HomeMy WebLinkAboutDuke Expert DisclSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF WAKE
it Action No. 13 -CVS -11032
TATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ex rel. NORTH
AROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
NVIRONMENTAL QUALITY,
Plaintiff,
and
:OANOKE RIVER BASIN ASSOCIATION,
IERRA CLUB, WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE,
'APE FEAR RIVER WATCH, INC., SOUND
.IVERS, INC., and WINYAH RIVERS
OUNDATION,
Plaintiff -Intervenors,
V.
UKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLC,
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF MECKLENBURG
ivil Action No. 13 -CVS -14461
TATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ex rel.
f ORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
NVIRONMENTAL QUALITY,
Plaintiff,
and
ATAWBA RIVERKEEPER FOUNDATION,
1C., WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE,
IOUNTAINTRUE, APPALACHIAN VOICES,
ADKIN RIVERKEEPER, INC., DAN RIVER
ASIN ASSOCIATION, AND SOUTHERN
LLIANCE FOR CLEAN ENERGY,
Plaintiff -Intervenors,
V.
UKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC,
ndant.
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE
SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE
SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION
DEFENDANTS' EXPERT WITNESS DISCLOSURES
Defendants Duke Energy Progress, LLC, and Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (collectively,
"Duke Energy"), by counsel, provide the following expert witness disclosures pursuant to N.C.
R. Civ. P. 26(b)(4) and the Order Amending Final Case Management Order filed April 5, 2016,
for the above -captioned matters. At this time, Duke Energy intends to call the following expert
witnesses to testify in the above -captioned matter:
1. Dr. Charles E. Andrews, Ph.D.
Senior Principal
S.S. Papadopulos & Associates, Inc.
7944 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814-3620
(301) 718-8900
candrews@sspa.com
Dr. Andrews' Reports, which Duke Energy serves with these disclosures, include: (a) a
complete statement of all opinions Dr. Andrews will express and the basis and reasons for them;
(b) the facts or data considered by Dr. Andrews in forming his opinions; (c) any exhibits that will
be used to summarize or support Dr. Andrews' opinions; (d) Dr. Andrews' qualifications,
including a list of all publications authored by him in the previous ten years; (e) a list of all other
cases in which, during the previous four years, Dr. Andrews testified as an expert at trial or by
deposition; and (f) a statement regarding Dr. Andrews' compensation for his study and testimony
in this matter.
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2. Dr. Remy J -C Hennet, Ph.D.
Geochemist
S.S. Papadopulos & Associates, Inc.
7944 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814-3620
(301) 718-7900
rhennet@sspa.com
Dr. Hennet's Reports, which Duke Energy serves with these disclosures, include: (a) a
complete statement of all opinions Dr. Hennet will express and the basis and reasons for them;
(b) the facts or data considered by Dr. Hennet in forming his opinions; (c) any exhibits that will
be used to summarize or support Dr. Hennet's opinions; (d) Dr. Hennet's qualifications,
including a list of all publications authored by him in the previous ten years; (e) a list of all other
cases in which, during the previous four years, Dr. Hennet testified as an expert at trial or by
deposition; and (f) a statement regarding Dr. Hennet's compensation for his study and testimony
in this matter.
3. Joseph Nicolette
Senior Principal
Environmental Planning Specialists
1050 Crown Pointe Parkway, Suite 550
Atlanta, Georgia 30338-7726
(678) 451-8288
jnicolette@envplanning.com
Mr. Nicolette's Report, which Duke Energy serves with these disclosures, includes: (a) a
complete statement of all opinions Mr. Nicolette will express and the basis and reasons for them;
(b) the facts or data considered by Mr. Nicolette in forming his opinions; (c) any exhibits that
will be used to summarize or support Mr. Nicolette's opinions; (d) Mr. Nicolette's qualifications,
including a list of all publications authored by him in the previous ten years; (e) a list of all other
cases in which, during the previous four years, Mr. Nicolette testified as an expert at trial or by
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deposition; and (f) a statement regarding Mr. Nicolette's compensation for his study and
testimony in this matter.
4. Dr. Lisa J.N. Bradley, Ph.D.
Vice President & Senior Toxicologist
Haley & Aldrich, Inc.
360 Quaker Street
Northbridge, Massachusetts 01534-1313
lbradley@haleyaldrich.com
Dr. Bradley's Report, which Duke Energy serves with these disclosures, includes: (a) a
complete statement of all opinions Dr. Bradley will express and the basis and reasons for them;
(b) the facts or data considered by Dr. Bradley in forming her opinions; (c) any exhibits that will
be used to summarize or support Dr. Bradley's opinions; (d) Dr. Bradley's qualifications,
including a list of all publications authored by her in the previous ten years; (e) a list of all other
cases in which, during the previous four years, Dr. Bradley testified as an expert at trial or by
deposition; and (f) a statement regarding Dr. Bradley's compensation for her study and testimony
in this matter.
5. Dr. Robert Powell, Ph.D., PE
Principal and Hydrogeologist
Ramboll Environ, Inc.
10150 Highland Manor Drive, Suite 440
Tampa, Florida 33610-9714
(813) 628-4325
rpowell@environcorp.com
Dr. Powell's Reports, which Duke Energy serves with these disclosures, include: (a) a
complete statement of all opinions Dr. Powell will express and the basis and reasons for them;
(b) the facts or data considered by Dr. Powell in forming his opinions; (c) any exhibits that will
be used to summarize or support Dr. Powell's opinions; (d) Dr. Powell's qualifications, including
a list of all publications authored by him in the previous ten years; (e) a list of all other cases in
which, during the previous four years, Dr. Powell testified as an expert at trial or by deposition;
and (f) a statement regarding Dr. Powell's compensation for his study and testimony in this
matter.
