HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCS000504_Fuquay Varina MS4 Audit Report_20200207MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4)
PROGRAM AUDIT REPORT
NPDES PERMIT NO. NCS000504
FUQUAY-VARINA, NORTH CAROLINA
134 N. Main Street
Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina 27526
Audit Date: December 2012019
Report Date: May 29, 2020
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral & Land Resources Stormwater Program
512 N. Salisbury Street, 9th floor
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
AuditDetails..................................................................................................................................................1
PermitteeInformation..................................................................................................................................2
Listof Supporting Documents....................................................................................................................... 3
Program Implementation, Documentation & Assessment...........................................................................4
Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination(IDDE)........................................................................................8
Construction Site Runoff Controls.............................................................................................................. 11
Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations.................................................14
Site Visit Evaluation: Municipal Facility No. 1............................................................................................. 17
Site Visit Evaluation: MS4 Outfall No. 1...................................................................................................... 19
Site Visit Evaluation: Construction Site No. 1............................................................................................. 21
Site Visit Evaluation: Post -Construction Stormwater Control Measure No. 1............................................ 23
Site Visit Evaluation: Post -Construction Stormwater Control Measure No. 2............................................ 25
Appendix A: Supporting Documents
DISCLAIMER
This audit consists of an evaluation of program compliance with the issued permit and implementation of
the approved Stormwater Management Plan. This audit report does not include a review of all program
components, and program deficiencies in addition to those noted may be present. The permittee is
required to assess program progress and permit compliance, and to implement the approved Stormwater
Management Plan in accordance with the issued permit.
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Audit Details
Audit ID Number:
Audit Date(s):
NCS000504_Fuquay-Varina MS4 Audit�20191220
December 20, 2019
Minimum Control Measures Evaluated:
® Program Implementation, Documentation & Assessment
❑ Public Education & Outreach
❑ Public Involvement & Participation
® Illicit Discharge Detection & Elimination
❑ Construction Site Runoff Controls - No delegated Sediment and Erosion Control Program
® Construction Site Runoff Controls - Delegated Sediment and Erosion Control Program
❑ Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls
® Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations
❑ Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)
Field Site Visits:
® Municipal Facilities. Number visited: 1
® MS4 Outfalls. Number visited: 1
® Construction Sites. Number visited: 1
® Post -Construction Stormwater Runoff Controls. Number visited: 2
❑ Other: Number visited: Choose an item.
❑ Other: Number visited: Choose an item.
Inspector(s) Conducting Audit
Name. Title
Organization
Thad Valentine, Senior Environmental Specialist
NCDEQ-DEMLR-RRO
Natalie Norberg, Environmental Specialist
NCDEQ•DEMLR-RRO
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Permittee Information
MS4 Permittee Name:
Town of Fuquay-Varina
Permit Effective Date:
February 20, 2017
Permit Expiration Date:
February 19, 2022
Mailing Address:
134 N Main Street, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
Date of Last MS4 Inspection/Audit:
N/A
Co-permittee(s), if applicable:
Permit Owner of Record:
Adam Mitchell, Town Manager
Primary MS4 Representatives Participating in Audit
Name, Title
Organization
Charles Phillips, Engineering Technician
Town of Fuquay-Varina
Matthew Poling, PE, Assistant Engineering
Director
Town of Fuquay-Varina
Tracy Stephenson, PE, Engineering Director
Town of Fuquay-Varina
Jennifer Mitchell, Staff Engineer
Town of Fuquay-Varina
Mark Matthews, Assistant Town Manager
Town of Fuquay-Varina
MS4 Receiving Waters
Waterbody
Classification
Impairments
Basal Creek (Bass Lake, Mills Pond)
B; NSW
None identified
Black Creek (Partins Pond, Panther Lake)
B; NSW
None identified
Hector Creek
C; HQW
None identified
Kenneth Creek
C
Benthos (Nar, AL, FW)
Little Black Creek
C; NSW
None identified
Middle Creek
C; NSW
None identified
Mills Branch
C; NSW
None identified
Neill's Creek
C
Benthos (Nar, AL, FW)
Terrible Creek (Johnson Pond)
B; NSW
None identified
Terrible Creek
C; NSW
Benthos (Nar, AL, FW)
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List of Supporting Documents
Item
Number
Document Title
When Provided
(Prior to/During/After)
1
2019 Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP)
Prior
2
Storm Sewer System Map
During
3
Town Property Map
During
4
General Operation and Maintenance Plan for Municipal Facilities
During
5
Spill Response Procedures
During
6
Bio-Retention Area 0&M Manual
During
7
Wet Detention Pond O&M Manual
During
8
2019 Self -Assessment Summary
During
9
Land Development Ordinance §9-1405
https://www.fuquay-varina. orgIDocumentCenterIViewl4634ILand-Development-Ordinance---9-
1405-STORMWATER-MANAGEMENT-REGULATIONS
During
10
Enforcement Database
During
11
Land Disturbance Ordinance §9-1407
https://www.fuquay-varina. org/DocumentCenter/View/4635/Land-Development-Ordinance---9-
1407-SOI L-EROSIO N--SEDI MENTATION-CONTROL
During
12
2019 Annual Report SWMPA
Prior
13
2018 Annual Report Narrative & SWMPA
Prior
14
2018 NPDES Self -Assessment Summary
During
15
Fuquay-Varina Stormwater Brochures
During
16
SECPA— Sediment and Erosion Control Construction Plan Approval
During
17
Wake County Sediment and Erosion Control Inspection Report— Patriot Bluffs
Subdivision
After
18
Notice of Violation — Patriot Bluffs Subdivision
After
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Program Implementation, Documentation & Assessment
Staff Interviewed:
Matt Poling, Assistant Engineering Director
(Name, Title, Role)
Charles Phillips, Engineering Technician
Jennifer Mitchell, Staff Engineer/Engineering Specialist
Tracy Stephenson, Engineering Director
Mark Matthews, Assistant Town Manager
Permit Citation
Program Requirement
Status
Supporting
Doc No.
