NC0001422_Comments_20170622 (14)

Strickland, Bev
From: Caroline Branca <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2017 11:14 AM
To: SVC_DENR.publiccomments
Subject: Sutton Permits
Dear DEQ,
The current draft permit for Sutton drastically weakens and removes important protections. As written, the permit
would allow more arsenic, mercury, and other coal ash pollutants from Duke Energy's lagoons into Sutton Lake and the
Cape Fear River. The Clean Water Act prohibits a new discharge permit from weakening the pollution limits in the
existing permit, but DEQ is proposing to do exactly that.
Please strengthen the proposed NPDES permits and require a strict limit on the discharges allowed in our waterways.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Caroline Branca
635 Indian Wells Way
Wilmington, NC 28411