NC0000396_Correspondence_20220209 (4)

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
July 6t", 2021
Antonio Price
Duke Energy Progress
ASVL PLT/46 Duke Energy Lane
Arden, NC 28704
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
Subject: Review of Duke Energy Progress Asheville Steam Electric Plant: 2020 Arsenic,
Mercury and Selenium Monitoring of Fish in the French Broad River (NC0000396).
Dear Mr. Price:
Thank you for your submission of the 2020 French Broad River fish tissue data for this facility.
Based on our review of the information provided to us in the report, we note that the 2020 data
suggest that there do not appear to be any patterns of mercury, arsenic, or selenium
contamination in fish tissue that can be attributed to plant operations.
If you have any questions regarding these comments or requests, please do not hesitate to
contact me.
Sincerely,
Chris Johnson
Chief, Water Sciences Section
Cc: Landon Davidson, Asheville Regional Office
Sergei Chernikov, Complex Permitting Unit
Lee Pow Jackson, NC DHHS
D_E
NORTH CAROUNA
Department of Bwlronmental Quality
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources I Bio Lab
4401 Reedy Creek Road 11621 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621
919.743.8400