NC0004774_Supplemental Permit Application Submittal_20161102

DUKE
ENERGY
November 2, 2016
Mr. Jeffrey Poupart
Water Permitting Section Chief
Division of Water Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Re: Supplemental NPDES Wastewater Permit Application Submittal
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC.
Buck Combined Cycle and Buck Steam Station (Buck)
Permit #: NC0004774
Rowan County
Dear Mr. Poupart,
Harry K. Sideris
Senior Vice President
Environmental, Health & Safety
526 S. Church Streei
Mail Code: EC3XP
Charlotte, NC 28202
[phone]
NOV 0 3 2016
Permiidinp 1:scction
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC. (Duke) requests to have the following terms included as a special
condition of the renewed NPDES wastewater permit for Buck:
1) Duke has begun the process of closing the coal ash surface impoundments at Buck, to be
completed by December 31, 2035, through the process of beneficiation as detailed in the
mediated settlement agreement of the United States District Court for the Middle District of
North Carolina, No. 1:14-cv-753-LCB-JEP (September 28, 2016);
2) Completion of the closure activities referenced above will eliminate the seeps from the ash basins
at Buck;
3) Within 180 days of completion of all surface impoundment closure activities at Buck, the facility
shall determine if a jurisdictional seep meets the applicable state water quality standards
established in 15A N.C.A.C. 2B .0200 and submit the results of this determination to the Division
of Water Resources for evaluation.
If you have any question or need to discuss further, contact Ross Hartfield at ross.hartfield@duke-
energy.com or at 980-373-6583.
Sincerely,
fZrrySid is
Senior Vice President Environment, Health & Safety