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GREENVILLE UTILITIES COMMISSION, TOWN OF FARMVILLE, TOWN OF WINTERVILLE, AND GREENE COUNTY
INTERBASIN TRANSFER CERTIFICATE

Source Basin:Tar River
Receiving Basins:Neuse River, Contentnea Creek
Maximum Daily IBT based on 2030 demand:
 Tar River to Contentnea Creek:8.3 MGD
 Tar River to Neuse River:4.0 MGD

In 2001, the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission (EMC) enacted the Central Coastal Plain Capacity Use Area (CCPCUA) rules. These regulations were developed to control groundwater use in the Cretaceous Aquifers in response to decreasing groundwater levels and saltwater intrusion. The CCPCUA rules require groundwater users in the impacted areas to reduce their consumption in three phases between 2008 and 2018.

The Town of Farmville, Town of Winterville, and Greene County rely on the Cretaceous aquifers for water supply and are affected by the CCPCUA rules. To comply with CCPCUA reductions and to meet customer demands, these communities have agreed to purchase bulk finished water from the Greenville Utilities Commission (GUC). These purchases constitute two interbasin transfers.



GUC's IBT request is required to comply with NC General Statute §143-215.22I. Although this statute was repealed in August 2007, it remains applicable for groundwater systems in the fifteen counties designated as the Central Coastal Plain Capacity Use Area under 15A NCAC 2E .0501 as long as they pursue a certificate prior to January 1, 2013.

Current dates of interest for this request are as follows:
     ✓November 18, 2010 - The Environmental Management Commission voted to grant the Petition in part, and deny the Petition in part, with conditions.
     ✓November 5, 2009 - The EMC held a public hearing to receive comments on the draft petition. The hearing was held at Pitt Community College in Winterville, NC.
     ✓May 13-14, 2009 - DWR presented the draft petition to the WAC and EMC with the recommendation that a public hearing be scheduled.
     ✓April 14, 2009 - The applicant submitted its draft Petition to the Division for review.
     ✓March 12, 2009 - A status update was presented to the Water Allocation Committee.
     ✓October 2008 - Greenville Utilities Commission submitted its Final Environmental Assessment and received a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI).

Documentation
  1. Interbasin Transfer Certificate
  2. Materials presented to the November 17th Water Allocation Committee and the November 18th EMC
    1. Hearing Officers' Report, including their recommendations, proposed Findings of Fact, and the draft IBT Certificate (pdf format)
    2. GUC's Petition for an IBT Certificate(pdf format)
    3. GUC's Environmental Assessment and FONSI(pdf format)
    4. Letters to the EMC from the Town of Rocky Mount and the Greenville Utilities Commission(pdf format)
  3. Draft Petition (pdf format) (April 2009) and attachments (pdf format)
  4. Environmental Assessment and FONSI (pdf format) (October 2008)
  5. Interbasin Transfer Management Strategy for Greenville Utilities Commission (pdf format) (April 2007)




If you have any questions about this certificate, please contact Toya Ogallo at (919) 715-0389 or
toya.f.ogallo@ncdenr.gov. Additional information on this request is also available on our website at
http://www.ncwater.org/Permits_and_Registration/Interbasin_Transfer/Status/Greenville