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Home My WebLink AboutNCS000417_Ranlo Self Audit_20210414 . MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4) PROGRAM SELF AUDIT REPORT NPDES PERMIT NO. NCS000417 RANLO NORTH CAROLINA 1624 SPENCER MOUNTAIN ROAD GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA 28054 Audit Date: October 2020 Report Date: January 2021 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 MS4 Permit Audit Report Ranlo, NC: NPDES Permit No. NCS000417 ii MS4 Permit Audit Report Ranlo, NC: NPDES Permit No. NCS000417 Audit Date(s): October 2020 Page 1 of 5 Audit Details Audit ID Number: NCS000417_Ranlo MS4 Self Audit_20201029 Audit Date(s): Self Audit: October 2020 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: Choose an item. ☐ MS4 Outfalls. Number visited: Choose an item. ☐ Construction Sites. Number visited: Choose an item. ☐ Post-Construction Stormwater Runoff Controls. Number visited: Choose an item. ☐ Other: ________________________________. Number visited: Choose an item. ☐ Other: ________________________________. Number visited: Choose an item. Inspector(s) Conducting Audit Name, Title Organization Jonathan D. Blanton, Town Manager Town of Ranlo Jason Green, Public Works Director Town of Ranlo CJ Harper, Assistant Public Works Director Town of Ranlo Audit Report Author: Signature__________________________________________ Date: Audit Report Author: Signature__________________________________________ Date MS4 Permit Audit Report Ranlo, NC: NPDES Permit No. NCS000417 Audit Date(s): October 2020 Page 2 of 5 Post-Construction Site Runoff Controls Staff Interviewed: (Name, Title, Role) Joseph Alm, Gaston County Permittee Information MS4 Permittee Name: Town of Ranlo 1624 Spencer Mountain Road Permit Effective Date: 2/20/2017 Permit Expiration Date: 2/19/2022 City, State, ZIP: Gastonia, NC 28054 Date of Last MS4 Inspection/Audit: August 2020 Co-permittee(s), if applicable: Permit Owner of Record: Jonathan Blanton, Town Manager Primary MS4 Representatives Participating in Audit Name, Title Organization Jonathan D. Blanton, Town Manager Town of Ranlo Jason Green, Public Works Director Town of Ranlo CJ Harper Town of Ranlo MS4 Receiving Waters Waterbody Classification Impairments Burton Branch/Tributary of Burton Branch C None Housers Branch C None Long Creek C None MS4 Permit Audit Report Ranlo, NC: NPDES Permit No. NCS000417 Audit Date(s): October 2020 Page 3 of 5 Post-Construction Site Runoff Controls Implementation (check all that apply): ☐ The permittee implements the components of this minimum measure. ☒ The permittee relies upon another entity to implement the components of this minimum measure: Gaston County ☐ The permittee implements the following deemed-compliant program(s), which meet NPDES MS4 post-construction requirements for the areas where implemented and in compliance with the specific program requirements as provided in 15A NCAC and noted below (Complete Session Law 2006-246 section below): ☐ Water Supply Watershed I (WS-I) – 15A NCAC 2B .0212 ☐ Water Supply Watershed II (WS-II) – 15A NCAC 2B .0214 ☐ Water Supply Watershed III (WS-III) – 15A NCAC 2B .0215 ☐ Water Supply Watershed IV (WS-IV) – 15A NCAC 2B .0216 ☐ Freshwater High Quality Waters (HQW) – 15A NCAC 2H .1006 ☐ Freshwater Outstanding Resource Waters (ORW) – 15A NCAC 2H .1007 ☐ Neuse River Basin Nutrient Sensitive (NSW) Management Strategy – 15A NCAC 2B .0235 ☐ Tar-Pamlico River Basin Nutrient Sensitive (NSW) Management Strategy – 15A NCAC 2B .0258 ☐ Randleman Lake Water Supply Watershed Nutrient Management Strategy – 15A NCAC 2B .0251 ☐ Universal Stormwater Management Program – 15A NCAC 2H .1020 Ordinance(s) (check all that apply): The permittee utilizes the following ordinances and/or regulatory authority to fulfill post construction minimum measure program requirements throughout the MS4 permitted area (check all that apply): ☐ DEQ model ordinance ☒ MS4 designed post-construction