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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0005088_Correspondence_20210618 (2)ROY COOPER Governor DIONNE DELLI-GATTI Secretary S. DANIEL SMITH Director NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality June 11, 2021 Ms. Jessica Bednarcik, Senior Vice President Environmental, Health and Safety Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC Mail Code EC13K P.O. Box 1006 Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 Dear Ms. Bednarcik: Subject: Final NPDES Major Modification Permit NC0005088 Rogers Energy Complex Cleveland County Facility Class I The Division of Water Resources is forwarding herewith the Final Major Modification for Rogers Energy Complex. This modification is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended). The Final Major Modification contains the following significant changes from your Draft Permit: • The optimization requirement was added to the FGD Effluent Page (Internal Outfall 004) in response to the SELC comment. • The Deadline Extension for the FGD wastewater (Internal Outfall 004) was reduced from 6 months to 3 months in response to the SELC comment. The Final Major Modification maintains the following significant changes contained in the Draft Permit: • The Technology Based Effluent Limits for Total Arsenic, Total Mercury, Total Selenium, and Nitrate/nitrite as N have been updated to reflect the latest EPA changes to the Effluent Guidelines per 40 CFR 423 (Internal Outfall 004). NORTH CAROLINA Department of Environmental Quality North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 11617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 919.707.9000 • Instream monitoring for Temperature at Outfall 005 has been reduced from Weekly to Quarterly since the facility retired the coal-fired units that operated once -through cooling system. If any parts, measurement frequencies, or sampling requirements contained in this permit are unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30) days following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714. Unless such a demand is made, this permit shall be final and binding. Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may require modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Resources or any other Federal, State, or Local governmental regulations. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Sergei Chernikov, telephone number (919) 707-3606 or email: sergei.chernikov@ncdenr.gov. cc: Central Files NPDES Files Asheville Regional Office/Water Quality WSS/Aquatic Toxicology Unit (e-copy) EPA Region IV (e-copy) G=D_E NORTH CAROIJNA Department al Environmental Quality Sincerely, S. Daniel Smith, Director Division of Water Resources North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 11617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 919.707.9000