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NC DEQ »   News »   Key Issues »   Coal Ash Excavation »   Facilities and Permits »   Cape Fear Power Station

Cape Fear Power Station

Retired coal-fired facility located in Moncure, NC. Five ash ponds.

NPDES Information

  • NPDES Permit

Air Permit

Duke Energy Progress, LLC was issued an air permit for a coal ash beneficiation project at the Cape Fear location on June 5, 2019.

Current Air permit 
Permit Review
Director's Memo
Hearing Officer's Report
Environmental Justice Impact Statement

  • Public Notice
  • Draft Permit
  • Draft Permit Review
  • Environmental Justice Snapshot
  • Application July 2018
  • Application Addendum November 2018
  • Audio Recording of April 23, 2019 Public Hearing

Dam Safety

  • Dam Inspection Report

    • CAPEFEAR_CHATH-075 2014.pdf
    • CAPEFEAR_CHATH-077-2014.pdf
    • CAPEFEAR_CHATH-078 2014.pdf
    • CAPEFEAR_CHATH-079 2014.pdf
    • CAPEFEAR_CHATH076 2014.pdf
  • (Notice of Deficiency June 2014) Cape Fear 1970 Ash Pond Dam
  • (Notice of Deficiency June 2014) Cape Fear 1978 Ash Pond Dam
  • (Notice of Inspection June 2014) Cape Fear 1956 Ash Pond Dam
  • (Notice of Inspection June 2014) Cape Fear 1985 Ash Pond Dam

Solid Waste

  • Solid Waste Permit Number 1911-INDUS- Information

Enforcement Actions

  • March 20, 2014 Notice of Violation
  • March 28, 2014 Notice of Deficiency - Cape Fear 1985 Ash Pond Dam
  • Emails re: Cape Fear Dam Inspections
  • March 20, 2014 Notice of Violation
  • Cape Fear Plant NPDES Wastewater Discharge Permit
  • Feb. 21, 2014 Dam Safety Inspection Reports
  • Images of crack in earthen dam -Image 1  -  Image 2  -Image 3
    Crack in Slope  -Spillway Outlet  -  Riser  

Facilities and Permits

  • Allen Steam Station
  • Asheville Plant
  • Belews Creek
  • Buck Steam Station
  • Cape Fear Power Station
  • Cliffside Steam Station
  • Dan River Steam Station
  • H.F. Lee Power Station
  • Marshall Steam Station
  • Mayo Power Station
  • Riverbend Steam Station
  • Roxboro Power Station
  • Sutton Power Station
  • Weatherspoon Steam Electric Plant

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