NCS000331_2_Ft. Bragg SWMP March2020_202100517

STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
FORT B RAG G
NCS000331
March 1, 2020
Prepared by
Directorate of Public Works
Environmental Division
Water Management Section

Stormwater Management Plan
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CERTIFICATION
"l certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared under
my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified
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the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for
gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for
knowingly submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for
known violations."
MONICA A. STEPHENSON
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0
Storm Sewer System Information..................................................................................1-1
1.1 Population Served.....................................................................................................1-1
1.2 Growth Rate..............................................................................................................1-1
1.3 Jurisdictional and MS4 Service Areas........................................................................1-1
1.4 MS4 Conveyance System.........................................................................................1-2
1.5 Land Use Composition Estimates..............................................................................1-2
1.6 Estimate Methodology...............................................................................................1-3
1.7 Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Identification.......................................................1-3
2.0
Receiving Streams..........................................................................................................2-4
2.1 Receiving Streams in the Cape Fear River Basin......................................................2-5
2.2 Receiving Streams in the Lumber River Basin...........................................................2-8
3.0
Existing Water Quality Programs..................................................................................3-3
3.1 Local Programs.........................................................................................................3-3
3.1.1 Fort Bragg Regulation 200-1...........................................................................3-3
3.1.2 Fort Bragg Erosion Control Plan Policy...........................................................3-3
3.2 State Programs..........................................................................................................3-3
3.2.1 NPDES Phase I..............................................................................................3-3
3.2.2 NPDES Phase 11.............................................................................................3-4
3.2.3 State Stormwater Program.............................................................................3-4
3.2.4 Outstanding Resource Waters (ORW) and High Quality Waters (HQW)......... 3-5
3.2.5 Erosion and Sediment Control........................................................................3-5
4.0
Permitting Information...................................................................................................4-7
4.1 Responsible Party.....................................................................................................4-7
4.2 Signing Official...........................................................................................................4-8
4.3 Duly Authorized Representative................................................................................4-8
5.0
CO -permitting Information.............................................................................................5-9
6.0
Reliance on Other Government Entity to Satisfy One or More Permit Obligations
.... 6-9
7.0
Stormwater Management Program Plan.......................................................................7-9
7.1 Public Education and Outreach.................................................................................7-9
7.1.1 Goals and Objectives....................................................................................7-11
7.1.2 Target Audience...........................................................................................7-11
7.1.3 Target Pollutant Sources..............................................................................7-12
7.1.4 Public Education and Outreach Program......................................................7-12
7.2 Measurable Goals...................................................................................................7-13
7.2.1 Program Assessment...................................................................................7-15
7.3 Public Involvement and Participation.......................................................................7-16
7.3.1 Public Review...............................................................................................7-17
7.3.2 Volunteer Community Involvement...............................................................7-17
7.3.3 Mechanism for public involvement................................................................7-17
7.3.4 Hotline/Help Line..........................................................................................7-17
7.3.5 Measurable Goals........................................................................................7-18
7.3.6 Program Assessment...................................................................................7-19
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7.4
Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination(IDDE)....................................................7-19
7.4.1 IDDE Program..............................................................................................7-21
7.4.2 Dry Weather Detection.................................................................................7-22
7.4.3 Storm Sewer Maps.......................................................................................7-22
7.4.4 Additional Efforts..........................................................................................7-22
7.4.5 Employee Training........................................................................................7-22
7.4.6 Public Education...........................................................................................7-23
7.4.7 Reporting Mechanism...................................................................................7-23
7.4.8 Sanitary Sewer Overflows............................................................................7-23
7.4.9 Allowable Non Stormwater Discharges.........................................................7-23
7.4.10 Measurable Goals........................................................................................7-25
7.4.11 Program Assessment...................................................................................7-27
7.5
Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Controls.........................................................7-27
7.5.1 Regulatory Mechanism.................................................................................7-28
7.5.2 Stormwater National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Review Process ......7-28
7.5.3 Fort Bragg Erosion Control Plan Policy.........................................................7-28
7.5.4 Plan Reviews................................................................................................7-28
7.5.5 Enforcement.................................................................................................7-28
7.5.6 Inspections...................................................................................................7-29
7.5.7 Public Information.........................................................................................7-29
7.5.8 Measurable Goals........................................................................................7-29
7.5.9 Program Assessment...................................................................................7-30
7.6
Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls...................................................................7-30
7.6.1 Regulatory Mechanisms...............................................................................7-31
7.6.2 Stormwater Control Measures......................................................................7-32
7.6.3 Operation and Maintenance..........................................................................7-32
7.6.4 Inspections and Maintenance.......................................................................7-32
7.6.5 Program Assessment...................................................................................7-32
7.7
Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping.........................................................7-33
7.7.1 Affected Operations......................................................................................7-35
7.7.2 Training........................................................................................................7-35
7.7.3 Maintenance and Inspections.......................................................................7-36
7.7.4 Vehicular Operations....................................................................................7-37
7.7.5 Waste Disposal.............................................................................................7-37
7.7.6 Decision Process..........................................................................................7-37
7.7.7 Program Assessment...................................................................................7-37
7.8
Industrial Activities...................................................................................................7-38
7.8.1 Base wide Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan and Monitoring Plan .........7-38
7.9
Oil Water Separators...............................................................................................7-38
7.9.1 Objectives.....................................................................................................7-38
7.9.2 Compliance..................................................................................................7-38
7.9.3 Implementation.............................................................................................7-39
7.10Stormwater
Quality Monitoring Requirements..........................................................7-39
7.10.1 Objectives.....................................................................................................7-40
7.10.2 Compliance...................................................................................................7-40
7.11
Impaired Waters and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL's)...................................7-43
7.11.1 Impaired Waters...........................................................................................7-44
7.12Water
Quality Recovery Strategies in the Watersheds.............................................7-44
7.12.1 Little Cross Creek.........................................................................................7-44
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7.12.2 Aberdeen Creek...........................................................................................7-44
7.12.3 Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL's)..........................................................7-45
8.0 ASSESSMENT REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS ..................8-46
8.1 Stormwater Management Program Annual Report..................................................8-46
8.2 REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS....................................8-46
8.2.1 Records Retention........................................................................................8-46
8.2.2 Report Submittals.........................................................................................8-46
8.3 References..............................................................................................................8-49
List of Tables
Table 2-1.
Fort Bragg's receiving Streams in the Cape Fear River Basin ............................2-5
Table 2-2.
Fort Bragg/Camp Mackall's Receiving Streams in the Lumber River Basin ...........
2-8
Table 7-1.
BMP Summary Table for the Public Education and Outreach Program................7-9
Table 7-2.
Fully Implemented BMP's & Measurable Goals -Public Education & Outreach ......
7-14
Table 7-3.
BMP Summary Table for the Public Involvement & Participation Program ..........
7-16
Table 7-4.
Fully Implemented BMP Measurable Goals for the Public Involvement & Participation
Program................................................................................................7-18
Table 7-5.
BMP Summary Table for the Illicit Discharge Detection & Elimination...............7-20
Table 7-6.
Fully Implemented BMP's and Measurable Goals for the Illicit Discharge Detection &
EliminationProgram.................................................................................7.26
Table 7-7.
Fully Implemented Measurable Goals for the Construction Site Runoff Controls
Program...............................................................................................
7-29
Table 7-8.
BMP Summary Table for Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping ............
7-34
Table 7-9.
Fort Bragg/Camp Mackall's Receiving Streams in the Cape Fear/Lumber River
Basin..................................................................................................7-44
List of Figures
Figure 1. Organizational Chart for Fort Bragg's Stormwater Management Program ......... 4-7
List of Appendices
Appendix A NPDES Phase II Permit Number NCS000331 (effective 6 July 2016).
Appendix B Fort Bragg Environmental Regulation
Appendix C Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) Standard Operating Procedure
Appendix D NCG010000 General Permit for Construction Activities
Appendix E DoD Policy Implementing Section 438 of the Energy Independence and Security
Act (EISA)
Appendix F Fort Bragg Master Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)
Appendix G Fort Bragg Stormwater Control Measures Inspection and Maintenance Manual
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LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
AFB
Air Force Base
ASIP
Army Stationing and Installation Plan
BMP
Best Management Practices
BRAC
Base Realignment and Closure
CA
Critical Area
CAMA
Coastal Area Management Act
CAT
Compliance Assessment Team
CWA
Clean Water Act
DEMLR
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
DPW
Directorate of Public Works
ECA(s)
Environmental Compliance Assistants(s)
ECB
Environmental Compliance Branch
ECP
Erosion Control Plan
ECO(s)
Environmental Compliance Officer(s)
EISA
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
EMC
Environmental Management Commission
FIFRA
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
FOG
Fats, Oils and Grease
FY
Fiscal Year
GC
Garrison Commander
HQW
High Quality Waters
ITRC
Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council
LID
Low Impact Development
MCM
Minimum Control Measures
MS4
Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
NCDEQ
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
NPDES
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NSW
Nutrient Sensitive Waters
ONUS
Old North South Utilities
O&M
Operation and Maintenance
ORW
Outstanding Resource Waters
P2
Pollution Prevention
POL(s)
Petroleum, Oils, and Lubricants
Sw
Swamp Waters
TMDL
Total Maximum Daily Load
Tr
Trout Waters
WMB
Water Management Branch
WS
Water Supply
USACE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USFWS
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
USMP
Universal Stormwater Management Program
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Fort Bragg is authorized to discharge stormwater and continue operation of oil water separators
not associated with wastewater facilities under North Carolina Department of Environmental
Quality (NCDEQ), Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources (DEMLR), NPDES Phase II
Permit Number NCS000331 (effective 6 July 2016). Part II, Section A of the permit requires that
Fort Bragg develop and maintain a Stormwater Management Plan to reduce pollutants discharged
from Fort Bragg via its stormwater system.
NCDEQ has issued guidance entitled Instructions for Preparing a Stormwater Management
Program Report which are to be used for developing the Stormwater Management Plan. The
permit and guidance requires that the report (or plan) to detail the proposed stormwater
management program for the five-year term of the permit. This plan meets the requirements of
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1.0 STORM SEWER SYSTEM INFORMATION
Ft Bragg is a US Army installation located near Fayetteville, North Carolina. It is comprised of
approximately 161,000 acres situated in portions of Cumberland, Hoke, Harnett, Moore, Scotland,
and Richmond counties. On 1 March 2011, Pope AFB was realigned under Fort Bragg becoming
Pope Army Airfield. Another remote site that has been incorporated into Fort Bragg based on the
Phase II requirements is the Rowe Training Area at Camp Mackall.
Fort Bragg, being a military installation, possesses unique characteristics that set it apart from
an urban municipality. Fort Bragg maintains America's Contingency Corps as a strategic crisis
response force manned and trained to deploy rapidly by air, sea, and land anywhere in the world,
in order to fight upon arrival and win. Ft Bragg is Home of the Airborne and Special Operations.
Fort Bragg is committed to providing responsible stewardship of natural resources and complying
fully with federal and state environmental regulations. The Fort Bragg Garrison staff can issue
policies and regulations, which upon approval by the leadership become enforceable across the
installation. In lieu of city ordinances, the military infrastructure also permits stringent policy
implementation so that violations can be dealt with in a rapid and effective manner. These
significant characteristics were taken into account during the development of this plan to meet the
requirements of the Phase II permit without negatively impacting the mission or operational
capabilities of the installation.
1.1 Population Served
Population data for Fort Bragg was determined using the Army Stationing and Installation Plan
(ASIP) which is the official Army force structure database of populations on Army installations
worldwide. According to ASIP, in FY2016, the installation supports a population of 73,363,
which includes 53,238 active military and 20,125 civilians.
