NC0047759_Approval_20071210

Michael F. Easley
Governor
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
December 10, 2007
Mrs. Patricia T. Davis
Taylor Hospital & Extended Care
PO Box 100
Sealevel, NC 28577
Subject: Discontinuance of Fecal Coliform Monitoring
NPDES Permit NCO047759
Dear Mrs. Davis:
On November 30, 2007 the US Environmental Protection Agency approved revisions to the
North Carolina water quality standards included in 15A NCAC 2B .0200. These revisions included
changes in the water quality standards for bacterial indicators in SB and SC waters. Fecal coliform is
no longer included as a standard for waters classified as SC and SB. An enterococci standard replaces
the fecal coliform standard for those waters.
The requirements for fecal coliform in your NPDES permit specified that you had to monitor
until this new rule became effective. Therefore, as of November 30, 2007, the fecal monitoring may be
discontinued. However, you must continue to monitor for enterococci as indicated in your permit.
This change requires no formal NPDES permit amendment, or any other actions at this time. If you
have any questions please contact Teresa Rodriguez at phone number 919-733-5083, ext 553.
Sincerely,
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Gil Vinzani, P.E.
Supervisor, Eastern NPDES Program
Cc: NPDES file
Wilmington Regional Office —Ed Beck
North Carolina Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Phone [phone]
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