NCG200529_Letter RE NPDES SW Permit Requirements_20170221

Energy, Mineral &
Land Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
February 21, 2017
Mr. Paul Draovitch, Senior Vice President
Duke Energy Progress, LLC
526 S Church Street
Office 03233
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
s&
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
TRACY DAVIS
Director
NC(
Subject: H.F. Lee Energy Complex
NPDES Stormwater Permit Requirements
Wayne County
Dear Mr. Draovitch:
Our office has reviewed information submitted by Duke Energy on the applicability of the NPDES Stormwater
Program to the H.F. Lee Energy Complex. Regional Office and Central Office staff have also conducted site
visits at the facility to evaluate the site conditions. All information and site reviews indicate that stormwater
runoff from potential areas of industrial activity at the site is either managed through your wastewater
NPDES permit (NC0003417) or is not discharged from the site as a point source. The NPDES stormwater
program requires the existing of stormwater point source discharges from industrial activity for permit
coverage. Since this does not currently exist at the H.F. Lee Complex, and NPDES stormwater permit is not
required at this time for this facility.
It is our understanding that in the future activities at the facility may change due to the movement of material
on the property. If these conditions would lead to a point source discharge of stormwater from industrial
activity, then conditions would warrant the need for NPDES stormwater permit coverage. With these
changes you would be expected to apply for and receive permit coverage prior to the start of these activities.
If you have any other questions, please contact Bethany Georgoulias at [phone] or
bethany.georgoulias[a ncdenr gov.
Sincerely,
Bradley Bennett
Stormwater Permitting Program
cc: Washington Regional Office - DEMLR - Samir Dumpor
Steve Cahoon, Duke Energy / Environmental Services / 410 S. Wilmington Street / Raleigh, NC 27601
Sam Sampath, Ph.D., EPA Region IV, 61 Forsyth Street, Atlanta, GA 30303
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