II.A.1
The permittee maintained adequate funding and staffing to implement and manage
Staffing and
the provisions of the Stormwater Plan and meet all requirements of the permit.
Yes
---
Funding
The Stormwater Plan identifies a specific position(s) responsible for the overall
coordination, implementation, and revision to the Plan.
Yes
---
Responsibilities for all components of the Stormwater Plan are documented and
position(s) assignments provided.
Yes
1
The permittee is current on payment of invoiced administering and compliance
monitoring fees.
Yes
---
Comments
The town's total 2020 budget is $33.5 million. The permittee receives funding from reviewing erosion control plans in addition to
general funds,. Although the Annual Financial Report notes 6.5 FTEs are in the engineering department, the stormwater program
utilizes approximately 3 FTEs which includes 16 SWMP components, including Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination, MS4
Operation and Maintenance Program, and Spill Response Program. The town has as Triple A bond rating.
II.A.2 Stormwater
The permittee evaluated the performance and effectiveness of the program
Plan
components at least annually.
Yes
$4
Implementation
and Evaluation
If yes, the permittee used the results of the evaluation to modify the program
components as necessary to accomplish the intent of the Stormwater Program.
Yes
---
Did the permitted MS4 discharges cause or contribute to non -attainment of an
applicable water quality standard?
No
---
If yes, did the permittee expand or better tailor its BMPs accordingly to address
Not
the non -attainment?
Applicable
Comments
Annual reporting is conducted through BIMS. The town identifies areas that need improvement through an annual meeting and
self -assessment survey. The SWMP is then adjusted accordingly.
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Program Implementation, Documentation & Assessment
I I.A.3
Keeping the
The permittee kept the Stormwater Plan up to date.
No
---
Stormwater Plan
Up to Date
The permittee notified DEMLR of any updates to the Stormwater Plan.
Yes
---
Comments
Recently SWMPs have been updated. DEMLR has received the 2019 copy of the Annual Report. The SWMP was updated in 2019 to
include erosion control components with emphasis on tracking. Permittee provided most recent SWMPs but could not supply
documentation from the beginning of the permit.
II.A.4 Availability
The permittee kept an up-to-date version of its Stormwater Plan available to the
of the Stormwater
Division and the public online.
Yes
---
Plan
The online materials included ordinances, or other regulatory mechanisms, or a list
identifying the ordinances, or other regulatory mechanisms, providing the legal
Yes
---
authority necessary to implement and enforce the requirements of the permit.
Comments
The stormwater program information is available on the town's Stormwater Management website: https://www.fuquay-
varina.org/176/Stormwater-Management
II.A.3 & II.A.5
Stormwater Plan
Did DEMLR require a modification to the Stormwater Plan?
No
---
Modifications
If yes, did the permittee complete the modifications in accordance with the
Not
established deadline?
Applicable
Comments
II.A.6 Sharing
Responsibility
Are any control measures implemented by an entity other than the permittee?
No
---
If yes, is there a written agreement in place?
Not
Applicable
Comments
II.A.7
The permittee maintained written procedures for implementing the six minimum
Written
control measures.
Partial
1
Procedures
Written procedures identified specific action steps, schedules, resources and
responsibilities for implementing the six minimum measures.
No
---
Comments
The permittee maintains written procedures for implementing the six minimum control measures, however, procedures for
documenting actions were not included.
