NC0004979_Notice of Deficiency_20240209

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Jeffery Flanagan, General Manager
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC
253 Plant Allen Road
Belmont, NC 28012
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 9, 2024
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY
Tracking Number: NOD-2024-MV-0005
Permit No. NC0004979
Plant Allen Steam Station
Gaston County
Dear Mr. Flanagan:
A review of the December 2023 Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) for the subject facility revealed the
deficiency(s) indicated below:
Monitorina Deficiencv(s):
Sample
Monitoring
Location
Parameter
Date
Frequency
Type of Deficiency
001 Effluent
Temperature, Water Deg.
12/9/2023
5 X week
Frequency Violation
Fahrenheit (00011)
001 Effluent
Temperature, Water Deg.
12/16/2023
5 X week
Frequency Violation
Fahrenheit (00011)
001 Effluent
Temperature, Water Deg.
12/23/2023
5 X week
Frequency Violation
Fahrenheit (00011)
001 Effluent
Temperature, Water Deg.
12/30/2023
5 X week
Frequency Violation
Fahrenheit (00011)
D_E Q�� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Sutte 301 1 Mooresville, North Carolina 26115
704.6631699

Please be aware that non-compliance with your permit could result in enforcement action by the Division of
Water Resources for these and any additional violations of State law. The Mooresville Regional Office
encourages you to take all necessary actions to bring your facility into compliance.
If you should need any assistance or would like to discuss this non-compliance situation, please contact Wes
Bell of the Mooresville Regional Office at 704-663-1699 or via [e-mail].
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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Andrew H. Pitner, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Cc: WQS Mooresville Regional Office - Enforcement File (Laserfiche)
NPDES Compliance/Enforcement Unit - Enforcement File (Laserfiche)
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 1 Mooresville, North Carolina 26115
704.6631699