NC0023965_Modification_19961115

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
November 15,1996
Mr. Hugh Caldwell, Public Works Director
City of Wilmington
PO Box 1810
Wilmington, North Carolina 28402
Subject: Implementation of Lower Cape Fear Monitoring
NPDES Permit Modification for Instream Sampling
Permit No. NCO023965
City of Wilmington-Northside WWTP
New Hanover County
Dear Mr. Caldwell:
As a participant in the coordinated instream monitoring efforts within the lower Cape Fear
River basin, your facility and the North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and
Natural Resources (DEHNR) have entered into an agreement that provides both parties with an
effective environmental monitoring tool. By this letter, the DEHNR is waiving the instream
monitoring requirements as specified within your individual NPDES permit. This waiver should
be considered effective as of July 3, 1996. As specified in the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
signed by this agency and you (or your representative), the agreement identifies the stations,
parametric coverage and frequency of analysis required in order that the instream monitoring
requirements be waived for your facility.
All other terms and conditions in the original permit remain unchanged and in full effect. These
modifications are issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-
215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency dated December 6,1983. Should your membership in the agreement be
terminated, you shall notify the Division immediately and the instream monitoring requirements
specified in your permit will be reinstated.
I would like to express my appreciation for the cooperation and participation 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 lower Cape Fear River basin
environment. We have designated Ken Eagleson as our primary contact for issues related to the
MOA. He can be reached at [phone]. We also look forward to the advances that this
cooperative agreement will provide in our management of the lower Cape Fear River basin and
ask that you feel free to contact us should any questions arise.regarding the monitoring efforts or
interpretations of the information collected. We will be maintaining our own series of monitoring
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stations in the lower basin which, when added to the information collected by this agreement,
will greatly expand our knowledge of this complicated environmental system. We thank you
again for your participation and look forward to a successful monitoring effort.
Sincerely,
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Larry Ausley, Aquatic Survey & Toxicology Unit
Ken Eagleson, Wilmington Regional Office
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