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Subject:
E Mail Verification
Date:
Friday, April 29, 2016 2:57:26 PM
Importance:
High
I work in the DEQ budget office and we are verifying email addresses so that we can know if they
need to be deleted or not. Please respond to me when you receive this e-mail so that I know that
your address is an active one.
Thanks — Pat
Pat Powell
Business Officer
Budget and Planning Section/ Financial Services Division
North Carolina Dept. of Environmental Quality
919-707-8519 Office
[e-mail]
217 West Jones Street
1606 Mail service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be
disclosed to third parties.

From:
Suzanne Fleishman
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 3:56:36 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Suzanne Fleishman
2359 Howerton Ct
Charlotte, NC 28270

From: Jason Kellogg
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2016 3:21:29 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Jason Kellogg
1300 Maroubra Loop
Apt. 2304
Cary, NC 27513

From: Marie Garlock
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2016 1:01:56 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
All people need safe, clean drinking water --don't you know that to be true by now?
No one deserves for their lives to become pawns in large institutions and companies' money games.
Clearly, you know you should do the right thing, to clean up the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Lee!
More on Lee:
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Marie Garlock
610 W. Morgan St, #110
#110
Durham, NC 27701
9196075533

From: GEORGE RAINS
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 11:37:09 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support TOP PRIORITY AND HIGH RISK classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers
across North Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking,
unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
GEORGE RAINS
1898 Old Smithfield Road
Goldsboro, NC 27530
919-735-5836

From:
]enettie Rains
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:33:36 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Jenettie Rains
1898 Old Smithfield Road
Goldsboro, NC 27530
919-735-5836

From: JENNIFER WORRELL
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 11:30:44 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
I am Jennifer Worrell. All 3 In -Active Ash Ponds at the H.F. Lee Plant are in my back yard. I was raised here as a
little girl & I feel that my mama & daddy would have NEVER built a home here in this area; if they would have had
any idea that the H.F. Lee Plant could have been any more dangerous & toxic to our health & well being. I have
done my research and find a lot of the information I gathered disturbing, and false. How do we trust someone that
keeps giving us the run around?
I have thought about what I was going to write here, but I am going to be honest with each and every one of you.
Nobody knows what someone is truly going through, unless they have walked a day in your shoes or lived in front
of a Coal Ash Plant. You need to come spend the day at my mama's house taking care of my 79 Year old mother
that is on a walker and my 48 Year old Brother that has just found out he has to have his main Aorta Valve replaced
in his heart. I have taken on more than I ever expected; but you know what? That is my family & I will do what I
have to for them, from cutting all the grass, to cooking all the meals, Washing all the clothes, waiting on them hand
and foot, & still toting bottled water in the house 6 gallons at the time, once a week. Nothing like going to your tap
in the kitchen to get a glass of water is it? I am so Tired already.
Well, I am 45 Years old now and have never realized how important WATER & AIR truly is to me. My MOTTO:
We can live without POWER, but we can NOT live without WATER & AIR.
We are humans, we deserve CLEAN WATER under the CLEAN WATER ACT. So the sooner you get all this
COAL ASH dug up & recycled the faster we will be able to get back to normal..... and have our water restored.
We are in the 100 year flood -plan, which makes it even worse for us. We had the 100 year flood back in 1999.
Water traveled everywhere at that point.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River and it is right behind my house.......
Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook
with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other
pollutants.
Duke Energy said themselves that Boron in the groundwater, is a prime example of a Coal burning plant, as well as
Arsenic, chromium,Cobalt, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site.
Check your own Data it shows everything you need to know. The poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and
chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater. These pollutants are potentially being discharged
to the Neuse River and through -out the Half -A -Mile Branch which not only runs into the river but if water levels are
up it backs up in streams around my house.
We should not be downgraded to "Intermediate" because DUKE ENERGY says So.It is called doing the right thing.
It has been long over due that you protect us and make our groundwater usable again in the NEAR FUTURE. There
are many people in my community that have been stricken with Cancer and other major health issues. We are people
too..... State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024.
We should not have to wait that long. Don't you think it has been going on for to long already???????????
In the meantime, DEQ should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking
water.
Some of your documents say one thing and other documents say something totally different.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.

While I "DO NOT" support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I feel we should be a "TOP PRIORITY SITE AS
HIGH RISK" to have it dug up immediately.
I do stand with other communities and rivers across North Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left
submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
I will be more than willing to share more data with you if it is possible!
Sincerely,
JENNIFER WORRELL
JENNIFER WORRELL
1965 Old Smithfield Road
Goldsboro, NC 27530
919-921-7204

From: Leigh Rhodes
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 11:06:17 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Leigh Rhodes
483 Rabbit Rock Rd
Marshall, NC 28753

From:
John Freeze
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Monday, April 18, 2016 10:54:28 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
John Freeze
648 Chaney Rd
Asheboro, NC 27205
336 629-2208

From:
Alex Benz
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Monday, April 18, 2016 10:53:52 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Alex Benz
805 Nuttree Place
Raleigh, NC 27606

From: Kevin Oshnock
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 10:46:52 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Kevin Oshnock
142 Charlotte Ann Lane
Boone, NC 28607
4127957633

From: Caroline Armii
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 10:38:53 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Caroline Armijo
1119 Hill Street
Greensboro, NC 27408
919-358-5057

From: Amelia Cline
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 10:28:33 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Amelia Cline
2210 Fairview Rd
Raleigh, NC 27608
9193457819

From: David Bellard
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 10:13:43 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
David Bellard
106B East Whitaker Mill Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27608
9199065868

From: Mary Washburn
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 10:01:28 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Mary Washburn
49 Vance crescent st.
Asheville, NC 28806

From: Sheila Maphet
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 10:01:23 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Sheila Maphet
150 Starnes Cove Rd
Apt
Asheville, NC 28806
8287773415

From:
Weimer, Libbie
To:
leecomments
Subject:
public comments
Date:
Monday, April 18, 2016 9:22:09 PM
Attachments:
Lee Profile.docx
Hello,
Attached is a report on the impact of the coal ash ponds on low-income and communities of
color, as well as cumulative impacts from nearby emitting facilities. Low-income communities
more likely to be burdened by environmental hazards, and the state is not doing enough to
take environmental justice concerns into account.
Thanks for your time.
Libbie Weimer
Research Assistant, Duke University Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
Master's Degree Candidate & Research Assistant, UNC-CH Department of City and Regional Planning
Co -President, Planners' Forum
[e-mail] I Linkedln

From: Terry Kellogg
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 9:21:25 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Terry Kellogg
905 Salem Woods Dr
Raleigh, NC 27615

From: me ma a
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 9:20:37 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
emma a
park
boone, NC 28607
9198287258

From:
Tom Patterson
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Monday, April 18, 2016 8:14:31 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Tom Patterson
154 lipe thompson rd
old fort, NC 28762

From: Nina Rajagooalan
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 7:43:00 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Nina Rajagopalan
4730 warrington ave
Phila, PA 19143

From: Ricki Draper
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 6:24:15 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Ricki Draper
1434 Hwy 321
Sugar Grove, NC 28679

From: Molly Clay
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 6:24:02 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Molly Clay
380 West King Street
Boone, NC 28607
8284468334

From: Charlie Kellv
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 6:10:55 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Charlie Kelly
382 Boundary St
Haw River, NC 27258
336 270-3417

From:
Pat Dunloo
To:
leecomments
Cc:
Frank Holleman; Nick Torrey
Subject:
RE: Comments on H.F. Lee Risk Classification (Email 3 of 3)
Date:
Monday, April 18, 2016 6:07:03 PM
Attachments:
Attachment l0.odf
Attachment il.odf
Attachment 12.odf
Attachment 13.odf
Attachment 14.odf
Attachment 15.odf
From: Pat Dunlop
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2016 6:01 PM
To: '[e-mail]'
Cc: Frank Holleman; Nick Torrey
Subject: Comments on H.F. Lee Risk Classification (Email 1 of 3)
Attached is a comment letter (with attachments) regarding Duke's H.F. Lee Steam Station facility
near Goldsboro, NC. Because of the size of the attachments, there will be three emails. A hard copy
is being mailed. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Nick Torrey
Pat Dunlop on behalf of Nicholas S. Torrey
Staff Attorney
Southern Environmental Law Center
601 West Rosemary Street, Suite 220
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
[phone] Office
[phone] Fax
ntorrey&selcnc.org
www.southernenvironment.org

From:
Pat Dunloo
To:
leecomments
Cc:
Frank Holleman; Nick Torrey
Subject:
RE: Comments on H.F. Lee Risk Classification (Email 2 of 3)
Date:
Monday, April 18, 2016 6:05:14 PM
Attachments:
2016-04-18 HF Lee Classification Comments.Ddf
Attachment 5.Ddf
Attachment 6.Ddf
Attachment 7.Ddf
Attachment 8.Ddf
Attachment 9.Ddf
From: Pat Dunlop
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2016 6:01 PM
To: '[e-mail]'
Cc: Frank Holleman; Nick Torrey
Subject: Comments on H.F. Lee Risk Classification (Email 1 of 3)
Attached is a comment letter (with attachments) regarding Duke's H.F. Lee Steam Station facility
near Goldsboro, NC. Because of the size of the attachments, there will be three emails. A hard copy
is being mailed. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Nick Torrey
Pat Dunlop on behalf of Nicholas S. Torrey
Staff Attorney
Southern Environmental Law Center
601 West Rosemary Street, Suite 220
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
[phone] Office
[phone] Fax
ntorrey&selcnc.org
www.southernenvironment.org