1.2 Growth Rate
ASIP also provides population projections for military installations. According to ASIP, the Fort
Bragg population is expected to be 70,467 which will result in an estimated total overall
population decline of 3.9 percent over the next five years.
1.3 Jurisdictional and MS4 Service Areas
Fort Bragg encompasses an area of approximately 162,000 acres or approximately 250 square
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1.4 MS4 Conveyance System
Fort Bragg is located in the Sand Hills of the Coastal Plain Province and is drained by numerous
streams, creeks and tributaries. Drainage to the northern part of the installation eventually empties
into the Little River and drainage to the southern part eventually empties into the Cape Fear River.
The MS4 serving Fort Bragg is composed of curb inlets, catch basins, stilling wells, culverts, pipes
and open drainage channels and ditches that collect and convey stormwater for discharge to
receiving streams and surface waters. The system has been designed to accommodate a 10-
year storm event.
There's an estimated 379 miles of storm drain pipe and 12,000 catch basin and inlets. Storm
Pipe is constructed of plain concrete, reinforced concrete, corrugated metal, High- density
polyethylene (HDPE), and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) ranging in size from 6 inches to 96 inches in
diameter.
1.5 Land Use Composition Estimates
Approximately 90 percent of the installation is used for training and include firing ranges, impact
areas and maneuver areas. Stormwater from these areas drains via surface drainage. The
remainder of the installation is made up of cantonment areas, roads, housing, administration and
industrial facilities, airfields, wetlands, and the Green Belt. The majority of the stormwater
infrastructure is concentrated in these areas. According to the Long Range Planning Component,
land use at Fort Bragg is as follows:
Range and Training Area:
Cantonment (includes housing)
Greenbelt (little to no development)
TOTAL:
These areas are described as follows:
142,530 acres (87.0 percent)
16,793 acres (10.0%)
5,102 acres (3.0%)
162,847 acres (100%)
• Range and Training Area — land used for firing ranges and training areas (including Camp
Mackall).
• Cantonment — the urbanized area of Fort Bragg occupying the southeastern portion of the
installation including Pope and Simmons Army Airfield's, and the Linden Oaks family
housing neighborhood.
• Greenbelt — a predominantly natural area consisting of 6,530 acres agreed upon by Fort
Bragg and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to support the Red -cockaded
woodpecker's habitat and restoration of its population.
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1.6 Estimate Methodology
Land use estimates above were obtained from the Long Range Planning Component.
1.7 Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Identification
See section 7.11.
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2.0 RECEIVING STREAMS
Fort Bragg and Camp Mackall discharges into two river basins: the Cape Fear River Basin and
the Lumber River Basin. It is important to note that North Carolina's Water Quality Standards
Program has adopted classifications and water quality standards for all the state's river basins.
All surface waters in North Carolina are assigned a primary classification according to the best
uses of that water. In addition to primary classifications, surface waters may also be assigned a
supplemental classification to provide special protection to sensitive or highly valued resource
waters. Listed below are the primary and supplemental surface water classifications (and their
best uses) used by North.
PRIMARY FRESHWATER AND SALTWATER CLASSIFICATIONS*
Class Best Uses
C and SC Aquatic life propagation/protection and secondary recreation.
B and SB Primary recreation and Class C uses.
SA Waters classified for commercial shellfish harvesting.
WS Water Supply watershed. There are five WS classes ranging from WS-1
through WS-V. WS classifications are assigned to watersheds based on
land use characteristics of the area. Each water supply classification has a
set of management strategies to protect the surface water supply. WS-1
provides the highest level of protection and WS-IV provides the least
protection. A Critical Area (CA) designation is also listed for watershed
areas within a half -mile and draining to the water supply intake or reservoir
where an intake is located.
* Primary classifications beginning with an "S" are assigned to saltwaters.
SUPPLEMENTAL CLASSIFICATIONS
Class Best Uses
Sw Swamp Waters: Recognizes waters that will naturally be more acidic (have
lower pH values) and have lower levels of dissolved oxygen.
Tr Trout Waters: Provides protection to freshwaters for natural trout
propagation and survival of stocked trout.
HQW High Quality Waters: Waters possessing special qualities including
excellent water quality, Native or Special Native Trout Waters, Critical
Habitat areas, or WS-1 and WS-11 water supplies.
ORW Outstanding Resource Waters: Unique and special surface waters which
are not impacted by pollution and have some outstanding resource values.
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NSW Nutrient Sensitive Waters: Areas with water quality problems associated
with excessive plant growth resulting from nutrient enrichment.
The river basins and their receiving streams that receive stormwater runoff from Fort
Bragg are listed in the tables below. The receiving streams were previously identified in
Fort Bragg's NPDES permit NCS000331. For each stream, the water quality
classification(s) and the NCDEQ Use Support Rating are listed. The stream segments
are identified by index number and the corresponding water quality classification and use
support rating are listed since these classifications and rating change over the length of
the stream. The tables below also identifies any specific water quality issues identified in
the most recent NCDEQ river basin water quality plan, 303(d) List or identified at the local
level. Issues may include specific pollutants of concern, pollutant sources and activities
of concern, etc.
2.1 Receiving Streams in the Cape Fear River Basin
The Cape Fear River Basin drains the middle portion of North Carolina and is comprised of
portions of 26 counties and 115 municipalities, including Fort Bragg. The Cape Fear River basin
contains 24 sub basins. The basin drains into the Haw River, Deep River, Northeast Cape Fear
River, Black River and the Cape Fear River.
Fort Bragg is located in the Upper Cape Fear River watershed which contains two separate
drainage sub basins that empties into the Atlantic Ocean: 1) the Little River Sub basin (northern
drainage sub basin) and 2) Cross Creek and Rockfish Creek Sub basin (southern drainage sub
basin). Table 2-1 lists the hierarchy of the streams as well as their water quality classification, use
support rating, and water quality issues.
Table 2-1. Fort Bragg's receiving Streams in the Cape Fear River Basin
Sub -basin
Receiving Stream Name
Stream
Segment
Water Quality
Classification
Use Support
Rating
Water Quality
Issues
Northern Drainage Sub basin
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Little River
18-23-(10.7)
WS-III; HQW
AL -not rated
Low pH
03-06-14
Little River
18-23-(15.5)
WS-III
Not Ratted
None
03-06-14
Little River
18-23-(23.5)
WS-III; CA
Not Rated
None
03-06-14
Little River
18-23-(24)
C
AL -not rated
None
03-06-14
James Creek
18-23-13
WS-III
AL -not rated
None
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Sub -basin
Receiving Stream Name
Stream
Water Quality
Use Support
Water Quality
Segment
Classification
Rating
Issues
Northern Drainage Sub basin
03-06-14
Silver Run
18-23-13-2
WS-III
Not Rated
None
03-06-14
Tuckahoe Creek (Lake
18-23-13-4
WS-III
Not Rated
None
MacArthur)
03-06-14
Polecat Creek
18-23-13-4-1
WS-III
Not Rated
None
03-06-14
Horse Creek
18-23-14
WS-III
Not Rated
None
03-06-14
Flat Creek
18-23-15
WS-III
AL -not rated
None
03-06-14
Cypress Creek
18-23-23
WS-III
AL -supporting
None
03-06-14
Buffalo Creek (from source
18-23-18
WS-III
AL -not rated
None
to Little River
03-06-14
Jumping Run Creek
18-23-20
WS-III
AL -not rated
None
03-06-14
Jumping Run Creek
18-23-29
C
AL -not rated
None
03-06-14
Hector Creek
18-23-21
WS-III
Not Rated
None
03-06-14
Little Creek
18-23-22
WS-III
Not Rated
None
03-06-14
Tank Creek, McFayden
18-23-27
C
AL -not rated
None
Pond (and tributaries)
03-06-14
Young Lake
18-23-27-1
C
Not Rated
None
03-06-14
McPherson Creek
18-23-23.7
WS-III
Not Rated
None
(McKellar's Pond)
03-06-14
Gibsons Creek
18-23-28
C
Not Rated
None
03-06-14
Deep Creek
18-23-27
WS-III
Not Rated
None
03-06-14
Mill Creek
18-23-17-1
WS-III
AL- not rated
None
Carvers Creek (Cypress
03-06-14
Lake)
18-24
WS-IV, B
Not Rated
None
03-06-14
Muddy Creek
18-23-26
C
AL -not rated
None
03-06-15
Cross Creek
18-27-(1)(a)(b)
WS-IV
Not Rated
None
Ecological
03-06-15
Little Cross Creek
18-27-4-(1)a
WS-IV
AL -impaired
Biological Integrity
Benthos (Fair
Bioclassification)
Sub -basin Receiving Stream Name Stream Water Quality Use Support Water Quality
Segment Classification Rating Issues
Southern Drainage Sub basin
19 Little Cross Creek 18-27-4-(1)b WS-IV AL -not rated None
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Sub -basin
Receiving Stream Name
Stream
Segment
Water Quality
Classification
Use Support
Rating
Water Quality
Issues
Southern Drainage Sub basin
03-06-15
Puppy Creek
18-31-19
C
AL -not rated
None
03-06-15
Rays Mill Creek
18-31-19-2
C
Not Rated
None
03-06-15
Patterson Branch
18-31-19-3
C
Not Rated
None
03-06-15
Bull Branch
18-31-19-2-1
C
Not Rated
None
03-06-15
Black Creek
18-31-19-1
C
Not Rated
None
03-06-15
McDuffie Creek
18-31-19-4
C
Not Rated
None
03-06-15
Trap Branch
18-31-19-4-1
C
Not Rated
None
03-06-15
Rockfish Creek
18-31-(1)
C
AL -supporting
None
03-06-15
Little Rockfish Creek
18-31-24-(1)
C
AL- not rated
None
03-06-14
Beaver Creek (Beaver
Creek Pond)
18-31-24-5
C
AL- not rated
None
03-06-15
Big Branch
18-31-24-5-1
C
Not Rated
None
03-06-19
Stewarts Creek from source
to Beaver Creek Pond,
Beaver Creek)
18-31-24-5-4
C
Not Rated
None
03-06-15
Bones Creek
18-31-24-2
C
AL- not rated
None
03-06-15
Nicholson Creek (Mott
Lake)
18-31-14
C
AL- not rated
None
03-06-15
Juniper Creek
(McKiethan Pond)
18-31-10
C
AL- not rated
None
3/6/2015
Trent Branch
18-31-9
C
Not Rated
None
3/6/2014
Cabin Branch
18-31-8
C
Not Rated
None
3/6/2015
Field Branch
18-31-7
C
Not Rated
None
3/6/2015
Gum Branch
18-31-6
C
Not Rated
None
3/6/2015
Calf Branch
18-31-5
C
Not Rated
None
3/6/2015
Piney Bottom Creek
18-31-4
C
Not Rated
None
3/6/2015
Wolf Pit Creek
18-31-3
C
Not Rated
None
3/6/2015
Jennie Creek
18-31-2
C
Not Rated
None
Note: All 13,178 waters in North Carolina are listed as Category 5-303(d) list for Mercury
due to statewide fish consumption advice for several fish species
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2.2 Receiving Streams in the Lumber River Basin
The Lumber River Basin is located in the southeastern part of North Carolina along the border
with South Carolina and stretches from the Sandhill's through the coastal plain down to the
Atlantic Ocean. The basin consists of four smaller sub --basins; three which eventually drain to
the Pee Dee River in South Carolina before reaching the Atlantic Ocean, and the fourth sub -basin
which drains directly to the Atlantic Ocean. Camp Mackall is located in the Lumber River sub -
basin in the Lower Drowning Creek Watershed (03040203).
