NC0000396_032415DENRLTR_20150823

WIDER
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
March 24, 2015
Mr. John Elnitsky
Vice President
Duke Energy
P.O Box 1321, DEC 22C
Charlotte, NC 28201-1007
RE: Approval to Install Instrumentation
Asheville 1982 Ash Pond Dam
Buncombe County
State ID: BUNCO -089
Dear Mr. Elnitsky:
Donald van der Vaart
Secretary
This is in response to your submission dated March 3, 2015, and received via e-mail on March 6, 2015, of
plans and specifications for installation of instrumentation at the subject dam in compliance with the Dam
Safety Law of 1967. This dam is of high hazard classification. The plans and specifications submitted
were prepared under the supervision of Mr. David D. Wilson, PE.
This letter constitutes approval of the proposal to install instrumentation at the subject dam according to
the plans and specifications received by this Division on March 6, 2015, with the following stipulations:
1. Project construction shall be supervised by Mr. David D. Wilson, PE. Mr. David D. Wilson, PE,
shall be responsible for field observation of installation as necessary to ensure compliance with
approved plans.
2. During installation, the Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources may require such
progress reports as are deemed necessary.
3. In accordance with GS 143-215.29 and 15A NCAC 2K .0203, .0215, and .0212, within 30 days of
completion of the project, Mr. David D. Wilson, PE, shall inspect the completed work and upon
finding that the work has been done as specified and the dam is safe, shall file with the Division of
Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources two sets of record drawings and a certificate stating that the
work has been completed in accordance with approved plans, specifications, and other
requirements.
The record drawings shall report the locations and depths of the monitoring wells as installed.
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
Energy Section - Geological Survey Section - Land Quality Section
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Mr, John Elnitsky
Approval to Install Instrumentation
March 24, 2015
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Asheville 1982 Ash Pond Dam
BUNCO -089
4. A procedure and schedule for reading the monitoring wells, recording the data, and storing the data
shall be provided with the record drawings. Stored data must be immediately accessible to the
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources upon request.
5. This approval does not convey the right to access the private property of others. Any required
access to perform the approved work must be secured prior to initiation of construction activities.
6. You must notify Ms. Laura Herbert, PE, Regional Supervisor, Land Quality Section, 2090 U.S.
Highway 70, Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778, telephone number (828) 2964500 prior to the
start of installation.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Division of Water Resources of this Department should be
contacted to determine if additional permits are required. Also, the erosion and sediment control program
having jurisdiction should be contacted to determine permit requirements. In any case, sediment must be
prevented from entering the waters of the state or flowing onto neighboring property.
Installation of instrumentation must begin within one year of the date of this letter or this approval is void.
For assistance you may contact the Asheville Regional Office at (828) 2964500 or a staff member of the
Dam Safety Program in the Raleigh Central Office at telephone number [phone].
Sincerely,
Steven M tilcEv , PE
State Dam Safety Engineer
SMM/whd
cc: Mr. David D. Wilson, PE, SynTerra
Ms. Laura Herbert, PE, Land Quality Regional Supervisor
Ms. Kim Hutchinson, Duke Energy
Mr. John Toepfer, Duke Energy
Mr. Sean DeNeale, Duke Energy
Filename: BUNCO -089 20150324 COAII Asheville 1982 Ash Pond