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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWR0100052_Permit (Issuance)_20160831Water Resources ENVIRONMENTAL. QUALITY July 6, 2016 Duke Energy Progress, LLC Attn: John Toepfer 410 S. Wilmington Street/NC 15 Raleigh, NC 27601 Re: Well Construction Permit WRO100052 Asheville Steam Electric Power Plant Buncombe County Dear Mr. Toepfer, PAT MCCRORY Governor DONALD R. VAN DER VAART Secretary S. JAY ZIMMERMAN Director In accordance with your application submitted July 1, 2016, we are forwarding well construction permit WR0100052 dated July 6, 2016. The permit is for the construction of two recovery wells at the Asheville Steam Electric Power Plant. The permit will be effective from the date of issuance for a period of one year and is subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein. A Well Construction Record shall be completed and signed by the certified drilling contractor for each well. The forms shall be submitted to the Department upon completion of the wells and shall reference the permit number. Please review the attached permit conditions. If you should have any questions or need additional information contact Andrew Moore at 828-296-4500. Sincerely, G. Landon Davidson, P.G. Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section cc: DWR Central Office, Attn: Eric Smith ARO DWR File G:\WR\W Q\Buncombe\W ells\Remedi ation\W R0100052\DukeEnergyProgress_WR0100052. docx State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources 2090 U.S. Hwy. 70 1 Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778 828 296 4500 NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES — WATER QUALITY SECTION PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF RECOVERY WELL(S) In accordance with the provisions of Article 7, Chapter 87, North Carolina General Statutes, and other applicable Laws, Rules and Regulations. PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO Duke Energy Progress, LLC FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ONE RECOVERY WELL SYSTEM consisting of two wells owned by Duke Energy Progress, LLC, 410 S. Wilmington Street/NC 15, Raleigh, NC 27601. The wells will be located on property owned by Duke Energy Progress, LLC, located at 200 CP&L Drive, Arden, NC 28704 in Buncombe County. This Permit is issued in accordance with the application received on July 1, 2016, in conformity with specifications and supporting data, all of which are filed with the Department of Environmental Quality and are considered integral parts of this Permit. This Permit is for well construction only, and does not waive any provision or requirement of any other applicable law or regulation. Construction of any well under this Permit shall be in strict compliance with the North Carolina Well Construction Regulations and Standards (15A NCAC 02C .0100), and other State and Local Laws and regulations pertaining to well construction. If any requirements or limitations specified in this Permit are unacceptable, you have a right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within 30 days of receipt of this Permit. The request must be in the form of a written petition conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714. Unless such a demand is made, this Permit is final and binding. This Permit will be effective for one year from the date of its issuance and shall be subject to other specified conditions, limitations, or exceptions as follows: l . The well(s) shall be located and constructed as shown on the attachments submitted as part of the permit application. 2. Well construction records (GW-1) for each well shall be submitted to the Division of Water Resources' Information Processing Unit within 30 days of well completion. 3. Issuance of this Permit does not supersede any other agreement, permit, or requirement issued by another agency. 4. Each well shall have a Well Contractor Identification Plate in accordance with 15A NCAC 02C .0108(o). 5. The recovery well shall be maintained in accordance with 15A NCAC 02C .0108. 