Table 2-2. Fort Bragg/Camp Mackall's Receiving Streams in the Lumber River Basin
Sub -basin
Receiving Stream Name
Stream
Water Quality
Use Support
Water Quality
Segment
Classification
Rating
Issues
Drowning Creek
Drowning Creek (from a
03-04-02-03
point 0.4 mile upstream of
14-2-(10.5)
C;Sw,HQW
Impaired
Mercury
U.S. Hwy.1 to Lumber
River)
Aberdeen Creek (from dam
03-04-02-03
at Page Lake to Drowning
14-2-11-(6)
C
Not Rated
None
Creek)
03-04-02-03
Big Muddy Creek
14-2-12
C
Not Rated
None
03-04-02-03
Big Bear Branch
14-2-12-2
C
Not Rated
None
03-04-02-03
Beaver Dam Creek (from
14-2-13
C
Not Rated
None
source to Drowning Creek)
Moss Gill Lake (and
03-04-02-03
connecting stream to Big
14-2-12-3
C
Not Rated
None
Muddy Creek)
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3.0 EXISTING WATER QUALITY PROGRAMS
3.1 Local Programs
3.1.1 Fort Bragg Regulation 200-1
Fort Bragg Regulation 200-1 Environmental Protection and Enhancement addresses
environmental responsibilities of all Army organizations and agencies and covers all
environmental program areas including water.
3.1.2 Fort Bragg Erosion Control Plan Policy
The Directorate of Public Works (DPW) requires an Erosion Control Plan (ECP) for any land
disturbing activity on Fort Bragg. All ECP's must be submitted to the DPW's Water Management
Section for review and approval prior to beginning the construction activity. Construction projects
can be halted if an ECP is not approved for the site by the W MS or if the construction site is not
in compliance with the approved ECP.
3.2 State Programs
There are several different stormwater programs administered by DEQ. The goal of the DEQ
stormwater discharge permitting regulations and programs is to prevent pollution from entering
the lakes, streams and rivers via stormwater runoff. These programs attempt to accomplish this
goal by controlling the source(s) of the pollutants. Such programs include NPDES Phase I and 11,
coastal county stormwater requirements, HQW/ORW stormwater requirements, and
requirements associated with the Water Supply Watershed Program. The following State
programs are implemented within Ft Bragg's MS4 service area. Each stormwater program is
briefly discussed below.
3.2.1 NPDES Phase I
Phase I of EPA's stormwater program started with Amendments to the Clean Water Act (CWA)
in 1990. Phase I required NPDES permit coverage to address stormwater runoff from medium
and large stormwater sewer systems serving populations of greater than 100,000 or more people.
Phase I also has requirements for 11 categories of industrial sources ranging from sawmills and
landfills to manufacturing plants and hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facilities, to
be covered under stormwater permits. In addition, construction sites disturbing greater than five
acres are required to obtain an NPDES stormwater permit under Phase 1.
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3.2.2 NPDES Phase II
The Phase II stormwater program extends the Phase I program to include permit coverage for
smaller municipalities and covers construction activities down to one acre. The local governments
permitted under Phase II are required to develop and implement a comprehensive stormwater
management program that includes minimum control measures (MCM) required by the permit.
Each MCM are addressed in the SWMP in order to obtain authorization under the NPDES Phase
II Permit. Records are maintained to document all activities performed to implement the SWMP.
Fort Bragg submits annual reports to DEMLR documenting the BMPs implemented during the
previous year, evaluates the effectiveness of the BMPs at reducing stormwater pollution, and
identifies any changes to the SWMP that are proposed for the next year. Progress of the SWMP
implementation is tracked in conjunction with preparation of the annual report. The annual report
will therefore address any amendments to the SWMP and will be added as an attachment to the
SWMP. The following is a list of Fort Braggs SCM's
1) Public Education and Outreach.
2) Public Involvement and Participation.
3) Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination.
4) Construction Site Runoff Controls.
5) Post -Construction Site Runoff controls.
6) Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping.
3.2.3 State Stormwater Program
North Carolina's State Stormwater Management Program was established in the late 1980s under
the authority of the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission (EMC) and North
Carolina General Statute 143-214.7. This program, which was codified in 15A NCAC 2H .1000,
affects development activities that require either an Erosion and Sediment Control Plan (for
disturbances of one or more acres) or a CAMA major permit within one of the 20 coastal counties
and/or development draining to Outstanding Resource Waters (ORW) or High Quality Waters
(HQW). The State Stormwater Management Program requires the protection of these sensitive
waters by maintaining a low density of impervious surfaces, maintaining vegetative buffers, and
transporting runoff through vegetative conveyances. Depending on the classification of the
receiving stream, low density development thresholds vary from 12-30 percent built -upon area
(impervious surface). If low density design criteria cannot be met, then high density development
requiring the installation of structural best management practices (BMPs) to collect and treat
stormwater runoff from the construction project must be implemented. High density BMPs must
control the runoff from a 1 or 1.5-inch storm event (depending on the receiving stream
classification) and remove 85 percent of the total suspended solids.
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3.2.4 Outstanding Resource Waters (ORW) and High Quality Waters (HQW)
As discussed earlier, all surface waters in North Carolina are assigned a primary classification
that provides a level of protection for water recreation and drinking water by the North Carolina
Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ), Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
(DEMLR). These primary classifications label waters for their appropriate usage, (i.e. recreation
or as drinking water). In addition to the primary classifications, supplemental classifications such
as Outstanding Resource Waters (ORW) or High Quality Waters (HQW) can be added by DWQ
to provide further protection to waters with special uses or values. The ORW or HQW
classifications are aimed at preserving water quality and only apply to waterways having excellent
water quality. These classifications are discussed below.
3.2.4.1 High Quality Waters
High Quality Waters is a classification intended to protect waters with quality higher than state
water quality standards. A waterway can be defined or designated as a HQW. Waters that meet
the following criteria are High Quality Waters by definition:
• Outstanding Resource Waters
• Water Supply I or II waters;
• Shell fishing waters;
• Waters designated as Primary Nursery Areas or other functional nursery areas by the
Marine Fisheries Commission; or
• Native and Special Native (wild) Trout Waters as designated by the Wildlife Resources
Commission.
Waters can also be designated by DEQ as HQW including:
• Waters for which DEQ has received a petition for reclassification to either WS-I/WS-11, or
• Waters rated as Excellent by DEQ.
3.2.5 Erosion and Sediment Control
The North Carolina Sediment Pollution Control Act of 1973 and Chapter 4 of Title 15A of the North
Carolina Administrative Code. This program includes procedures for public input, sanctions to
ensure compliance, requirements for construction site operators to implement appropriate erosion
and sediment control practices, review of site plans which incorporates consideration of potential
water quality impacts, and procedures for site inspection and enforcement of control measures.
The NCG010000 permit establishes requirements for construction site operators to control waste
such as discarded building materials, concrete truck washout, chemicals, litter, and sanitary waste
at the construction site that may cause adverse impacts to water quality.
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The DEMLR has a "Stop Mud" initiative where they have setup a toll -free hotline (1-866-
STOPMUD (786-7683)) for citizens to report possible violations to the Sedimentation Pollution
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4.0 PERMITTING INFORMATION
4.1 Responsible Party
Figure 1 lists the organizational chart for Fort Bragg's Stormwater Management Program.
Master Planning
Division
Master Planners
• ESIA
Garrison Commander
Directorate of Public
Works
Environmental Division
Compliance Branch
• CAT Team
• ECO/ECA Training
• HAZ Waste/Insp
• Solid Waste
• Pest management
• Fog training
Water Management Section
• NPDES Phase II
• SWPPP
• SWMP
• Plan Reviews
• Erosion Control Inspections
• SCM Inspections/Maintenance
Wildlife Branch
• Stream Cleanup
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4.2 Signing Official
The Director of the Directorate of Public Works (DPW) signed the Fort Bragg Storm Water Permit
Renewal Application in October 2015. The current DPW Director signs various stormwater
correspondence with NCDEMLR including permit applications and annual reports.
4.3 Duly Authorized Representative
Section 4-2 of AR-200-1 addresses water resources and stipulates that installations will comply
with applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations regarding water resources
management and permitting. Fort Bragg's Garrison Commander has designated (in writing) the
Director of Public Works and the Chief, Environmental Division as duly authorized representatives
on all Fort Bragg Stormwater management documents. The designation will allow to signature
authority on various correspondence with NCDEQ, including annual reports and permit
applications. The Chief, Water Management Section, Environmental Division is the person
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5.0 CO -PERMITTING INFORMATION
Fort Bragg is not working with another MS4 to develop and implement its Phase II stormwater
program; therefore this section is not applicable to Fort Bragg.
6.0 RELIANCE ON OTHER GOVERNMENT ENTITY TO SATISFY ONE OR MORE
PERMIT OBLIGATIONS
Fort Bragg is not relying on another government entity to satisfy one or more permit obligations;
therefore this section is not applicable to Fort Bragg.
7.0 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PLAN
7.1 Public Education and Outreach
According to Part II, Section B of Permit No. NCS000331, the objectives of the Public Education
and Outreach minimum control measure (MCM) is to "Distribute educational materials to the
community or conduct equivalent outreach activities about the impacts of storm water discharges
on water bodies and the steps that the public can take to reduce pollutants in storm water runoff'.
Table 7-1 list the best management practices (BMPs) for the Public Education and Outreach
Program that are required by Part II, Section B of Permit No. NCS000331.
Table 7-1. BMP Summary Table for the Public Education and Outreach Program
BMP
Measurable Goals
(a) Identify Goals and Objectives
Defined goals and objectives of the Local Public Education and
Outreach Program based on at least three high priority
community wide issues.
(b) Identify target pollutants
Fort Bragg shall identify and maintain a description of the
and/or stressors
target pollutants and/or stressors and likely sources.
(c) Identify target audiences
Fort Bragg shall identify, assess annually and update as
necessary target audiences likely to have significant storm
water impacts and why they were selected.
(d) Identify residential and
Fort Bragg shall identify and describe issues, such as specific
industrial/commercial issues
pollutants, the sources of those pollutants, impacts on biology,
and the physical attributes of stormwater runoff, in their
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BMP
Measurable Goals
education/outreach program. A minimum of three residential
and three industrial/commercial issues should be targeted as
part of the education/outreach program.
(e) Identify and describe
Where applicable, the education/outreach program shall
watersheds in need of protection
identify and describe watersheds in need of protection and the
and the issues that may threaten
issues that may threaten the quality of these waters.
the quality of these waters
(f) Informational Web Site
Fort Bragg shall promote, maintain, assess and update as
necessary internet web site.
(d) Identify residential and
Fort Bragg shall identify and describe issues, such as specific
industrial/commercial issues
pollutants, the sources of those pollutants, impacts on biology,
and the physical attributes of stormwater runoff, in their
education/outreach program. A minimum of three residential
and three industrial/commercial issues should be targeted as
part of the education/outreach program.
(g) Distribute public education
Fort Bragg shall distribute, assess and update as necessary
materials to identified target
stormwater educational material to appropriate target groups in
audiences and user groups. For
such a way that is designed to convey the program's message
example, schools, homeowners,
to the target audience each year. Instead of developing its
and/or businesses.
own materials, Fort Bragg may rely on Public Education and
Outreach materials supplied by the state, and/or other entities
through a cooperative agreement, as available, when
implementing its own program.
(h) Maintain Hotline/Help line
Fort Bragg shall promote and maintain a stormwater
hotline/helpline. Fort Bragg may utilize an existing
hotline/helpline so long as it also promotes for stormwater
concerns or may train staff to transfer calls to the stormwater
administrator.
