Lee SW Evaluation Approval 5-7-18

Water Resources
Environmental Quality
May 7, 2018
Paul Draovitch
Senior Vice President
Environmental, Health & Safety
Duke Energy
526 South Church Street
Mail Code EC3XP
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Interim Director
Subject: Surface Water Evaluation Plan to Assess 15A NCAC 2B Compliance — H. F. Lee Energy
Complex, Goldsboro, NC — Comments
Dear Mr. Draovitch:
On April 26, 2018, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Water Resources
(DWR) received the "Surface Water Evaluation Plan to Assess 15A NCAC 2B Compliance — H. F. Lee
Energy Complex, Goldsboro, NC" (SW Evaluation) for the subject facility. DWR has reviewed the SW
Evaluation and approves its implementation with the following conditions.
All surface water sampling shall follow the protocol detailed in the DWR Internal Technical
Guidance: Evaluating Impacts to Surface Water from Discharging Groundwater Plumes dated
October 31, 2017.
Any modifications or revisions to the approved SW Evaluation will need to be reviewed and approved by
the DWR prior to implementation. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Will Hart
(Washington Regional Office) at [phone] or Steve Lanter (Central Office) at [phone].
Sincerely,
Jon Risg2ar-ction Chief
Water Qgional Operations
Division of Water Resources
cc: WARO WQROS Regional Office Supervisor
WQROS Central File Copy
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