1. Status Update Tar-Pamlico Phase IV Agreement
To EMC Water Quality Committee
September 10, 2013
John Huisman
DWR Nonpoint Source Planning Branch

2. Agreement Background
Nutrient control Agreement for Tar-Pam point sources
Initiated 1990 in response to Tar-Pam NSW designation
Cost-effective option to reduce collective discharge
Parties to Agreement
Point Source “Association” – 16 members
Division of Water Resources
Division of Soil & Water Conservation
Pamlico-Tar River Foundation
Environmental Defense

3. Agreement Background Collective annual end of pipe N&P caps
Caps based on performance goals
30% Reduction N
No increase in P
Relative to 1991 Baseline
Association funds Ag Cost Share BMPs if it exceeds cap
Rate $29/kg N
Currently well below N&P Caps

4. Agreement History Tar-Pam NSW Designation (1989) Phase I (1990-1994)
Association formed – Collective declining caps
Estuary Model Completed
Phase II ( )
Caps based on performance goals – Fixed collective caps
NPS reduction requirements established
Phase III ( )
Maintains Phase II caps - adjusted for membership changes

5. Phase IV Agreement Negotiations
Met w/ Parties to address Agreement refinements
Banked credit & credit life
Updating N offset rate & establishing P offset rate
Evaluation of Progress
Worked together to incorporate individual limits
Response to directive from EPA
Result is similar to approach used in Neuse Basin
Both group and individual permits
Individual limits enforceable if group cap exceeded

6. Next Steps Finalize revisions to draft of Phase IV Agreement
Parties Review & Approve Draft Agreement
Agreement to November WQC & EMC for approval
Phase IV Agreement In Place
(January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2024)

7. Questions?