(i) Implement a Public Education
Fort Bragg's outreach program shall include a combination of
and Outreach Program.
approaches that are effective at reaching the identified target
audiences based on data and information collected by Fort
Bragg. For each media, event or activity, including those
elements implemented locally or through a cooperative
agreement measure and record the extent of exposure.
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7.1.1 Goals and Objectives
The goal of the public education and outreach is to increase the overall knowledge of the soldiers,
base residents, and workers on storm water pollution. Fort Bragg has developed and
implemented a Public Education and Outreach Program to distribute educational materials and
conduct outreach activities focused on the impacts of sedimentation in runoff from construction
activities, sanitary sewer overflows caused by FOG; and industrial activities stormwater
discharges on water bodies. The program also provides information on the steps that the public
can take to reduce these impacts and protect water quality conditions. The following subsections
explain the BMPs implemented to meet these requirements, target audience and pollution
sources, outreach strategy, and evaluation.
7.1.2 Target Audience
The target audiences for the Public Education and Outreach are listed below. Each audience
listed below were selected because they have the potential to have significant stormwater
impacts.
➢ Construction Contractors: Construction activities coupled with storm events can
generate large amounts of sediment that can pollute the stormwater. Contractors need to
be aware of the importance of maintaining the appropriate construction site stormwater
runoff controls.
➢ Construction Inspectors: Construction site inspections can identify inadequate
stormwater controls or inadequate maintenance of those controls which could have
negative impacts on stormwater.
➢ Housing Residents: Certain activities performed by residents in housing can have a
negative impact on stormwater. For example, pouring grease down the sink drain can
cause an accumulation of grease in the sewer lines which could cause a sanitary sewer
overflow and pollute stormwater with untreated sewage.
➢ Environmental Compliance Officers/Environmental Compliance Assistants:
Pollutants from unit activities, leaking equipment, and/or poor housekeeping could cause
stormwater pollution. ECOs and ECAs conduct inspections at their shops and also train
their co-workers of environmental issues.
➢ Range Operations: Range operations and maintenance can generate large amounts of
sediment that can pollute the stormwater. Range Operators and Maintenance workers
need to be aware of the importance of maintaining the appropriate site stormwater runoff
controls.
➢ AAFES/Food Establishments: These installations typically have grease traps, which if
not maintained properly could lead to a sanitary sewer overflow.
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7.1.3 Target Pollutant Sources
➢ Construction Activities: sediment from construction sites.
➢ Housing: fats, oils and greases (FOG) from kitchens and detergents from vehicle
cleaning.
➢ Industrial Shops: various petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) and deicing fluid.
➢ Range Operations: sediment from erosion.
➢ AAFES/Food Establishments: FOG.
7.1.4 Public Education and Outreach Program
The elements for the public education and outreach program will ultimately inform residents, and
workers about the importance of preventing stormwater pollution. The public education program
will address the following three high priority issues:
• Sedimentation in runoff from construction activities;
• Sanitary sewer overflows caused by FOG;
• Stormwater pollution from industrial activities.
The program will be overseen and evaluated by the Environmental Compliance Branch and the
Water Management Section.
Fort Bragg's DPW has two sections (i.e., the Water Management Section and the Environmental
Compliance Branch) which conduct public education and outreach activities for its Stormwater
Management Program. Fort Bragg's current and proposed public education and outreach
activities are discussed below.
The Water Management Section provides information to the public in a variety of ways including:
• Publish Housing Newsletters Articles- Established 2013; addressing proper disposal of
yard and pet waste.
• Conducting periodic training for construction contractors regarding the proper
maintenance of construction site runoff controls BMPs.
• Publishing stormwater articles in the ParaGlide newspaper.
• Distributing brochures developed to inform the public about stormwater pollution issues.
• Storm Drain Labeling- Established 2004. Fort Braggs "Only Rain in the Storm Drain"
campaign continues to be a component of Fort Bragg's continuing efforts to educate
soldiers and their families to better understand the consequences of allowing pollutants
to enter our storm drain system. Utilizing the ENVIROSCAPE Model which is a hands-on
tool that can be used at the schools on the installation to demonstrate how common
contaminates (sediment, motor oil, fertilizers, etc.) in their neighborhood affect the
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quality of storm water flow. Hotline/E-mail Helpline- Initiated in 2012 continues to be a
means to report storm water issues.
The mission of the Environmental Compliance Branch (ECB) is to support all Fort Bragg military
operations and civilian activities by ensuring that the installation maintains the highest level of
environmental compliance. The ECB provides information to the public in a variety of ways
including:
• Public Education- Established 1995. Continue conducting monthly Environmental
Compliance Officer training to Environmental Compliance Officers (ECOs) and
Environmental Compliance Assistants (ECAs) in both military and civilian activities. The
ECO class last approximately 20 hours and includes: stormwater, pollution prevention,
spill prevention, spill response, Hazwaste, Solid waste, recycling programs, and the
maintenance of oil/water separators. Approximately 50 personnel attend each ECO
class each month.
• Conducting inspections at the industrial activities and informing the ECOs and ECAs of
any compliance issues.
• Distributing flyers among residents regarding the sewer system capabilities and the
importance of keeping the storm drains free of hazardous liquids or FOG.
7.2 Measurable Goals
Table 7.2 describes the various Public Education and Outreach Program BMPs and the
Measurable goals for each BMP by permit term year.
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Table 7-2. Fully Implemented BMP's and Measurable Goals for Public Education and Outreach
BMP
BMP Description
Measurable Goals (by permit term year)
1
2
3
4
5
Identify Goals
Defined goals and objectives of
Review and update goals & objectives as necessary.
and Objectives
the Local Public Education and
(On going, years 1 - 5)
Outreach Program based on at
least three high priority
community wide issues.
Identify target
Fort Bragg shall identify and
Review and update target pollution sources as
pollutants and
maintain a description of target
necessary. (On going, years 1-5)
target pollutant
pollutants and/or stressors and
and/orstressors
likely sources.
Identify target
Describe the target audiences
Review and update target audiences as necessary.
audiences
likely to have significant
(On going, years 1 - 5)
stormwater impacts and why
selected.
Identify
Identify and describe issues,
Review and update residential/commercial issues
residential and
such as specific pollutants, the
as necessary.
industrial/
sources of those pollutants,
(On going, years 1- 5)
commercial
impacts on biology, and the
issues
physical attributes of stormwater
runoff, in their
education/outreach program. A
minimum of three residential and
three industrial/commercial
issues should be targeted as
part of the education/outreach
program.
Identify and
Where applicable, the
Review watersheds in need of protection and
describe
education/outreach program
update education materials as needed.
watersheds in
shall identify and describe
(On going, years 1 - 5)
need of
watersheds in need of protection
protection and
and the issues that may threaten
the issues that
the quality of these waters.
may threaten the
quality of these
waters
Informational
Promote, maintain, assess and
Continue to maintain an informational website to
website
update as necessary internet
web site.
provide program information to the public.
(On going, years 1 - 5)
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Table 7-2. Fully Implemented BMP's and Measurable Goals for Public Education and Outreach
Continued
BMP
BMP Description
Measurable Goals (by permit term year)
1
2
3
4
5
Distribute public
Distribute general stormwater
Distribute educational materials at public events,
education
educational material to
workshops, and presentations.
materials to
appropriate target groups as
(On going, years 1 - 5)
identified user
likely to have a significant
groups
stormwater impact.
Maintain
Promote/maintain a hotline that
Maintain a hotline that receives information from the
Hotline/Help line
receives information from the
public. (On going, years 1 - 5)
public
Implement a
Outreach program shall include a
Continue to implement a program to conduct
Public Education
combination of approaches that
education & outreach activities and update as
and Outreach
are effective at reaching the
necessary. (On going, years 1 - 5)
Program
identified target audiences based
on data and information collected
from stormwater program
evaluation.
7.2.1 Program Assessment
The overall success of the Public Education and Outreach Program will be measured through the
successful implementation of the components of the program. Program assessment will be
reported with each Annual NPDES Permit Report discussing the activities completed in this
section for the previous program year.
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Fort Bragg will evaluate the success specifically by the following:
• Track Number of brochures handed out.
• Track the number of students trained in ECO/ECA training classes per year.
• Track the number of sanitary sewer overflows resulting from FOG and look for trends.
• Fort Bragg believes the single best indicator of how the Stormwater Management Program
is performing is best assessed by monitoring the amount of pollution entering the
stormwater. Annual analysis is conducted after compiling the results of all analytical
samples, Dry Weather Inspections, and Qualitative Monitoring. WMS will compare the
results to previous historical events to assess the effectiveness of the Stormwater
Management Program.
7.3 Public Involvement and Participation
According to Part II, Section C of Permit No. NCS000331, the objectives of the Public Involvement
and Participation MCM is to "Comply with State and local public notice requirements when
implementing a public involvement and participation program".
Table 7-3 list the best management practices (BMPs) for the Public Involvement and Participation
that are required by Part II, Section C of Permit No. NCS000331.
Table 7-3. BMP Summary Table for the Public Involvement and Participation Program
BMP
Measurable Goals
a. Allow the public an
Fort Bragg shall conduct at least one public meeting during the term of
opportunity to review
the permit to allow the public an opportunity to review and comment on
and comment on the
the Stormwater Plan.
Stormwater Plan
b. Volunteer community
Fort Bragg shall include and promote volunteer opportunities as part of
involvement program
its stormwater program designed to promote ongoing participation.
c. Mechanism for
Fort Bragg shall provide and promote a mechanism for public
Public involvement
involvement that provides for input on stormwater issues and the
stormwater program. Fort Bragg may establish a stand-alone group or
utilize an existing group or processes.
d. Hotline/Help line
Fort Bragg shall promote and maintain hotline/helpline. Fort Bragg
may utilize an existing hotline/helpline so long as it also promotes
stormwater concerns or may train staff to transfer calls to the
stormwater administrator.
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7.3.1 Public Review
On Fort Bragg the Sustainability Management Council (SMC) serves as the Environmental Quality
Control Committee. The SMC is chaired by the Garrison Commander and the Director of Public
Works. The SMC meets with quarterly rotating primary agendas. Attending members vary
according to primary agenda with major installation Directorates always included. The SMC was
briefed in 2012 on the Stormwater Plan and is advised and updated on program issues as
necessary.
7.3.2 Volunteer Community Involvement
Fort Bragg has established and periodically offers the following volunteer opportunities:
➢ Community Cleanups of Water Bodies: Fort Bragg will support local volunteers and
units who wish to clean-up streams or lake on Base. Fort Bragg will provide items such
as waders, trash bags, and canoes to participants wishing to cleanup a stream or lake on
Base. The Base will write an article for the Base newspaper summarizing the event.
➢ Storm Drain Stenciling Program: Storm Drain Labeling- Established 2004. Fort
Braggs "Only Rain in the Storm Drain" campaign continues to be a component of Fort
Bragg's continuing efforts to educate soldiers and their families to better understand the
consequences of allowing pollutants to enter our storm drain system.
7.3.3 Mechanism for public involvement
Fort Bragg continues to provide opportunities for the public to participate in the development and
implementation of the stormwater program through approval of the SMC.
This public involvement and participation program can potentially involve anyone on the
installation. It allows the public to comment on the Stormwater Plan and participate in volunteer
activities that will promote keeping streams and ponds on base clean.
7.3.4 Hotline/Help Line
The Stormwater Hotline [phone] initiated in 2012 continues to be a means to report
stormwater issues.
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7.3.5 Measurable Goals
Table 7.4 describes the various Public Involvement and Participation Program BMPs and the Measurable
goals for each BMP by permit term year.
