The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will hold a hearing for public comment about the plan to excavate coal ash at Duke Energy’s Weatherspoon Power Station on Thursday, Feb. 13, beginning at 6 p.m.
The public session will start with a meeting to provide information and answer questions immediately followed by a public hearing to record public comments. All comments received by March 5, 2020 will be considered in determining whether the plan will be approved by the state. Written comments may be submitted to: Louise Hughes, N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, Attn: Louise Hughes 1601 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C., 27699-1601. Public comments may also be submitted by email to: weatherspooncomments@ncdenr.gov.
What: Weatherspoon Power Station Closure Plans
When: Feb. 13, 2020. Speakers can begin signing up at 5:30; meeting begins at 6 p.m.
Where: South Robeson Intermediate School
3268 S Robeson Road
Rowland, N.C. 28383
Duke submitted closure plans for the excavations by the December 31, 2019 deadline, as required by the Coal Ash Management Act (CAMA) of 2016. Under CAMA, DEQ’s final action on the closure plans is due within 120 days of receipt of the complete closure plans. Within 60 days of approval, implementation of the plans must begin.
Closure plans, public notices and more details can be found on the DEQ website.
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