From:
Pat Dunlop
To:
leecomments
Cc:
Frank Holleman; Nick Torrey
Subject:
Comments on H.F. Lee Risk Classification (Email 1 of 3)
Date:
Monday, April 18, 2016 6:03:44 PM
Attachments:
2016-04-18 HF Lee Classification Comments.pdf
Attachment i.odf
Attachment 2.pdf
Attachment 3.odf
Attachment 4.pdf
Attached is a comment letter (with attachments) regarding Duke's H.F. Lee Steam Station facility
near Goldsboro, NC. Because of the size of the attachments, there will be three emails. A hard copy
is being mailed. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Nick Torrey
Pat Dunlop on behalf of Nicholas S. Torrey
Staff Attorney
Southern Environmental Law Center
601 West Rosemary Street, Suite 220
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
[phone] Office
[phone] Fax
ntorrey&selcnc.org
www.southernenvironment.org

From: Darcy Jones
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 5:50:51 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Darcy Jones
112 kinglet In
West columbia, SC 29169

From: Joseph Phillip
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 5:37:28 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Joseph Phillips
5380 Brittainywood Road
Kernersville, NC 27284

From: Linda Kellogg
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 5:36:48 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Linda Kellogg
905 Salem Woods Drive
Raleigh, NC 27615

From:
Elizabeth Gover
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Monday, April 18, 2016 5:13:47 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth G
Elizabeth Goyer
101 Tacoma Circle
Asheville, NC 28801
9197493408

From: Janet Smith
To: leecomments
Subject: Submission for DEQ Comment Period on Coal Ash - ATTN: Debra Watts
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 4:30:02 PM
Attachments: written comments.i)df
Dear Ms. Watts,
I am submitting my written comments to be considered in the Comment Period of the Public
Hearing process by DEQ on Coal Ash.
I hope you will give these and all comments careful consideration.
As DEQ has stated: "Public participation is a critically important part of the classification
process. The information gathered through the public participation process will help inform
the department's final proposed classifications."
Sincerely,
Janet Smith

From: Kelly Arnold
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 4:26:14 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Kelly Arnold
W Shannon Drive
Graham, NC 27253

From:
Dot Griffith
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Monday, April 18, 2016 3:58:18 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Dot Griffith
Grape Street
100 Grape Street
Linville, NC 28646
8288982664

From: Katie Todd
To: leecomments
Subject: Request to reclassify H.F Lee Power Station as high risk
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 3:45:35 PM
Attachments: Memo to NCDEO Lee Power Station Classification.April 2016.pdf
To: Debra Watts, NC Division of Water Resources, Groundwater Protection
Section, NC Department of Environmental Quality
From: Members of the NC League of Conservation Voters
Date: April 18, 2016
Re: Reclassify H.F. Lee Power Station as "high risk"
Dear Ms. Watts:
We are writing to ask the NC Department of Environmental Quality to protect North
Carolina's clean water and communities from the dangers posed by arsenic, chromium and
other pollutants by re-classifying the H.F. Lee Power Station as "high risk."
Chromium, manganese, and other dangerous pollutants have been detected at levels well
above standards in groundwater near the coal ash pits. Chromium is a particularly dangerous
carcinogen, while manganese is associated with nervous system and muscle problems.
We simply cannot allow any additional delay in moving the dangerous coal ash from its
current leaking, unlined ponds at the Lee Power Station. Nearly 128,000 people rely on
drinking water intakes downstream — and they are relying on you to act now. Please reclassify
the Lee Station as "high risk."
Signed,
64 NCLCV members
Name
Zip Code
Katie Todd
27703
carrie clark
27604
jeff mcdermott
27607
Nelida Rivas
27616-7867
Cody Cavenaugh
28466
eileen juric
27605
Tom Winstead
27606
James Bengel
27591
Victor Lowell
27614

William Larson
27534
Lynne C.
27529
Jasmina Bricic
28504
Eloise Grathwohl
27514
Peter Hickey
28590
Travis Holland
28385
Deborah Campfield
27529
Jamie Heath
27834
Jay Newhard
27858
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From:
Chloe Crabtree
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Monday, April 18, 2016 3:33:23 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Chloe Crabtree
861 winterberry tr
Boone, NC 28607

From: Robert Coffin
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 3:19:26 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Robert Coffin
414 Walnut Street
Cary, NC 27511
919-931-2134

From: Braethun Bharathae-Lane
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 3:17:50 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Braethun Bharathae-Lane
56 Lakeshore Dr
Asheville, NC 28804

From: Karen Horton
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 3:16:42 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Karen Horton
2521 Costmary Ln
Wilmington, NC 28412

From: Carol Duquer
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 3:09:53 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Carol Dugger
184 Robin Hood Road
Brevard, NC 28712

From: Andrew Payne
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 2:58:53 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Andrew Payne
PO Box 313
Boone, NC 28607

From: Philip Marschall
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 2:58:03 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Philip Marschall
3003 Corinth Lane
Durham, NC 27704

From: Adam Reaves
To: leecomments
Subject: Public Comments: DEQ Ratings for Duke Coal Ash Impoundments
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 2:47:25 PM
Attachments: SACE Petition NCDEO Coal Ash Impoundment Ratings.odf
SACE NCDEQ Coal Ash Ratings Petition Signatures.pdf
Ms. Watts,
Attached you will find a two PDF files.
• One pdf of petition language
• One pdf containing 56 petition signatures (including each signer's first name, last name, and city) from
community members in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Florida
Please confirm your receipt of these documents.
Adam Reaves
High Risk Energy Coordinator
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
southeastcoalash.ora
cleanenergy.org
828.254.6776 ext. 35

From:
Larry Smith -Black
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Monday, April 18, 2016 2:39:18 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Larry Smith -Black
404 Mission Ridge Road
Murphy, NC 28906
828-5572458

From: David Walker
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 2:29:50 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
David Walker
310 Truitt Drive
Elon, NC 27244
3366752413

From: Eula A ostolo oulos
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 2:28:24 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Eula Apostolopoulos
204 November Street
Garner, NC 27529
9196054470

From: Les Short
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 2:24:09 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Les Short
Stonecutter
Garner, NC 27529
919-772-0276

From: Davis Clark
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 2:20:04 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Davis Clark
ASU Box 10229
Boone, NC 28608
704-989-3744

From: Sandy Forrest
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 2:16:13 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Sandy Forrest
612 Bethany Ch Rd
610 Bethany Church Rd
Moravian Falls, NC 28654
3369213640

From: Robert PhiRs
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 2:15:05 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Robert Phipps
3991 Rising Hills Dr.
Lenoir, NC 28645

From:
Stephanie Langston
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Monday, April 18, 2016 2:09:41 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Stephanie Langston
562 Jakes Mountain Rd
Deep Gap, NC 28618
4067810848

From: Sarah Kellogg
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 2:06:03 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Sarah Kellogg
1434 Hwy 321
Sugar Grove, NC 28679

From: Tarence Rav
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 1:33:00 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Tarence Ray
260 Main Street
Apt B
Whitesburg, KY 41858
5754412255

From: Marilyn Constine
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 1:20:59 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Marilyn Constine
337 Lake Knoll Ct
Lewisville, NC 27023

From: Jay Marlow
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 1:05:34 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Jay Marlow
67 Frances Street
Asheville, NC 28806
8282363221

From: vesta burnett
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 12:55:11 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
vesta bumett
pob 2246
banner elk, NC 28604
828-898-8111

From: Jeanne Suoin
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 12:48:48 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Jeanne Supin
192 Abbey Road
Boone, NC 28607

From: Ruth Miller
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 12:43:29 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Ruth Miller
1819 Billabong Lane
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
9196228467

From:
Jim Stolz
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Monday, April 18, 2016 12:37:36 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Jim Stolz
5097 Macedonia Church Rd.
none
Fayetteville, NC 28312
910672 0225

From:
Ken Goldsmith
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:49:40 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Ken Goldsmith
710 Independence PI Unit 503
Raleigh, NC 27603
8609334116

From: Barry Anderson
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 11:42:29 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Barry Anderson
111 WOregon Ave
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
252-441-9401

From: Lynn Willis
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 11:39:19 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Lynn Willis
136 Lower Crab Orchard Rd.
Banner Elk, NC 28604
828-773-8769

From: Karl DeKing
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 11:37:23 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Karl DeKing
145 Keener Rd
Canton, NC 28716
8282307807

From: Jonathan Gach
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 11:29:46 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Gach
359 Greenville Street
Saluda, NC 28773

From: Emily Willey
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 11:08:33 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Emily Willey
1064 Tanglewood Road
Murphy, NC 28906
8283617179

From:
Kate Douglas Torrey
To:
leecomments
Subject:
coal ash
Date:
Monday, April 18, 2016 11:06:45 AM
TO: NC DEQ
FROM: Kate Douglas Torrey, 501 Dogwood Dr, Chapel Hill 27516
RE: proposed coal ash remediation rules
DATE: April 18, 2016
I write as a concerned NC citizen (Ashe and Orange counties) about the proposed
classification of a dozen of Duke energy's coal ash sites around the state. Those proposed as
low or intermediate priorityAllen, Bellews Creek, Buck, Cape Fear, HF Lee, Marshall,
Mayo, Rogers, Roxboro, and Weatherspoon—put at proven risk the clean drinking water that
all citizens of the state deserve and expect.
I applaud the efforts of Duke Energy to attend immediately to the high priority sites for
cleanup, removal and secure off -site, lined and contained storage. These plans will safeguard
the ground water, rivers, and streams of our state. They need to be applied as well to the dozen
other sites listed above.
For low and intermediate priority sites, to leave in place and "cap" those coal ash storage sites
merely by covering them with tarps means that we aren't willing to protect against ground
water contamination as dangerous chemicals seep from the unlined areas into municipal water
sources and private wells. That leaching has been well documented, as has the medically
dangerous, and potentially life -threatening, effects of ongoing exposure to contaminated
water.
In Flint, Michigan we have seen the tragic consequences of official denials, of declaring the
water safe, of ignoring science: otherwise healthy children have suffered from prolonged
exposure in life changing and permanent ways. Their parents and grandparents have been put
at risk for diseases and disabilities. The impact on the state in medical costs, as well as civil
and criminal penalties, will extend for at least a generation.
Because coal -generated power requires enormous quantities of water, Duke Energy
understandably located their plans near water sources —and it is those same water sources that
now must be protected from the harmful and serious effects of the chemicals contained in the
coal ash by-products.

