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p?pF W ATFR pG Michael F. Easley, Governor
y William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
r- North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
`C Coleen H. Sullins,. Director
Division of Water Quality
September 11, 2008
DWQ Projects # 2004-1101 version 4 (Bryson Project)
2003-0181 version 5 (Mission Project
2003-1080 version 5 (Franklin Project)
Macon, Swain, Clay and Cherokee Counties
Mark Oakley
Duke Energy Carolinas
526 South Church Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
Subject Property: Nantahala Hydroelectric Projects
Re: Payment of Invoice for Public Notice
Dear Mr. Oakley:
Attached herein are invoices received from the Cherokee Scout, Asheville Citizen Times,
Franklin Press and The Smoky Mountain Times requesting payment in the total amount of
$367.00 for legal advertising. The newspaper published Public Notices for an application for a
401 Certification for the proposed FERC relicensing on August 6, 8, 13 and 14, 2008.
Please note that in accordance with 15A NCAC 2H .1 303(l), an applicant for an Individual
Certification shall pay to the department the costs of advertising public notices required by 15A
NCAC 2H .1303 of the Isolated Wetland Rules. Please remit payment in the total amount of
$1,125.84 to each of these papers at your earliest convenience and provide a copy of your letter
and a copy of the checks to the DWQ.
Thank you for your attention. Please contact me at 919-733-1786 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
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Wetland Pro Unit
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401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
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DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that Duke En-
ergy Carolinas, LLC North Carolina, has applied
to the North Carolina Division of Water Quality
Certification pursuant to Section 401 of the Feder
al Clean Water, Act and Wbter Quality Commis
sion rules in 15A NC AC 2H 1300. The activity fat
this Certification is sought to relicense the
Franklin, Bryson and Mission hydroelectric
plants on the-Little. Tennessee, Oconaluftee, an
Hiawassee Rivers respectively in Macon, Swai
and Clay/Cherokee Counties respectively. Th
application refers to water quality-related Provi
sion of the Tuckaseegee Settlement Agreemen
dated December 2003 as. Proposed conditions o
the 401' Water Quality Certification. The applica-
tion discusses water quality-related im-
provements that are planned to the hydroelectric
facilities including minimum flow release, water
quality monitoring and compensatory flow miti-
gation.
The bublic is invited to comment on the above
mentioned application to the Division of Water
Quality. Comments shall be in writing and shat
be received by the Division no later than Septem
ber 8, 2008. Comments should be sent to the N.C
Division of Water Quality; Non-Discharge
Branch, 2321, Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Ra
leigh, NC 27604, Attn: John Dorney (919-733-9
Fax: [phone]),. A COPY of the application is o
file at the Division's Office at 2090 US Highway
70, Swonnanoo, NC 28778 (Asheville Regional Of-
fice fax [phone]) during" normal business
hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday throug
Friday, and may be inspected by the public.
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
NC Division of Water Quality
DATE: August 1, 2008
August 6, 2008 (4929)
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
BUNCOMBE COUNTY
SS.
NORTH CAROLINA
Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said County and
State, duly commissioned, qualified and authorized by law
to administer oaths, personally appeared Julie Sunday,
who, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: that she is
the Legal Billing Clerk of The Asheville Citizen-Times,
engaged in publication of a newspaper known as The
Asheville Citizen-Times, published, issued, and entered as
second class mail in the City of Asheville, in said County
and State; that she is authorized to make this affidavit and
sworn statement; that the notice or other legal
advertisement, a true copy of which is attached hereto, was
published in The Asheville Citizen-Times on the
following date: August 6th 2008. And that the said
newspaper in which said notice, paper, document or legal
advertisement was published was, at the time of each and
every publication, a newspaper meeting all of the
requirements and qualifications of Section 1-597 of the
General Statues of North Carolina and was a qualified
newspaper within the meaning of Section 1-597 of the
General Statues of North Carolina.
Signed this 6TH, day of August, 2008
(SignatureoT'person making affidavit)
Sworn to and subscribed before me the 6TH, day of August,
2008.
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