NC0003468_Approval of Repair -State Dam ID ROCKI-238_20170503

Energy, Mineral
and Land Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Final Approval of Repair
May 3, 2017
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. George T Hamrick
Senior Vice President
Duke Energy
400 S. Tryon Street, ST06A
Charlotte, NC 28202
RE- Approval of Repair
Dan River Secondary Ash Basin Dam
Rockingham County
State Dam ID ROCKI-238
Dear Mr. Hamrick:
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S REGAN
Secretary
TRACY E. DAVIS
Directoi
RECEIVEDINCDEQ/DWR
MAYO 5 2017
Water Quality
Permitfing 80ction
This correspondence concerns the referenced high hazard dam repaired pursuant to issuance of
an Approval of Repair dated March 29, 2016, as required by the Dam Safety Law of 1967. The
repair documentation pertaining to Approval to Install Instrumentation — installing groundwater
monitoring wells, certified by Mr. Jeffrey C. Hearn, PE, HDR, Inc. was received by our office on
August 9, 2016.
An inspection of this dam was made by the Land Quality Section staff from the Winston-Salem
Regional Office on March 28, 2017. The dam repair was found to be in general conformance
with the approved plans and specifications, and continued operation of the dam is hereby
approved.
The Land Quality Section staff will make periodic inspections of this dam to verify that the dam
is being maintained in good operating condition. It is advised that you closely inspect and
monitor your dam, and that you notify your engineer and the Division of Energy, Mineral, and
Land Resources if you notice or suspect any problems concerning its safety. The Emergency
Action Plan must be reviewed and updated annually, or as needed by the owner or the owner's
representative.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
1612 Mail Service Center 1 512 N Salisbury St I Raleigh, NC 27699
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Mr. George T. Hamrick Dan River Secondary Ash Basin Dam
Final Approval of Repair ROCKI-238
May 3, 2017 Page 2 of 2
Please contact the Winston-Salem Regional Office at [phone] or a staff member of the
Dam Safety Program in the Raleigh Central Office at telephone number [phone] should
you have questions concerning this matter.
Sincerely,
Brian Shane Cook, PE, LSIT
State Dam Safety Engineer
Land Quality Section
BSC/fmt
cc: Mr. Jeffrey C. Hearn, PE, HDR
Mr. Matthew Gantt, PE, DEMLR Regional Engineer
Mr. Jeff Poupart, Division of Water Resources
Mr. Randy Hart, Duke Energy
File Name ROCKI-238 20170503_COFA Dan River Secondary Ash Basin Dam