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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCS000394_Carolina Beach Audit Notification_20201104 M,STATr w� ROY COOPER t a` Z Governor ' MICHAEL S.REGAN tiY secretary BRIAN WRENN NORTH CAROLINA Director Environmental Quality November 4,2020 CERTIFIED MAIL 70081300 00001124 9042 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Town of Carolina Beach Attn:Bruce Oakley,Town Manager 1121 N.Lake Park Blvd. Carolina Beach,North Carolina 28428 Subject: MS4 PERMIT COMPLIANCE AUDIT NOTIFICATION Town of Carolina Beach NPDES MS4 Permit No.NCS000394 New Hanover County Dear Mr.Oakley: The Department of Environmental Quality(DEQ)has reviewed the documents submitted in response to the September 30,2020 pre-audit documentation request. Based upon this review,staff will be performing the following National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System(NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit compliance audit for the subject permit. An on-site audit will be performed,which includes a review of provided documentation,on-site interviews with MS4 representatives,and on-site inspection(s)of municipal industrial facilities that are potentially subject to NPDES industrial stormwater permitting. The on-site audit is scheduled for December 2,2020 beginning at 8:30 and is expected to take one(1)full day(see attached agenda). Please arrange for an appropriate meeting room that will accommodate your representatives,2 staff members from DEQ and access to any electronic tools routinely utilized to implement the MS4 Program(e.g.databases,GIS,etc.)and notify me of the location. You are expected to ensure that all relevant staff,contractors and management/leadership/officials are present for scheduled audit meetings. On-site meeting rooms must provide adequate space for all participants to maintain appropriate social distancing protocols for COVID-19. If special arrangements or schedule adjustments are necessary to achieve this,please discuss this with me prior to the on-site meeting date. All participants of on- site meetings are expected to wear personal protective equipment in accordance with current state requirements, guidelines and recommendations;and to also maintain appropriate social distancing protocols for COVID-19 at all times. Should you have any questions regarding the upcoming MS4 Permit compliance audit,please feel free to contact me at Alaina.MormanOncdenr.gov or(919)707-9236. Sincerely, l� Alaina Morman Environmental Specialist w/Attach Email cc: Brian Stanberry-brian.stanberry@carolinabeach.org Jeanette Powell,MS4 Program Coordinator DEMLR NPDES MS4 Permit Laserf[che File �FQ North Carolina Department of Erwironmental Quality I Division of Energy.Mineral and Land Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 1 1612 Mall Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1612 gQ --u /'� 919.707.9200 _# MS4 Permit Compliance Audit Meeting Agenda Wednesday,December 2,2020 Town of Carolina Beach Location TBD Time Agenda Item 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Introductions&Audit Overview 8:45 AM - 9:15 AM Program Administration 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM Illicit Discharge Detection&Elimination (IDDE) 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Break 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Pollution Prevention &Good Housekeeping(PPGH)for Municipal Operations 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Post-Construction Stormwater Management 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch Break 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Site Visits 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Closing Conference and Preliminary Findings