3620_DukeAllen_SSLF_DWR_RecoveryWellMod_WS0300028_20230602_PERM_MOD.docx

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ELIZABETH S. B1SER
Secretory
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
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Courtney Murphy
Duke Energy Corporation
526 South Church Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
Dear Ms. Murphy,
(via email)
June 2, 2023
RE: Recovery Well Construction Permit
Permit # WS0300028
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Allen Steam Station
253 Plant Allen Road, Belmont
Gaston County
In accordance with your completed permit modification application received on June 2, 2023, we are forwarding
herewith Water Supply Well Construction Permit No. WS0300028 dated June 2, 2023, issued to Duke Energy, for the
construction of a water supply well system with an increased design capacity of 290,000 gallons per day.
This Construction Permit covers the installation of an additional fifty-three (53) dewatering wells not to exceed a depth
of 70 feet below land surface (bls).
This Permit will be effective for one year from the date of issuance and shall be subject to the conditions and
limitations as specified therein.
Duke Energy should also verify with DWR's Complex Permitting Unit regarding coverage of the proposed additional
discharges to the active ash basin at the facility under NPDES Permit NC0004987.
Please note that, depending upon the volume of water withdrawn by the system per day, registration of the
withdrawal may be necessary at: https://www.ncwater.org/WUDC/app/WWATR/page.
Should you have any questions, please contact Edward Watson at [phone], or by email at
[e-mail].
Sincerely,
EA
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Andrew H. Pitner, P.G. Regional Supervisor
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Division of Water Resources
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Griffin Dewatering (via email)
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
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NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A WATER SUPPLY WELL SYSTEM
(Wells or Well Systems with a design capacity of 100,000 Gallons Per Day or Greater)
In accordance with the provisions of Article 7, Chapter 87, North Carolina General Statutes, and other applicable Laws,
Rules, and Regulations.
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A WATER SUPPLY WELL SYSTEM consisting of fifty three (53) additional dewatering
wells owned by DUKE ENERGY and located at the subject site at 253 Plant Allen Road, Belmont, North Carolina. This
Permit is issued in accordance with the completed permit modification application received on June 2, 2023, in conformity
with specifications and supporting data, all of which are filed with the Department of Environmental Quality and are
considered integral parts of this Permit.
This Permit is for well construction only, and does not waive any provision or requirement of any other applicable law or
regulation. This Permit does not constitute approval of a site, for which the Public Water Supply Section may require
additional information or approval of the proposed volume of water to be withdrawn, within an area defined as a Capacity
Use Area, regulated by the Division of Water Resources.
Construction of any well under this permit shall be in strict compliance with the North Carolina Well Construction Regulations
and Standards (15A NCAC 02c .100), and other State and Local Laws and regulations pertaining to water supply well
construction.
If any requirements or limitations specified in this Permit are unacceptable, you have a right to an adjudicatory hearing upon
written request within 30 days of receipt of this Permit. The request must be in the form of a written petition conforming to
Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714. Unless such a demand is made, this Permit is final and binding.
This Permit will be effective for one year from the date of its issuance and shall be subject to other specified conditions,
limitations, or exceptions as follows:
1. A well test for yield shall be conducted in accordance with 15A NCAC 02C .110(b) and the results of that test shall be
submitted to the Division of Water Resource's Mooresville Regional Office within 30 days of the test conclusions.
2. Each well shall have a Well Contractor Identification Plate and a Pump Installation Information Plate in accordance
with 15A NCAC 02C .0107Q) (2) and (3).
3. Well construction records (GW-1) for each well shall be submitted to the Division of Water Resources' Information
Processing Unit within 30 days of the well completion.
4. When the well is discontinued or abandoned, it shall be abandoned in accordance with 15A NCAC 02C .0113 and a
well abandonment record (GW-30) shall be submitted to the Division of Water Resources' Information Processing
Unit within 30 days of the well abandonment.
Permit issued the 2nd day of June 2023
FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
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Andrew H. Pitner, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit No. # WS0300028
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