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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20041224 Ver 1_General Correspondence_20040702duke !~ Energy: ~~~,, ~ r~<,r 1 Ir Icahn ~),,:. WETLANDS 1401 GRC~UR rih Carolina Di~isinn ~~f Water Quality {NCDWQI ~~~ ~ ~ 2004 1 ('rabtree I31vd WATER QUALITY SECT;iflN ~~'ithdrawal and Re-submittal of application for 41) I Water (luahty Certification Dillsboro Iivdraelectric Project. E~ERC No. 2bU2 On .lulu ~, 'i)O~t Drrkc: Pinner, a Division of Duke Energy C'urporation. Vantahala .Area tDPNa1 tiled a -t01 ~'4'ater Quality Certification (~l(11 WQ(') application with the Ni~Cth Carolina Di~~ision o1~ ~~~~ ater Quality (NCI?WQ) for relicensin~ of the Dillsboro Project. Suhsequently on Septentber ~, 2tN)3, Duke requested that NC'DVVQ place a hold on processing the 4O1 ti~`QC' application for relicensing of the Dillsboro Project until DPN.~\ tiled a license sun~encter applic.atiun with the Federal 1?nergy Regulatory Commission (FERCi for the sa~~ie Uilishoro Project. The license surrender application for the rlillctv~rn Prr~iari ~i.ac fill-•;I ~~ ith t~r;t2(' ;m 1\.t:;~. ~R ~(~(l:.t \t this point, })}'V }'~ is requcstin~ that FF:RC' process our license surrender application to ~~pprove, as requested, the rornoval ol~ the Dillsboro Dam and Powerhouse- :fit that time, )P\.A c~oulcl ~vrii~dra« its license appltcahon for the Dillsboro Project. However, Because it is pi~ssi}plc. tluit FE?RC may not approve Df'NA's license surrender application. )PNa is required t=.~ keep active its license applicatie~n to renew the hvdropo~vcr operating license. Because FERC requires states to act on ~1t)1 Vl'Q(' applications ~~ithin year, DPN:'1 is required to keep its -11)1 1~~'QC' application fir relicensing active as as the license. application for the Dillsboro Project is pending. [)~'~ ID: (13-01.79 FI~:RC X01 WA'I'F H QU~~L.I I'l~" CEN 11HIC~"TION ,~PPl,1(.::aTION I=012. f-~!S C11't; FERC' PERMITS * SH:'S`D SEti'[:M1 (7) COPIES AND TIIE ~1PPROPIil~1~TE F'[:E (SE:>?: 17~E:~1 # 161* OF' ~flliti AI'P1,1C':v'T[O'S "Tn; CIiF: tiC Dl~~'ISIC)N OI~~ \~\ AhE~:R (1l.!AI_.I~fl aT'('N: JOHN DORNF:1' 2321 CRABTREE: BLS U., SL'TTE 2511 R:~1_,EIr.H, tic z~~~a. /Pl.f.'.a.SF PN/\T CtR T}P1:.1 DVJI~ER'S NA~9E: Dukc PoHCr ~1AILING ADDRI?SS: 526 Church Street, P.O. Bq~ l IHt6 PR01EC' l ~:;1UlE: Uillsboro Hydroelectric Pr~iect, F'EC2C'_.tin._2602 CI [l': Charlotte STATE: tiorth Carolina 7IP (.'ODE: 2K2U1-IUUb PRO.tECT L,O('A~1'1C)N ADDRESS {IF D([=FERE,h`I~ FROM MAIi..[?~G ADDRESS .~'1BOV[~:> 150 ti~rth Ri~er_Road, Uillsboro,. tiC 21372 TE[.EPE~iONE NIiMBi;.lt: (V4~ORK) (7i1~) 3>32-592 IF APPLICABLE: AGE\"T'S SAME OR RI~.SPO?