NC0020389_Approval_19990714

State 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
July 14, 1999
Mr. Keith R. Langdon
Town of Benson
P.O. Box 69
Benson, North Carolina 27504
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NCDENR
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Subject: Implementation of Lower Neuse River Basin Association
NPDES Permit Modification for Instream Sampling"
Permit NC0020389 Benson WWTP
Johnston County
Dear Mr. Langdon:
As a participant in the coordinated instream monitoring efforts within the Neuse 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. 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 (effective March 25, 1999).
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 Neuse River Basin ecosystem. We have designated Cathy Tyndall as our primary contact for
issues related to the MOA. She can be reached at [phone].
We also look forward to the advances that this cooperative agreement will provide in our management of the
Neuse 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.
cc: Central Files
Raleigh Regional Office, Water Quality Section
NPDES Unit
Cathy Tyndall, Environmental Sciences Branch
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
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