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Program Implementation, Documentation & Assessment
III. A
The permittee maintained documentation of all program components including, but
Program
not limited to, inspections, maintenance activities, educational programs,
Partial
---
Documentation
implementation of BMPs, enforcement actions etc., on file for a period of five years.
Comments
The permittee maintained documentation for much of the program components but the permittee lacked the documentation for
maintaining a program for conducting a dry weather flow field observation, as well as written procedures, and training for the
different components of the MS4 permit program.
111.E
The permittee submitted annual reports to the Department within twelve months
Annual Report
from the effective date of the permit.
Yes
13
Submittal
The permittee submitted subsequent annual reports every twelve months from the
scheduled date of the first annual report submittal.
Yes
12
The Annual Reports included appropriate information to accurately describe the progress, status, and results
of the permittee's Stormwater Plan, including, but not limited the following:
1. A detailed description of the status of implementation of the Stormwater Plan
as a whole. This will include information on development and implementation
of each major component of the Stormwater Plan for the past year and
Yes
1
schedules and plans for the year following each report.
2. An adequate description and justification of any proposed changes to the
Stormwater Plan. This will include descriptions and supporting information for
the proposed changes and how these changes will impact the Stormwater
Yes
1
Plan (results, effectiveness, implementation schedule, etc.).
3. Documentation of any necessary changes to programs or practices for
assessment of management measures implemented through the Stormwater
Yes
1
Plan.
4. A summary of data accumulated as part of the Stormwater Plan throughout
the year along with an assessment of what the data indicates in light of the
Yes
1
Stormwater Plan.
5. An assessment of compliance with the permit, information on the
establishment of appropriate legal authorities, inspections, and enforcement
Yes
1
actions.
Comments
Fuquay-Varina submitted the 2018 and 2019 SWMPA Annual Reports through BIMS, which meets the permitted annual report
requirements.
IV.B
Annual Reporting
The Annual Reports document the following:
1. A summary of past year activities, including where applicable, specific
quantities achieved and summaries of enforcement actions.
Yes
---
2. A description of the effectiveness of each program component.
Yes
---
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Program Implementation, Documentation & Assessment
3. Planned activities and changes for the next reporting period, for each
Yes ---
program component or activity.
4. Fiscal analysis. I Yes I ---
Comments
The permittee submitted an online BIMS SWMPA for 2018 and 2019, which meets all permit annual reporting requirements per
PartIV.B.3.
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Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE)
Staff Interviewed:
Matt Poling, Assistant Engineering Director
(Name, Title,
Charles Phillips, Engineering Technician
Role)
Jennifer Mitchell, Staff Engineer/Engineering Specialist
Tracy Stephenson, Engineering Director
Permit Citation
Program Requirement
Status Supporting
Doc No.
II.D.2.a
IDDE Program
The permittee maintained a written IDDE Program.
No ---
If yes, the written program includes provisions for program assessment and
evaluation and integrating program.
No ---
Comments
A small portion of the
written IDDE program can be found in the land development ordinance and within the
SWMP. However, the
written IDDE program lacks implementation details and commitments, guidance, training, forms, and tracking. In addition, it should
include all the planning
details of how the program should be implemented.
The permittee maintained an IDDE ordinance or other regulatory mechanism(s) that
II.D.2.b
provides the legal authority to prohibit illicit connections and discharges to the MS4.
Yes
9
Legal Authorities
If yes, the ordinance applies throughout the corporate limits of the permittee.
(Permit Part I.D]
Yes
9
Comments
Section 9-1405 in the land development ordinance.
II.D.2.c
The permittee maintained a current map showing major outfalls and receiving
Storm Sewer
Yes
---
System Map
streams.
Comments
The Town conducted a GIS assessment and identified 10 major outfalls that was viewed during the audit.
II.D.2.d
The permittee maintained a program for conducting dry weather flow field
Dry Weather Flow
observations in accordance with written procedures.
No
---
Program
Comments
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Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE)
II.D.2.e
The permittee maintained written procedures for conducting investigations of
Investigation
identified illicit discharges.
No
---
Procedures
Comments
The permittee did not maintain a written IDDE program.
II.D.2.f
For each case of an illicit discharge or potential illicit discharge, the permittee documented and tracked the
Track and
following:
Document
Investigations
1. The dates) the illicit discharge was observed
Yes
10
2. The results of the investigation
Yes
10
3. Any follow-up of the investigation
No
10
4. The date the investigation was closed
Yes
10
Comments
A standard inspection report is utilized for illicit discharge inspections and enforcement. However, issue resolutions, clean up
details, and any disposal methods were not identified. There were seven documented illicit discharges from 2014 to 2019.