6. When the well is discontinued or abandoned, it shall be abandoned in accordance with 15A NCAC 02C .0113 and a well abandonment record (GW-30) shall be submitted to the Division of Water Resources' Information Processing Unit within 30 days of well abandonment. Permit issued the 6' day of July, 2016 FOR THE NORTH CAROLI`N_A ENVIRO 7 NTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION Landon Davidson, Regional Supervisor Division of Water Resources By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Permit No. # WRO100052 WV— 01 00o5z.. 410 S. Wilmington Street DUKE leuoj ati 014IAe4sy Raleigh, NC 27601 ENERGY® 8uowwa IQiBuoidaUAWn0�a3eM z Mailing Address P.O §ox 1551 hhp Mail Code NC. t5 Raleigh, NC27602 July 16 1, 20919-546.7863 919-546.6302 (fax) p:unosab mom#� WPM Mr. Landon Davidson NC DEQ Asheville Regional Office 2090 U.S` 70 Highway Swannanoa, NC 28778 RE: Application for Permit to Construct Test Recovery Wells at the Asheville Steam Electric Generating Plant, Buncombe County, North Carolina Dear Mr. Davidson: Duke Energy Progress, LLC. (DEP) plans to install two test extraction (recovery) wells on property at our Asheville Steam Electric Generating Plant (Asheville Plant) in mid -July 2016. DEP will utilize the wells for a 72 hour pump test and sustainable flow rate evaluation. The proposed location of the two extraction wells are shown on enclosed Figure 1. A schematic of the two recovery wells is enclosed as Figure 2. These two extraction wells are,proposed to be utilized along with eight (8) other at the Asheville Plant. However, the data gathered from the pump test and sustaina Oler flow rate evaluation will be`utilized 'to — design the remediation system for at this location. The remediation system is part of the settlement agreement between DEP and the Department of Environmental Quality'(DEQ) dated September 29 2015. DEP request an expedited approval from DEQ. Based on existing drilling for data gap and CCR wells at various Duke Energy sites, drill rigs are anticipated to be available the week of July 11, 2016 to begin, installation of these two extraction wells. If you have any questions or need any clarification regarding the information provided, feel free to contact me at john.toepfer@duke-enerey.com or at 919-546-7863 at your convenience. Respectfully submitted, ?Toepfer, Joh Lead Engineer Environmental Services cc/enc: Danny McCormick — Duke Energy Teresa Williams Duke Energy Ed Sullivan — Duke Energy Kathy Webb -SynTerra Corporation enc: Application for Recovery Well, Figures 1 & 2 (Dated June 30, 2016) NORTH,CAROLINA DEPARTMENTOF ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WATER RSQIROS`y4�1gEl?20TECT,ION SECTION APPLICATION FOR PERMIT T6 CONSTRUCT , IT RING OR RECOVERY WELL SYSTEM PLEASE TYPE OR PRIN LEARLY In accordance with the provisions of Art�cie 7, dhaptY , Gen Jr Am' es of North; Carolina and regulationspursuant thereto,; application is h eby made.for a permit to:construct monitoring or recoverywells., �4 10 OFFICE USE ONLY 1. Date; 07J01,(2'016;'- 2. County: Buncombe PERMIT NO, W eo 1000S2ISSUED DATE 3. What type of well you applying for? (monitoring or recovery): Recovery 4. Applicant: Duka ;~ne3= PX _q ess, r 7<I7 P} Telephone: Applicant's Mailing Address. 410 S Wi lmin4ton 'Strejiat,/Nc-15,: Rat eigh, ,NC 27601 Applicant's Email Address (if available): J ohn . toepfer@duke-energy. com 5. Contact Person (if different than Applicant):` John Toepf er Telephone: < 919 - 54 6 - 7 8 63 Contact Person's Mailing Address: same as applicant Contact Person's Email Address (if available): same as applicant 6. Property Owner (if different than Applicant): Same as apJ21icant Telephone: ` N/A Property Owner's Mailing Address: 410 S . Wilmington Street/NC15 , Raleigh, NC 27601 Property Owner's Email Address (if available): N/A 7. Property Physical Address (including zip code) and PIN Number 200 CP&L Drive Arden NC 28704 S. Reason for Well(s): Remediation (ex: non -discharge permit requirements, suspected' contamination, assessment, groundwater contamination, remediation, etc,) 9. Type of facility or site for which the well(s) is(are) needed: PoWer Plant (ex: ,non=discharge facility, waste disposal site,,landfill, UST, etc.) 10. Are there any current water quality permits