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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0023868_Approval_20000508State of North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor Wayne McDevitt, Secretary Kerr T. Stevens, Director May 8, 2000 Mr. Steve Shoaf City of Burlington P.O. Box 1358 Burlington, North Carolina 27216 ATA NCDENR NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES Subject: Implementation of Upper Cape Fear River Basin Association NPDES Permit Modification for Instream Sampling Permit NC0023868 Burlington, City/Eastside WWTP Alamance County Dear Mr. Shoaf: As a participant in the coordinated instream monitoring efforts within the Cape Fear River basin, your facility entered into an agreement with the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NC DENR) 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 April 6, 2000. The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed by NC DENR and you (or your representative) identifies the revised stations, parametric coverage and frequency of analysis required for your facility. 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. You shall notify the Division 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 Cape Fear River Basin ecosystem. We have designated Zi-Qiang Chen as our primary contact for issues related to the MOA. He can be reached at (919) 733-9960. We also look forward to the advances that this cooperative agreement will provide in our management of the Cape Fear River Basin. We encourage you to contact us should any questions arise regarding the monitoring efforts or interpretations of the information collected. We will maintain our own series of monitoring stations in the basin which (when added to the data collected under this MOA) will greatly expand our knowledge of this ecosystem. We thank you again for your participation and look forward to a successful monitoring effort. Sincerely, err T. Stevens cc: Central Files Winston-Salem Regional Office, Water Quality Section NPDES Unit Zi-Qiang Chen, Environmental Sciences Branch 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Telephone (919) 733-5083 FAX (919) 733-0719 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50% recycled / 10% post -consumer paper