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Weatherspoon Steam Electric Plant

Retired three-unit coal-fired facility located in Lumberton, NC. One ash pond.

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  • 2011 Permit Modification

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    • Weatherspoon Inspection Mar 2014.pdf
  • (June 2014 Notice of Defieciency) Weatherspoon 1979 Ash Pond Dam
  • (Reclassification) Weatherspoon: ROBES-004 Reclassification Aug. 28, 2014

  • (Reclassification) Weatherspoon: ROBES-009 Reclassification Aug. 28, 2014 

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