NCS000417_Regional Stormwater Partnership Information_20200804

REGIONAL
STORMWATER
PARTNERSHIP
OFTHE CAROLINAS
6012 Barfield Parkway / Suite 220 / Concord, NC 28027
July 15, 2020
Jonathan Blanton, Town Manager
Town of Ranlo
1624 Spencer Mountain Road
Gastonia, North Carolina 28054
Hello Jonathan,
The Regional Stormwater Partnership of the Carolinas (RSPC) is an independent, non-profit
organization positioned to achieve the goals of the organization and all of its members. The RSPC has
continued to grow and help member municipalities meet their NPDES stormwater permit requirements.
As the NC Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) will audit all permitted municipalities
within the next 5 years, the value of joining the RSPC is magnified through the work that we accomplish
as a partnership.
Accomplishments and upcoming goals consist of the following:
• Annual and quarterly membership meetings (Next meeting will be held on August 26, 2020).
• Active leadership by a Board of Directors.
• Attainment of 501(c)(3) non-profit designation and tax exemption status with the IRS and NC.
• Active website for reporting pollution, events, presentations, outreach and education at
www.regionalstonnwater.org. There is also a "Members Only" section for important
membership news, annual reports, documents, and staff training modules.
• Annual Report on the activities of the RSPC highlighting information important for permit
reporting to NCDEQ.
• RSPC's TV and radio public education Spring and Fall campaigns included commercials and
interviews highlighting stormwater topics relevant to all municipalities. The media campaign
provides members public education & outreach and is a perfect example of how leveraging
members combined financial resources can accomplish goals that municipalities may not be able
to afford independently.
• An Elected Officials Stormwater Workshop was held on February 26, 2020. There were 66
attendees including a NC Senator, a NC House of Representative, municipal elected officials,
neighborhood organizational presidents, and stormwater professionals.
• A highly informative Tech Talk was held as a municipal staff training on October 2, 2019 with
51 attendees. It included presentations on "Good Housekeeping and Pollution Prevention", "Spill
Response", "Illicit Discharge Detection and Reporting", along with an interactive panel
discussion. This training is available online for RSPC members to use for individual staff
training sessions. This training is documented through the website after being completed. Staff
training is yet another resource -intensive permit requirement that the RSPC is helping members
to meet. There was an impact of COVID-19 which impeded the hosting of a Spring Tech Talk.

• The RSPC participated in the Catawba RiverFest on September 28, 2019 from 1-6pm held at the
Kevin Loftin Riverfront Park, Belmont, NC. There were 268 participants at the RSPC outreach
and educational booth which allowed festival attendees to engage in activities to strengthen and
build their knowledge of stormwater, water quality, and pollution prevention.
• Stormwater BMPs educational documents for businesses are being created including: Food
Industry, General Citizens Guide, Vehicle Maintenance Operations, Landscape Management,
Construction, Breweries, Agricultural Runoff, Commercial Property Management, Cleaning
Operations, and Painting Industry.
• Title 1 Schools were researched, and a database developed which included contact information
for educators who may find stormwater/water resources from the RSPC valuable within their
teaching curriculum. Teachers were contacted and educational module resources developed.
• Water Resources Research Institute Stormwater Consortium Grant funding of $76,924 was
awarded to Johnson C. Smith University in collaboration with the RSPC. Dr. Bryan Patterson,
Assistant Professor of Public Leadership, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Philosophy,
and Religion, is the Principal Investigator of the project, "Empowering underrepresented citizens
of Charlotte -Mecklenburg with a voice and role in municipal stormwater program goals."
• The RSPC was selected to be a CTNC AmeriCorps member host site for a Stormwater
Environmental Educator to provide 1700 hours of service (40 hours per week over 10 months).
• Applications were submitted for two Environmental Enhancement Grant through the Department
of Justice to expand RSPC capabilities:
1) "Environmental Engagement in Water Quality and Stormwater by Citizens Connected to K-12
Education and College Environmental Professional Development', $120,000 for 2-year period
(October 1, 2020 - September 30, 2022).
2) "Minimizing Water Quality Impacts from Stormwater by Enhancing Understanding of
Government Leaders, Professionals, Educators, and Citizens", $47,000 for a 2-year period
(October 1, 2020 - September 30, 2022).
Rising Solutions, PLLC continues as facilitators for the RSPC in providing leadership and guidance for
Board, Annual, and Quarterly meetings, Tech Talks, Elected Officials Stormwater Workshop, training
events, website management/editing, planning, grant proposals, communications, outreach/education,
administrative and fiscal support, along with dues invoicing.
We are excited about the opportunities this partnership provides and hope you will also see the benefits
of membership. The dues are invoiced on July 15"' with payment due by August 30, 2020. The invoice
for your FY21 dues is attached. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to any of the
board members listed below.
Please remit payment of dues to:
Regional Stormwater Partnership of the Carolinas
6012 Bayfield Parkway - Suite 220
Concord, NC 28027
Sincerely,
Chris Costner, Chair, RSPC
Stormwater Engineer
City of Monroe
[phone]
ccostnergmonroenc.org
Craig Miller, Vice Chair, RSPC
Stormwater Supervisor
City of Charlotte
[phone]
[e-mail]

Franklin Gover, Treasurer, RSPC (RSPC Secretary position, currently vacant)
Assistant Town Manager
Town of China Grove
[phone], extension 106
fgover&a chinagrovenc.gov
Scott Attaway, Member at Large, RSPC
Development Services Administrator
Town of Lowell
[phone]
[e-mail]
For questions about the dues, please contact:
Regina Guyer
Regional Stormwater Partnership of the Carolinas
Rising Solutions, PLLC
Regina. Guver,RisineSolutionSPLLC, com
704-701-2270
Attachments:
1. FY21 Dues Invoice
2. Invoice letter
Save the Date!
As the region continues to grow, stonnwater and water quality issues become even more pressing. Join
us! Our next quarterly meeting is planned for August 26, 2020. We took forward to seeing you there!

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