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William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
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Division of Water Quality
May 2, 2008
J. Mark Frederick
Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
Weatherspoon Steam Plant
491 Power Plant Road
Lumberton, NC 28358
Subject: Representative Outfall Status for SW-1
Permit NC0005363
Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
Robeson County
Dear Mr. Frederick:
The NC DENR NPDES Waste Water Program received your request on March 6th, 2008 for a
modification to your NPDES waste water permit with the addition of stormwater discharge. You
also requested representative outfall status for outfall SW-1 to be representative of SW-1, SW-2 and
SW-3.
On April 9, 2008 we granted Progress Energy Weatherspoon Plant Representative Outfall Status for
SW-3 to be represented by SW-2 in analytical monitoring. At that time I did not believe that SW-1
was a separate and distinct outfall.
On May 1, 2008, Mike Lawyer at the Fayetteville Regional Office indicated that he believes that SW-1
should not be included in analytical monitoring outfalls because it will not likely discharge.
Additionally he has questioned whether it is in effect a true outfall. Based on this information and
in accordance with 40 CFR 122.21(g)(7) you are authorized to sample outfall number SW-2 as a
Representative Outfall for SW-1, SW-2 and SW-3.
You will note that our permit states that Qualitative monitoring requires a visual inspection of each
stormwater outfall regardless of representative outfall status and shall be performed as specified in
the permit, and during the analytical monitoring event.
If you have any questions or comments concerning this request for representative outfall status,
please contact me at [phone] x 591 or at [e-mail]
Sincerely,
Jennifer Jones
Environmental Engineer
Stormwater Permitting Unit
c: Fayetteville Regional Office, Mike Lawyer
NCDENR Eastern NPDES Wastewater Program, Maureen Crawford
Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc., Robyn Bryson
NCDENR Central Files
North Carolina Division of Water Quality [phone]
1617 Mail Service Center FAX [phone]
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 On the Internet at http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/