Public Comment Period Opens: Duke Energy Progress, LLC-Rockingham County Combustion Turbine Station Wastewater Permit NC0086665

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PUBLIC NOTICE

N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES WASTEWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT #NC0086665

 Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. All comments received by June 8, 2022 will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions.

 PERMIT APPLICATION

Duke Energy Progress, LLC, 526 South Church St., Charlotte, N.C., has applied for renewal of its NPDES wastewater permit (NC0086665) for Rockingham County Combustion Turbine Station, 240 Ernest drive, Reidsville, Rockingham County. The facility discharges treated industrial wastewater to unnamed tributary to Little Jacobs Creek, Roanoke River Basin. No parameters are water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Roanoke River basin. The location of Outfall 001 is: Latitude: 36019’42"; Longitude: 79049’45".

The draft wastewater permit modification and related documents may be reviewed at the department’s Winston-Salem Regional Office. To make an appointment to review the documents, please call 336-776-9800. 

 Public comment on the draft permit modification should be mailed to: Wastewater Permitting, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C., 27699-1617.

 Public comments may also be submitted by email to: publiccomments@ncdenr.gov. Please be sure to include "Rockingham" in the email’s subject line.

View Draft Permit NC0086665

Comment Period Opens:5/8/22

Comment Period Ends: 6/8/22

A Public Notice ad will run in the Rockingham Now on 5/8/22.