For the future health —medical and financial —I urge NC DEQ to classify all of the coal ash
sites as high priority and require Duke Energy to transfer the coal ash to contained, lined, safe
storage sites, protecting our ground water, streams, and rivers.

From: Andrea Thompson
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 10:50:46 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Andrea Thompson
55 farm view road
fairview, NC 28730

From: Margie Huggins
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 10:50:04 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Margie Huggins
77 W Fox Chase Rd
Asheville, NC 28804

From: Randy Outland
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 10:31:38 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Randy Outland
54 Blink Bonny Dr
Waynesville, NC 28786
828-264-8572

From:
William & Barbara Cunningham
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Monday, April 18, 2016 10:30:37 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
William & Barbara Cunningham
1550 Old Town Way
Hendersonville, NC 28739
828-692-4771

From: Eli Helbe
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 10:30:32 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Eli Helbert
7 Lynwood Circle
Asheville, NC 28806

From: David Henderson
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 10:30:08 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
David Henderson
15 Balsam Dr
Waynesville, NC 28786
8283991186

From: Clark Goslee
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 10:22:58 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Clark Goslee
50 Starforest Road
Black Mountain, NC 28711

From: Stephen Wollentin
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 10:16:09 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Stephen Wollentin
1 haw creek cir
Asheville, NC 28805

From: Deia Lizer
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 10:10:54 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Deja Lizer
6 eva cir
Asheville
Asheville, NC 28806
8285459710

From:
Janet Tice
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Monday, April 18, 2016 10:03:53 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Janet Tice
310 Umstead
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
9199680444

From:
Sabine Schoenbach
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Monday, April 18, 2016 10:02:15 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Sabine Schoenbach
202 West Trinity Ave
Durham, NC 27701
4153506941

From: Gordon Schuit
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 10:01:06 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Gordon Schuit
3201 Dearborn Drive
Durham, NC 27704

From: Burnitt Bealle
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 9:56:18 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Burnitt Bealle
440 Marshall View Court
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
3366318114

From: Lori Gilcrist
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 9:54:18 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Lori Gilcrist
135 Hillcrest Circle
Spruce Pine, NC 28777
828.467.0970

From: Kevin Sewell
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 9:53:19 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Kevin Sewell
286B Oak St
Boone, NC 28607

From: Moni Hill
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 9:52:02 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Moni Hill
12 Faculty Drive
Asheville, NC 28806
8285054712

From: Leah Smith
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Sunday, April 17, 2016 8:16:01 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Leah Smith
107 Hill St. Apt. B
Carrboro, NC 27510

From: Julia Sendor
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Sunday, April 17, 2016 6:30:12 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Julia Sendor
900 Benton Street
Hillsborough, NC 27278
4138845224

From: Robert du Rivage
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Saturday, April 16, 2016 10:02:18 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Robert du Rivage
38 hurst dr
candler, NC 28715
8282326083

From: Edward Thompson
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Saturday, April 16, 2016 9:20:41 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Edward Thompson
2943 Balls Creek Rd
Newton, NC 28658
8286404670

From: Joe Bearden
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Saturday, April 16, 2016 9:01:17 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Joe Bearden
1809 Lakepark Drive
Raleigh, NC 27612
9198449050

From: Karen Bearden
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Saturday, April 16, 2016 8:18:28 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Karen Bearden
1809 Lakepark Drive
Raleigh, NC 27612
9198449050

From: Jeremy Sorinkle
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Saturday, April 16, 2016 3:51:17 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Jeremy Sprinkle
4132 Kaplan Dr
Raleigh, NC 27606
3362552711

From: Rachel Larson
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Saturday, April 16, 2016 1:13:16 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Rachel Larson
62 Park Square
Asheville, NC 28801
828-545-8685

From: Rachel Minick
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Friday, April 15, 2016 9:05:30 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Rachel Minick
1511 Laurel Road
Wilkesboro, NC 28697

From: Jan Huggins
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Friday, April 15, 2016 8:19:02 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Jan Huggins
128 Forest Glen Lane
Wilkesboro, NC 28697

From: Dennis Huggins
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Friday, April 15, 2016 8:11:15 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Dennis Huggins
128 Forest Glen Lane
Wilkesboro, NC 28697
3362624320

From: Andrew Huggins
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Friday, April 15, 2016 7:45:34 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Andrew Huggins
900 Benton Street
Hillsborough, NC 27278

From:
Abigail Huggins
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Friday, April 15, 2016 6:57:26 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Abigail Huggins
128 Forest Glen Lane
Wilkesboro, NC 28697
336-981-4848

From: Helen Livingston
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Friday, April 15, 2016 3:35:55 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Helen Livingston
311 Montrose Lane
Laurinburg, NC 28352

From: Molly Moore
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Friday, April 15, 2016 11:40:40 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Molly Moore
215 Incline Dr
Vilas, NC 28692
8474013633

From: Nicki Faircloth
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Friday, April 15, 2016 10:46:39 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Nicki Faircloth
1318 Broad Street
Durham, NC 27705
9194019600

From:
Scott Teagarden
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Friday, April 15, 2016 8:33:32 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Scott Teagarden
102 Mullin Court
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

From: Eric Teaaarden
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Thursday, April 14, 2016 11:18:50 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Eric Teagarden
710 Meadowmont Lane
Chapel Hill, NC 27517

From:
Sue Crotts
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Thursday, April 14, 2016 9:38:11 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Sue Crotts
808 Hobeysuckle dr
Greensboro, NC 27408

From:
Herb Pomfrev
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Thursday, April 14, 2016 8:49:49 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Herb Pomfrey
10 Rockview Drive
Barnardsville, NC 28709

From: Eliza Laubach
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Thursday, April 14, 2016 3:29:10 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Eliza Laubach
356 Buckner Branch
Mars Hill, NC 28754

From:
Brenda Wayne Wyatt
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Thursday, April 14, 2016 12:54:37 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Brenda Wayne Wyatt
530 Laurel Mtn Rd
North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
336-903-0385

From:
LINDA JAMISON
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Thursday, April 14, 2016 11:12:32 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
LINDA JAMISON
399 DUNNAWAY ROAD
SEMORA, NC 27343
3363221330

From: Rory McIlmoil
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Thursday, April 14, 2016 11:04:30 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Rory McIlmoil
562 Jakes Mountain Rd
(none)
Deep Gap, NC 28618
4234339415

From: Jeannie Yount
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2016 8:34:34 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Jeannie Yount
205 Haven Way S
Washington, NC 27889
252-717-4088

From:
Denise DerGarabedian
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 6:08:24 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Denise DerGarabedian
20137 Joe Brown Hwy
Murphy, NC 28906
828-837-1160

From: Jeffrey Deal
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2016 2:24:02 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey Deal
220 Tall Timber Trail
Suite 105
Boone, NC 28607
8284062335

From: Elizabeth Payne
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2016 1:10:23 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Payne
Elizabeth Payne
PO Box 567
Boone, NC 28607

From: Amalie Duvall
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2016 12:12:54 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Amalie Duvall
107 E Walnut St.
Boonville, MO 65233
6605370639

From: Margie MacDonald
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2016 12:02:23 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Margie MacDonald
1176 Camp Branch Road
Waynesville, NC 28786

From:
Katie Harris
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 11:51:10 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Katie Harris
165 Settlement Road
Pisgah Forest, NC 28768
6153101882

From: Andy Myers
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2016 11:33:20 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Andy Myers
27 Kentucky Dr
Asheville, NC 28806
9105997447

From:
James Davidson
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 10:59:16 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
James Davidson
136 Charlie Thompson Rd.
Vilas, NC 28692

From: Lauren Essick
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2016 10:56:29 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Lauren Essick
Lauren Essick
171 Grand Blvd.
Boone, NC 28607
3363821978

From: Allison Verlino
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2016 10:38:07 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Allison Verling
222 Howard St
Boone, NC 28607
828-406-0811

From: Adam Wells
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2016 10:37:29 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Adam Wells
1700 Park Avenue SW
Norton, VA 24273
8042404372

From: Matthew Wasson
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2016 10:36:28 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Matthew Wasson
250 Lazy Horse Tr
Todd, NC 28684
8287730788

From: Brian Sewell
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2016 10:35:56 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Brian Sewell
200 Veranda Ct.
Raleigh, NC 27615
9192706029

From: Erica Gunnison
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 11, 2016 10:15:26 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Erica Gunnison
2010 Riceville RD
Apt C
Asheville, NC 28805
5043309809

From: Michaela Coleman
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, April 11, 2016 4:42:55 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Michaela Coleman
819 W. Bessemer Ave
Greensboro, NC 27408

From: Smith, Eric
To: buckcomments; danrivercomments; leecomments; marshallcomments; riverbendcomments
Subject: FW: National Ash Management Advisory Board Comments on Proposed Risk Classifications
Date: Monday, April 11, 2016 2:01:33 PM
Attachments: NAMAB-PublicComment.odf
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See attached comment sent on April 5, 2015 to Tom Reeder.
Eric G. Smith
Hydrogeologist
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Animal Feeding Operations & Groundwater Protection Branch
Department of Environmental Quality
919 807 6407 office
[e-mail]
512 N. Salisbury St
1636 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1636
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From: Werner, Elizabeth
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2016 1:32 PM
To: Smith, Eric <[e-mail]>; Lanter, Steven <[e-mail]>; Watts,
Debra <[e-mail]>
Subject: FW: National Ash Management Advisory Board Comments on Proposed Risk Classifications
Hey guys. Here is the public comment from the National Ash Management Advisory Board. See
Tom's email as well.
Elizabeth S Werner
Permitting Hydrogeologist
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
Division of Waste Management - Solid Waste Section
919.707.8253
elizabeth.wernernncdenr.gov