II.D.2.g Employee
The permittee implemented and documented a training program for appropriate
Training
municipal staff who, as part of their normal job responsibilities, may come into
No
---
contact with or otherwise observe an illicit discharge or illicit connection.
Comments
II.D.2.h
The permittee informed public employees of hazards associated with illegal
Public Education
discharges and improper disposal of waste.
Yes
15
The permittee informed businesses of hazards associated with illegal discharges and
improper disposal of waste.
Yes
---
The permittee informed the general public of hazards associated with illegal
discharges and improper disposal of waste.
Yes
---
Comments
Although public employees are informed of hazards within the spill response procedures, they are not formally trained. Public
employees should receive training. Businesses and the public are informed about the hazards of illegal discharges and improper
disposal of waste through utility billing, newsletters, brochures, and through the town's website.
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Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE)
II.D.2.i
The permittee promoted, publicized, and facilitated a reporting mechanism for the
Public Reporting
public to report illicit discharges.
Yes
---
Mechanism
The permittee promoted, publicized, and facilitated a reporting mechanism for staff
to report illicit discharges.
No
---
The permittee established and implemented response procedures for citizen
requests/reports.
Yes
---
Comments
The permittee provides reporting options within their website and through a hotline. The permittee also provides newsletters to
inform the public on how to report, and what to look for to report illicit discharges.
II.D.2.1
The permittee implemented a mechanism to track the issuance of notices of violation
Enforcement
and enforcement actions administered by the permittee.
Yes
10
If yes, the mechanism includes the ability to identify chronic violators for
initiation of actions to reduce noncompliance.
Yes
10
Comments
The tracking system can be found in the enforcement database which is an excel spreadsheet. This database includes tracking of
each illicit discharge violations.
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Construction Site Runoff Controls
Staff Interviewed:
Matt Poling, Assistant Engineering Director
(Name, Title, Role)
Charles Phillips, Engineering Technician
Jennifer Mitchell, Staff Engineer/Engineering Specialist
Tracy Stephenson, Engineering Director
Program Delegation Status:
X❑ The permittee has a delegated Sediment and Erosion Control Program and implements the North Carolina
Sedimentation Pollution Control Act (SPCA) of 1973 components of this minimum measure (complete the permit
citation and SPCA citation sections).
❑ The permittee does not have a delegated Sediment and Erosion Control Program and relies on DEMLR to comply
with the North Carolina Sedimentation Pollution Control Act (SPCA) of 1973 components of this minimum measure
(complete only the permit citation section).
Permit Citation Program Requirement Status
Supporting
Doc No.
II.E.3 Construction
Site Runoff Controls The permittee provides and promotes a means for the public to notify the
(NPDES Permit No. appropriate authorities of observed erosion and sedimentation problems (e.g., Yes
---
NCS000435] promoting the existence of the DEQ DEMLR "Stop Mud" hotline).
Comments
Reporting can be found on the town's website. In addition, a hotline number is available for citizen complaints.
SPCA Citation
Delegated Program Requirement
Status
Supporting
Doc No.
§ 113A-60 Local
erosion and
The permittee has adopted an ordinance or other regulatory mechanism to enforce
Yes
11
sedimentation
the erosion and sedimentation control program.
control programs (a)
If yes, the ordinance meets or exceeds the minimum requirements of the
SPCA.
Yes
11
If yes, the ordinance applies throughout the corporate limits of the permittee.
[Permit Part I.D]
Yes
11
Comments
The ordinance can be found in Section 9-1407 of the Land Disturbance Ordinance. The town follows the state's model and the
ordinance extends out to the extraterritorial jurisdiction.
§ 113A-60 Local
erosion and
The permittee collects a fee paid by each person who submits an erosion and
sedimentation
sedimentation control plan.
Yes
---
control programs (d)
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Construction Site Runoff Controls
Comments
The fee is $250 an acre for a plan review and permitting.
113A-60 Local
Has any person initiated a land -disturbing activity (within the permittee's
erosion and
jurisdiction) for which an erosion and sedimentation control plan is required in the
No
---
sedimentation
absence of an approved plan?
control programs (e)
If yes, the permittee has notified the North Carolina Sedimentation Control
Not
Commission of all such cases.
Applicable
Has the permittee determined that a person engaged in a land -disturbing activity
has failed to comply with an approved erosion and sedimentation control plan?
Yes
---
If yes, has the permittee referred any such matters to the North Carolina
Sedimentation Control Commission for inspection and enforcement?
No
---
Comments
The town conducts their own inspections. Fines have been issued.
113A-61 Local
The permittee reviews each erosion and sedimentation control plan submitted to
approval of erosion
them and notifies the person submitting the plan that it has been approved,
Yes
16
and sedimentation
approved with modification, or disapproved within 30 days of receipt.
control plans
The permittee only approves an erosion and sedimentation control plan upon
determining that it complies with all applicable State and local regulations.