or incidents associated with this facility or site? if so,' list permit and/or incident no(s). Yes, NPDRS Pprmit 9NC0000396 11. Type of contaminants being monitored or recovered: Metals (ex: organics, nutrients,' heavy metals, etc.)' 12. Are there any existing wells associated with the proposed well(s)? If yes, how many? No Existing Monitoring or Recovery Well Construction Permit No(s).: N/A 13. Distance from proposed well(s) to nearest known waste or pollution source (in feet): 70 feet 14. Are there any water supply wells located less than 500 feet from the proposed well(s)? No If yes,' give distance(s): N/A 15. Well Contractor: Parratt-Wolff Certification No:.4,3161-A: Well Contractor Address: 501 Millstone Drive, Hillsborough, NC 27278 PROPOSED -WELL CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION 1. As required by 15A NCAC 02C .0105(f)(7), attach a well construction' diagram of each well showing the following: a. Borehole and well diameter e.' Type of casing material and thickness b, Estimated well depth f. Grout horizons C. Screen intervals g. Well head completion details d. Sand/gravel pack intervals Continued on Reverse i PROPOSED WELL CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION (Continued) 'SIGNATURES The Applicant hereby agrees that the proposed well(s) will be constructed in accordance with approved specifications and rconditions of this Well Co r` ion Perini s r' ulated "under the Well Construction Standards (Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code,' hapter2C) and accepts full responsibility for compliance with these rules Lead Engineer Signaturto Applicant or' A t Title of Applicant or `Agent John Toepfer ' ffsigning as Agent, attach authorization agreement stating Printed name of Applicant or "Agent that you have the authority to act as the Agent. If the property is owned by someone other than the applicant, the property owner hereby consents to allow the applicant to construct wells as outlined in this Well Construction Permit application and that it shall be the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the wells) conform to the Well Construction Standards (Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code, Subchapter 2C). N/A ' N/A Signature of Property Owner (if different than Applicant) Printed name of Property Owner (if different than Applicant) DIRECTIONS Please send the completed application to the appropriate Division of Water Resources's Aquifer Protection Section Regional Office: Asheville Regional Office Raleigh Regional Office Wilmington Regional Office 2090,U.S. Highway 70 3800 Barrett Drive 127 Cardinal DriveExtension Swannanoa, NC 28778 Raleigh, NC 27609 Wilmington, NC 28405 Phone:';(828) 296-4500' Phone: (919) 791-4200 Phone: (910) 796-7215 Fax:'' (828) 299-7043 Fax: (919) 571-4718 Fax: (910) 350-2004 Fayetteville Regional Office Washington Regional Office Winston-Salem Regional Office 225 Green Street, Suite 714 943 Washington Square Mall 585 Waughtown Street Fayetteville, NC 28301-5094 Washington, NC 27889 Winston-Salem, NC 27107 Phone: (910) 433-3300 Phone: (252) 946-6481 Phone: (336) 771-5000 Fax: (910) 486-0707 Fax: (252) 975-3716 ` Fax: (336) 771-4630 Mooresville Regional Office ` 610 East Center Avenue ' Mooresville, NC 28115 Phone:, (704) 663-1699 Fax: (704) 663.6040 4 GW-22MR (Rev.'8/13) GROUND SURFACE Q N 11 J J W W UJ -j 3: W W o- m 00Q0 z LU WVo pa a co `O a TEMPORARY BOLT DOWN FLUSH MOUNT PROTECTION (TO BECOME CONCRETE VAULT) LOCKABLE COMPRESSION \ LL SOCKET A MINIMUM V INTO BEDROCK BEDROCK TD z 100' BGS LOCK 2' x 2' CONCRETE PAD SLOPED TO PREVENT WATER AND MUD FROM COLLECTING (MINIMUM 6" THICK) 4" MINIMUM DEPTH 4 MINIMUM DEPTH,` �`'� � NEAT CEMENT GROUT TO �''� NEAR GROUND SURFACE ' 8 BORE HOLE DIAMETER 6 PVC WELL CASING (SCHEDULE 40) AUGER REFUSAL PARTIALLY WEATHERED — ROCK (PWR) NOT TO SCALE FIGURE 2 148 RIVER STREET, SUITE 220 BEDROCK EXTRACTION WELL SCHEMATIC V09999AROLINA29601 PHONE864-42ASHEVILLE STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT WWW.SYCOfp.°DD1 ASHEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA synTerra LAYODRAUT :.K. 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