217 West Jones Street
1646 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1646
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From: Werner, Elizabeth
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2016 11:31 AM
To: allencomments <allencommentsCcDncdenr.gov>; mayocomments
<mayocomments(@ncdenr.gov>; roxborocomments <roxborocomments(@ncdenr.gov>;
suttoncomments <suttoncomments(@ncdenr.gov>
Subject: National Ash Management Advisory Board Comments on Proposed Risk Classifications
Elizabeth S Werner
Permitting Hydrogeologist
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
Division of Waste Management - Solid Waste Section
919.707.8253
elizabeth.wernera.ncdenr.gov
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1646 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1646
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From: Kritzer, Jamie
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 4:00 PM
To: Mussler, Ed <ed.mussler(@ncdenr.gov>; Werner, Elizabeth <elizabeth.werner(@ncdenr.gov>;
Aufman, Shannon E <shannon.aufman(@ncdenr.gov>; Mckee, Shawn <shawn.mckeepncdenr.gov>
Cc: Scott, Michael <michael.scott(@ncdenr.gov>
Subject: FW: National Ash Management Advisory Board Comments on Proposed Risk Classifications
I know you probably already received this, but just in case.
Jamie Kritzer
Public information officer
N.C. Department of Environmental Quality
N.C. Division of Waste Management
N.C. Division of Environmental Assistance and Customer Service
919 707 8602 office
919 218 5935 mobile
Jamie. Kritzer&ncdenr.gov
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1601 Mail Service Center
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From: Reeder, Tom
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 12:34 PM
To: Zimmerman, Jay <jay.zimmerman(@ncdenr.gov>; Culpepper, Linda
<linda.culpepperPncdenr.gov>; Davis, Tracy <tracy.davis(@ncdenr.gov>; Vinson, Toby
<toby.vinson(@ncdenr.gov>; Scott, Michael <michael.scott(@ncdenr.gov>
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Bridget <bridget.munger(@ncdenr.gov>; Kritzer, Jamie <iamie.kritzer(@ncdenr.gov>; Thomas,
Caroline S <caroline.thomas(@ncdenr.gov>
Subject: FW: National Ash Management Advisory Board Comments on Proposed Risk Classifications
Please see the attached comments relating to the classification for all of the impoundments.
Accordingly, please have all of your respective meeting officers include this comment in all of their
meeting officer reports. If there are any questions, just let me know. Thanks.
Tom Reeder

Assistant Secretary for Environment
NC Department of Environmental Quality
Office: 919-707-8619
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Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 12:24 PM
To: Reeder, Tom <tom.reeder(@ncdenr.gov>
Cc: Jeffrey Evans <evans(@bucknell.edu>; William Wolfe <wolfe.10(@osu.edu>; Patricia Galloway
< alg loway(@pegasus-global.com>; Jewell, Robert B <bob.jewellCEDuky.edu>; Lawrence Sutter
<Ilsutter(@mtu.edu>; Garrick Louis <gel7f(@virginia.edu>; Susan Burns <sburns(@gatech.edu>; Deacy,
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Subject: National Ash Management Advisory Board Comments on Proposed Risk Classifications
Dear Tom,
It was a pleasure to speak with you on the phone today.
I've attached a letter from the National Ash Management Advisory Board regarding its
consensus view of the proposed risk classifications.
As discussed, the board appreciates the great work NCDEQ has been leading. We stand ready
to provide input or support upon request.
Sincerely,
John
Dr. John L. Daniels, P.E.
Professor and Chair

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
UNC Charlotte
Energy Production and Infrastructure Center
9201 University City Blvd I Charlotte, NC 28223
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From:
Terry Mclamb
To:
leecomments
Subject:
ATTN Debra Watts
Date:
Monday, April 11, 2016 1:38:58 PM
My name is Carolyn Mclamb and I live right in front
of one of the ash ponds at the Lee plant in
Goldsboro. I was informed that Lee continues to
leak coal ash on a daily basis. I can walk out my
front door and cross the road and walk less than 1/8
of a mile and be right in the middle of some of the
ash ponds in this area. My husband has COPE) and his
breathing is so bad at times he can not go outside.
This also contaminates our ground water. I have not
seen no action on trying to improve this situation.
Thank you

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From: Jeff Hibbard
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Saturday, April 09, 2016 9:38:23 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Jeff Hibbard
303 Harrison Hill Road
Swannanoa, NC 28778

From:
James Stone
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Friday, April 08, 2016 5:00:34 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
James Stone
647 Town Mountain Road
#201
Asheville, NC 28804
0000000000

From:
Donald Dawson
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Friday, April 08, 2016 10:08:16 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Donald Dawson
1288 Garren Creek Rd.
Fairview, NC 28730
828 338 2766

From: Melanie Porter
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Friday, April 08, 2016 12:28:43 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Melanie Porter
6325 NC HWY 73 E
B
Mount Pleasant, NC 28124

From: Christi Dillon
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Thursday, April 07, 2016 8:05:11 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Christi Dillon
175 Forest Ridge Rd
Mooresville, NC 28117
7042301152

From: James Schall
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 9:53:40 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
James Schall
31 Elizabeth St
Asheville, NC 28801
8282425949

From: Meg Moroan
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 8:12:31 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Meg Morgan
3010 Windsor Chase Dr
Matthews, NC 28105
7046515949

From: Laura England
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 7:43:41 PM
Dear Staff at NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. As a mother, I believe that all communities,
all families, all children deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Laura England
279 Makenzie Lane
205 Wyndham Way
Sugar Grove, NC 28679
828-773-4820

From: Kate Fleming
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 5:05:57 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Kate Fleming
202 Westwood Pl.
Asheville, NC 28806

From: Barbara Cerridwen
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 4:29:59 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Barbara Cerridwen
54 Woodcreek
Swannanoa, NC 28778

From: Mary Fields
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 3:57:31 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Mary Fields
10 Elkmont Drive
Asheville, NC 28804

From: William Van Hine
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 3:43:02 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
William Van Hine
6001 Arcadia Drive
Greensboro, NC 27410
919-524-4227

From: Robert Sondgerath
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 2:34:15 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Robert Sondgerath
33 Baird St
Asheville, NC 28801
8282800682

From:
Martin Hazeltine
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Wednesday, April 06, 2016 2:07:56 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Martin Hazeltine
7614 Dunbar Dr SW
Sunset Beach, NC 28468
9105752546

From: rebecca hurd
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 1:59:20 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
rebecca hurd
2610 Thomas Trl
Gastonia, NC 28054
7046164427

From: Nancy Khoury
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 1:43:35 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Nancy Khoury
PO Box 1161
Marshall, NC 28753
8286493083

From:
Stephanie Langston
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Wednesday, April 06, 2016 1:08:18 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Stephanie Langston
562 Jakes Mountain Rd
Deep Gap, NC 28618
4067810848

From: John 0"Connor
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 12:19:53 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
John O'Connor
171 Remus Farm Dr.
Statesville, NC 28625

From:
James Davidson
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Wednesday, April 06, 2016 12:12:32 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
James Davidson
136 Charlie Thompson Rd.
Vilas, NC 28692

From:
Beth Stanberry
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Wednesday, April 06, 2016 11:55:55 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Beth Stanberry
PO Box 468
Asheville, NC 28802
8282160701

From: Kenneth A Urd
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 11:36:49 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Kenneth A Byrd
3300 Robin Hood Drive
Greensboro, NC 27408
336-288-0334

From: John Dimlino
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 11:24:38 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
John Dimling
701 Oaklawn Ave
Winston-salem, NC 27104
336-722-2750

From:
William, Margaret Holcomb & FAMILY
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Wednesday, April 06, 2016 11:24:25 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
William, Margaret Holcomb & FAMILY
190 HAWKS' HAUNT LN
TRYON„ NC 28782

From: Jesse Boeckermann
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 11:15:28 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Jesse Boeckermann
102 Charles Ridge Road
Asheville, NC 28805
605-376-4234

From:
Dr. Schwartz, MD
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Wednesday, April 06, 2016 11:14:29 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Dr. Schwartz, MD
16 Finalee Ave
Asheville, NC 28803
8282739402

From:
Kate Fulbriaht
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Coal Ash Comments
Date:
Tuesday, April 05, 2016 1:44:34 PM
Attachments:
imaoe001.onq
imaoe003.pnna
Lee Elected LeaderComment.odf
Hello,
I am submitting public comments on behalf of local elected officials with constituents living near the
H.F. Lee Power Station. More than 53 local leaders spoke out across NC. The attached document
contains the statement and names of leaders near the Goldsboro area who signed on to ask that
their community be protected.
Coal ash is in leaking, unlined pits across the state and contains toxins, such as lead, mercury,
arsenic, and hexavalent chromium, none of which we want in our waterways or drinking water
supplies. The undersigned individuals ask that state government leaders and state regulators take
appropriate action to require the removal of coal ash out of all unlined pits and into safer lined
storage away from waterways. No community is low priority.
Signers representing the H.F. Lee region:
Joe Scott, Mt. Olive City Council Member
Ray Thompson, Mt. Olive City Council Member
Thomas P. Uzzell, Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District Vice Chair
Thank you for conidering these comments.
Kate Fulbright, Coal Ash Organizer
NC Conservation Network
919-857-4699 x 111
19 E. Martin St., Ste. 300
Raleigh, NC 27601
httD://www.ncconservationnetwork.orR/
Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NCConservationNetwork
Follow us on Twitter: PNCConservation
Follow us on Instagram: C@ncconservationnetwork

From: rev scott karns
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Sunday, April 03, 2016 7:22:32 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
rev scott karns
1149 kerns ave sw
roanoke, VA 24015
5405259964

From: Sandra Tucker
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Sunday, April 03, 2016 12:16:21 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Sandra Tucker
1004 Winesapp Dr
Kernersville, NC 27284
336 906 4560

