Public Comment Period Closes: Duke Energy's Belews Creek Plant Draft Wastewater Permit

PUBLIC NOTICE
N.C. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES WASTEWATER PERMIT #NC0024406
Public comment or objection to the draft permit is invited. All comments received by Feb. 15, 2017 will be considered in the final determination regarding permit issuance and permit provisions.

PERMIT APPLICATION
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, P.O. Box 1006, Charlotte, N.C., has applied for a NPDES permit to discharge wastewater from the Belews Creek Steam Station, 3195 Pine Hall Rd., Belews Creek, Stokes County, N.C. The facility discharges to the Dan River, Belews Lake and Charlie’s Pond in the Roanoke River basin

The draft wastewater permit and related documents are available online at: http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-hot-t… printed copy of the draft permit 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 comments on the draft wastewater permit should be mailed to: Wastewater Permitting, Attn. Belews WW Permit, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C., 27699-1617.
Public comments may also be submitted via email to: publiccomments@ncdenr.gov.

IMPORTANT: Please be sure to include “Belews WW” in the email’s subject line when submitting comments electronically.