NC0024406_Application_20191212

DUKE
ENERGY
August 6, 2019
Linda Culpepper, Director
NC Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Subject: NPDES permit modification request
Belews Creek Steam station
NCO024406
Stokes County
Dear Ms. Culpepper,
Paul Draovitch, P. E.
Senior Vice President
EHS and Operations Support
526 S. Church Street
Mail Code: EC3XP
Charlotte, NC 28202
[phone]
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke Energy) hereby requests modification of the subject NPDES
permit to clarify that ash basin decanting flows may be released through outfall 006A.
Duke Energy has currently ceased ash basin decanting operations through outfall 003 pending
response and resolution to our requests for amended Special Order by Consent. This cessation of
flows from outfall 003 occurred on July 29, 2019.
Duke Energy believes that all the necessary information to complete this NPDES permit
modification requests already resides in the files available to your staff but should any additional
information be necessary please contact Mr. Shannon Langley at [phone].
i
itch, P.E.
Senior Vice President
Environmental, Health & Safety and Operations Support
cc: Jim Wells - via email
Richard Baker — via email
Matt Hanchey — via email
Joyce Dishmon/Filenet — via email
Brenda Johnson — via email
Reginald Anderson — Station Manager
George Hamrick — SVP CCP
www.duke-energy.com