NCS000447_Landis NOV-2019-PC-0744_20191125

ROY COOPER
GDVemor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Town of Landis
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
Attention: Roger Hosey, Town Manager
Post Office Box 8165
Landis, North Carolina 28088
November 25, 2019
7017 2620 0000 6788 9618
Subject:. NOTICE OF VIOLATION (NOV-2019-PC-0744)
Town of Landis
NPDES MS4 Permit No. NCS000447
Rowan County
Dear Mr. Hosey:
On October 30, 2019, staff from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
(DEQ) conducted a compliance audit of the Town of Landis National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit. For your
reference, a copy of the MS4 Program Audit Report issued by DEQ is enclosed with this notice.
This report lists and describes the serious deficiencies with certain components of the MS4
permit, which constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act and is grounds for enforcement
action.
In accordance with Part VI of the permit and DEQ policy, a new 5-year MS4 permit will be
issued in response to the audit. To address the MS4 permit deficiencies, the Town of Landis
required to complete the following actions:
1. Respond in writing within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of receipt of this notice to
acknowledge these requirements and the intent to comply.
2. Adopt a Council Resolution within sixty (60) calendar days from the date of receipt of this
notice. The resolution must declare support for a compliant stormwater management
program. A sample council resolution with the minimum requirements is enclosed with this
letter. An original signed document must be submitted to DEQ.
North Carolina Department of Environmental QNaaty I Division of Energy, Mineral and land Resources
Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite301 I Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
704.663.1699 --

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Town of Landis
November 25, 2019
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3. Submit documentation for review and comment within one hundred twenty (120) calendar
days from the date of receipt of this letter:
a. Conduct a self -audit which includes, at a minimum, an evaluation of compliance with the
permit conditions found in Part II Section F: Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls. The
self -audit must be documented utilizing the DEQ standard MS4 Permit Compliance
Audit Report Template.
b. Develop a Draft Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP) which details specific actions,
measurable goals, and implementation timelines to bring the stormwater management
program into compliance with NPDES MS4 requirements over the new 5-year permit
term. The SWMP must be documented utilizing the DEQ Phase II MS4 SWMP
Template. The SWMP must address all known compliance deficiencies including, at a
minimum, the items detailed in the DEQ MS4 Program Audit Report and the Town of
Landis self -audit.
4. Submit an NPDES MS4 permit application within thirty (30) days of receiving written DEQ
concurrence that the submitted Draft SWMP documents a compliant stormwater management
program. A new 5-year NPDES MS4 permit will be public noticed along with the submitted
SWMP.
5. Respond to public comments on the Draft SWMP and submit a Final SWMP for DEQ
approval and final permit issuance. The final DEQ-approved SWMP shall become an
enforceable component of the NPDES MS4 permit.
Required documentation shall be submitted via e-mail to Isaiah.Reed&cdenr.gov, or to:
DEQ-DEMLR Stormwater Program
Attention: Isaiah Reed
2090 U.S. Highway 70
Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
If the Town of Landis fails to meet the aforementioned requirements and/or submits a
significantly noncompliant Draft SWMP, DEQ may proceed with enforcement. As is stated in
Part V, Section A.1(c) of the permit:
Under state law, a daily civil penalty of not more than twenty-ftve thousand dollars
($25, 000) per violation may he assessed against any person who violates or fails to actin
accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of a permit [North Carolina
General Statute 143-215.6A]. Please note that compliance with the requirements of this
NOD ancllor issuance of civil or criminal penalties levied by DEQ does not preclude the
EPA from carrying out its own enforcement case against the permittee.

Notice of Violation
Town of Landis
November 25, 2019
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Thank you for your attention to this matter. Should you have any questions, please contact
Isaiah Reed at [phone] or [e-mail].
Sincerely,
3!-0-
Zahid Khan, CPM, CPESC, CPSWQ
Regional Engineer
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land
Resources
Enclosures: DEQ MS4 Program Audit Report (October 30, 2019, Town of Landis)
Copy ofNPDES MS4 Permit No. NCS000447
Sample Council Resolution
cc: Jeanette Powell, DEMLR MS4 Program Coordinator✓
Alaina Morman, DEMLR Stormwater Compliance & Enforcement
DEMLR NPDES MS4 Permit Laserfiche File
DEC 10 2019
DENR-LAND QUALITY
STORMWATER PERMITTING