NC0004979_Correspondence_20210728 (4)

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
November 13, 2019
Mr. Paul Draovitch, Senior Vice President
Environmental, Health and Safety
Duke Energy Progress, LLC
Mail Code EC13K
P.O. Box 1006
Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1006
Subject: Draft NPDES Major Modification
Permit NC0004979
Allen Steam Station
Gaston County
Facility Class I
Dear Mr. Draovitch:
The Division has received your request to extend the compliance schedule
for FGD wastewater from 02/28/2020 to 11/01/2020 due to the latest EPA
changes to 40 CFR 423. The request has been granted. Enclosed with this letter is
1 page that includes necessary modification. Please review this page to ensure
thorough understanding of the conditions and requirements it contains.
The draft permit modification contains the following significant changes
from your current permit:
• The FGD compliance date has been extended until 11/01/2020.
Please provide any comments you have regarding the draft permit to this
office by December 13, 2019. At this time, the Division is also publishing a notice
in the newspapers of general circulation in Gaston County, inviting public comment
on the Draft Modification. Following the 30-day comment period, we will review all
pertinent comments received and take appropriate action on the permit
modification.
NORTH
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Deprhnm.1 E.Foueopl Qu1�
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11617Mall Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919.707.3601

If you have any questions about the NPDES permit process, please contact
me at the following e-mail address: [e-mail], or telephone
number: 919-707-3606.
Sincerely,
Sergei Chernikov, Ph.D.
Environmental Engineer III
Complex NPDES Permitting Unit
cc: Central Files
NPDES Files
EPA Region IV (e-copy)
Mooresville Regional Office/Water Quality (e-copy)
Mooresville Regional Office/PWS (e-copy)
WSS/Aquatic Toxicology Unit (e-copy)
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