From: Mindy Robinson
To: leecomments
Subject: H.F. Lee classification comment
Date: Thursday, March 31, 2016 3:01:58 PM
I attended the DEQ meeting at Wayne Community College about the classification of the H.F.
Lee plant. The question presented, in my own words, was "what about the situation at the
H.F. Lee plant makes it high risk, and worthy of cleanup earlier than the year proposed?"
I've spent a lot of time thinking about the answer to that question. There are really so many
reasons that not just the H.F. Lee plant, but all coal plants in NC (and the world!) should be
classified as high risk. But the one my mind keeps going back to is this:
"There is the possibility, just the possibility, that one human being has lost their life or became
severely ill due to the contaminants held in the coal ash storage ponds at the H.F. Lee plant.
The value of just one human life is much more than all of the costs of cleaning up this plant.
For just that reason alone, all pollution at H.F. Lee should be cleaned up immediately and
permanently."
In reality, we know that many people have lost their lives due to what's going on at this plant.
There are many more who are currently sick due to the contaminants held at this plant seeping
into water sources, air, and land. It's not just a possibility... it's happening as I type. Add to
this the current administration's flip-flop on the safety of well water near these storage ponds,
and the fact that the affected families will probably be cut off from a clean drinking water
supply as a result, and I can't see how many more reasons DEQ needs.
Giving a company like Duke Energy decades to fix the problem is insulting to all people who
are affected by the coal ash. They rake in BILLIONS in profit each year, but they can't afford
to clean up their own mess that's killing people? Please, give us all a break. Not to mention
that Duke Energy and DEQ have released reports themselves classifying various aspects at the
H.F. Lee plant as high risk (dam structure, for example). So if Duke is really the ethical,
reputable, tree hugging organization they want to make themselves out to be, why didn't they
all this up years ago instead of waiting for an environmental tragedy to occur and then acting
like they're doing all they can? What they're doing is akin to an old saying... they're urinating*
on our faces and trying to convince us all that it's just raining (*I cleaned it up, but surely my
point is clear).
The worst part is that our state government has turned a blind eye to the health and well-being
of its citizens. We all know why this is ... McCrory has no business being in charge of this
issue because it's an obvious conflict of interest ... and he can't seem to maintain professional
boundaries with his former employer. But that really doesn't explain why other state
officials... like those at DEQ ... aren't outraged and doing all they can to protect NC citizens. It's
a complete disregard for human rights.
But back to the question at hand ... why should H.F. Lee be classified as high risk? Because the
pollution Duke Energy is storing there is killing people. Period ... the end.
Sincerely,
Mindy Robinson

Wayne County resident

From:
Leslie Poplawski
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Saturday, March 26, 2016 1:10:33 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Leslie Poplawski
189 Murdock Ave
Asheville, NC 28804
828 5050987

From:
Martha Cunningham
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Friday, March 25, 2016 7:18:47 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Martha Cunningham
416 Wiley Ave
Salisbury, NC 28144

From:
Janet Smith
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Friday, March 25, 2016 1:31:14 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Janet Smith
1602 Hollybriar Lane
Greenville, NC 27858
252-714-7194

From:
Janet Smith
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Friday, March 25, 2016 1:28:40 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Janet Smith
1602 Hollybriar Lane
Greenville, NC 27858
252-714-7194

From: Pam Bloom
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Friday, March 25, 2016 8:46:58 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Pam Bloom
844 n craige st
Apt/Suite
salisbury, NC 28144
7044258323

From: r worrell
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Thursday, March 24, 2016 10:39:25 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
r worrell
3434 Edwards Mill
Raleigh, NC 27612

From:
Bradley Mefford
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Thursday, March 24, 2016 10:09:17 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Bradley Mefford
627 Mud River Mine Rd.
Dunmor, KY 42339

From: Oscar Revilla
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, March 21, 2016 2:06:50 PM
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Oscar Revilla
Juan de Herrera
San Sebastian de los Reyes, of 28024

From:
Carol Hoke
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Monday, March 21, 2016 1:23:55 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Carol Hoke
5092 Gold Leaf Trail
None
Conover, NC 28613
8282388662

From:
Wyman Whipple
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Sunday, March 20, 2016 8:54:25 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Wyman Whipple
1427 Knox Hwy 12
Dahinda, IL 61428
309-289-4417

From: Lynn Mendes
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, March 14, 2016 11:28:34 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Lynn Mendes
1216 Falls Creek Lane #15
Charlotte, NC 28209
[phone]

From:
Marsha Earp
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Clean our Water
Date:
Saturday, March 12, 2016 10:25:34 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Marsha Earp
6498 river road
Vanceboro, 28586

From:
Alicia Stevens
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Water Testing
Date:
Friday, March 11, 2016 3:20:09 PM
I am writing on behalf of my mother, Janice Cooke, who does not use email frequently and is
unfamiliar with it. She lives approximately 3000 ft from the Lee Plant. She inquired about
having her water tested a few months ago after hearing other neighbors complain that their
well water was contaminated and was refused. For years, there has been a high rate of cancer
in the surrounding area (approximate 1 mile radius of the plant). She is now keeping her
grandchildren and is afraid to give them the well water due to possible contamination. My
father tells stories of 30 years ago when the workers at the Lee Plant would fill pot holes in my
parents' driveway and neighborhood driveways with coal ash. We were told that you must be
within 1500 ft of the plant to qualify for testing. Is this true, and what steps can be taken to at
least have their water tested. They are willing to connect to county water if that is what it
takes, but they are one of the few in the area that still currently use well water. What options
do we have for water testing, as we feel that this should be the least that could be offered to
surrounding neighbors that are truly concerned. Thanks!
Alicia Stevens

From: Judith Porter
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Saturday, March 05, 2016 8:17:23 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Judith Porter
927 Mulberry Mill Road
North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
336-670-3362

From:
Terry Kostiuk
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Clean energy
Date:
Friday, March 04, 2016 1:33:52 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Terry Kostiuk
228 Gibbs Rd
new Bern, NC 28560
2526383366

From:
KnowWho Services
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Public Comment: Lee Power Station Coal Ash
Date:
Friday, March 04, 2016 1:29:17 PM
Dear NC Department of Environmental Quality,
I encourage the Department of Environmental Quality to keep the "intermediate" classification for the Lee Energy
Complex or to go one step higher, to high risk, in order to ensure that coal ash is more quickly moved to dry lined
storage and away from our waterways.
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee site. It's past time for Duke Energy to remove its coal ash to safer dry, lined storage here and at all of
the polluting, unlined coal ash pits near communities and families across North Carolina.
Duke Energy's Lee Plant includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal
ash. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by DEQ that it is unsafe to drink or
cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and
other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at
Duke Energy's Lee site. For example, arsenic has been detected at levels 6,550% above the state standard and
chromium at levels 403% above the state standard in nearby groundwater.
Again, I encourage the Department of Environmental Quality to keep the "intermediate" classification for the Lee
Energy Complex or to go one step further, to high risk, in order to ensure that coal ash is more quickly moved to dry
lined storage and away from our waterways.
Sincerely,
Terry Kostiuk
228 Gibbs Rd
New Bern, NC 28560-
[e-mail]
[phone]

From:
a nnejones414(c)comcast.net
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Thursday, March 03, 2016 9:04:27 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
NC 27104

From:
Robert Schwartz
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Thursday, March 03, 2016 9:03:45 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Robert Schwartz
748 Oaklawn Ave
Winston Salem, NC 27104

From: rschwrtz(abwakehealth.edu
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Thursday, March 03, 2016 9:02:52 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
NC 27104

From: Laura Hill
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Thursday, March 03, 2016 9:02:00 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Laura Hill
391 Hearthside Dr
Winston Salem, NC 27104

From: Laura Hill
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Thursday, March 03, 2016 9:01:57 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Laura Hill
391 Hearthside Dr
Winston Salem, NC 27104

From: Sharon Olson
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Thursday, March 03, 2016 9:00:36 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Sharon Olson
4050 Hampton Rd
Clemmons, NC 27012

From: Tom McKay
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Thursday, March 03, 2016 8:59:42 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Tom McKay
6280 Raven Forest Court
Winston Salem, NC 27105

From:
Stuart Mandel
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Thursday, March 03, 2016 8:47:43 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Stuart Mandel
109 Evergreen Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
336-406-4086

From: abby bailey
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Thursday, March 03, 2016 8:40:46 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
abby bailey
7628 grapevine rd
lewisville, NC 27023

From: abby bailey
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Thursday, March 03, 2016 8:40:42 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
abby bailey
7628 grapevine rd
lewisville, NC 27023

From: Amy Adams
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Thursday, March 03, 2016 3:52:17 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Amy Adams
2903 Broadstone Rd
Banner Elk, NC 28604
2529446459

From: Deborah Winegar
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Wednesday, March 02, 2016 8:36:26 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Deborah Winegar
1120 East 35 Street
Charlotte, NC 28205

From: Nancy Garois
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, February 29, 2016 9:25:32 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Nancy Gargis
210 Brentwood Circle
Newton, NC 28658

From: Nancy Garois
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Monday, February 29, 2016 9:25:28 AM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Nancy Gargis
210 Brentwood Circle
Newton, NC 28658

From: Mary Maness
To: leecomments
Subject: Coal Ash Removal
Date: Sunday, February 28, 2016 10:01:37 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Mary Maness
111 Walnut Creek Dr
Goldsboro, NC 27534
9199202415

From:
Amanda Stephens
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Coal Ash
Date:
Sunday, February 28, 2016 4:25:34 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Amanda Stephens
2211 Stanton Rd
Kinston, NC 28504

From:
Lenore Madeleine
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date:
Friday, February 26, 2016 6:43:04 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Lenore Madeleine
700 Vista Lake drive, #308
Apartment 308
Candler, NC 28715
6465991269

From: Martha Spencer
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Friday, February 26, 2016 5:08:28 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Martha Spencer
988 Henry Mountain Road
Brevard, NC 28712
8288852680

From: Joan Brannon
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Friday, February 26, 2016 2:32:36 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Joan Brannon
382 Dancy Lane
Vilas, NC 28692

From: Peter Crow
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Friday, February 26, 2016 1:28:59 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Peter Crow
1401 Kershaw Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27609
919-747-9340

