NC0025348_Approval_20080815

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Mr. Walter Hartman
City of New Bern — New Bern W WTP
PO Box 1129
New Bern, NC 28563
Dear Mr. Hartman:
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
August 15, 2008
Subject: Discontinuance of Fecal Coliform Monitoring
NPDES Permit NC0025348
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 SB or SC. The 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 James McKay at phone number 919-807-6404.
Sincerely,
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Gil Vinzani, P.E.
Supervisor, Eastern NPDES Program
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