NC0024406_Correspondence_20191212

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
September 3, 2019
Mr. Paul Draovitch, Senior Vice President
Environmental, Health and Safety
Duke Energy Progress, LLC
Mail Code EC13K
P.O. Box 1006
Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006
Subject: Draft NPDES Permit Modification
Permit NCO024406
Belews Creek Steam Station
Stokes County
Facility Class I
Dear Mr. Draovitch:
The Division has received your request to allow decanting via Outfall 006A. The request has
been granted. Enclosed with this letter is 2 pages that include necessary modifications. Please review
these pages to ensure thorough understanding of the conditions and requirements they contain.
The draft permit modification contains the following significant changes from your
current permit:
• Internal Outfall 006A now allows discharge of the wastewater from the decanting procedure.
• The Water Quality Based Effluent Limits (Monthly Average and Daily Maximum) for Total
Lead have been reduced (Internal Outfall 006A) due to the increase in the flow through this
Outfall. The projected decanting flow is 5.5 MGD.
Please provide any comments you have regarding the draft permit to this office by
October 4, 2019. At this time, the Division is also publishing a notice in the newspapers of general
circulation in Stokes County, inviting public comment on the Draft Modification. Following the 30-
day comment period, we will review all pertinent comments received and take appropriate action on
the permit modification.
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11617Mall Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919.707.3601

If you have any questions about the NPDES permit process, please contact me at the
following e-mail address: [e-mail], or telephone number: 919-707-3606.
Sincerely,
Sergei Chernikov, Ph.D.
Environmental Engineer III
Complex NPDES Permitting Unit
cc: Central Files
NPDES Files
EPA Region IV (e-copy)
Winston-Salem Regional Office/Water Quality (e-copy)
Winston-Salem Regional Office/PWS (e-copy)
WSS/Aquatic Toxicology Unit (e-copy)
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