From: Jan Glenn
To: leecomments
Subject: Re: Draft DEQ Coal Ash Priority Classifications
Date: Friday, February 26, 2016 1:23:32 PM
Dear NCDEQ,
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee Plant.
The Lee site includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal ash located in
the floodplain of the Neuse River. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by
DHHS that it is unsafe to drink or cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen
hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in the groundwater near Duke Energy's Lee site. The
poison arsenic has been detected at 6,550% and chromium at 403% above health standards in nearby groundwater.
These pollutants are potentially being discharged to the Neuse River.
State law requires excavation and closure of coal ash basins ranked "intermediate" by 2024. In the meantime, DEQ
should ensure that neighbors of the Lee plant have access to a replacement source of drinking water.
The public should have access to all plans made for excavation and movement of the ash, including details about the
transportation of the ash via trucks or rail. Both the local community, communities along the transport route, and
those near the final proposed storage location should have opportunities for input on Duke's plans for permanent
safe storage of the coal ash.
While I support the Intermediate classification at Lee, I stand with other communities and rivers across North
Carolina that face the prospect of having coal ash left submerged in groundwater sitting in leaking, unlined pits next
to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies.
No community in North Carolina should be classified as low priority. All communities deserve safe drinking water.
Sincerely,
Jan Glenn
1722 Brentwood Court
Newton, NC 28658

From:
Use Boussard
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Duke Energy"s coal ash
Date:
Friday, February 26, 2016 10:55:27 AM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Lise Boussard
4018 Elizabeth Avenue
New Bern, NC 28562

From:
Lesia Mills
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Duke Energy"s Coal Ash
Date:
Friday, February 26, 2016 9:17:42 AM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Lesia Mills
PO Box 1183
Clayton, NC 27528

From:
Michael Carrowav
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Coal Ash cleanup at HF Lee Plant
Date:
Friday, February 26, 2016 5:07:32 AM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Michael Carroway
206 Highwoods Dr
Goldsboro, NC 27530

From:
marshall waters
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Duke Energy's coal ash
Date:
Thursday, February 25, 2016 9:19:33 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
marshall waters
1703 pennyroyal rd
new Bern, NC 28562

From:
William Larson
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Environment
Date:
Thursday, February 25, 2016 4:11:27 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water. If you can make profits from supplying electricity,
then you can afford to clean up your mess
Thank you.
Sincerely,
William Larson
304A N Hillcrest Dr
Goldsboro, NC 27534
919-288-1852

From:
KnowWho Services
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Public Comment: Lee Power Station Coal Ash
Date:
Thursday, February 25, 2016 3:59:13 PM
Dear NC Department of Environmental Quality,
I encourage the Department of Environmental Quality to keep the "intermediate" classification for the Lee Energy
Complex or to go one step higher, to high risk, in order to ensure that coal ash is more quickly moved to dry lined
storage and away from our waterways.
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee site. It's past time for Duke Energy to remove its coal ash to safer dry, lined storage here and at all of
the polluting, unlined coal ash pits near communities and families across North Carolina.
Duke Energy's Lee Plant includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal
ash. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by DEQ that it is unsafe to drink or
cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and
other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at
Duke Energy's Lee site. For example, arsenic has been detected at levels 6,550% above the state standard and
chromium at levels 403% above the state standard in nearby groundwater.
Again, I encourage the Department of Environmental Quality to keep the "intermediate" classification for the Lee
Energy Complex or to go one step further, to high risk, in order to ensure that coal ash is more quickly moved to dry
lined storage and away from our waterways.
Sincerely,
Amy Barnes
202 Vivian Ln
Pikeville, NC 27863-
[e-mail]
[phone]

From: Shelly Brady
To: leecomments
Subject: Clean up your mess!!
Date: Thursday, February 25, 2016 3:57:49 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Shelly Brady
186s. Brown blvd
Havelock, NC 28532

From:
Eula Harmon
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Coal Ash Pits
Date:
Thursday, February 25, 2016 3:03:55 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water. You will turn us into the next FLINT
MICHIGAN! ! ! Protect our land, protect our families! Gov. McCrory, we are begging you! reconsider your decision!
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water. SAVE NC WATER!
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Eula Harmon
4540 Raleigh road
Clayton, NC 27520
9197636407

From:
El Cardin
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Clean It Up
Date:
Thursday, February 25, 2016 2:37:30 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
El Cardin
Box 10401
Goldsboro, NC 27534

From: benita parker
To: leecomments
Subject: Keep intermediate rating for ash cleanup
Date: Thursday, February 25, 2016 1:49:48 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
benita parker
801 darby avenue
kinston, NC 28501
2525275833

From:
Pea Vick
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Environment
Date:
Thursday, February 25, 2016 1:22:26 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Peg Vick
413 Whittaker Pt Rd
Oriental, NC 28571

From:
Bill Hines
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Duke needs to clean up the Lee power plant NOW!
Date:
Thursday, February 25, 2016 1:07:26 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Bill Hines
P.O. Box 592
Oriental, NC 28571
252-571-0264

From:
KnowWho Services
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Public Comment: Lee Power Station Coal Ash
Date:
Thursday, February 25, 2016 12:49:56 PM
Dear NC Department of Environmental Quality,
I encourage the Department of Environmental Quality to keep the "intermediate" classification for the Lee Energy
Complex or to go one step higher, to high risk, in order to ensure that coal ash is more quickly moved to dry lined
storage and away from our waterways.
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee site. It's past time for Duke Energy to remove its coal ash to safer dry, lined storage here and at all of
the polluting, unlined coal ash pits near communities and families across North Carolina.
Duke Energy's Lee Plant includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal
ash. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by DEQ that it is unsafe to drink or
cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and
other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at
Duke Energy's Lee site. For example, arsenic has been detected at levels 6,550% above the state standard and
chromium at levels 403% above the state standard in nearby groundwater.
Again, I encourage the Department of Environmental Quality to keep the "intermediate" classification for the Lee
Energy Complex or to go one step further, to high risk, in order to ensure that coal ash is more quickly moved to dry
lined storage and away from our waterways.
Sincerely,
Deborah Milkowski
2610 Old Cherry Point Rd
New Bern, NC 28560-
[e-mail]
[phone]

From: Gregory Park
To: leecomments
Subject: Duke Energy"s coal ash
Date: Thursday, February 25, 2016 12:07:46 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Gregory Park
107 Jubilee Place
New Bern, NC 28560

From: Misael Jaramillo-Rivera
To: leecomments
Subject: Coal Clean Up
Date: Thursday, February 25, 2016 12:03:59 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Misael Jaramillo-Rivera
213 Cottonwood Dr
Clayton, NC 27520
9193972110

From: Fred Chastano
To: leecomments
Subject: Duke has too pay for toxic cleanup
Date: Thursday, February 25, 2016 11:55:36 AM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
Duke knew about these toxic spots when it took over Progress Energy, so it is responsible for all the costs to clean
them up. The people of North Carolina should not in any way have to pay for these toxic sites.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Fred Chastang
5955 Black Creek Rd
Smithfield, NC 27577

From:
virginia wilkins
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Duke Energy: Clean Up Your.Mess
Date:
Thursday, February 25, 2016 11:37:35 AM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
virginia wilkins
188 Pinebranch Lane
Dudley, NC 28333

From: Lydia Bauer
To: leecomments
Subject: Make Duke Energy Clean there Coal Ash Mess up!
Date: Thursday, February 25, 2016 11:35:10 AM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Lydia Bauer
419 Robin Lake Drive
DUDLEY, NC 28333

From: Ken Coi
To: leecomments
Subject: Coal Ash Disposal Costs
Date: Thursday, February 25, 2016 11:22:06 AM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Duke shareholders profited from these lax operations resulting in inadequate coal ash disposal. They now need to
rectify that at their cost, not the public's expense.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Ken Coit
POBox 132
Oriental, NC 28571
919-428-1286

From:
CRlee Johnson
To:
leecomments
Subject:
coal ash In NC
Date:
Thursday, February 25, 2016 11:22:04 AM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
CRlee Johnson
503 Church street
Oriental, NC 28571

From:
Carrie Kluiter
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Duke
Date:
Thursday, February 25, 2016 11:16:09 AM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Carrie Kluiter
273 Parrish Farm Ln
Benson, NC 27504

From:
KnowWho Services
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Public Comment: Lee Power Station Coal Ash
Date:
Thursday, February 25, 2016 11:14:10 AM
Dear NC Department of Environmental Quality,
I encourage the Department of Environmental Quality to keep the "intermediate" classification for the Lee Energy
Complex or to go one step higher, to high risk, in order to ensure that coal ash is more quickly moved to dry lined
storage and away from our waterways.
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee site. It's past time for Duke Energy to remove its coal ash to safer dry, lined storage here and at all of
the polluting, unlined coal ash pits near communities and families across North Carolina.
Duke Energy's Lee Plant includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal
ash. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by DEQ that it is unsafe to drink or
cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and
other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at
Duke Energy's Lee site. For example, arsenic has been detected at levels 6,550% above the state standard and
chromium at levels 403% above the state standard in nearby groundwater.
Again, I encourage the Department of Environmental Quality to keep the "intermediate" classification for the Lee
Energy Complex or to go one step further, to high risk, in order to ensure that coal ash is more quickly moved to dry
lined storage and away from our waterways.
Sincerely,
Jamie Heath
1525 Carlos Dr
Greenville, NC 27834-
wheeler [e-mail]
[phone]

From:
Amy Have
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Clean up
Date:
Thursday, February 25, 2016 11:08:10 AM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Amy Hayes
938 Hargrove Street
Henderson, NC 27536

From:
Daniela Ferreira
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Coal Ash Cleanup
Date:
Thursday, February 25, 2016 10:55:01 AM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Daniela Ferreira
1003 Amelia Station Way 307
Clayton, NC 27520