6. Dr. John Daniels, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina 28223-0001
(704) 687-1739
jodaniel(i-unce.edu
Dr. Daniels has not been retained by Duke Energy as a testifying expert in these cases.
Dr. Daniels contributed his expertise and opinion to Duke Energy and its consultants during the
development of the Phase I and Phase II Corrective Action Plans for the coal ash basins at the
Duke Energy facilities at issue in these cases. Dr. Daniels similarly provided his expertise and
opinion in assessing the Comprehensive Site Assessments developed by Duke Energy and its
consultants for the ash basins at the Duke Energy facilities at issue in these cases.
Dr. Daniels may offer opinion testimony regarding the Phase I and II Corrective Action
Plans and the Comprehensive Site Assessments, including conclusions contained in those
documents. Dr. Daniels may also offer opinion testimony regarding ash basin closure options
and the iterative process necessary to evaluate those options. Further detail regarding the facts
and opinions to which Dr. Daniels will testify can be found in the transcript of his deposition,
which took place on June 20 and 21, 2016. Dr. Daniels' qualifications can be found in his C.V.,
which is an exhibit to his deposition transcript. This disclosure is not accompanied by a written
report because this witness is not one retained or specifically employed to provide expert
testimony in the case or one whose duties regularly involve providing expert testimony.
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7. Other Witnesses.
Duke Energy reserves the right to call any witness from the North Carolina Department
of Environmental Quality ("DEQ") regarding knowledge of environmental conditions at the
Duke Energy facilities at issue in these cases, as well as the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System permits at issue in these cases. In addition to providing testimony regarding
factual issues, the witness or witnesses may provide opinion/expert testimony on these topics and
others related to the allegations in the Complaints filed in these cases. Any DEQ witness was not
retained by and is not under the direction and control of the Duke Energy. Thus, the disclosure of
expected testimony is made to the best of the Duke Energy's information and belief. This
disclosure is not accompanied by a written report because the DEQ witness or witnesses are not
retained or specially employed to provide expert testimony in the case. Duke Energy also
reserves the right to call any expert witnesses disclosed by Plaintiffs or Plaintiff -Intervenors.
This 30th of June, 2016.
HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP
Frank E. Emory, Jr.
N.C. State Bar # 10316
femory@hunton.com
Nash E. Long, III
N.C. State Bar # 24385
nlong@hunton.com
Brent A. Rosser
N.C. State Bar # 28789
brosser@hunton.com
Melissa A. Romanzo
N.C. State Bar # 38422
mromanzo@hunton.com
Emma C. Merritt
N.C. State Bar # 35446
emerritt@hunton.com
101 South Tryon Street, Suite 3500
Charlotte, NC 28280
no
WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE
LLP
James P. Cooney III
N.C. State Bar # 12140
jcooney@wcsr.com
One Wells Fargo Center, Suite 3500
301 South College Street
Charlotte, NC 2820
Attorneys for Defendants Duke Progress Energy,
LLC, and Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
VA
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I have served the foregoing DEFENDANTS' EXPERT WITNESS
DISCLOSURES and the following Expert Reports upon all parties to this case:
• Expert Report of Remy J. -C. Hennet (Allen Steam Station)
• Expert Report of Remy J. -C. Hennet (Buck Steam Station)
• Expert Report of Remy J. -C. Hennet (Cliffside Steam Station)
• Expert Report of Remy J. -C. Hennet (Mayo Steam Station)
• Expert Report of Charles B. Andrews (Allen Steam Station)
• Expert Report of Charles B. Andrews (Buck Steam Station)
• Expert Report of Lisa J.N. Bradley (Allen, Buck, Cliffside, Mayo)
• Expert Report of Joseph P. Nicolette (Allen, Buck, Cliffside, Mayo)
The Disclosures and Reports were served by email addressed as follows:
Anita LeVeaux
Carolyn McLain
Amy Bircher
Francisco Benzoni
T. Hill Davis
NC Department of Justice
Environmental Division
Post Office Box 629
Raleigh, NC 27602-0629
ALEVEAUX@ncdoj.gov
CMcLain@ncdoj.gov
abircher@ncdoj.gov
Fbenzoni@ncdoj.gov
hdavis&cdoj.gov
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Austin D. Gerken, Jr.
Amelia Y. Burnette
Patrick J. Hunter
Thomas Lodwick
Southern Environmental Law Center
22 S. Pack Square, Suite 700
Asheville, NC 28801
djgerken@selcnc.org
aburnette@selcnc.org
phunter(selenc.org
tlodwick�selcnc.org
Attorneys for Plaintiff -Intervenors
Frank S. Holleman, III
Nicholas S. Torrey
John Suttles
Myra Blake
Leslie Griffith
Thomas Lodwick
Southern Environmental Law Center
601 West Rosemary Street, Suite 220
Chapel Hill, NC 27516-2356
fholleman@selcnc.org
ntorrey@selcnc.org
mblake@selcnc.org
lgriffith@selcnc.org
Attorneys for Plaintiff -Intervenors
This 30th day of June, 2016.
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Emma C. Merritt