Yes
---
The permittee has disapproved of an erosion and sedimentation control plan in
order to protect riparian buffers along surface waters.
Yes
---
If yes, the permittee notified the Director of the Division of Energy,
Mineral, and Land Resources within 10 days of the disapproval.
Yes
---
Comments
Fuquay-Varina maintains a spreadsheet to track construction permits.
§ 113A-61.1
Inspection of land-
The certificate of approval of each erosion and sedimentation control plan
disturbing activity;
approved by the permittee includes a notice of the right to inspect.
Yes
---
notice of violation
(a)
The permittee provides for inspection of land -disturbing activities to ensure
compliance with the SPCA and to determine whether the measures required in an
Yes
---
erosion and sedimentation control plan are effective.
Comments
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Construction Site Runoff Controls
§ 113A-61.1
When the permittee determines that a person engaged in land -disturbing activity
Inspection of land-
has failed to comply with the SPCA, the Permittee immediately issues a notice of
No
17,18
disturbing activity;
violation upon that person.
notice of violation
Each notice of violation issued by the permittee specifies the date by which the
(c)
person must comply.
Yes
---
Each notice of violation issued by the permittee informs the person of the actions
that need to be taken to comply.
Yes
---
Comments
The permittee will issue an inspection report that informs the responsible party that the project is not in compliance before issuing
a Notice of Violations. The permittee will provide a corrective action list with compliance deadlines, which are on case -by -case
basis.
113A-64 Penalties
Does the permittee issue civil penalties as part of the erosion and sedimentation
program?
Yes
---
Comments
The permittee has adopted the state's model for civil penalties.
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Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations
Staff Interviewed:
Matt Poling, Assistant Engineering Director
(Name, Title, Role)
Charles Phillips, Engineering Technician
Jennifer Mitchell, Staff Engineer/Engineering Specialist
Tracy Stephenson, Engineering Director
Permit Citation
Program Requirement
Status Supporting
Doc No.
II.G.2.a
The permittee maintained a current inventory of facilities and operations owned
Facility Inventory
and operated by the permittee with the potential for generating polluted
Yes 3
stormwater runoff.
Comments
The permittee has approximately
27 facilities found on a map within their Sharepoint.
II.G.2.b
The permittee maintained and implemented an 0&M program for municipally
Operation and
owned and operated facilities with the potential for generating polluted
Yes
4
Maintenance (O&M)
stormwater runoff.
for Facilities
If yes, the O&M program specifies the frequency of inspections.
Yes
4
If yes, the O&M program specifies the frequency of routine maintenance
Yes
4
requirements.
If yes, the permittee evaluated the 0&M program annually and updated it as
Yes
4
necessary.
Comments
The O&M program was updated for the 2020 fiscal year.
II.G.2.c
Spill Response
The permittee had written spill response procedures for municipal operations.
Yes
5
Procedures
Comments
The permittee needs to include more specific storage containment and disposal procedures.
II.G.2.d Streets,
The permittee evaluated existing and new BMPs that reduce polluted stormwater
Roads, and Public
runoff from municipally -owned streets, roads, and public parking lots within its
Yes
---
corporate limits annually.
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Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations
Parking Lots
If yes, the permittee evaluated the effectiveness of existing and new BMPs
Maintenance
based on cost and the estimated quantity of pollutants removed.
Yes
---
Comments
The permittee logs and evaluates the effectiveness of street sweeping. The permittee tracks the effectiveness of their BMPs
through storm drain inspections, tonnage collected, street sweeping, and IDDE complaint tracking.
II.G.2.f
The permittee maintained and implemented an 0&M program for the stormwater
O&M for Catch
sewer system including catch basins and conveyance systems that it owns and
Yes
4
Basins and
Conveyance Systems
maintains.
Comments
The program is documented within the O&M Plan for 2020 and implemented through inspections of the catch basins and
conveyance systems conducted on a weekly basis and before and after rainfall events.
II.G.2.g
The permittee maintained a current inventory of municipally -owned or operated
Structural
structural stormwater controls installed for compliance with the permittee's post-
No
Stormwater Controls
construction ordinance.
Comments
II.G.2.h
The permittee maintained and implemented an 0&M program for municipally -
O&M for Structural
owned or maintained structural stormwater controls installed for compliance with
Yes
6 & 7
Stormwater Controls
the permittee's post -construction ordinance. If yes, then:
The O&M program specified the frequency of inspections and routine
Yes
6 & 7
maintenance requirements.
The permittee documented inspections of all municipally -owned or maintained
structural stormwater controls.
Yes
---
The permittee inspected all municipally -owned or maintained structural
stormwater controls in accordance with the schedule developed by permittee.
