NC0005363_Correspondence_20231220

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W. H Weatherspoon Plant
Power Plant Rd
4 ENERGY
Lumberton, NC 2835858
PROGRESS
Mailing Address:
Kent Tyndall
L. V. Sutton Energy Complex
801 Sutton Steam Plant Rd
Wilmington, NC 28401
o 910.341-4775
December 13, 2023
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Certified Mail # 7019 2280 00014397 3822 (2 copies)
NCDEQ-DWR, FRO
225 Green Street, Suite 714
Fayetteville, NC 28301
Subject: Weatherspoon's December 2023 Discharge from Outfall 001
Dear NCDEQ-DWR Regional Supervisor:
In accordance with A. (1) Footnote 1 of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) Permit No. NC0005363 [effective 11/1/2018]; we are submitting this written
information on the December 11, 2023, discharge from Outfall 001 to the Lumber River. This
written information is provided within ten (10) days of the discharge:
• On December 6, 2022; the Weatherspoon site made verbal and email notification of
plans to exercise the Outfall 001 sluice gate and pipe isolation valve to the Fayetteville
Regional Office, NPDES Permitting Unit, and NCWRC (Ms. Brena Jones). This
maintenance activity will result in a discharge from the cooling pond to the Lumber River.
• At 8:00 AM on December 11, 2023; NPDES Outfall 001 was opened and started to
discharge to the Lumber River.
• At 12:10 PM on December 11, 2023; verbal notification within 24-hours after discharge
event was made to NC DWR-FRO. A voicemail was recorded.
• At 12:22 PM on December 11, 2023; verbal notification within 24-hours after discharge
event was made to Ms. Brena Jones, NCWRC. A voicemail was recorded.
• At 12:42 AM on December 12, 2022; verbal notification within 24-hours after discharge
event was made to NC DEQ Permitting Unit. A voicemail was recorded.
• At 9:30 AM on December 13, 2023; the NPDES Outfall 001 sampling was performed as
required by our NPDES permit and will be reported on the monthly DMR.
• At 1:00 PM on December 13, 2023; NPDES Outfall 001 was closed and ceased the
discharge.
• Instream monitoring of the Lumber River will be conducted upstream and downstream
as required by our NPDES permit and will be reported on the monthly DMR.
If there are any questions, please contact either:
• Mr. Kent Tyndall, EHS Professional for the W. H. Weatherspoon Plant; phone (910) 341-
4775 or e-mail Kent. Tyndall(cD-duke-energy.com; or
• Mr. Randy Hawkins, Environmental Specialist with our Environmental Permitting and
Compliance Group, phone [phone] or email Randy.Hawkins aC),duke-eneray.com.

Weatherspoon's December 2023 Discharge from Outfall 001
December 13, 2023
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I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision
in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information
submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible
for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and
complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of
fines and imprisonment for knowing violations.
Sincerely.
Brandon Burgess
Supt Operatio95-----
Certified Mail # 7019 2280 0001 4397 3839 (1 copy)
NC DEQ- DWR, NPDES Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Certified Mail # 7019 2280 0001 4397 3846 (1 copy)
NC WRC
1722 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699