Table 7-4. Fully Implemented BMP Measurable Goals for the Public Involvement and
Participation Program
BMP
BMP Description
Measurable Goals (by permit term year)
1
2
3
4
5
(a) Public review
Conduct public meeting during the
Advise SMC on program and update as
and comment
term of the permit to allow the public
necessary. (On -going, years 1 - 5)
an opportunity to review and
comment on the Stormwater Plan.
(b) Volunteer
Promote volunteer opportunities as
Continue storm drain stenciling &
community
part of the stormwater program
stream/pond cleanup activities. (On -going,
involvement
designed to promote ongoing
years 1 - 5)
program
participation.
(c) Mechanism
Provide/promote a mechanism for
Continue to advise SMC on program issues
for public
public involvement that provides for
as necessary. (On -going, years 1 - 5)
involvement
input on stormwater issues and the
program
(d) Hotline / Help
Promote and maintain Hotline /
Maintain hotline that receives information
Line
Helpline for the purpose of public
from the public. (On -going, years 1-5)
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7.3.6 Program Assessment
The overall success of the Public Involvement and Participation Program will be measured
through the successful implementation of the components of the program. Program
assessment will be reported with each Annual NPDES Permit Report discussing the activities
completed in this section for the previous program year.
Fort Bragg will evaluate the success specifically by the following:
➢ Number of Community involvement activities and there results
➢ Number of Hotline Requests for Service Received
7.4 Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE)
According to Part II, Section D of Permit No. NCS000331, the objectives of the Illicit Discharge Detection
and Elimination MCM are as follows:
a. Develop, implement and enforce a program to detect and eliminate illicit discharges into your
small MS4.
b. Develop and maintain a storm sewer system map, showing the location of all outfalls and
the names and location of all waters of the United States that receive discharges from those
outfalls;
C. Effectively prohibit, through ordinance, or other regulatory mechanism, non -storm water
discharges into your storm sewer system and implement appropriate enforcement
procedures and actions;
d. Develop and implement a plan to detect and address non -storm water discharges, including
illegal dumping, to your system;
e. Inform public employees, businesses, and the general public of hazards associated with
illegal discharges and improper disposal of waste.
f. Address the following categories of non -storm water discharges or flows (i.e., illicit
discharges) only if you identify them as significant contributors of pollutants to your small
MS4: water line flushing, landscape irrigation, diverted stream flows, rising ground waters,
uncontaminated ground water infiltration, uncontaminated pumped ground water,
discharges from potable water sources, foundation drains, air conditioning condensation,
irrigation water, springs, water from crawl space pumps, footing drains, lawn watering,
individual residential car washing, flows from riparian habitats and wetlands, dechlorinated
swimming pool discharges, and street wash water (discharges or flows from firefighting
activities are excluded from the effective prohibition against non -storm water and need only
be addressed where they are identified as significant sources of pollutants to waters of the
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Table 7-5 list the best management practices (BMPs) for the Illicit Discharge Protection and Elimination
that are required by Part II, Section D of Permit No. NCS000331.
Table 7-5. BMP Summary Table for the Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
BMP
Measurable Goals
a. Maintain a Storm
Fort Bragg shall maintain, assess, and update as necessary a map
Sewer System Base
identifying major outfalls. At a minimum, components include
Map of Major Outfalls.
major outfalls and receiving streams, and type of conveyance
system (i.e., either closed pipe or open drainage). For closed pipe
systems identify the pipe material, shape, and size.
b. Detect dry weather
Fort Bragg shall implement a program for conducting regular dry
flows
weather flow field observations in accordance with written field
screening procedure for detecting and tracing the sources of illicit
discharges and for removing the sources or reporting the sources
to the State to be properly permitted.
c. Investigations into the
Fort Bragg shall maintain, asses annually and update as
source of all identified
necessary written procedures for conducting investigations into
illicit discharges.
the source of all identified illicit discharges, including approaches
to requiring such discharges to be eliminated.
d. Track investigations
Fort Bragg shall track all investigations and document the date(s)
and document illicit
the illicit discharge was observed; the results of the investigation;
discharges
any follow-up of the investigation; and the date the investigation
was closed.
e. Training
Fort Bragg shall implement and document a training program for
appropriate personnel, who, as part of their normal job
responsibilities, may come into contact with or otherwise observe
an illicit discharge or illicit connection to the storm sewer system.
The training program shall identify appropriate personnel, the
schedule for conducting the training and the proper procedures for
reporting and responding to an illicit discharge or connection.
Follow-up training must be provided as needed to address
changes in personnel, procedures, or techniques.
f. Provide Public
Fort Bragg shall inform public employees, businesses, and the
Education
general public of hazards associated with illegal discharges and
improper disposal of waste.
g. Reporting mechanism
Fort Bragg shall promote, publicize, and facilitate a reporting
mechanism for the public and staff to report illicit discharges and
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BMP
Measurable Goals
establish and implement citizen request response procedures.
Fort Bragg must conduct reactive inspections in response to
complaints and follow-up inspections as needed to ensure that
corrective measures have been implemented by the responsible
party to achieve and maintain compliance.
h. Procedures to identify
Fort Bragg shall establish and implement, assess annually, and
and report sanitary
update as necessary written procedures to identify and report
sewer overflows.
sanitary sewer overflows and sewer leaks to the system operator.
7.4.1 IDDE Program
Ongoing efforts on Ft Bragg have been in place since the inception of NPDES Phase I Permit Program in
1990's. IDDE includes prevention and prohibition, field screening, and investigation procedures.
Deliberate dumping into the stormwater system is illegal under the federal CWA, and is therefore
enforceable and punishable by Fort Bragg law enforcement officers and outside entities. Additionally XVIII
ABN Corps and Fort Bragg Regulation 200-1 Chapter 12 Wastewater Management calls for Conserving
and safeguarding all stormwater collection systems and all bodies of water, whether natural or man-made,
including lakes, streams, wells, wetlands, and underground aquifers. Control or eliminate all sources of
pollution effecting surface or groundwater quality. Chapter 9 Solid Waste Management Section prohibits
littering or illegal dumping of waste. Willful violation of the provisions of XVIII ABN Corps and Fort Bragg
Regulation 200-1 will provide the basis for disciplinary action under Article 92, Uniform Code of Military
Justice (UCMJ) (Violation of a lawful general regulation for personnel subject to UCMJ) for military
personnel, and AR 690-700, Chapter 751, Personnel Regulations and Services (General) (Failure to
observe written regulations, orders, rules, or procedures) for civilian employees of the government. All
persons, military or civilian, are subject to criminal and civil penalties for violations of these Federal or State
statutes.
The SPCCP guides the response actions to unintentional spills or leaks. Storm drain stenciling as well as
hazardous waste collection efforts work towards prevention of illicit discharges, in addition to the prohibitory
mechanisms. All Illicit discharges of POL, hazardous substances and hazardous waste at Fort Bragg are
reported as spills and the Spill Response SOP is followed for investigating, clean up, eliminating these illicit
discharges, and reported to NCDNER as necessary.
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All Illicit discharges/spills, including sewage, are reported to the DPW Environmental compliance Branch
and/or Fort Bragg Fire Department/Spill Response Team. These reports are then forwarded to NCDENR.
Copies of spill reports are maintained in the DPW Environmental Compliance Branch.
7.4.2 Dry Weather Detection
The Water Management Section conducts dry weather inspections at all storm water outfalls to identify any
potential illicit discharges. These inspections are documented on an inspection form and kept in the WMS
office and stored in the Fort Bragg Stormwater Management Database. The results of these inspections
are discussed and summarized in the annual report submitted to NCDEQ. In 2012 the Water Management
Section developed an Illicit Discharge Detection & Elimination Field Investigation Guide. The guide lays
out procedures for detecting, tracing, and removing sources of illicit discharges.
Trained Qualified personnel physically inspect the drainages looking for illicit discharge pipes, seeps, or
other suspect flows. Tools to help personnel identify potentially illicit discharges include field test kits to
determine chemical characteristics, and the storm sewer map, which shows base infrastructure in addition
to other items required by the permit. Field personnel utilize maps to help identify the source of the
discharge.
7.4.3 Storm Sewer Maps
Fort Bragg maps its entire storm water management infrastructure using ARC Geographic Information
System (GIS) software. This Includes MS4 outfalls, storm pipes, culverts, storm water control measures,
drainage basins, and other water features. Using GIS allows for easily accessed attribute information and
layer isolation. Maps and attribute tables are continuously being updated and verified through field
inspections/surveys and information integrated from CAD files, grading plans, and as -built construction
plans.
7.4.4 Additional Efforts
Fort Bragg has conducted various types of system investigations including collection system surveys, oil
water separator surveys, sanitary sewer inflow and infiltration surveys, and smoke tests. These surveys
investigated system connections and functionality; and inherently provided another mechanism for
identifying potential illicit discharges.
7.4.5 Employee Training
Fort Bragg's employee training for appropriate personnel, who, as part of their normal job responsibilities,
may come into contact with or otherwise observe an illicit discharge or illicit connection to the storm sewer
system is as follows.
➢ Overview Fort Bragg Stormwater Program and Stormwater Pollution Prevention
➢ Preventing Stormwater Pollution "What Can We Do" Recognizing and Reporting Illicit Discharges.
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➢ Rain Check Stormwater Pollution Prevention Employee Training For MS4's
➢ IDDE A Grate Concern Illicit Discharge Detection & Elimination Employee Training For MS4"s
7.4.6 Public Education
Fort Bragg established Environmental Public Education in 1995. Environmental Compliance Officer training
for Environmental Compliance Officers (ECOs) and Environmental Compliance Assistants (ECAs) in both
military and civilian activities. The ECO class last approximately 20 hours and includes: stormwater,
pollution prevention, spill prevention, spill response, Hazwaste, Solid waste, recycling programs, and the
maintenance of oil/water separators.
7.4.7 Reporting Mechanism
Fort Bragg includes contact information for the stormwater program on the program's website for public
reporting of (non -emergency) potentially illicit discharges as another means of illicit discharge identification
in addition to the field screening efforts. 911 is used to report emergency situations involving spills/leaks.
7.4.8 Sanitary Sewer Overflows
SOP procedures are followed for sanitary sewer overflows reporting, investigations, and clean up by Old
North Utilities Service (ONUS) Privatized Contractor). All SSO's are reported to the contracting officer
representative, Stormwater Manager, and NCDNER as necessary.
7.4.9 Allowable Non Stormwater Discharges
The following non -storm water sources may be discharged from the MS4 and are not required to be
addressed in the MS4s Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination or any other MCM. Fort Bragg has
determined that these are not substantial sources of pollutants to the MS4.
➢ Water line flushing;
➢ Landscape irrigation;
➢ Diverted stream flows;
➢ Rising ground waters;
➢ Uncontaminated ground water infiltration (as defined at 40 CFR 35.2005(20));
➢ Uncontaminated pumped ground water;
➢ Discharges from potable water sources;
➢ Foundation drains;
➢ Air conditioning condensation;
➢ Irrigation water;
➢ Springs;
➢ Water from crawl space pumps;
➢ Footing drains;
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➢ Lawn watering;
➢ Individual residential car washing;
➢ Flows from riparian habitats and wetlands;
➢ Dechlorinated swimming pool discharges;
➢ Street wash water;
➢ Flows from emergency firefighting:
➢ Releases of clean waters from hydrostatic testing
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.4.10 Measurable Goals
Table 7-6. Fully Implemented BMP's and Measurable Goals for the Illicit Discharge
Detection and Elimination Program
BMP
BMP Description
Measurable Goals (by permit term year)
1
2
3 4
5
(a) Maintain a
Maintain, assess, and update as
Continue to maintain the storm sewer system
Storm Sewer
necessary a map identifying major
inventory mapping capability in GIS and update
System Base
outfalls. At a minimum,
the inventory to show additional outfalls as data
Map
components include major outfalls
is collected. (On -going, years 1 - 5)
and receiving streams, and type of
conveyance system (i.e., either
closed pipe or open drainage). For
closed pipe systems identify the
pipe material, shape, and size.