Yes
---
The permittee maintained all municipally -owned or maintained structural
stormwater controls in accordance with the schedule developed by permittee.
Yes
---
The permittee documented maintenance of all municipally -owned or
maintained structural stormwater controls.
Yes
---
Comments
All documentation for structural stormwater controls were observed during the audit.
II.G.2.i
The permittee ensured municipal employees are properly trained in pesticide,
herbicide and fertilizer application management.
Yes
---
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Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations
Pesticide, Herbicide
The permittee ensured contractors are properly trained in pesticide, herbicide and
Not
and Fertilizer
fertilizer application management.
Applicable
___
Application
Management
The permittee ensured all permits, certifications, and other measures for
Not
applicators are followed.
Applicable
--
Comments
The permittee has personnel trained in multiple departments including Parks and Recreation, Public Utilities, and Public Works for
pesticide, herbicide, and fertilizer application. The permittee does not hire outside contractors. The employees are trained and
certified through the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. The town tracks the employees' certification number and when
they expire. The employees' current certificates expire in December 2020.
II.G.2.j
The permittee implemented an employee training program for employees involved
Staff Training
in implementing pollution prevention and good housekeeping practices.
No
---
Comments
II.G.2.k
The permittee described and implemented measures that prevent or minimize
Vehicle and
contamination of stormwater runoff from all areas used for vehicle and equipment
Partial
---
Equipment Cleaning
cleaning.
Comments
The permittee maintains an oil water separator for their vehicle washing area. However, there is an equipment parking area on the
maintenance yard that has a large stain from neglecting to cleanup leaking machinery. There are multiple oil leaks under idle
vehicles located within the yard and under their maintenance shed that have not been repaired and there are no measures to
capture the leaking fluids.
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Site Visit Evaluation: Municipal Facility No. 1
Facility Name:
Date and Time of Site Visit:
Public Service Center
December 20, 2019
1:20PM — 2:30PM
Facility Address:
Facility Type (Vehicle Maintenance, Landscaping, etc.):
1415 Holland Road
Public works, equipment maintenance and washing, vehicle,
Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
equipment, and road maintenance materials storage
Name of MS4 inspector(s) evaluated:
Most Recent MS4 Inspection (List date and name of inspector):
Charles Phillips
Full MS4 inspections not performed.
Jennifer Mitchell
Name(s) and Title(s) of Facility Representative(s) Present During the Site Visit:
Name
Title
Matt Poling
Assistant Engineering Director
Charles Phillips
Engineering Technician
Jennifer Mitchell
Staff Engineer/Engineering Specialist
Tracy Stephenson
Engineering Director
Arthur Mouberry
Public Works Director
Observations
Facility Documentation/Training
Does the facility have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) or similar document? Is it facility -specific?
No — The permittee needs to develop a site -specific SWPPP.
What type of stormwater training do facility employees receive? How often?
The facility employees do not have formal training.
Inspector Training/Knowledge
What type of stormwater training does the MS4 inspector receive? How often?
The MS4 inspector received DOT Level 2 training, stormwater inspection training, and MS4 training every 2 — 3 years.
Did the MS4 inspector appear knowledgeable about Permit requirements for pollution prevention and good housekeeping?
Yes
Did the MS4 inspector appear knowledgeable about stormwater pollution prevention and good housekeeping?
Yes — the inspector was aware that there were issues with the site and is working to resolve them.
Inspection Procedures
Does the MS4 inspector's process include the use of a checklist or other standardized form?
No, the permittee does not have a site -specific PPGH checklist.
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Site Visit Evaluation: Municipal Facility No. 1
Does the MS4 inspector's process include taking photos?
Yes —the inspector takes photos as needed.
Does the MS4 inspector's process include reviewing the facility's SWPPP (or similar document)?
There is no site -specific SWPPP.
Does the MS4 inspector's process include walking the entire facility and inspecting all points of discharge?
Yes
Did the MS4 inspector miss any obvious areas of concern? If so, explain:
Yes — the inspector missed obvious problem areas. The inspector neglected to remedy the on -going oil stains and spills from the
truck parking area.
Does the MS4 inspector's process include presenting the inspection findings to the facility contact?
Yes
Inspection Results
Did the facility inspection result in any corrective actions to be implemented? If so, for what issue(s)?
Yes —The asphalt lot needs to be cleaned to remove the large oil spill in the middle of the parking from leaking trucks. In addition,
spill pans to prevent the need for cleanup are necessary.
If compliance corrective actions were identified, what timeline for correction/follow-up was provided?
ASAP
Notes/Comments/Recommendations
Some drums were not labeled, not on secondary containment pallets, and not properly capped.
