20030179 Ver 6_Public Comments_20070801

Fish and Wildlife Associates, Inc.
Main Office at: P~ BOX 2"41 Tel [phone]
25 Water Tower Lane Whittier, NC 2$789 Fax [phone]
Whittier, NC 28789 Email [e-mail]
July 26, 2007
N.C. Division of Water Quality
Attn: John Dorney
Water Quality Section
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1650
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RE: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
Water Quality Certification -Dillsboro Dam and Powerhouse Removal
Dear Mr. Dorney:
Based on the Public Notice that your office issued by letter dated June 29, 2007, for local
publication, for Duke Energy's 401 permit application for the removal of Dillsboro Dam
and Powerhouse in Jackson County, NC, I followed the Notice's instructions and went to
the Ashe~~ille Regional Office (arriving at approximately 11:15 AM} to review this
document. It turns out that no one knew the location of the application.
Mike Parker called Kevin Barnett, and I was then informed that the permit application
was not in Asheville as stated in the Public Notice, but rather probably still in the Raleigh
Office. Furthermore, Mr. Barnett was out of the office until 1500 PM, and Mr. Parker
was not familiar with any of the files.
Criven that the file for this project is not in Asheville for public inspection, I am
requesting a copy, on behalf of Jackson and Macon Counties and the Town of Franklin,
at no cost, of the application for Dam and Powerhouse removal. I am also requesting
copies of any comments, additional information, correspondence with the applicant, etc.
with regard to the dam and powerhouse removal.
As the files were not in the Asheville Regional Office as advertised, we would
recommend that all parties be given additional time to review these documents. I would
even suggest that the Public Notice be reissued, with a new deadline set for comments.
Also, now that your agency finally has a completed application for the removal of the
Dillsboro Dam and Powerhouse, we would still like to have all the information requested
in the February 6, 2007 to Ms. Cyndi Karoly that is referenced in your letter of July 9,
2007 to Mayor Collins, Town of Franklin. In particular, I request copies of the letters
and notices sent for publication for all of the current and previous certification
applications filed for the Dillsboro Project (relicensing and license surrender) as well as
for the Franklin, Mission and East and West Fork projects.

applications filed for the Dillsboro Project (relicensing and license surrender) as well as
for the Franklin, Mission and East and West Fork projects.
Please c 1, if you have any questions.
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John Boaze, ~
Senior Biologist
Cc: Ken Westmoreland, Manager, Jackson County
Sam Greenwood, Manager, Macon County
Jae Collins, Mayor, Town of Franklin
Verlin Curtis, Alderman, Town of Franklin
Susan Leveille, Chairwoman, Town of Webster Planning Board
Paul Nolan, Attorney