(b) Detect dry
Implement a program for
Continue implementation of the established
weather flows
conducting dry weather flow field
IDDE program and activities to identify and
observations in accordance with
eliminate illicit discharges. Update written
written field screening procedures
procedures as necessary.
for detecting and tracing the
(On -going, years 1 - 5)
sources of illicit discharges and for
removing the sources or reporting
the sources to the State to be
properly permitted.
(c)
Fort Bragg shall maintain, asses
Continue implementation of the established
Investigations
annually and update as necessary
IDDE program and activities to identify and
into the source
written procedures for conducting
eliminate illicit discharges. Update written
of all identified
investigations into the source of all
procedures as necessary.
illicit discharges
identified illicit discharges,
(On -going, years 1 - 5)
including approaches to requiring
such discharges to be eliminated.
(d) Track
Fort Bragg shall track all
Continue implementation of the established
investigations
investigations and document the
IDDE program. (On -going, years 1 — 5)
and document
date(s) the illicit discharge was
illicit discharges
observed, the results of the
investigation, any follow-up of the
investigation, and the date of the
investigation.
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Table 7-6. Fully Implemented BMP's and Measurable Goals for the Illicit Discharge
Detection and Elimination Program
BMP
BMP Description
Measurable Goals (by permit term year)
1
1 2
3
1 4
5
(e) Training
Implement a training program for appropriate
As necessary update training
personnel, who, as part of their normal job
procedures and conduct employee
responsibilities, may come into contact with or
refresher training.
otherwise observe an illicit discharge or illicit
(On -going, years 1 - 5)
connection to the storm sewer system. The
training program shall identify appropriate
personnel, the schedule for conducting the
training and the proper procedures for
reporting and responding to an illicit discharge
or connection. Follow-up training must be
provided as needed to address changes in
personnel, procedures, or techniques.
(f) Provide
Inform employees, businesses, and the
Continue to provide ECO/ECA training.
Public
general public of hazards associated with
(On -going, years 1 - 5)
Education
illegal connections and discharges and
improper disposal of waste.
(g) Reporting
Promote, publicize, and facilitate a reporting
Continue to follow SPCC Spill response
Mechanism
mechanism for the public and staff to report
SOP and call 911.
illicit discharges and establish and implement
(On -going, years 1 - 5)
citizen request response procedures. Fort
Bragg must conduct reactive inspections in
response to complaints and follow-up
inspections as needed to ensure that
corrective measures have been implemented
by the responsible party to achieve and
maintain compliance.
(h)
(h) Procedures to identify and report sanitary
Continue to follow established Old North
Procedures
sewer overflows.
Utilities Services (ONUS) (privatized
to identify
contractor) SOP for sanitary sewer
and report
overflows (SSO's).
sanitary
(On -going, years 1 - 5)
sewer
overflows.
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7.4.11 Program Assessment
The Illicit Discharge and Elimination (IDDE) Program will be measured through the
successful implementation of the components of the program. Program assessment
will be reported with each Annual NPDES Permit Report discussing the activities
completed in this section for the previous program year.
Fort Bragg will evaluate the success specifically by the following:
➢ WMS will compare the Outfall analytical and Qualitative monitoring results to historical
sampling results to assess the effectiveness of the Stormwater Management Program.
➢ Track the number of updates made to installations storm sewer maps in ARC GIS.
➢ Track and assess annual dry weather inspections of all outfalls on the installation to identify
and eliminate illicit discharges.
➢ Track number of Hotline service requests/reported Illicit discharges.
➢ Track number of spills that reached the MS4 system.
➢ Track the number of sanitary sewer overflows and their causes.
➢ Track the number of employees and or ECO's/ECA's trained.
7.5 Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Controls
According to Part II, Section E of Permit No. NCS000331, the following is required to meet the
requirements of the Construction Site Runoff Controls.
1. Compliance with the NCDEQ Division of Land Resources Erosion and Sediment Control
Program effectively meets the requirements of the Construction Site Runoff Controls. This
program is authorized under the Sediment Pollution Control Act of 1973 and Chapter 4 of
Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code. This program includes procedures
for public input, sanctions to ensure compliance, requirements for construction site
operators to implement appropriate erosion and sediment control practices, review of site
plans which incorporates consideration of potential water quality impacts, and procedures
for site inspection and enforcement of control measures. The NCG010000 permit
establishes requirements for construction site operators to control waste such as
discarded building materials, concrete truck washout, chemicals, litter, and sanitary waste
at the construction site that may cause adverse impacts to water quality.
2. Fort Bragg must provide and promote a means for the public to notify the appropriate
authorities of observed erosion and sedimentation problems. Fort Bragg may implement
a plan promoting the existence of the NCDENR, Division of Land Resources "Stop Mud"
hotline to meet the requirements of this paragraph.
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7.5.1 Regulatory Mechanism
Fort Bragg relies on NCDEQ to implement and enforce construction site runoff controls for
all projects that disturb one acre or more of land area.
7.5.2 Stormwater National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Review Process
All construction projects will require an internal stormwater National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) review prior to construction or the request for proposal for outside contractors. If the
project creates 5,000 square feet or more of impervious surface, then the site will require
compliance with Section 438 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). If the
proposed project disturbs one acre of land or greater, then compliance with North Carolina
General Statue § 113A, Article 4, Sedimentation Pollution Control Act of 1973 as amended, 15A
NCAC, Chapter 4, Sedimentation Control, NCGS 143-215, NCAC 2H.0100, and General Permit
NCG 0.10000 NPDES requirements of the Clean Water Act.
7.5.3 Fort Bragg Erosion Control Plan Policy
The Directorate of Public Works requires an Erosion Control Plan (ECP) for any land disturbing
activity on Fort Bragg. All ECP's must be submitted to the DPW's Water Management Section
for review and approval prior to beginning the construction activity. Construction projects can be
halted if an ECP is not approved for the site by the WMS or if the construction site is not in
compliance with the approved ECP.
7.5.4 Plan Reviews
On Fort Bragg, an Erosion Control Plan (ECP) is required for all land -disturbing projects of any
size. The installation's Water Management Section reviews all plans for compliance. For projects
greater than one acre, the plan must also be submitted to Fayetteville Regional Office of DEMLR
for approval. Fort Bragg requires that the ECP meets or exceeds North Carolina Erosion and
Sediment Control Planning and Design Manual.
7.5.5 Enforcement
Unlike other permitted MS4s, Fort Bragg is the owner, developer and project manager for
projects on the installation. Construction requirements and penalties are defined in the
project contract, so enforcement is tied to payment and final project acceptance.
Contractor management of waste materials such as concrete truck washout, litter,
sanitary waste, etc. is required via contract documents for each project.
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7.5.6 Inspections
The Water Management Section of Public Works performs formal inspections of construction
sites. Inspections are used to determine if erosion control plans are being followed, and if BMPs
are effective. Additionally, on a weekly basis representatives from the Fayetteville Regional
office of DEMLR conduct inspections of permitted construction projects. Quick action is taken
to remedy any adverse situation since a follow-up inspection will take place in approximately one
week (or less). Only DEMLR will inspect the privatized housing area managed by Corvias. Fort
Bragg personnel will not inspect these areas.
7.5.7 Public Information
The public will be able to contact the WMS with questions or concerns regarding stormwater
quality by either contacting our hotline [phone] or via the WMS website. Once the public
contacts the WMS, we will investigate the issue; institute corrective procedures if necessary, and
follow-up via a phone call with the individual who contacted WMB.
7.5.8 Measurable Goals
Table 7-7. Fully Implemented Measurable Goals for the Construction Site Runoff
Controls Program
BMP
Measurable Goals (by permit term year)
1
2
3
4
5
Comply with DEMLRContinue
Continue
Continue
Continue
Continue
Erosion and Sedimen
compliance
compliance with
compliance with
compliance withcompliance
with
Control Program.
with DEMLR
DEMLR Erosion
DEMLR Erosion and
DEMLR Erosion
DEMLR Erosion
Erosion and
and Sediment
Sediment Control
and Sediment
and Sediment
Sediment Control
Control Program.
Program.
Control Program.
Control Program.
Program.
Provide and promote aContinue
to
Continue to
Continue to maintain
Continue to
Continue to
means for the public tomaintain
hotline &
maintain hotline &
hotline & website
maintain hotline &
maintain hotline &
notify the appropriate
website
website
website
website
authorities of observed
erosion and
sedimentation problems.
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7.5.9 Program Assessment
The Construction Site Runoff Control Program will be measured through the successful
implementation of the components of the program. Program assessment will be reported
with each Annual NPDES Permit Report discussing the activities completed in this section for
the previous program year.
Fort Bragg will evaluate the success specifically by the following:
➢ WMS will track the number of findings during the weekly construction site inspections and
look for any trends to reduce repeat findings which will be indicative of successful control
of construction site runoff.
➢ Number of NCDEQ Land Disturbing Permits.
➢ Number of Completed/Closed Out NCDEQ Land Disturbing Permits.
➢ Number of Water Management > 1 Ac Land Disturbing Project Approvals.
➢ Total Number of Ft Bragg Plan Review/Approvals.
➢ Number of NCDEQ Erosion & Sediment Control Inspections.
➢ Number of Water Management Erosion & Sediment Control Inspections.
➢ Number of Projects Receiving NOVs.
➢ Number of Publicly Reported Construction Site Issues.
7.6 Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls
According to Part 11, Section F of Permit No. NCS000331, the objectives of the Post -Construction
Site Runoff controls MCM is the following:
a. Develop, implement, and enforce a program to address storm water runoff from new
development and redevelopment projects, including public transportation maintained by
Fort Bragg.
b. Develop and implement strategies which include a combination of structural and/or non-
structural best management practices (BMPs) appropriate for the base; and
c. Ensure adequate long-term operation and maintenance of BMPs.
d. Construction projects that are performed by or under contract for Fort Bragg, including
roads and bridges, must meet the requirements the stormwater management and water
quality protection required by 15A NCAC 02H Section .1000. Roads and bridges must
minimize built -upon surfaces, divert stormwater away from surface waters as much as
possible and employ other best management practices to minimize water quality impacts
to the maximum extent practicable.
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e. To comply with the Post Construction requirements in 15 NCAC 02H Section .1000, Fort
Bragg shall submit, for approval, plans, supplement forms, specifications, and
calculations to the Division for all projects, including public roads and bridges, that
disturb greater than or equal to one acre including projects less than one acre that are
part of a larger common plan of development. Fort Bragg may reference their approved
base wide SCM O&M Plan to meet a project's O&M requirements.
f. To protect water quality in North Carolina rivers, streams, and lakes, and the existing
uses of such surface waters for their scenery, swimming, boating, as well as for
commercial and recreational fishing Fort Bragg shall:
1. Maintain a current inventory of for Stormwater Control Measures approved by the
State after July 1, 2007.
2. Maintain all plans and documents for Stormwater Control Measures approved by the
State after July 1, 2007.
3. Maintain and implement an O&M program for all Stormwater Control Measures
approved by the State after July 1, 2007. The O&M program shall specify the
frequency of inspections and routine maintenance requirements. Fort Bragg shall
inspect and maintain all Stormwater Control Measures approved by the State after
July 1, 2007 in accordance with the schedule developed by Fort Bragg
4. Document inspections and maintenance of all Stormwater Control Measures approved
by the State after July 1, 2007.