practices that meet or exceed 15A NCAC 02H .10 00. ☐ DEQ approved comprehensive watershed plan ☐ DEQ approved ordinance for a deemed -compliant Program (see list above) Instructions: For MS4s not implementing a S.L. 2006-246 deemed-compliant program, complete only the Permit Citation section belo w. For MS4s implementing a S.L. 2006-246 deemed-compliant program, complete the Session Law 2006-246 section below. If the MS4 does not implement a deemed-compliant program throughout the entire MS4 permitted area, then complete the Permit Citation section below for the permitted area(s) not covered under the S.L. 2006-246 deemed-compliant program. Session Law 2006- 246 Program Requirement Status Supporting Doc No. Deemed-Compliant Program(s) The permittee implements deemed-compliant Program requirements in accordance with the applicable 15A NCAC rules. Yes 1 MS4 Permit Audit Report Ranlo, NC: NPDES Permit No. NCS000417 Audit Date(s): October 2020 Page 4 of 5 Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Staff Interviewed: (Name, Title, Role) Jonathan Blanton, Town Manager Jason Green, Public Works Director CJ Harper, Assistant Public Works Director Program Status: ☒ The permittee is not subject to an approved TMDL (skip the rest of this section). ☐ The permittee is subject to an approved TMDL for: name of parameter(s) and date(s) approved There ☐ is ☒ is not a Waste Load Allocation (WLA) in the approved TMDL (If there is a WLA, then complete items II.H.1-5 below. If there is not a WLA, skip to item II.H.6 below) Permit Citation Program Requirement Status Supporting Doc No. II.H.3 TMDLs Within 12 months of final TMDL approval, the permittee’s annual reports included a description of existing programs, controls, partnerships, projects and strategies to address impaired waters. Choose an item. --- Within 12 months of final TMDL approval, the permittee’s annual reports provided a brief explanation as to how the programs, controls, partnerships, projects and strategies address impaired waters. Choose an item. --- Comments II.H.4 TMDLs Within 24 months of final TMDL approval, the permittee’s annual reports included an assessment of whether additional structural and/or non-structural BMPs are necessary to address impaired waters. Choose an item. --- Within 24 months of final TMDL approval, the permittee’s annual reports included a brief explanation as to how the programs, controls, partnerships, projects and strategies address impaired waters. Choose an item. --- Comments II.H.5 TMDLs Within 36 months of final TMDL approval, the permittee’s annual reports included a description of activities expected to occur and when activities are expected to occur. Choose an item. --- MS4 Permit Audit Report Ranlo, NC: NPDES Permit No. NCS000417 Audit Date(s): October 2020 Page 5 of 5 Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Comments II.H.6 TMDLs If there is no Waste Load Allocation in the approved TMDL, the permittee evaluated strategies and tailored and/or expanded BMPs within the scope of the six minimum measures to enhance water quality recovery strategies in the watershed(s) to which the TMDL applies. Choose an item. --- The permittee described strategies and tailored and/or expanded BMPs in their Stormwater Management Plan and annual reports Choose an item. --- Comments The Town of Ranlo recognizes that the Lake Wylie TMDL 1995 Catawba River Basin Wide Water Quality Management Plan points to a collaborative effort to deal with non-point sources of pollution in to the South Fork River. The Town of Ranlo therefore has targeted certain industries and users with public education and involvement BMPs to bring awareness and reform to improper practices such as the overuse of fertilizers and herbicides, improper waste disposal at automobile repair shops, and other household contributors such as home maintenance. As noted, all BMPs are related ot the reduction of pollution and enhancement of water quality recovery.