From: Robert Bunzel
To: leecomments
Subject: Safe, clean drinking water is a necessity!
Date: Thursday, February 25, 2016 10:52:04 AM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
Safe, clean drinking water is not a luxury, it is a necessity. The people of North Carolina should never have to
worry about their water supply being contaminated by a For -Profit company such as Duke Energy. To allow them
to continue polluting the water supply is criminal. Those who support Duke Energy in this by not holding them
accountable for their spills, leakage, and other violations, are just as guilty as Duke Energy and should be held
accountable as well.
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water. Do you want your family drinking water from the
communities that are affected by Duke Energy's coal ash spills? Or, like the government in Flint, MI, are you
supplying your family with safe water?
Sincerely,
Robert Bunzel
287 America Dr
Selma, NC 27576
2057067205

From:
Steohenie Bunzel
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Are you going to let NC be the next Flint, MI?
Date:
Thursday, February 25, 2016 10:50:11 AM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
Safe, clean drinking water is not a luxury, it is a necessity. The people of North Carolina should never have to
worry about their water supply being contaminated by a For -Profit company such as Duke Energy. To allow them
to continue polluting the water supply is criminal. Those who support Duke Energy in this by not holding them
accountable for their spills, leakage, and other violations, are just as guilty as Duke Energy and should be held
accountable as well.
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water. Do you want your family drinking water from the
communities that are affected by Duke Energy's coal ash spills? Or, like the government in Flint, MI, are you
supplying your family with safe water?
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Stephenie Bunzel
287 America Dr
Selma, NC 27576
2057067205

From:
Noble Overfield
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Cola ash
Date:
Thursday, February 25, 2016 10:45:54 AM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Noble Overfield
1661 old rock quarry rd
Princeton, NC 27569
9199362435

From:
Jeff Robinson
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Gov.
Date:
Thursday, February 25, 2016 10:43:37 AM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jeff Robinson
110 Brigham pl
Clayton, NC 27527

From:
Eileen Gauthier
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Clean water
Date:
Thursday, February 25, 2016 10:29:32 AM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Eileen Gauthier
415 South Virginia Street
Goldsboro, NC 27530
Goldsboro, NC 27530
9197315960

From:
Nathan Simpson
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Agreed
Date:
Thursday, February 25, 2016 10:26:12 AM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power station received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Nathan Simpson
607 1/2 hollywood Blvd
Havelock, NC 28532
2526218628

From:
KnowWho Services
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Public Comment: Lee Power Station Coal Ash
Date:
Thursday, February 25, 2016 9:43:14 AM
Dear NC Department of Environmental Quality,
I encourage the Department of Environmental Quality to keep the "intermediate" classification for the Lee Energy
Complex or to go one step higher, to high risk, in order to ensure that coal ash is more quickly moved to dry lined
storage and away from our waterways.
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee site. It's past time for Duke Energy to remove its coal ash to safer dry, lined storage here and at all of
the polluting, unlined coal ash pits near communities and families across North Carolina.
Duke Energy's Lee Plant includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal
ash. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by DEQ that it is unsafe to drink or
cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and
other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at
Duke Energy's Lee site. For example, arsenic has been detected at levels 6,550% above the state standard and
chromium at levels 403% above the state standard in nearby groundwater.
Again, I encourage the Department of Environmental Quality to keep the "intermediate" classification for the Lee
Energy Complex or to go one step further, to high risk, in order to ensure that coal ash is more quickly moved to dry
lined storage and away from our waterways.
Sincerely,
Barbara Dworak
114 Arbon Ln
New Bern, NC 28562-
[e-mail]
[phone]

From:
KnowWho Services
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Public Comment: Lee Power Station Coal Ash
Date:
Thursday, February 25, 2016 5:29:10 AM
Dear NC Department of Environmental Quality,
I encourage the Department of Environmental Quality to keep the "intermediate" classification for the Lee Energy
Complex or to go one step higher, to high risk, in order to ensure that coal ash is more quickly moved to dry lined
storage and away from our waterways.
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee site. It's past time for Duke Energy to remove its coal ash to safer dry, lined storage here and at all of
the polluting, unlined coal ash pits near communities and families across North Carolina.
Duke Energy's Lee Plant includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal
ash. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by DEQ that it is unsafe to drink or
cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and
other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at
Duke Energy's Lee site. For example, arsenic has been detected at levels 6,550% above the state standard and
chromium at levels 403% above the state standard in nearby groundwater.
Again, I encourage the Department of Environmental Quality to keep the "intermediate" classification for the Lee
Energy Complex or to go one step further, to high risk, in order to ensure that coal ash is more quickly moved to dry
lined storage and away from our waterways.
Sincerely,
Juliana Baxley
415 Pecan Dr
Selma, NC 27576-
[e-mail]
[phone]

From:
KnowWho Services
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Public Comment: Lee Power Station Coal Ash
Date:
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 8:56:18 PM
Dear NC Department of Environmental Quality,
I encourage the Department of Environmental Quality to keep the "intermediate" classification for the Lee Energy
Complex or to go one step higher, to high risk, in order to ensure that coal ash is more quickly moved to dry lined
storage and away from our waterways.
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee site. It's past time for Duke Energy to remove its coal ash to safer dry, lined storage here and at all of
the polluting, unlined coal ash pits near communities and families across North Carolina.
Duke Energy's Lee Plant includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal
ash. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by DEQ that it is unsafe to drink or
cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and
other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at
Duke Energy's Lee site. For example, arsenic has been detected at levels 6,550% above the state standard and
chromium at levels 403% above the state standard in nearby groundwater.
Again, I encourage the Department of Environmental Quality to keep the "intermediate" classification for the Lee
Energy Complex or to go one step further, to high risk, in order to ensure that coal ash is more quickly moved to dry
lined storage and away from our waterways.
Sincerely,
Lisette Fee
102 David Dr Apt F32
Greenville, NC 27858-
[e-mail]
[phone]

From:
KnowWho Services
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Public Comment: Lee Power Station Coal Ash
Date:
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 7:08:16 PM
Dear NC Department of Environmental Quality,
I encourage the Department of Environmental Quality to keep the "intermediate" classification for the Lee Energy
Complex or to go one step higher, to high risk, in order to ensure that coal ash is more quickly moved to dry lined
storage and away from our waterways.
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee site. It's past time for Duke Energy to remove its coal ash to safer dry, lined storage here and at all of
the polluting, unlined coal ash pits near communities and families across North Carolina.
Duke Energy's Lee Plant includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal
ash. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by DEQ that it is unsafe to drink or
cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and
other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at
Duke Energy's Lee site. For example, arsenic has been detected at levels 6,550% above the state standard and
chromium at levels 403% above the state standard in nearby groundwater.
Again, I encourage the Department of Environmental Quality to keep the "intermediate" classification for the Lee
Energy Complex or to go one step further, to high risk, in order to ensure that coal ash is more quickly moved to dry
lined storage and away from our waterways.
Sincerely,
Lynne C
5012 Lipscomb Dr
Garner, NC 27529-
[e-mail]
[phone]

From:
KnowWho Services
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Public Comment: Lee Power Station Coal Ash
Date:
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 7:02:49 PM
Dear NC Department of Environmental Quality,
I encourage the Department of Environmental Quality to keep the "intermediate" classification for the Lee Energy
Complex or to go one step higher, to high risk, in order to ensure that coal ash is more quickly moved to dry lined
storage and away from our waterways.
About 128,000 people rely on drinking water intakes downstream from leaking, unlined coal ash pits at Duke
Energy's Lee site. It's past time for Duke Energy to remove its coal ash to safer dry, lined storage here and at all of
the polluting, unlined coal ash pits near communities and families across North Carolina.
Duke Energy's Lee Plant includes a 143-acre wet coal ash pond and at least three other large areas of buried coal
ash. Families living near the unlined, leaking coal ash pits have been informed by DEQ that it is unsafe to drink or
cook with their water due to the presence of elevated levels of the carcinogen hexavalent chromium, cobalt, and
other pollutants.
Arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near the leaking, unlined coal ash pits at
Duke Energy's Lee site. For example, arsenic has been detected at levels 6,550% above the state standard and
chromium at levels 403% above the state standard in nearby groundwater.
Again, I encourage the Department of Environmental Quality to keep the "intermediate" classification for the Lee
Energy Complex or to go one step further, to high risk, in order to ensure that coal ash is more quickly moved to dry
lined storage and away from our waterways.
Sincerely,
James Kunz
1218 Coral Reef Ct
New Bern, NC 28560-
[e-mail]
[phone]

From:
Sarah Maness
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Clean up
Date:
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 9:52:09 AM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Sarah Maness
621 McCarthy dr
Clayton, NC 27527

From:
James & Leslea Kunz
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Duke"s Coal Ash Clean -Up
Date:
Monday, February 22, 2016 6:55:32 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
James & Leslea Kunz
1218 Coral Reef Ct
New Bern, NC 28560
2525146679

From:
Terry Hailey
To:
leecomments
Subject:
All NC Citizens Must Have Safe Water!
Date:
Monday, February 22, 2016 10:52:13 AM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Terry Hailey
271 Genoa Lane
Clayton, NC 27527
9192808606

From:
Ana Baxlev
To:
leecomments
Subject:
CLEAN UP COAL ASH NOW
Date:
Sunday, February 21, 2016 6:34:08 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Ana Baxley
415 pecan dr
Selma, NC 27576

From: Shelly Brady
To: leecomments
Subject: Clean up the mess you made
Date: Sunday, February 21, 2016 9:39:53 AM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Shelly Brady
186s. Brown blvd
Havelock, NC 28532

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To: leecomments
Subject: Let"s make your event more successful
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From:
PAMELA WILLIAMS
To:
leecomments
Subject:
DUKE COAL ASH SPILL
Date:
Saturday, February 20, 2016 6:07:26 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
PAMELA WILLIAMS
P.O. BOX 637
Pine Level, NC 27568
919-891-1044

From:
Nathan Bean
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Clean up ALL of the coal ash
Date:
Saturday, February 20, 2016 4:33:59 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Nathan Bean
368 Florence Dr
Clayton, NC 27527
9198302957