5. Submit to the state for approval all modifications to Stormwater Control Measures
approved and permitted by the State after July 1, 2007.
7.6.1 Regulatory Mechanisms
7.6.1.1 DOD Stormwater EISA Requirements
DAIM-OD MEMORANDUM: 2017 Implementing Guidance, Army Stormwater Management Using
Low Impact Development (see appendix E)
References. Construction projects at Fort Bragg with a footprint of 5,000 square feet or greater
shall use site planning, design, construction, and maintenance strategies for the property to
maintain or restore, to the maximum extent technically feasible, the pre -development hydrology
of the property with regard to the temperature, rate, volume, and duration of flow, or the
Excess Urban Runoff Volume (EURV). These calculations are for use in designing post -
construction, permanent Stormwater Control Measures (SCM's) to meet the requirements of
EISA07. Plans for stormwater mitigation must be submitted and approved by the Stormwater
Program via the NEPA process prior to the contractor submitting the Construction General
Permit Notice of Intent (NOI) to the USEPA.
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7.6.1.2 Technical Infeasibility of EISA
At some sites, compliance with the EISA07 requirements is not possible. Example situations
include sites that have shallow bedrock, contaminated soils, near surface groundwater,
groundwater hazardous waste plumes or underground facilities/ utilities.
7.6.1.3 North Carolina NPDES Post Construction Program Requirements
Construction projects that are performed by or under contract for Fort Bragg, including roads and
bridges, must meet the requirements the stormwater management and water quality protection
required by 15A NCAC 02H Section .1000. Roads and bridges must minimize built -upon
surfaces, divert stormwater away from surface waters as much as possible and employ other best
management practices to minimize water quality impacts to the maximum extent practicable.
7.6.2 Stormwater Control Measures
7.6.2.1 Inventory
Fort Bragg has installed hundreds of post -construction stormwater control measures across the
installation that are designed to treat runoff or contain stormwater for a short period of time before
it is released to receiving waters.
7.6.2.2 Plans and Documents
All plans and documents pertaining to Stormwater Control Measures are maintained and filed in
office off the Water Management Section.
7.6.3 Operation and Maintenance
Fort Bragg's state approved base wide SCM O&M Plan entitled For Bragg Stormwater Control
Inspection and Maintenance Manual fulfills the NPDES Phase II requirements for post -
construction site runoff controls. The document provides frequency of inspections and routine
maintenance requirements. (see Appendix G)
7.6.4 Inspections and Maintenance
Fort Bragg has a contractor whose primary function is to perform post construction routine SCM
inspection and maintenance. Inspections are documented on an inspection form and kept in the
WMS office and stored in the Fort Bragg Stormwater Management Database.
7.6.5 Program Assessment
The Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls Program will be measured through the
successful implementation of the components of the program. Program assessment
will be reported with each Annual NPDES Permit Report discussing the activities
completed in this section for the previous program year.
Fort Bragg will evaluate the success specifically by the following:
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• Number of Stormwater plans reviewed/submitted for State approval
• Number of Stormwater Control Measures approved by the state after July 1, 2007.
• Number Stormwater Control Measures total inventory on Ft Bragg
• Number of Stormwater Control Measures added.
• Number of Stormwater Control Measures inspections.
• Number of Stormwater Control Measures completed routine maintenance procedures.
7.7 Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping
According to Part II, Section G of Permit No. NCS000331, the objectives of the Pollution
Prevention and Good Housekeeping MCM is the following:
a. Develop and implement an operation and maintenance program that includes a
training component and has the ultimate goal of preventing or reducing pollutant
runoff.
b. Provide employee training to prevent and reduce storm water pollution from
activities such as park and open space maintenance, fleet and building
maintenance, new construction and land disturbances, and storm water system
maintenance.
Table 7-8 list the best management practices (BMPs) for Pollution Prevention and Good
Housekeeping that are required by Part II, Section G of Permit No. NCS000331.
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Table 7-8. BMP Summary Table for Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping
BMP
Measurable Goals
a.
Inventory of facilities
Fort Bragg shall develop an inventory of facilities and operations
and operations with the
with the potential for generating polluted stormwater runoff.
potential for generating
polluted stormwater
runoff
b.
Map facilities and
Fort Bragg shall identify and either maintain a map or list facilities
operations with the
and operations with the potential for generating polluted
potential for generating
stormwater runoff. The map must identify the stormwater outfalls
polluted stormwater
corresponding to each of the facilities as well as the receiving
runoff
waters to which these facilities discharge. The map must be
maintained and updated annually and be available for review by
the permitting authority.
c.
Operation and
Fort Bragg shall maintain and implement an Operation and
Maintenance (O&M) for
Maintenance (O&M) program for facilities and operations with the
facilities and operations
potential for generating polluted stormwater runoff. The O&M
with the potential for
program shall specify the frequency of inspections and routine
generating polluted
maintenance requirements.
stormwater runoff
d.
Spill Response
Fort Bragg shall have written spill response procedures for facilities
Procedures for facilities
and operations with the potential for generating polluted stormwater
and operations with the
runoff.
potential for generating
polluted stormwater
runoff
e.
Streets, roads, and
Fort Bragg shall implement BMPs selected to reduce polluted
parking lots
stormwater runoff from municipally -owned streets, roads, and
maintenance
parking lots.
f.
Operation and
Fort Bragg shall maintain and implement an O&M program for the
Maintenance (O&M) for
stormwater sewer system including catch basins and conveyance
catch basins and
systems. The O&M program shall include route maps and specify
conveyance systems
the frequency of inspections and routine maintenance
requirements.
g.
Identify and map for
Fort Bragg shall identify and map or maintain a list of all structural
structural stormwater
stormwater controls. The map or list must identify the stormwater
controls
outfalls corresponding to each structural stormwater control as well
as the receiving waters to which these facilities discharge. The
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BMP
Measurable Goals
map or list must be maintained and updated regularly and be
available for review by the permitting authority.
h. O&M for structural
Fort Bragg maintain and implement an O&M program for structural
stormwater controls
stormwater controls. The O&M program shall specify the frequency
of inspections and routine maintenance requirements. Fort Bragg
shall inspect and maintain all structural stormwater controls in
accordance with the schedule developed by Fort Bragg. Fort Bragg
shall document inspections and maintenance of all structural
stormwater controls.
i. Staff training
Fort Bragg shall maintain and implement a training program for
personnel involved in implementing pollution prevention and good
housekeeping practices.
j. Prevent or Minimize
Fort Bragg shall describe and implement measures that prevent or
Contamination of
minimize contamination of the stormwater runoff from all areas used
Stormwater Runoff
for vehicle and equipment cleaning.
from all areas used for
Vehicle and Equipment
Cleaning
7.7.1 Affected Operations
The majority of the industrial activities on Fort Bragg are located within the cantonment area. A
site assessment summary has been prepared for each of these areas in the industrial SWPPP.
Each site assessment contains a detailed map showing existing buildings, storm water drains and
outfalls, hazmat storage areas, runoff flow direction, and locations of wash racks, oil water
separators, and spill kits. Also included are a hazardous material inventory, current and proposed
BMP summary, and a non -storm water discharge inspection report.
Industrial activities not included in the SWPPP are POV parking areas, hospital, and golf courses.
7.7.2 Training
ECOs and ECAs are trained in the areas of good housekeeping, materials management, spill
control, storm water management, construction site erosion control management, and wash
rack/oil water separator management. These topics, with the exception of construction site
training, are all covered in the monthly environmental compliance training provided by the
Compliance Assessment Team (CAT). The Compliance Assessment Team (CAT) is comprised
of several individuals whose primary mission is to train military and civilian personnel and conduct
formal environmental compliance inspections at all industrial sites. The team conducts training in
a formal classroom setting as well as provides technical guidance on site.
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Typically, environmental training is conducted each month and lasts for three days (20 hours).
This includes field visits to the water and wastewater plants, and a model motor pool. An 8-hour
annual refresher is required for re -certification. All training is documented and records maintained
indefinitely.
7.7.3 Maintenance and Inspections
7.7.3.1 Inspections
Several Army regulations and the SWPPP require good housekeeping practices to minimize
discharges of waste that could pollute storm water runoff. This is the responsibility of the on -site
ECO/ECA. The ECO has to perform formal monthly inspections of the industrial activity site,
conduct a semi-annual inventory of hazardous materials stored at the site, maintain a current file
MSDS's and properly label each hazardous container, and maintain a log of all inspections and
keep on file at the site.
The SWPPP requires an annual environmental compliance status report be compiled and be
available to NCDENR at their request. This is being accomplished using the Army's
Environmental Compliance Status Report (ECSR). These reports are maintained by the
Environmental Compliance Branch (ECB) of the Directorate of Public Works.
In addition, the HIT Team performs periodic inspections (typically monthly or quarterly) of
stormwater structural BMPs on Fort Bragg.
7.7.3.2 Maintenance
7.7.3.2.1 Roads, Streets, and Parking Lots
DPW's Operations & Maintenance Division/Exterior Branch/Roads Section has two personnel
dedicated to cleaning streets and parking lots primarily in the Cantonment Area at Fort Bragg.
One full-time person works an 8-hour shift and cleans the gutters of the roads. Typically, the four -
lane roads have priority over the secondary roads. A second full-time person works a late 8-hour
shift to clean parking lots while they are mostly empty. The vehicles used to sweep the roads and
parking lots also picks up leaves. These efforts reduce the amount of sediment that may wash
into the storm sewers.
Annually, Fort Bragg conducts "Operation Clean Sweep" initiatives across the installation. All
units on Fort Bragg (over 50,000 Soldiers) participate in the week long installation wide clean-up
program. The soldiers police -up trash and sweep common areas to include around barracks,
offices, parking lots, recreational areas, and roads. These efforts also reduce the amount of
sediment that may wash into the storm sewers.
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7.7.3.2.2 Storm Sewer System Maintenance
DPW's Operations & Maintenance Division/Exterior Branch/Roads Section also maintains the
storm sewer system when the need arises. Typically, if a work request is submitted or there is a
storm flooding or drainage issue, the Roads Section will deploy backhoes, excavators, and
suction or water jets to clear or remove debris from the storm sewer system. Currently due to
lack of resources and manpower, Fort Bragg does not have a routine preventative maintenance
schedule for cleaning or maintaining the storm sewer system.
7.7.4 Vehicular Operations
Government and privately owned vehicles have designated vehicle wash areas which are used
to clean vehicles. These wash areas are controlled with oil/water separators which are cleaned
periodically and discharge to the sanitary sewer system. Also vehicles are maintained inside
motor pools where fluids are collected and either recycled or properly disposed of as a universal
waste.
7.7.5 Waste Disposal
Users and/or janitorial staff discard trash and debris in designated dumpsters which are generally
emptied on a weekly basis and hauled off the installation to a local landfill. Recyclable materials
are also collected from shops at the Fort Bragg Recycling Center.
7.7.6 Decision Process
The ECO Training Class offered by the Environmental Compliance Branch is the main mechanism
to convey good housekeeping and pollution prevention practices to the ECOs and ECAs. They
can then convey this information to members of their units and activities. Approximately 500-600
ECOs and ECAs are trained each year.
7.7.7 Program Assessment
The overall success of the Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations
Program will be measured through the successful implementation of the components of the
program. Program assessment will be reported with each Annual NPDES Permit Report
discussing the activities completed in this section for the previous program year.
Fort Bragg will evaluate the success specifically by the following:
• Number of Inspections Conducted
• Number of Problems Discovered and Resolved
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• Fort Bragg believes the single best indicator of how the Stormwater Management Program
is performing is best assessed by monitoring the amount of pollution entering the
stormwater. As required by Part II, Section J of Permit No. NCS000331, the Water
Management Section (WMS) conducts annual stormwater sampling at 15 outfalls which
are analyzed for nine pollutants. Some historical sampling results are listed in Appendix
A. After each sampling event, WMS will compare the results to previous sampling events
to assess the effectiveness of the Stormwater Management Program.