~StBI.E C'OKPORAI E UFFlCIA[., AD[)RESS, P}I()tiE. Nl'~9I3[?R: ~Ir .leffre~~ G. I,ineber~er, ~lana~er )fl~¢ro l,icensin~, Dukc Pc)~er - __ _ _ 526 t~hurch Street. P.O._Bo~ 1006, ('h.irlotte, VC~ 282111-10[16 LOCAl'10'v PROJE('~1~ (PROVIDE A I~~tAP. INCLI?DI1tG A ('OPti' OF l1SGS TOPUCGRAPHIC 11AP OR AERIAL P[{OI~OGRAPIiY \'~'I-I~1J SC'ALEl: Version l.t) Januan . 1 x)99 C'Ot'tiTl`: Jackson NIARI::ST TOV~~\: Diltshoro ~PFCIFIC L~)c'A~IIUti tItiCLUDE ROAD NUti1BEI~S. LAtiD1:~Rt~S, FT('_) 1SQ ~ui•th River_FZyad: See attached. map tMPAC TFD STRF.f1Nt-RI~~'E~R: "I'ucl:asegee Ri~~er Rl~'ER B.<~SI\: little Tennessee River Basin C~RRE^:T Dfl'ISIO~~~ Uf~ ~'~'A"I~ER QtAL1"f'l' (DWQ} C LASSIFICA-I [ON: Upstream gf Danis. Glass (, "Tit; vor`nstrcam of l)am: ('lass C (a1 1S THE PROJE:CI~ I,OCA~CI~:D W[`[~t~)!N A NOR"I~H C '.ARU[.INA DIVISIO'` OF C'OASTAI M.~NAGF.MENT AREA OF Eti~~tRON~M EVTAL C'ON('ER1 (AEC')'' l'ES NO ti (h) IF "I~NE PROJEC 1 IS L.O('A"I"ED Vl'ITfll?~ A COAST AL- COUtiT Y (SEE PAGE ? Ft)R ["fS [ Of= ('OAS-I AI. C"OEiN"(IES1. `'~-1-IAT IS THF: LA?~D USL~- f LA\ IL~'f') Dl~"S1(;ti;1"IlON`' (a) :ARE ADDiT1ONAL PERMIT REQUESTS EYPEC' TEU FOR "1~fiIS PROPERI-ti' IN T'ffl: FI'TL'RE'? 1'ES NOiti' IL' YES. DESCRIBE S"TI~~1A~(f=D -["OLAI" NUMBERS OF A(-'Rf?S IN PROJE('"I ~pprorin~atel~ 16 acres in the Pr~ect 'ROL'ID~ AN Af'I'IZOPRIA1 E ENVIRONMEN"i~AL DOCUMENT. THE -OCU`~~IEN'I SHO['~LD ADD(~E:SS: >A"f'A Slf01~ 1NG "L'fIA"1'' A'Olt) M(tiI'~9UM FL041~ 11~'ll.l F31 ROVIDI Iflistoric stream floe data and associated flow duration curves for the _ --- pro~ecti uicludirt~ minimum flow data can bc. found rn the Diltshoro N~_draelcctric Final. License rlpplication____s_ubmitted on January 2~, 2Ut13. I his _nfarmatic,n is found m_Sectign, r 2.0_ of the__applicat~un._ .-?annual and munih_I~ floN duration .cur}des are, providgd in .Appendix 2 of. the F'nai application, Since there is_ essentiali~~ no .storage _ the infio~i is appro~imatet~ ec~tial _to the .outflow ._ _ There ~i ill__be_no_ chat)ge in Project ~p_eratgns, thus. do change in_ the floes' levels, versu~n i.ir lanuarti. 199c1 (c) DESt"RIP~IION OF I_EtiCJT'Il OF E3Y['ASS K[;At'H Tlt~ ANl"y ANU ~~tEASL!RES TO PROL%[DE: FLOW' ~T'O 1 HE RE.AC'Ii IN LOLk' FI_.OVI' C ONDT~7'IONS. 1)ue tn_the configuration cif the dam., there is no b~pass_ reach associated with this Project. _ See _Etihibit :~ tI'rajcct Dcscription~ of__the__1?nal __l.icensc application fora discustii~n_ of Proiect facilities. (d) LIEASC~RES PLANNF,D OK TAKT~_N ~I O tiIAINTAIti DOWNS IRE.A!L1 11~'ATE~R QUAI,ITI' St: C} 1 AS AllEQL`A7 E= DISSOI,L'ED OXL'GFN. E~en_thou~h_dissol~~ed._ox`gen concentratio~~s in the. deeper depths of the upstream _ storage reserti'oirs (East and ~~'est_ Fork Projects) decreased throughout .the stratified. period= the deep. ~-ater_ released from. the reser~_oirs was. at least. 