From:
veronica mcclain
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Coal Ash
Date:
Saturday, February 20, 2016 2:19:27 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
veronica mcclain
186 Windsor green drive
clayton, NC 27527

From:
Roger Chellew
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Make Duke Energy Clean Up
Date:
Saturday, February 20, 2016 5:27:55 AM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Roger Chellew
104 Elmwood Lane
Clayton, NC 27520

From: Lee Tyndall
To: leecomments
Subject: Duke Energy and Their Toxic Coal Ash
Date: Friday, February 19, 2016 8:19:33 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Lee Tyndall
PO Box 117
Deep Run, NC 28525

From:
D Price
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Coal ash pond, Goldsboro
Date:
Friday, February 19, 2016 4:51:57 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
D Price
3102 Cashwell dr
Godsboro
Goldsboro, NC 27534

From: Ralph Dobson
To: leecomments
Subject: Coal ash cleanup
Date: Friday, February 19, 2016 2:48:51 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Ralph Dobson
4804 Delft Dr
NEW BERN, NC 28562
808-227-2746

From:
Courtney Andrews
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Coal Ash Spilll!
Date:
Friday, February 19, 2016 11:11:20 AM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Courtney Andrews
759 Dickinson Road
Smithfield, NC 27577

From:
Chloe Rivenbark
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Power Plant Toxic
Date:
Friday, February 19, 2016 10:09:55 AM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Chloe Rivenbark
112W Main St
Rose Hill, NC 28458
910-284-7216

From: Stacey Raidl
To: leecomments
Subject: Clean Up the Coal Ash
Date: Friday, February 19, 2016 10:01:34 AM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Stacey Raidl
495 Westerman Place
Smithfield, NC 27577
9199343587

From:
Susan Crenshaw
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Clean it Up Duke!
Date:
Friday, February 19, 2016 10:01:32 AM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Susan Crenshaw
115 Susan circle
Goldsboro, NC 27530

From: Molly Stubbs
To: leecomments
Subject: Urgent
Date: Friday, February 19, 2016 9:31:48 AM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Molly Stubbs
108 e Rose st
Smithfield, NC 27577

From:
Arielle LeClair
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Clean Water
Date:
Friday, February 19, 2016 8:29:04 AM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Arielle LeClair
102 Rustic Lane
Smithfield, NC 27577

From:
ferry evans
To:
leecomments
Subject:
coal ash clean up
Date:
Thursday, February 18, 2016 10:25:55 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
ferry evans
3099 highway 58 south
kinston, NC 28504

From:
Christopher Randall
To:
leecomments
Subject:
DUKE ENERGY CLEANUP RESPONSIBILITY
Date:
Thursday, February 18, 2016 9:32:05 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
ANY AND ALL SITES LEAKING DANGEROUS CHEMICAL INTO THE GROUND & WATER SHOULD BE
CLEANED UP IMMEDIATELY! ! ! !
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Christopher Randall
PO Box 335
Cove City, NC 28523

From: Rowdy Bedsaul
To: leecomments
Subject: Clean up the coal mess
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2016 8:55:59 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Rowdy Bedsaul
407 Earl Dr
Goldsboro, 27530

From: robert weber
To: leecomments
Subject: clean up the coal ash problem
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2016 8:07:41 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
robert weber
104 cypress point
new Bern, NC 28560

From: Larry Hale
To: leecomments
Subject: Corporate Conscience
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2016 7:56:10 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Larry Hale
400 White Oak Rd
Goldsboro, NC 27534

From: Jon Hubbard
To: leecomments
Subject: Coal Ash Clean up
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2016 7:46:21 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jon Hubbard
3655 U S Hwy. 13 So
Goldsboro, NC 27530

From: Lisa Lono
To: leecomments
Subject: Duke Energy's coal ash MUST be cleaned up!
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2016 6:52:14 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Lisa Long
2603 Cashwell Drive
Apt D
Goldsboro, NC 27534

From:
Barbara Spencer
To:
leecomments
Subject:
toxic coal ash pits
Date:
Thursday, February 18, 2016 6:34:18 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Barbara Spencer
8136 Springfield School Rd
Kenly, NC 27542

From: Cathy Narron
To: leecomments
Subject: Toxic coal ash pits
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2016 6:31:41 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Cathy Narron
8136 Springfield School Rd
Kenly, NC 27542

From:
Duane Soence
To:
leecomments
Subject:
toxic coal ash pits
Date:
Thursday, February 18, 2016 6:31:40 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Duane Spencer
8136 Springfield School Rd
Kenly, NC 27542

From:
Carole Lawrence
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Coal Ash
Date:
Thursday, February 18, 2016 6:31:37 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Carole Lawrence
4714 Edgewood Drr
New Bern, NC 28562

From: Kathleen Forrest
To: leecomments
Subject: Clean it up, don"t just sweep it under the rug!
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2016 6:28:11 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Kathleen Forrest
3313 hedgerow circle
New Bern, NC 28562
478-787-3847

From:
Leah Stewart
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Clean it up!
Date:
Thursday, February 18, 2016 5:58:14 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Leah Stewart
392 Bald Eagle Lane
Kenly, NC 27542

From:
Bill Ball
To:
leecomments
Subject:
conservation
Date:
Thursday, February 18, 2016 5:14:08 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Bill Ball
236 Vada W Ln
Clinton, NC 28328
9102606946

From:
Harrison Curtis
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Capping in place is not a cleanup plan!
Date:
Thursday, February 18, 2016 5:10:08 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Harrison Curtis
702 Tarragon Ct
New Bern, NC 28562
252-288-6528

From: John Jacobson
To: leecomments
Subject: Lee Power Plant Clean Up
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2016 5:02:15 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
John Jacobson
508 Metcalf St
New Bern, NC 28560
252-633-1033

From: virainia clute
To: leecomments
Subject: Duke Energy's coal ash
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2016 5:01:50 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
virginia clute
303 groundsel pl
clayton, NC 27527
9195856235

From: Kathy Blake
To: leecomments
Subject: Duke should. Clean it up
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2016 4:49:47 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Kathy Blake
6120 Castleton ct
New Bern, NC 28560

From: Margaret Mirabella
To: leecomments
Subject: Protect us, NOT duke
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2016 4:40:18 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Margaret Mirabella
9269 Buffalo Rd
Clayton, NC 27527

From: ]yl Burgener
To: leecomments
Subject: Duke Energy
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2016 4:22:22 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jyl Burgener
67 Aviary Court
Clayton, 27520

From: Travis Holland
To: leecomments
Subject: Duke Energy should clean their mess
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2016 4:04:19 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Travis Holland
PO Box 495
Salemburg, NC 28385
9102577839

From: Wanda Hanacek
To: leecomments
Subject: Duke Cleanup
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2016 3:38:11 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Wanda Hanacek
104 Cardinal Woods Lane
Wallace, NC 28466

From:
Herman Schiller
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Coal Ash in the Environment
Date:
Thursday, February 18, 2016 3:31:51 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Herman Schiller
5508 Gondolier Drive
New Bern, NC 28560

From: Roy Smith Jr
To: leecomments
Subject: Do your job and protect North Carolina Citizens! Not Big Business Polluters
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2016 3:19:44 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Roy Smith Jr
3602 Windy Trl
New Bern, NC 28560
2526362677

From: Lesia Mills
To: leecomments
Subject: Duke Energy Clean Up Coal Ash!
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2016 3:19:37 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Lesia Mills
PO Box 1183
Clayton, NC 27528

From: Coleen Brock
To: leecomments
Subject: cleaning up ash pits
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2016 2:40:14 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Coleen Brock
3509 Windsor Drive
Trent Woods, 28562

From: sq sikes
To: leecomments
Subject: coal ash cleanup
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2016 2:31:44 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
gs sikes
po box 62
rose hill, NC 28458

From: marianne parr
To: leecomments
Subject: duke energy coal ash cleanup
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2016 2:22:12 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
marianne parr
145 buena vista ave
athens, 30601
706 850 1978

From:
Margaret Sharr)
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Clean Wqter
Date:
Thursday, February 18, 2016 2:19:41 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Margaret Sharp
112 Dobbs Place
Goldsboro, NC 27534

From: Eric Fritz
To: leecomments
Subject: Protect the People!
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2016 2:13:54 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
Do you represent the people or the corporations?
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Eric Fritz
314 Channel Run Dr
New Bern, NC 28562

From:
Bonita Moore
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Coal Ash cleanup
Date:
Thursday, February 18, 2016 2:08:11 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Bonita Moore
4946 NC 111 N
Pikeville, NC 27863
9192529112

From:
Jessica Motta
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Coal ash
Date:
Thursday, February 18, 2016 2:08:04 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jessica Motta
22 Yadkin St
Clayton, NC 27520

From:
Duane Usa
To:
leecomments
Subject:
Duke energy
Date:
Thursday, February 18, 2016 1:58:07 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Duane Usa
111 Bimini Ct
Havelock, NC 28532

From:
Tracy Price
To:
leecomments
Subject:
coal ash
Date:
Thursday, February 18, 2016 1:55:49 PM
Dear N.C. Department of Environmental Quality,
I'm writing to urge the state to uphold the intermediate rating that Duke Energy's Lee power plant received. I was
appalled to learn that arsenic, chromium, and other pollutants have been detected in groundwater near these toxic
pits at the Lee site. Many neighbors and families living nearby have received letters saying not to drink or cook with
their water. No family should have to question the safety of their water.
While the Lee plant cleanup is long overdue I was disappointed to learn that other communities across our state may
not get a full cleanup. This is unacceptable. No community is low priority and no community should have coal ash
in leaking, unlined pits next to rivers, lakes, and drinking water supplies. Capping in place is not a cleanup plan and
all coal ash should be moved to safer dry, lined storage away from our waterways.
Every community in North Carolina has the right to clean water.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Tracy Price
3503 Karen Street
New Bern, NC 28560