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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0004979_Correspondence_20210728 (4)ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary LINDA CULPEPPER Director NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality November 13, 2019 Mr. Paul Draovitch, Senior Vice President Environmental, Health and Safety Duke Energy Progress, LLC Mail Code EC13K P.O. Box 1006 Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006 Subject: Draft NPDES Major Modification Permit NC0004979 Allen Steam Station Gaston County Facility Class I Dear Mr. Draovitch: The Division has received your request to extend the compliance schedule for FGD wastewater from 02/28/2020 to 11/01/2020 due to the latest EPA changes to 40 CFR 423. The request has been granted. Enclosed with this letter is 1 page that includes necessary modification. Please review this page to ensure thorough understanding of the conditions and requirements it contains. The draft permit modification contains the following significant changes from your current permit: • The FGD compliance date has been extended until 11/01/2020. Please provide any comments you have regarding the draft permit to this office by December 13, 2019. At this time, the Division is also publishing a notice in the newspapers of general circulation in Gaston County, inviting public comment on the Draft Modification. Following the 30-day comment period, we will review all pertinent comments received and take appropriate action on the permit modification. NORTH E Q Deprhnm.1 E.Foueopl Qu1� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 11617Mall Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 919.707.3601 If you have any questions about the NPDES permit process, please contact me at the following e-mail address: sergei.chernikov@ncdenr.gov, or telephone number: 919-707-3606. Sincerely, Sergei Chernikov, Ph.D. Environmental Engineer III Complex NPDES Permitting Unit cc: Central Files NPDES Files EPA Region IV (e-copy) Mooresville Regional Office/Water Quality (e-copy) Mooresville Regional Office/PWS (e-copy) WSS/Aquatic Toxicology Unit (e-copy) Page 2 of 2