3 mgrl greater. than the minimum standard for_tic~rth t:arolina trout eaters. Based upon disso!`ed ox~~gen data collected in 2001 and the_~CUE_\R-UW'Q historical data, oxygen concentrations consistently exceeded .the .minimum c;~ncentrations established b2 State ~sater _c~ualit~ standards for_the Tuckascgee Rir-er. ~s with temperature,. no _disce_rirablc effect _on dtssol~ ed oxygen H~as_ detected from the. pillsboro Project. T'herE µ.i11 be no change in_ Project oper•ationss thus no change. in the. UQ Ie~ els. .~L detailed. analysis of dissals ed ox~gen1 is pror ided in Exhibit F. (Section. E2.9) of the Final License _lppliration. Vl'H;~LT IS Tl-l l-. Sl1,E OF' l'ltt; ~~'AT'F.KSHF[) 2yU_syuare mile drainage area _ - ~~~H.A~T' I5 T~EIE Fl:[ T_-FUND SUTtE~AC'E AKE~.1' ,lpprutinaatcty_ l_5 acres at ete~~ation 1y72.110 ft. ;~ISI_. l'OL ARF. RE:C~I,!IRED T'U 4_'OtiTAC'T THE L'S [=ISH AND ~'~"II_DI_II=E SEKL~IC'I: AND~OR NA I~IONAI.. '~~4AKINE FISHERIES SERL'IC'E KE:GAKDING'T HE PRESENCE OF AN1' FEDfKALLl' LISTEU UR I'ROPOSEU f~OR LISTING i~NUANGERED OK ~tHREATENED SPECIES OR ('RI"['TC'AL HABITAT [N THE PERMIT .AREA ~1~HAT MA1~' BE .AFFF_.CTED B1' Tf [E PROPOSED PROJECT. DA'T[,. CUN~TAC'TED: Letter fron~_Brian C'olc jliSF«_S-.-Lshc}ilie~ on 11_arch_$, 211Ot) in assgcation }+ith _Prolect Section 7 consuttatian and suhseeFucnt letters/discussions. ~~ ith - _ the USF'~~'S_throuahout the. i elcensing stakeholder process, l~`OLI r1R1: KE-Ql IItI~U "1~0 C(.)N"I~AC' 1 IlIE STATL f-[ISTORIC PRE-S[?R\-ATIC)N C)FFICER (SHPC)) KEGARDING I'HE PRESi=.N('E OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES [N THE: PERMIT AKl:.4 ~%I~iIC'H ~~1AY BE AFFECTT=D BY' TEiE PROPOSED PROJE('~1~. UATI= ('ONTACTFD: Letter frnm__Renee__Gledhill Ea--le} (ti(' Dept., Uf ('ultiiral ltcsources~ _gn Uecemt~er 16, 1999_ in association with cultural. resource consultation and subsequent- letters-discussigns_Hith them du_rnx the rrlccnsin~ stakeholder process., DOES THE PROJEC E INi~'OLVE AN E~PENDITI'RE OF PIBLIC FUNDS MR 'THE l!SE OF PUBLIC (STATE) L.AND'' 1~E:S NO ~~ (IF' NO, GO TO (a) 1F YES. UOE.S THE: PROJE(`I~ REQ(!IRF L'RE~.P,1R:4"LION Of~ AN F.I~~"[IZONI~IENTAL DUC'I1~IEN`T Pl ~RS(iANE TO THE: RL:QU[REYTENTS OF "I-'FIE NORT}I CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL PUL,ICY A('T? Y'ES NO (b) iF ~'I~:S, FIRS THE DOCUMENT BEEN RI~.