NCS000409_Audit Notification_20210223

ROYCOOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretory
BRIAN WRENN
Director
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 23, 2021
City of Belmont
Attention: Mr. Adrian Miller, City Manager
Post Office Box 431
Belmont, North Carolina 28012
70191640 00013337 8768
Subject: MS4 PERMIT COMPLIANCE AUDIT NOTIFICATION
City of Belmont
NPDES MS4 Permit No. NCS000409
Gaston County
Dear Mr. Miller:
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has reviewed the documents submitted in
response to the February 9, 2021 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 site inspection(s) of municipal industrial facilities that are
potentially subject to NPDES Industrial Stormwater permitting. The on -site audit is scheduled for
March 30, 2021 beginning at 9:00 am and is expected to take at least two (2) full day (see
attached agenda). Please arrange for an appropriate meeting space that will accommodate your
representatives, 2-3 staff members from DEQ, and access to any electronic tools routinely utilized to
implement the MS4 Program (e.g. databases, GIS, forms, etc.) and notify Jesse McDonnell of the
location.
You are expected to ensure that all relevant staff, contractors and management/leadership/officials
are present for scheduled audit meetings. The audit is structured but informal, and the agenda will
be flexible depending upon progress. However, the Preliminary Findings portion of the audit will be
held as scheduled so that management and elected officials can plan to attend.
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 Jesse McDonnell prior to the on -site meeting date.
All participants of on -site meetings are expected to wear personal protective equipment in
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 3011 Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
704.663,1699

Audit Notification
City of Belmont
February 22, 2021
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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 Jesse McDonnell at [e-mail] or [phone].
Sincerely,
Zahid S. Khan, CPM, CPESC, CPSWQ
Regional Engineer
Land Quality Section
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Enclosure: Preliminary Agenda for MS4 Program Audit
ec: Carmen Davis, Storm water Coordinator, cdavis(2citvofbelmont.org,
Jeanette Powell, DEMLR MS4 Program Coordinator [e-mail],
DEMLR NPDES MS4 Permit Laserfiche File

DPreliminary Agenda for MS4 Program Audit
/' Belmont, NC
March 30-31, 2021
Meeting Location: TBD
9:00 am - 9:30 am I Opening Discussions and Program Management Overview
9:30 am - 10:15 am Office Discussion: Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
(IDDE)
10:15 am - 11:00 am Office Discussion: Pollution/Prevention and Good Housekeeping for
Municipal Operations
11:00 am - 11:15 am Break
10:45 am - 11:30 am I Office Discussion: Construction Site Runoff Controls
11:30 am - 11:45 pm I Logistics Planning for Site Visits
11:45 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch Break
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm Site Visits (IDDE, Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping,
Construction Sites)
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm I Recap and Planning for Wednesday
8:00 am - 11:00 am I Additional Site Visits and/or Follow-up Discussions
11:00 am - 11:30 am I DEQ Inspection Team Internal Discussion
11:30 am - 12:00 pm I Closing Conference/Preliminary Findings
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