Approval - Request for Deferral of 2019 Interim Monitoring Plan Reports_20191231

ROY COOPER
Governor
NCHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
L1NDA CULPEPPER
Director
Paul Draovitch
Senior Vice President
Environmental, Health & Safety
Duke Energy
526 South Church Street
Mail Code EC3XP
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
NORTH t ArcOLiNA
Emkonmental Quality
December 31, 2019
Subject: Request for Deferral of 2019 Interim Monitoring Plan Annual Reports — Approval
Dear Mr. Draovitch:
On December 4, 2019, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Division
of Water Resources (Division) received Duke Energy's request to defer the Annual Monitoring
Reports for all 14 facilities for the year 2019. Per DEQ's May 1, 2017 letter, the Annual
Monitoring Reports for the current year are due by April 30a' of the following year. DEQ agrees
to allow Duke Energy to integrate the objectives and content of the Annual Monitoring Reports
into the forthcoming Updated Comprehensive Site Assessments (CSAs) and Corrective Action
Plans (CAPS) for the facilities following the schedule summarized in Table 1:
Table 1
Facility
Report
Due Date
Updated Corrective Action Plan (CAP) for
Allen Steam Station
Impoundments and other Hydrologically
March 31, 2020
Connected to the Impoundments*
Updated Comprehensive Site Assessment
Asheville Steam Electric Plant
(CSA) for Impoundments and Other Primary
June 1, 2020
and Secondary Sources
Updated CAP for Impoundments and other
Belews Creek Steam Station
Hydrologically Connected to the
March 31, 2020
Impoundments*
Buck Combined Cycle Station
Updated CSA for Impoundments and Other
October 1, 2020
Primp . and Secondary Sources
Cape Fear Steam Electric Plant
Updated CSA for Impoundments and Other
September 1, 2020
Primary and Secondary Sources
Updated CAP for Impoundments and other
James E. Rogers Energy Complex
Hydrologically Connected to the
March 31, 2020
Impoundments*
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
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919.707.9000

Dan River Combined Cycle
Updated CAP for Impoundments and Other
July 1, 2020
Station
Prim and Secondary Sources
H. F. Lee Energy Complex
Updated CSA for Impoundments and Other
October 1, 2020
Primary and Secondary Sources
Updated CAP for Impoundments and other
Marshall Steam Station
Hydrologically Connected to the
March 31, 2020
Impoundments*
Updated CAP for Impoundments and other
_
Mayo Steam Electric Plant
Hydrologically Connected to the
March 31, 2020
Im oundments*
Riverbend Steam Station
Updated CAP for Impoundments and Other
May 1, 2020
Primary and Secondary Sources
Updated CAP for Impoundments and other
Roxboro Steam Electric Plant
Hydrologically Connected to the
March 31, 2020
Impoundments*
L.V. Sutton Energy Complex
Updated CAP for Impoundments and Other
May 1, 2020
Primar N and SecondarySources
W. H. Weatherspoon Power Plant
Updated CSA for Impoundments and Other
June 1, 2020
Primary and Secondary Sources
*DEQ understands that Duke Energy will submit these reports in December 2019.
DEQ acknowledges that there are other Updated CAP submittals for impoundments and other
primary and secondary sources scheduled for submittal in 2021 and may consider deferring IMP
Reports for these facilities on a case by case basis.
If you have any questions, please contact Steve Lanter (Central Office) at [phone].
Sincerely,
gick�Bolich, L.G., Chief, Ground Water Resources Section
Division of Water Resources
Attachment: Duke Energy December 2, 2019 letter
cc: WQROS Regional Offices
GWRS Central File Copy

DUKE
ENERGY.
December 2, 2019
Mr. Rick 8olich
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
1636 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636
Subject: Request for Deferral of 2020 Annual Reports
Dear Mr. Bolich:
Pact D aoWkh
Senior Vke President
Environmental, Heafth a Safety
526 S. Chmh Street
Mail Code: EC3KF
Chadotte, NC28202
{9W) 373.0408
Duke Energy is in receipt of the May 1, 2017 letter from the North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality (DEQ) which requires an annual interim monitoring plan report for each of Duke
Energy's 14 coal ash facilities. Per the DEQ May 1, 2017 letter, "The respective annual monitoring
reports shall include figures, tables, cross -sections, maps and time -series plots in a manner that provides
an integrated, comprehensive interpretation of site conditions and plume status." The next annual
reports would be due on April 30, 2020 and address calendar year 2019,
Duke Energy is also in receipt of the DEQ letter dated April 5, 2019 which provides a schedule for
submittal of updated Comprehensive Site Assessments (CSAs) and Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) for all
14 of Duke Energy's coal ash facilities. Submittal of these documents will vary from December 2019
through October 1, 2020 and more than address the requirements of the annual monitoring reports. As
such, Duke Energy requests that DEQ defer the 2019 annual reports.
If you have any questions on the enclosed information, please contact Ed Sullivan at 980-373-3719.
Since, IY,-
P I Dr tch
Senior. ice President
Environmental, Health & Safety
cc: Ed Sullivan — Duke Energy
Scott Davies — Duke Energy
Kathy Webb —SynTerra Corp.
Jim Wells - Duke Energy
Matt Hanchey — Duke Energy
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