NC0024406_Modification_20190806

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4' DUKE Paul Draovitch,P.E.
Senior Vice President ENERGY® ENS and Operations Support
526 S.Church Street
Mail Code:EC3XP
Charlotte,NC 28202
[phone]
August 6, 2019
Linda Culpepper, Director
NC Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,NC 27699-1617 RECEIVED/NCDEQ/DWR
AUG 0 8 2019
Subject: NPDES permit modification request
Belews Creek Steam station Water Quality
NC0024406 Permitting Section
Stokes County
Dear Ms. Culpepper,
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke Energy) hereby requests modification of the subject NPDES
permit to clarify that ash basin decanting flows may be released through outfall 006A.
Duke Energy has currently ceased ash basin decanting operations through outfall 003 pending
response and resolution to our requests for amended Special Order by Consent. This cessation of
flows from outfall 003 occurred on July 29, 2019.
Duke Energy believes that all the necessary information to complete this NPDES permit
modification requests already resides in the files available to your staff but should any additional
information be necessary please contact Mr. Shannon Langley at [phone].
Since ly,
Paul Draovitch, P.E.
Senior Vice President
Environmental, Health & Safety and Operations Support
cc: Jim Wells - via email
Richard Baker—via email
Matt Hanchey—via email
Joyce Dishmon/Filenet—via email
Brenda Johnson—via email
Reginald Anderson—Station Manager
George Hamrick—SVP CCP
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