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Public Hearing
Duke Energy, Dan River Steam Station, Industrial Landfill
Draft Landfill Permit No. 7906-INDUS-2016
March 23, 2016 6:00PM
Eden Town Hall
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The hearing will please come to order.

Today, March 23, 2016, at 6:05PM we are holding this hearing located at:

Eden Town Hall
308 East Stadium Drive
Eden, North Carolina

I am Jason Watkins, Field Operations Branch Head, with the North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality, Solid Waste Section. I have been appointed as hearing officer for this
public hearing concerning draft landfill permit number 7906-INDUS-2016 for the Duke Energy,
Dan River Steam Station Landfill Facility.

I would like to recognize the elected officials present this evening:

NONE

I would like to recognize Waste Management staff present this evening:
 Ed Mussler, Permitting Branch Supervisor
 Larry Frost, Permitting Engineer
 Jamie Kritzer, public information officer
 Shawn McKee, environmental senior specialist
 Elizabeth Werner, permitting hydrogeologist
 Jessica Montie, Compliance officer

This hearing has been called pursuant to the North Carolina General Statue NCGS 130A-309.203
of the Coal Ash Management Act Solid Waste Management in order to accept public comment on
public participation in consideration of draft landfill permit number 7906-INDUS-2016.

Copies of the public notice, draft permits and fact sheets are available this evening in the back of
the room or from the Division contacts.

A sign-up sheet is also located in the back of the room for you to sign in to the meeting and to
indicate if you wish to speak.

Public notice of this meeting was published in accordance North Carolina General Statues. The
Statues require:

The Department shall hold a public hearing and accept written comment on the draft permit
decision for a period of not less than 30 or more than 60 days after the Department issues a
draft permit decision.

Public Hearing
Duke Energy, Dan River Steam Station, Industrial Landfill
Draft Landfill Permit No. 7906-INDUS-2016
March 23, 2016 6:00PM
Eden Town Hall
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The public comment period began on February 17, 2016 and will end at 5:00pm on April 17, 2016.
All comments received within this 60-day period will be considered in making the final
determinations regarding the permit.

Written comments on the draft landfill permit should be submitted to the Division contact at the
following address:

Edward Mussler, III, P.E.
NCDEQ
Division of Waste Management, Solid Waste Section
1646 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1646

Or to:

[e-mail]. Please insert the landfill permit number 7906-INDUS-2016 in the
subject line.

Written statements and data concerning the draft permits may also be submitted to the hearing
officer this evening.

All data submitted by the applicant as part of the administrative record for the landfill permit may
be viewed, by appointment, during the hours of 9:00AM to 4:00PM Monday through Friday at:

NC Department of Environmental Quality
217 West Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27603

At this time, I will summarize the contents of draft landfill permit number 7906.

LANDFILL PERMIT STRUCTURE

The permit is divided into two parts, the Permit to Construct, and the Permit to Operate, consisting
of a list of Approved Documents, and specific conditions for the construction, operation, and
monitoring of the landfill units.

DESCRIPTION

The Solid Waste Section has prepared a draft of Solid Waste Permit number 79006-INDUS-2016.
The draft Permit allows for the following activities:
1. Construction of 3 cells covering approximately 23 acres in size with a total disposal
capacity of about 2.1 million cubic yards of waste material.
2. The operation of cells of the landfill as they are constructed and approved by the Division.

The division has determined that the proposed facility plan, engineering plan, construction quality
assurance plan, operation plan, closure and post-closure plan, and water quality monitoring plan,
as identified in the permit to construct application, satisfy the requirements and intent of the North
Public Hearing
Duke Energy, Dan River Steam Station, Industrial Landfill
Draft Landfill Permit No. 7906-INDUS-2016
March 23, 2016 6:00PM
Eden Town Hall
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Carolina Solid Waste Management General Statues and Administrative Code at this time allowing
the draft to brought forth for public comment.

Notification
Persons who want to receive notice of the final permit decisions should register with the Division
contact. The purpose of the hearing this evening is to receive comments on the on the draft permits.
Comments will only be accepted on the draft permits. We are not here to discuss the permits, to
answer questions during the hearing, or enter into debate. At the conclusion of the hearing, staff
will be available to answer questions. Five minutes will be allotted per speaker.

Please note that a transcript of this hearing will be made available on the Solid Waste Section
website under the Public Notices.

A written response will be provided for all comments and will be made available upon request to
the Division contact.

I will now call on any persons who signed up to comment on the Draft Permits (see below)

Are there any additional speakers who would like to comment on the draft Permits? None

Speakers

Let the record show that no one else has indicated a desire to speak.

If there are no further comments, we will close the hearing at this time. For persons wishing to
comment after this hearing, the record will remain open until 5:00PM, April 17, 2016.

Let the record show that this hearing is closed at 6:49 PM.

Thank you.

Speaker list: Richard Watkins, Bryan Smith, Nelson Hairston, Veronica Clark, Rob Martin,
Ronnell Wilson, George Daniels, Davis Montgomery, Leroy Valentine, Ann Barrington