NC0084573_Staff Comments_20060123

\o�oF `N H rFR pG /U Michael F. Easley, Governor
i J J William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
> r North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
p Y Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
23 January 2006
TO: Melba McGee, Department of Environment and Natural Resources
FROM: Alex Marks, Division of Water Quality V_
SUBJECT: NEPA Environmental Report - Lake Norman WTP expansion, Lincoln County
The Division of Water Quality (Division) has reviewed the subject December 2005
Environmental Report (ER) for Lincoln County's proposed water treatment plant (WTP)
capacity increase. The Division previously provided scoping comments on the project in
September 2005. Following are our comments on this initial draft ER.
1. The ER does not contain a discussion of the WTP's discharge or its effects on the proposed
receiving stream. Future ER submittals for this project must include a more complete
discussion of the WTP's discharge, or the County should be prepared to submit a full
engineering alternatives analysis (EAA) upon applying for an NPDES permit. The
Division's EAA guidance can be found on the internet at:
http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/NPDES/documents/EAAGuidance.DOC.
2. On page 19, the ER states that the Catwaba River Buffer Rules apply to a portion of the
project's service area, yet Section 5.5.2 describes the Neuse and Tar -Pamlico river basin
buffer rules.
3. How will wastewater generated by development that is spurred by the project be treated?
4. How will water quality impacts be mitigated in portions of the service area not regulated by
the County's water supply watershed regulations?
5. Have Lincolnton and Lincoln County implemented any local regulations to manage
stormwater runoff?
6. These and other DENR agency comments should be included in the document's appendix.
I can be reached at (919) 733-508 ext. 555 should you have any questions regarding these
comments.
cc: Toya Fields, DWQ
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North Carolina Division of Water Quality/Planning Branch 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Phone [phone]
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Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs
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