Multiple oil spills from the vehicles were located under the maintenance shelter. The oil was being tracked out into the parking lot.
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Site Visit Evaluation: MS4 Outfall No. 1
Outfall ID Number:
Date and Time of Site Visit:
2958 Wilkes Lake Drive Outfall
December 20, 2019
3:25PM—4:10PM
Outfall Location:
Outfall Description (Pipe Material/Diameter, Culvert, etc.):
2958 Wilkes Lake Drive
36-inch concrete with a rip rap wash pad
Receiving Water:
Is Flow Present? If So, Describe (Color, Approximate Flow Rate,
Unnamed tributary to Black Creek.
Sheen, Odor, Floatables/Debris, etc.):
No flow coming from pipe.
Most Recent Outfall Inspection/Screening (Date):
N/A
Days Since Last Rainfall:
Inches:
3 days
Name of MS4 Inspector(s) evaluated:
Charles Phillips
Observations
Inspector Training/Knowledge
What type of stormwater training does the MS4 inspector receive? How often?
The MS4 inspector received DOT Level 2 training, stormwater inspection training, and MS4 training every 2 — 3 years.
Did the MS4 inspector appear knowledgeable about illicit discharge indicators and investigations?
Yes
Inspection Procedures
Does the inspector's process include the use of a checklist or other standardized form?
No
Does the inspector's process include taking photos?
Photos are taken as needed.
Did the MS4 inspector miss any obvious potential illicit discharge indicators or maintenance issues? If so, what were they?
No
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Inspection Results
Did the outfall inspection result in any work orders or maintenance requests? If so, for what issue(s)?
No
Will a follow-up outfall inspection be conducted? If so, for what reason?
No
Notes/Comments/Recommendations
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Site Visit Evaluation: Construction Site No. 1
Site/Project Name:
Date and Time of Site Visit:
Hidden Valley Subdivision Section D
January 20, 2019
2:35PM — 3:20PM
Site/Project Address:
Operator:
2028 Fox Chapel Place
Pulte Home, Company
Project Type (Commercial, Industrial, Residential, CIP, Roadway,
etc.):
Residential
NCG Permit ID Number:
Disturbed Acreage:
EC-S5786
161 Acres
Recent Enforcement Actions (Include Date):
N/A
Name of MS4 Inspector(s) evaluated:
Charles Phillips
Howard Bishop
Name(s) and Title(s) of Site Representative(s) Present During the
Site Visit:
Name
Title
Howard Bishop
Inspector
Observations
Site Documentation/Training
Does the site have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) or similar document? Is it site -specific?
Yes
Does the site have approved erosion and sedimentation control plans onsite? Are they representative of current site conditions?
Yes
What type of stormwater training do site employees receive? How often?
The employees attend annual erosion control workshops. They received DOT Level 2 training.
Inspector Training/Knowledge
What type of stormwater training does the MS4 inspector receive? How often?
The MS4 inspector received DOT Level 2 training, stormwater inspection training, and MS4 training every 2 — 3 years.
Did the MS4 inspector appear knowledgeable about MS4 and NCG010000 requirements for construction sites?
Yes
Did the MS4 inspector appear knowledgeable about erosion and sedimentation control/stormwater pollution prevention BMPs?
Yes
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Site Visit Evaluation: Construction Site No. 1
Inspection Procedures
Does the MS4 inspector's process include the use of a checklist?
Yes
Does the MS4 inspector's process include taking photos?
As needed.
Does the MS4 inspector's process include reviewing approved plans (erosion and sedimentation control and/or SWPPP)?
Yes —local program review
Does the MS4 inspector's process include walking the entire site and inspecting all points of discharge?
Yes
Did the MS4 inspector miss any obvious violations? If so, explain:
Yes
Does the MS4 inspector's process include presenting the inspection findings to the site contact in writing?
Yes
Does the MS4 inspector's process include providing construction stormwater educational materials to the site contact?
As necessary.
Compliance/Enforcement
What, if any, enforcement actions (verbal warnings, NOV, etc.) did the inspection result in?
None
If compliance issues were identified, what timeline for correction/follow-up was provided?
N/A
Notes/Comments/Recommendations
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Site Visit Evaluation: Post -Construction Stormwater Control Measure No. 1
Site Name:
Date and Time of Site Visit:
Public Service Center Bio-retention pond
December 20, 2019
1:50PM — 2:OOPM
Site Address:
SCM Type:
1415 Holland Road
Bio-retention pond
Most Recent MS4 Inspection (Include Date and Entity):
September 26, 2019
Charles Phillips
Name of MS4 Inspector(s) evaluated:
Most Recent MS4 Enforcement Activity (Include Date):
Charles Phillips
N/A
Name(s) and Title(s) of Site Representative(s) Present During the
Site Visit:
Name
Title
Matt Poling
Assistant Engineering Director
Charles Phillips
Engineering Technician
Jennifer Mitchell
Staff Engineer/Engineering Specialist
Tracy Stephenson
Engineering Director
Arthur Mouberry
Public Works Director
Observations
Site Documentation
Does the site have an operation and maintenance plan?
