NC0001422_Evaluate the Rerouting of Ash Pond Effluent_20061214

Progress Energy
File No.: SUT 12520 -B
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December 14, 2006
Certified Mail # 7006 2150 0002 58519997
Matt Matthews
North Carolina Division of Water Quality (DWQ)
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -1617
Harry Sideris
Plant Manager
FISHERY MONITORING TO EVALUATE THE REROUTING OF ASH POND EFFLUENT
Dear Mr. Klimek:
Pursuant to Part I, Condition A.(12) of our National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
No. NC0001422 for Progress Energy's L.V. Sutton Electric Plant, Progress Energy is required to
conduct selenium fishery monitoring to evaluate the rerouting of ash pond effluent. Alan Klimek
provided us a letter to clarify this condition on June 18, 2004. This clarification stated the fish tissue
analysis and reporting requirements are required should a discharge occur from Outfall 004 (to the
Cape Fear River) during any 120 days within the calendar year.
Sutton Plant will not discharge from Outfall 004 (New Ash Pond) to the Cape Fear River for any 120
calendar days or greater in 2006. Therefore, the post - operational samples were not collected.
Progress Energy plans to collect the post - operational samples in 2007 if the 120 days within the
calendar year condition is met.
If you have any questions please contact Steve Cahoon at (919) 546 -7457 or Reid Garrett at (919)
546 -5434. Both Steve and Reid are Sr. Environmental Specialists with Progress Energy's
Environmental Services Section.
Via Reetilar Mail
Jimmie Overton
NCDENR -DWQ
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -1621
Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
Sutton Steam Plant
801 Sutton Steam Plant Road
Wilmington, NC 28401
Respectfully yours,
Harry Sideris
Via Reeular Mail
Mark Hale
NCDENR -DWQ
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -1621