20030179 Ver 6_Public Notice_20070810 (3)

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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins Director
Division of Water Quality
August 10, 2007
The Highlander
P.O. Box 249
Highlands, NC 28741
Attn: Legal Ad Department
Dear Sir:
Re: Public Notices
Please publish the attached Public Notice one time in the sections set aside for Legal Advertisements in
your newspaper. The publication should run on or before August 24, 2007. Please send the invoice for the
publications and three copies of the affidavit of publication to the address given below. Payment cannot be
processed without the affidavit of publication.
N.C. Division of Water Quality
Attn: John Dorney
Water Quality Section
2321 Crabtree Boulevard
Raleigh, NC 27604
If you have any questions, please telephone me at 919-733-9646.
Program
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cc: Lori Beckwith, Asheville Field Office US Army Corps of Engineers
Kevin Barnette, DWQ Asheville Regional DWQ Office
Central Files
File Copy
Jeff Lineberger, Manager, Hydro Licensing, Duke Energy, EC 12Y
P.O. Box 1006, Charlotte, NC 28201-1006
Paul Nolan, 5515 North 17th Street, Arlington, VA 22205
John Boaze, Fish and Wildlife Associates, P.O. Box 241, Whittier, NC 28789
Alan Bryson, Chair, Macon County Board of Commissioners, Macon County Courthouse Annex,
5 West Main Street, Franklin, NC 28734
N. C. Division of Water Quality, 401 Wetlands Certification Unit,
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1650 (Mailing Address)
2321 Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27604-2260 (Location)
[phone] (phone), 919-733-6893 (fax), (http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands
Sincerely,

Brian McMahan, Chair, Jackson County Board of Commissioners, 401 Grindstaff Cove Road, Sylva,
NC 28779
Glenn Jones, Chair, Swain County Board of Commissioners, 101 Mitchell Street, P.O. Box 2321,
Bryson City, NC 28713
Jean Hartbarger, Mayor, Town of Dillsboro, P.O. Box 1088, Dillsboro, NC 28725
Joe Collins, Mayor, Town of Franklin, 188 West Main Street, Franklin, NC 28734
Dana Jones, Chair, Cherokee County Board of Commissioners, 75 Peachtree Street, Murphy, NC 28906
Mark Cantrell, US Fish and Wildlife Service, 160 Zillicoa Street, Asheville, NC 28801
Jason Isbanioly, Devine, Tarbell and Associates, Inc., 400 S. Tryon Street, Charlotte, C 28285
Jim Mead, NC Division of Water Resources
Chris Goudreau, NC Wildlife Resources Commission

PUBLIC HEARING
Duke Power's 401 Certification for the removal of Dillsboro Dam in Jackson County
NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that Duke Power, Inc. has applied to the North Carolina Division of Water
Quality for a Water Quality Certification pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Water Quality
Commission rules in 15A NCAC 2B .0101, 15A NCAC 2B .0231 and 15A NCAC 2H .0500.
The activity for this Certification is sought to remove the Dillsboro dam and powerhouse in Jackson County in
accordance with a Federal Energy Commission (FERC) license. The application for the project includes plans
to dredge the sand behind the dam, stabilize locations where vegetation is removed during the dredging as
well as water quality and biotic monitoring during the dredging and dam removal process.
The public is hereby notified that that the Division of Water Quality will hold a public hearing on September 25,
2007at Western Carolina University starting at 6 p.m. at the Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, North Carolina.
The public is invited to comment in writing on the above-mentioned application as well as during the Public
Hearing. Speaking times will likely be limited to 3 minutes maximum per speaker, with the final time limit to be
determined on the day of the hearing depending upon the number of speaking slots requested. Those wanting
to speak need to register at the hearing and speaking sequence will be in order of registration. Written
comments may be forwarded at any time before or after the hearing provided they are received by the Division
no later than October 26, 2007 (30 days after the date of the hearing).
Comments should be sent to the N.C. Division of Water Quality, 401/Wetlands Unit, 1650 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, NC, 27699-1650, Attn: John Dorney (919-733-9646, FAX: [phone]). The physical address of
the 401/Vlletlands Unit is 2321 Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, NC, 27604-2260.
Copies of the 401 application are on file at the DWQ Regional Office at 2090 US Highway 70, Swannanoa, NC
28778 through Kevin Barnett (Asheville Regional Office phone [phone], FAX [phone]) as well as
the Raleigh location listed above during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) and may be inspected
by the public. Copies of all public comments received are available for review at the Raleigh location only. File
materials may not be removed from any DWQ office, as copy machines are available.
Coleen Sullins
Director
N.C. Division of Water Quality
Date: August 10, 2007