Yes
Does the site have records of annual inspections? Are they performed by a qualified individual?
Yes
Inspector Training/Knowledge
What type of stormwater training does the MS4 inspector receive? How often?
The MS4 inspector received DOT Level 2 training, stormwater inspection training, and MS4 training every 2 — 3 years.
Did the MS4 inspector appear knowledgeable about MS4
requirements for post -construction site runoff controls?
Yes
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Site Visit Evaluation: Post -Construction Stormwater Control Measure No. 1
Did the MS4 inspector appear knowledgeable about post -construction BMPs (general purpose/function, components, 0&M
requirements, etc.)?
Yes
Inspection Procedures
Does the MS4 inspector's process include the use of a checklist or other standardized form? What format?
Yes
Does the MS4 inspector's process include taking photos?
As needed.
Does the MS4 inspector's process include reviewing the site's operation and maintenance plan and records of annual inspections?
Yes
Does the MS4 inspector's process include walking the entire site and inspecting all points of discharge?
Yes
Did the MS4 inspector miss any obvious operation and maintenance deficiencies? If so, explain:
Yes
Does the MS4 inspector's process include presenting the inspection findings to the site contact in writing?
Yes
Compliance/Enforcement
What, if any, enforcement actions (verbal warnings, NOV, etc.) did the inspection result in?
N/A
If compliance issues were identified, what timeline for correction/follow-up was provided?
N/A
Notes/Comments/Recommendations
The pond looked to be in good condition and no problems were noted.
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Site Visit Evaluation: Post -Construction Stormwater Control Measure No. 2
Site Name:
Date and Time of Site Visit:
Public Service Center wet detention pond
December 20, 2019
2:10PM — 2:20PM
Site Address:
SCM Type:
1415 Holland Road
Wet Detention Basin
Most Recent MS4 Inspection (Include Date and Entity):
September 26, 2019
Charles Phillips
Name of MS4 Inspector(s) evaluated:
Most Recent MS4 Enforcement Activity (Include Date):
Charles Phillips
N/A
Name(s) and Title(s) of Site Representative(s)
Present During the Site Visit:
Name
Title
Matt Poling
Assistant Engineering Director
Charles Phillips
Engineering Technician
Jennifer Mitchell
Staff Engineer/Engineering Specialist
Tracy Stephenson
Engineering Director
Arthur Mouberry
Public Works Director
Observations
Site Documentation
Does the site have an operation and maintenance plan?
Yes
Does the site have records of annual inspections? Are they performed by a qualified individual?
Yes
Inspector Training/Knowledge
What type of stormwater training does the MS4 inspector receive? How often?
The MS4 inspector received DOT Level 2 training, stormwater inspection training, and MS4 training every 2 — 3 years.
Did the MS4 inspector appear knowledgeable about MS4
requirements for post -construction site runoff controls?
Yes
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Site Visit Evaluation: Post -Construction Stormwater Control Measure No. 2
Did the MS4 inspector appear knowledgeable about post -construction BMPs (general purpose/function, components, 0&M
requirements, etc.)?
Yes
Inspection Procedures
Does the MS4 inspector's process include the use of a checklist or other standardized form? What format?
Yes
Does the MS4 inspector's process include taking photos?
As needed.
Does the MS4 inspector's process include reviewing the site's operation and maintenance plan and records of annual inspections?
Yes
Does the MS4 inspector's process include walking the entire site and inspecting all points of discharge?
Yes
Did the MS4 inspector miss any obvious operation and maintenance deficiencies? If so, explain:
Yes, the washout located at the rip rap conveyance channel into the wet detention pond needs to be repaired. Additional ground
cover is needed along the top of the pond.
Does the MS4 inspector's process include presenting the inspection findings to the site contact in writing?
Yes
Compliance/Enforcement
What, if any, enforcement actions (verbal warnings, NOV, etc.) did the inspection result in?
N/A
If compliance issues were identified, what timeline for correction/follow-up was provided?
N/A
Notes/Comments/Recommendations
The pond appeared to be in good condition with the exception of the washout area and minor seeding of bare spots.
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APPENDIX A: SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS LISTED ON PAGE 3 CAN BE FOUND
IN THE NCDEQ DWR LASERFICHE PORTAL
h ttps://edocs. deq. nc. govlWaterResources/Browse. aspx?id=1073728& dbid=O& repo=WaterResources
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