NC0024406_Tax Certification_20220110

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Duke Energy
ATTN: Erin Wallace
410 S. Wilmington Street, NCRH15
Raleigh, NC 27601
Subject:
Dear Ms. Wallace:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
1/10/2022
Tax Certification for
Pollution Abatement Equipment
Real and Personal Property
Tax Certification Number TCS-WS-146
Duke Energy — Belews Creek Steam Station
Stokes County
The Division of Water Resources have completed our review of the Tax Certification
Request for real and personal property that we received from your office on November
22, 2021.
Please find attached a copy of Tax Certification Number TCS-WS-146 that has been issued
by this office to Duke Energy for the Belews Creek Steam Station facility located in Stokes
County.
Please note that as part of this Tax Certification process the DEQ staff did not make any
efforts to confirm either the cost of the item(s) certified or the year of acquisition.
If there is a need for any additional information or clarification, please do not hesitate to
contact Siying Chen at [e-mail] or 919-707-3619.
Ec: Wnston-Salem Regional Office
Stokes County Tax Administrator
NPDES Files
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Sincerely,
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John Hennessy, Supervisor
Compliance & Expedited Permitting Unit
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality i Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919.707.900D

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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental' quality
North Carolina Division of Water Resources
TAX CERTIFICATION NUMBER TCS-WS-146
In accordance with the provisions of the North Carolina General Statutes G.S. 105-275. (8) this is to certify
that Belews Creek Steam Station located at:
3195 Pine Hall Rd
Belews Creek, NC 27009
filed a request for tax certification for real and personal property covered under the Division of Water
Resources Permit Number NC0024406.
Staff of the Division of Water Resources inspected these treatment units and/or equipment on November
22, 2021, and found based on the information supplied by the applicant that the facilities and/or equipment
listed on the attached application meet the following requirements for Tax Certification:
1. The property has been, or will be, constructed or installed;
2. The property complies with, or if still under construction will comply with, the requirements of the
EMC;
3. The property is being effectively operated, or will when completed be required to operate, in accordance
with the terms and conditions of approvals issued by the EMC; and
4. The property has, or when completed will have, as its primary rather than incidental purpose the
reduction of water pollution resulting from the discharge of sewage or waste.
Please note that as part of this Tax Certification process the DEQ staff did not make any efforts to
confirm either the cost of the items certified or the year of their acquisition.
DATE TAX CERTIFICATION ISSUED:
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John E. Hennessy, Supervisor
Compliance & Expedited Permitting Unit
cc: Tax Administrator, Stokes County
Central Files
Winston-Salem Regional Office

Tax Certification Inspection Report Determination
Facility Belews Creek Steam Station — Stokes County
Tax Certification Number TCS-WS-146
Inspection Date 1/6/2022
Inspector/Regional Office Shuying Wang / WSRO
ALL ITEMS LISTED QUALIFY FOR TAX CERTIFICATION: Yes ✓ No ❑
1. FGD & WWT Evergreen Controls Upgrade
Qualifies? Yes ✓ No ❑
Comments: This is the computer control system used to operate the FGD and Wastewater
Treatment equipment and processes.
2. FGD Landfill Leachate Discharge Pipe Replacement Qualifies? Yes ✓ No ❑
Comments: Sends water collected from the landfill to the treatment system for processing.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919 707 9000