~-IE~VED THRO}JGH THf= NC)R"~T}I C',4ROL,[NA DI_ PARTMEN•I~ O}~ ADM[NIS ERA~IION S"I AE}: CLEARINGHOI`SE 4'ES NO IF ANS~b'ER 1'b IS YFS. `CHIN Sl!I3~1(T APPROPRIATE UOC'IIMENTA~I•lON FROM ~EHE STATE C'LEARINGHOUSF. ~~VI"fH 1 H}~: NORTH C,4ROL(NA ENVIRUN~~IEN~I~AL. POLIC'E` ACT. QUES"EIONS RE;G.4RDING THE: S 1:4"I~}: CLEARING}{OI;SE RE~'!EW PR()C'F.SS SHOI!LC) BE DIRECTED TO MS. CHRYS F3AGGE:Tl. DIRECTOR STATE: CLI~.ARINGHOUSE, NORT}l (.~,4ROI.ENA D}~:P:'~RTMENT O}' AD!~~iINISTRAI }ON, 1 l6 ~1''E',51 JONES S ERI~:E. }~, RAL.EI(i}i, NOR I~H C'ARUI,INA 27f>(l~-t~UO3, ~TE[.,EPHONE, (9I~Ij 73~-6360. 1 ~- THE I=0LL0~'~`[NG fl'E:~1S SIIOI'LD BE INCL}~DED ~~'ITH ~[}I[S :4PPLIC~A"EION IF PROPOSED A('TIVIT~` INVOLVES TE}[~. UISC}iARGE C) EXC'.4VA`EE:D OF FILL. MAl }:RIAI. INTO WETLANDS: ti!A I~) 4VE:TLAND DEL[tiE,AEION ti~1AP SHOWING AI_l. E'V'E-ELANDS. STREAMS LAKES. AND PONDS ON ~1-HE~. PROPERTY (FOR NATIONIy"lDE PLRMI"T NUMBERS 14, 18, ?1,26, ?9, AND 3~-. AI1_ S~IREAi~1 (INTF_.RMI I~TEN~I~ AND I'ERti9ANEN"Tl ON T'HE. PROPERTY MUST BF SHOWN UN THE MAP. ti4AP SCALES SIIOL~LU E3E l INC'}i EQUALS ~(1 FEET OF 1 INCFI EOUALS IUO }=F?ET UI~ THEIR EC)UIVALI=ti"[. (b- lF A~~.AILABE_E., {ZEPRESEN'T~ATIVE PHOI~OGRAPH OF Wl~:"IL:ANDS IO BE iMPAC'TED B~' PROJI:C'T. (c) IF DELINEATION ~~'AS PER_F~ORMED B1' A Cc1NSUL~i~ANT, Iti('Ll1UE ALL n:A~TA SHEETS RELE~'r\I~"I' TO T}iE PL_AC'EMEN'I~ OE' THE DEL[~FATION 1.(NE. i~l) AT"I'A('H ~'~ ('OPY C)E~ THE S"lY)RMV4'ATER MANAGEMENT PLAN lE= REQUIRED. ter W'HA"T [S LAND USE OF StIRIZOE_'~D1NG PROPERTI"? ([1 IF APPLICABLE. WHAT IS PROPOSED 19ETHOD OF SE~'AGI DISPOSA I.~' lf,. C'ERi1FI('A"IION FEE-. (al IF THE IM.PAC'T IS I.FSS THA?~ I ACRE OF WETLAND OR w':1TER ANI) LESS T{IAN 15O FEET OF S"CREAM, PLEASE ENCC.i)SE. A CtIE~_CK FOR ~2t-O.Oi) MADE C)L?T TO THE NOR"I"t{ CAROLINA DIVISEON OF WATER Qt! A [_ IT`Y. (h} IF I HE [~tPAC'"i E`C('EEDS Fa"THFR OR BOT-EI OF T HE LEVELS IN (a). PLEAfiE LNCL_OSF A CHECK FC~R $={7~.tt~) MADE Ot ~'l~ E'O THL ~(JK~T~H CAROL.IN:A C)IVISION OF WATER QUALITY". I7. Pl`E3LIC NU'TIC'E IS RE.QU[RED FOR ALL FERC PROJECTS. PLEASE NO"CE THA1~'THE APPLICANT IS Rt.QU1RED TO RE?IME3l. RSE TFIE U[VISION U1= WATER QUALITY' FOR TT{E COSTS ASSOCIATED ~~'T"[-}{ THE PLACEMENT OF THE PLBL[C NO~I~IC'E. REFERENCE:- 15:~ N('AC 2H ilf ftl /C~ rNED .AND C)A'TED AGI~.NT A['THORII.ATION LET"I~ER, IF APPLICABLE. iTE: WE."I~I.ANDS OR WATERS OF THE t'S MAY NO`f E3E lMt'A(`~(ED PRIOR 1. ISSUANCE OF A SECl~ION 4(11 CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMIT. ?. EETHER THE ISSUANCE OR WAVER OF A 4U1 DiViS1ON OF ~'~'Al }?R OUAL1"I~Y CER'i'IE~I(~1TION. AND