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This is an announcement for a comment period and public hearings for proposed actions to the following Water Supply Watershed Protection Rules and Water Quality Permitting Rules:

PUBLIC NOTICE



N.C. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION



Public notice of consideration to issue a State Consent Order to the following:

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (526 S. Church Street; Charlotte, N.C. 28202) has requested Special Order by Consent WQ S 18-004 for its Buck Steam Station and Belews Creek Steam Station to address issues related to seeps that emanate from the coal ash basins at those locations and potentially flow to adjacent surface waters.

PUBLIC NOTICE



N.C. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION



Public notice of consideration to issue a State Consent Order to the following:

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (526 S. Church Street; Charlotte, N.C. 28202) has requested Special Order by Consent WQ S 18-004 for its Buck Steam Station and Belews Creek Steam Station to address issues related to seeps that emanate from the coal ash basins at those locations and potentially flow to adjacent surface waters.

NOTIFICATION OF PUBLIC MEETING

Public notice of consideration to issue a State Consent Order to the following:

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (526 S. Church Street; Charlotte, N.C. 28202) has requested Special Order by Consent WQ S 18-004 for its Buck Steam Station and Belews Creek Steam Station to address issues related to seeps that emanate from the coal ash basins at those locations and potentially flow to adjacent surface waters.

In the statutorily-required, Periodic Review of Existing Rules, the “initial determination” of the 33 Dam Safety rules in 15A NCAC Subchapter 2K were approved for finalization by the Environmental Management Commission (EMC) at their May 2017 meeting. Although no one objected to the categorization of these rules, we did receive one comment on 15A NCAC 02K .0212 stating that: “The reference to G.S. 143-215.25(4) should be G.S.

Selected rules from 15A NCAC 18D are being reviewed for revision and readoption pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A. A total of eight rules have been identified as needing amendments that do not create substantial economic impact. The proposed amendments seek to correct technical errors, improve clarity, and/or reduce burden on the regulated community.

The public comment period begins on April 15, 2018 and ends on March 20, 2018.

To receive comment on the narrow matter of proposed adjustment of effective date of 15A NCAC 02D .0535 and .0545