20070812 Ver 2_More Info Letter_20090327

NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
March 27, 2009
Mr. Gene Ellis
Licensing and Property Manager
Alcoa Power Generating Inc.
Yadkin and Tapoco Divisions
P.O. Box 576
Badin,NC 28009-0576
CERTIFIED MAIL—RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Dear Mr. Ellis:
RE: Additional information needed for 401 Water Quality Certification for APGI hydroelectric license
DWQ#2007-0812 version 2,Davidson, Rowan, Montgomery and Stanly Counties
On January 15, 2009,the Division of Water Quality(DWQ)conducted a public hearing for the abovementioned
project. In response to that hearing,the division has received information from a variety of interested parties concerning
your application dated May 9, 2008 and the additional information received on August 29, 2008 and October 2, 2008 for
the above referenced project. Based on an initial review of this information,the DWQ has determined that your
application was incomplete as discussed below. The DWQ will require additional information in order to process your
application to impact protected wetlands and/or streams on the subject property in accordance with 15A NCAC 2H
.0507(a). Therefore,unless we receive five copies of the additional information requested below,we will have to move
toward denial of your application as required by 15A NCAC 2H .0506 and will place this project on hold as incomplete
until we receive this additional information. Please provide the following information so that we may continue to review
your project.
Additional Information Required:
1. Bathymetry data—As we have discussed, please provide all available information you may have on the
bathymetry of Badin Lake especially in and near the cove near the Town of Badin downslope to the dam. We are
interested in these data with respect to the possibility of contaminated sediment moving from the cove toward the dam.
Please contact the DWQ in writing within three weeks of the date of this letter to verify that you have received
this letter and that you remain interested in continuing to pursue permitting of your project and will be providing the
DWQ the requested information at a later date. If we do not hear from you within three weeks, we will assume that you
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no longer want to pursue this project and we will consider the project as withdrawn. Also please be aware that staff
(including the hearing officers)are still reviewing the record and we expect that additional information may be requested
in a follow-up letter to you once that review is completed.
This letter only addresses the application review and does not authorize any impacts to wetlands, waters or
protected buffers. Please be aware that any impacts requested within your application are not authorized(at this time)by
the DWQ. Please call Mr.John Dorney of my staff at 919-733-9646 if you have any questions regarding or would like to
set up a meeting to discuss this matter.
Sincerely,
H. Sullins
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CBK/jrd
cc: Coleen Sullins,DWQ
Susan Massengale, DWQ
Rob Krebs, DWQ Mooresville Regional Office
Matt Matthews,DWQ Wetlands and Stormwater Branch
Tom Griffin III, Parker Poe, Three Wachovia Center, 401 South Tryon Street, Suite 3000, Charlotte,NC 28202
Craig Bromby, Hunton and Williams, P. O. Box 109. Raleigh,NC 27602
Roger Edwards, DWQ Asheville Regional Office
Jon Risgard, DWQ, Aquifer Protection Section
Sandy Mort, DHHS
Randall Tinsley, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey& Leonard, LLP, P.O. Box 26000, Greensboro,North
Carolina 27420
David Treme, Office of the City Manager,City of Salisbury, P.O. Box 479, Salisbury,NC 28145
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