NC0024112_Correspondence_20041029

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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross. Jr., Secretary
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
October 29, 2004
Mr. Morgan Huffman
City of Thomasville
P.O. Box 368
Thomasville, NC 27361
Subject: Yadkin Pee -Dee River Basin MOA
NPDES Permit NC0024112 / Hamby Creek WWTP
Instream Sampling Exemption
Dear Mr. Huffman:
As a participant in the Yadkin Pee -Dee River Basin Association, your facility entered an agreement with the North Carolina
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) Division of Water Quality (DWQ) that provides both parties
with an effective environmental monitoring tool. By this letter, NC DENR is waiving the instream monitoring requirements
specified within the subject permit as of October 1, 2004. The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed by NC DWQ and
you (or your facility's representative) identifies the stations, parametric coverage and frequency of analysis required for the
sampling program that will be conducted by the Yadkin Pee -Dee River Basin Association for its members.
All other terms and conditions contained in the original permit remain unchanged and in full effect. This permit modification
is issued under the requirements of North Carolina General Statutes 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between
North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated December 6, 1983 (and as subsequently amended).
Should your membership in the MOA be terminated, the instream monitoring requirements specified in the subject permit
will be reinstated. As specified in the MOA you shall notify the Division of Water Quality immediately upon termination of
membership.
I would like to express my gratitude for the cooperation of all participants in this innovative approach to environmental
monitoring. It is expected that the results of the agreement will effectively contribute to our understanding of the Yadkin
Pee -Dee River Basin ecosystem. We have designated Lauren Elmore as our primary contact for issues related to the MOA.
She can be reached at 919-733-9960.
We encourage you to contact us should any questions arise regarding the monitoring efforts. We will maintain our own set of
monitoring stations in the basin. Data from the combined monitoring programs will greatly expand our knowledge of this
ecosystem. We thank you again for your participation and look forward to continuing a successful monitoring program.
Sincerely,
Alan W. Klimek, P.E.
cc: Central Files
Winston-Salem Regional Office
NPDES file
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
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