20201286 Ver 1_DCM Permit_20201119

Permit Class Permit Number
MODIFICATIONIMINOR 293
RENEWAL STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Department of Environmental Quality
and
Coastal Resources Commission
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Permit
for
X Major Development in an Area of Environmental Concern
pursuant to NCGS 113A-118
X Excavation and/or filling pursuant to NCGS 113-229
Issued to Duke Energy Progress, LLC, PO Box 10429, Southport, NC 28461
Authorizing development in Brunswick County adjacent to Duke Enemy Progress Brunswick Electric
Plant Discharge Canal , as requested in the permittee's letter dated 10/13/20, including the
attached workplan drawings (3) all dated "Received DCM Wilmington 10/14/20".
This permit, issued on November 18, 2020 , is subject to compliance with the application (where consistent
with the permit), all applicable regulations, special conditions and notes set forth below. Any violation of these terms may
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Maintenance Excavation Within the Stilling Basin Area
1) Unless specifically altered herein, this Minor Modification authorizes the excavation and associated
spoil disposal into the adjacent diked area, all as expressly and specifically set forth in the attached
letter and workplan drawings. Any additional development activities may require a modification of
this permit.
2) No excavation shall take place outside of the area indicated on the workplan drawings.
3) Excavation shall not exceed -I 9--feet below themeanlow water level. In no case shall the depth of
excavation exceed the depth of connecting waters.
(See attached sheets for additional conditions) I
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This permit action may be appealed by the permittee or other
qualified persons within twenty (20) days of the issuing date.
This permit must be accessible on -site to Department
personnel when the project is inspected for compliance.
Any maintenance work or project modification not covered
hereunder requires further Division approval.
All work must cease when the permit expires on
December 31, 2025
In issuing this permit, the State of North Carolina agrees that
your project is consistent with the North Carolina Coastal
Management Program.
Signed by the autnoriry oI Cne 3cwuIa,y U1 LLk"e Ullll Illy
of the Coastal Resources Commission.
For Braxton C. Davis, Director
Division of Coastal Management
This permit and its conditions are hereby accepted.
Signature of Permittee

F Duke'Energy Progress, LLC
Permit No. 293
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ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
4) The temporary placement or double handling of excavated or fill materials within waters or vegetated
wetlands is not authorized.
5) No excavated or fill material shall be placed at any time in any vegetated wetlands/marsh or surrounding
waters outside of the alignment of the fill area indicated on the workplan drawing(s).
6) No excavation shall take place within 10 feet of any Coastal Wetlands.
7) All mechanized equipment will be regularly inspected and maintained to prevent contamination of
waters and wetlands from fuels, lubricants, hydraulic fluids, or other toxic materials. In the event of a
spill of petroleum products or any other hazardous waste, the permittee shall immediately report it to the
National Response Center at [phone] and provisions of the North Carolina Oil Pollution and
Hazardous Substances Control Act will be followed.
Spoil Disposal
8) No spoil material shall be placed within 30 feet of the normal high water line.
9) All excavated materials shall be confined above normal high water and landward of regularly or
irregularly flooded marsh behind adequate dikes or other retaining structures to prevent spillover of
solids into any marsh or surrounding waters.
10) The disposal area effluent shall be contained by pipe, trough, or similar device to a point at or beyond
the normal low water level to prevent gully erosion and unnecessary siltation.
11) The terminal end of the pipeline shall be positioned at or greater than 50 feet from any part of the dike
and a maximum distance from spillways to allow settlement of suspended sediments.
12) A water control structure shall be installed at the intake end of the effluent pipe to assure compliance
with water quality standards.
13) The diked disposal area shall be constructed a sufficient distance from the normal high water level or
any marsh to eliminate the possibility of dike erosion into surrounding wetlands or waters.
Maintenance Clause
14) The Division of Coastal Management shall be notified in writing at least two (2) weeks in advance of
any maintenance work authorized by this permit, and such notification shall include:
A. The number of the original permit.
B. A statement that no dimensional changes are proposed.
C. A copy of the original permit plans with cross -hatching indicating the area to be maintained, the
area to be used for spoil disposal, and the estimated amount of material to be removed. The
location, design and holding capacity of the spoil disposal site shall be approved by a
representative of the Division prior to the initiation of any maintenance dredging activities.
D. The date of map revision and the permittee's signature shown anew on the original plan.