was made by the Land Quality Section staff from the Winston-Salem
Regional Office on January 19, 2017. The dam repair was found to be in general conformance
with the approved plans and specifications, and continued operation of the dam is hereby
approved.
The Land Quality Section staff will make periodic inspections of this dam to verify that the dam
is being maintained in good operating condition. It is advised that you closely inspect and
monitor your dam, and that you notify your engineer and the Division of Energy, Mineral, and
Land Resources if you notice or suspect any problems concerning its safety. The Emergency
Action Plan must be reviewed and updated annually, or as needed by the owner or the owner's
representative.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
1612 Mail Service Center 1 512 N Salisbury St I Raleigh, NC 27699
919 707 9200 T

Mr. George T. Hamrick Dan River Primary Ash Pond Dam
Final Approval of Repair -Scope 2, Addendum 1 ROCKI-237
February 15, 2017 Page 2 of 2
Please contact the Winston-Salem Regional Office at [phone] or a staff member of the
Dam Safety Program in the Raleigh Central Office at telephone number [phone] should
you have questions concerning this matter
Sincerely, i
Brian Shane Cook, PE, LSIT
State Dam Safety Engineer
Land Quality Section
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cc: Mr. Mel Y. Browning, PE, AMEC
Matthew Gantt, PE, DEMLR Regional Engineer
Mr. Jeff Poupart, Division of Water Resources
Mr. Randy Hart, Duke Energy
Filename ROCKI-237 20170215_COFA Dan River Primary Ash Pond Dam—scope-2, Addendum -1