7.8 Industrial Activities
According to Part II, Section H of Permit No. NCS000331, the objectives of the Industrial Activities
MCM is the following:
• Develop, maintain and implement a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (Plan)
for each facility with an industrial activity that is covered by this permit.
7.8.1 Base wide Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan and Monitoring Plan
Fort has submitted to the Division for their approval an Installation wide Stormwater Pollution
Prevention Plan (Plan) and Monitoring Plan for the base that effectively meets the requirements
develop, maintain and implement a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (Plan) and Monitoring
Plan for each facility and/or area with an industrial activity covered by this permit. (See Appendix
G)
7.9 Oil Water Separators
According to Part II, Section I of Permit No. NCS000331, the objectives of the Oil Water
Separators MCM is the following:
7.9.1 Objectives
The objective of this NPDES permit requirement is to protect Fort Bragg's receiving streams
and watercourses from adverse water quality impacts resulting from the accidental release of
HW/HM/POLs from OWSs to the MS4 or to waters of the state.
7.9.2 Compliance
All oil water separators that discharge to either the stormwater system, directly into the waters of
the state, or have engineered diversionary catchment basins, including in the event of a bypass,
will be fully described in the SPPP. The description will include:
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• The location of the oil water separator
• The activities that occur in the oil water separator's drainage area
• The materials that are handled in the drainage area
• The name of the water body to which it drains
• The number of the outfall that the oil water separator discharges into
• The drainage area draining into the oil water separator
• The oil water separator's design capacity
Fort Bragg has inventoried all OWSs that discharge directly to the MS4 or to waters of the
state or include a bypass feature that discharges to the MS4 or to waters of the state. The
OWS inventory may be a stand-alone document or may be included in the SWPPP. It shall
fully describe each OWS that is regulated under the NPDES permit. The description shall
include:
• Location of the OWS
• Activities within the OWS's drainage area
• HW/HM/POLs associated with activities within the OWS's drainage area
• Receiving water of the OWS
• Outfall downstream of the OWS
• Drainage area (in acres) directed to the OWS
• Design capacity of the OWS.
7.9.3 Implementation
Fort Bragg's current SWPPP, updated in 2015 contains an OWS inventory that includes all
OWSs that discharge directly to the MS4 or to waters of the state, or include a bypass feature
that discharges to the MS4 or to waters of the state. This inventory does not include all of
the information required by the NPDES permit, such as drainage area directed to the OWS
or OWS design capacity.
7.10 Stormwater Quality Monitoring Requirements
According to Part II, Section J of Permit No. NCS000331, the following is required to meet the
requirements of the Monitoring Requirements.
Fort Bragg's NDPES permit requires water quality monitoring, both analytical and visual, at
outfalls that receive stormwater runoff from a regulated industrial activity. All regulated industrial
activities at Fort Bragg are documented in the SWPPP.
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7.10.1 Objectives
The objective of this NPDES permit requirement is to assess the effectiveness of Fort
B r a g g ' s stormwater program and to prioritize areas of the program that may require additional
resources. Water quality monitoring results can also be used to modify the program
components, as necessary, to accomplish the objectives of the program.
7.10.2 Compliance
Fort Bragg shall conduct analytical and visual monitoring as required by the NPDES permit.
Fort Bragg shall submit required monitoring reports to NCDEQ DEMLR and retain records of
its monitoring efforts and results for review by NCDEQ DEMLR. The following sections
summarize Fort Bragg's stormwater monitoring requirements.
7.10.2.1 Analytical Monitoring
The specific analytical monitoring activities mandated by the NPDES Permit NCS000331 for
Fort Bragg (Appendix 1). These are required as part of the monitoring process in accordance
with the provisions outlined in the SWPPP. Data for the sampling locations are kept in the WMS
office and stored in the Fort Bragg Stormwater Management Database.
The following list of parameters shall be monitored during a storm event, for Vehicle
maintenance areas, designated in the SPPP as Area A (Outfall 53 to McPherson Creek), Area
C (Outfall 39 to an unnamed tributary to Stewarts Creek), Area D (Outfall 84 to Big Branch),
Area E (Outfall 71 to Beaver Creek), and Area F (Combined Outfalls 20, 21, and 76 to an
unnamed tributary to Little Cross Creek).
Parameter
Units
Measurement Frequency
Sample Type
Total Suspended Solids
TSS
mg/I
Once per year
Grab
Oil and Grease
mg/I
Once per year
Grab
pH
Standard
Units
Once per year
Grab
Total Flow
MG
Once per year
Event Duration
Minutes
Once per year
Total Rainfall
inches
Once per year
The following list of parameters shall be monitored during a storm event, for material handling
areas, designated in the SPPP as Area 3 (Outfall 3 to Tank Creek), Area J (Outfall 93 to an
unnamed tributary to Beaver Creek), and Area J (combined Outfalls 18 and 19 to an unnamed
tributary to Beaver Creek).
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Parameter
Units
Measurement Frequency
Sample Type
Total Suspended Solids
TSS
mg/I
Once per year
Grab
Oil and Grease
mg/I
Once per year
Grab
pH
Standard
Units
Once per year
Grab
Total Flow
MG
Once per year
Event Duration
Minutes
Once per year
Total Rainfall
inches
Once per year
The following list of parameters shall be monitored during a storm event, for fueling areas,
designated in the SPPP as site 3-14 (outfall 61).
Parameter
Units
Measurement Frequency
Sample Type
Oil and Grease
m /I
Once per year
Grab
Total Flow
MG
Once per year
Event Duration
Minutes
Once per year
Total Rainfall
inches
Once per year
The following list of parameters shall be monitored during a storm event, for the airfield,
designated in the SPPP as site 8-4 (outfall 22 to Cross Creek).
Parameter
Units
Measurement Frequency
Sample Type
Total Suspended Solids
TSS
mg/I
Once per year
Grab
Oil and Grease
mg/I
Once per year
Grab
pH
Standard
Units
Once per year
Grab
Total Flow
MG
Once per year
Event Duration
Minutes
Once per year
Total Rainfall
inches
Once per year
Ambient Monitoring. The following list of parameters shall be monitored at two points, a point
north of Texas Pond and Simmons Airport and the other at Flat Creek near Inverness.
Parameter
Units
Measurement Frequency
Sample Type
Total Suspended Solids
TSS
mg/I
Once per year
Grab
Oil and Grease
mg/I
Once per year
Grab
pH
Standard
Units
Once per year
Grab
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Analytical Monitoring Schedule.
Monitoring Period
Start
End
Year 1
April 1, 2016
March 31, 2017
Year 2
April 1, 2017
March 31, 2018
Year 3
Aril 1, 2018
March 31, 2019
Year 4
April 1, 2019
March 31, 2020
Year 5
April 1, 2020
March 31, 2021
Cutoff Concentrations. For each parameter, the arithmetic mean of all analytical sampling results
collected during the term of the permit shall be calculated for each individual outfall and compared
to the cut-off concentrations listed below. At a minimum, Fort Bragg must perform analytical
sampling during the first year of the permit. If the analytical results fall at or below the cutoff
concentrations listed below, Fort Bragg is not required to sample that parameter at that outfall for
the remainder of the permit. If analytical results exceed the cutoff concentration, subsequent
sampling is required annually. Each year, Fort Bragg has the option to assess if the arithmetic
mean of data collected for each parameter at each outfall is below the cutoff concentration. If the
arithmetic mean is less than the cutoff concentration then Fort Bragg is not required to continue
analytical monitoring for that parameter at that outfall during the remainder of the term of the
permit unless a significant change in the operations in the drainage area occurs.
Parameter
Cut-off Concentration
Oil and Grease
30 m /I
pH (do not take average, use most recent pH sample
result)
6-9 standard units
TSS
100 mg/1
7.10.2.2 Qualitative Monitoring
Qualitative monitoring is a visual inspection of each storm water discharge outfall (SDO)
associated with industrial activities and/or oil water separators regardless of representative
outfall status. No analytical tests are required. Qualitative monitoring of stormwater outfalls
does not need to be performed during a representative storm event. Visual observations will be
performed twice per year, once in the spring (April — June) and once in the fall (September —
November), at each SDO identified in the SWPPP. Outfalls where analytical monitoring is
performed are not exempt from visual monitoring requirements.
Discharge characteristics that should be visually monitored at each industrial SDO are:
• Color
• Odor
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• Clarity
• Floating solids
• Suspended solids
• Foam
• Oil sheen
• Other pollution indicators.
The results of Qualitative Monitoring will be recorded on a Stormwater Discharge Outfall
Qualitative Monitoring Report. These inspections are documented on an inspection form and
kept in the WMS office and stored in the Fort Bragg Stormwater Management Database. The
results of these inspections are discussed and summarized in the annual report submitted to
NCDEQ.
7.11 Impaired Waters and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL's)
Part II, Section K of Permit No. NCS000331 lists BMPs that Fort Bragg must follow in the event a
stream within Fort Bragg is added to the 303(d) list of impaired streams or development of TMDL's
during the term of the permit. These BMPs include:
• For impaired waters Fort Brag shall evaluate strategies and tailor and/or expand BMPs
within the scope of the six minimum measures to enhance water quality recovery
strategies in the watershed(s) and describe the strategies and tailored and/or expanded
BMPs in their annual reports.
• Fort Brag shall comply with the requirements of an approved TMDL.
• Within 12 months of the final approval of a TMDL, Fort Brag's annual reports shall
include a description of existing programs, controls, partnerships, projects, and
strategies to address impaired waters and a brief explanation as to how the programs,
controls, partnerships, projects and strategies address impaired waters.
• Within 24 months of the final approval of a TMDL, Fort Brag's annual reports shall
include an assessment of whether additional structural and/or non-structural BMPs are
necessary to address impaired waters and a brief explanation as to how the programs,
controls, partnerships, projects and strategies address impaired waters.
Within 36 months of the final approval of a TMDL, Fort Brag's annual reports shall include
a description of activities expected to occur and when the activities are expected to occur
within the remainder of the permit term.
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7.11.1 Impaired Waters
The list of Fort Bragg's receiving streams that are impaired are listed in Table 7-9.
Table 7-9. Fort Bragg/Camp Mackall's Receiving Streams in the Cape Fear/Lumber
River Basin
Sub -basin
Receiving Stream Name
Stream
Segment
Water Quality
Classification
Use Support
Rating
Water Quality
Issues
5- Ecological/
03-06-15
Little Cross Creek
18-27-4-(1.5)
WS-IV, CA
AL -not rated
Biological Integrity-
Benthos (Fair Bio
classification)
Aberdeen Creek (from dam
03-04-02-03
at Page Lake (Aberdeen
14-2-11-(6)
C
Mercury
Lake) to Downing Creek
7.12 Water Quality Recovery Strategies in the Watersheds
7.12.1 Little Cross Creek
The segment of the stream from the source (Fort Bragg) to Bonnie Doone Lake is impaired 5-
Ecological/ Biological Integrity- Benthos (Fair Bio classification
Benthos is the community of organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed, also known as the
benthic zone. This community lives in the bottom of a body of water.
According to NCDEQ 2016 Integrated Report and Overall Use Support Categories.
Category 5s, Impaired - Fair or Poor biological rating and a stressor study does not indicate an
aquatic life standard violation.
7.12.2 Aberdeen Creek
Aberdeen Creek (from dam at Page Lake (Aberdeen Lake) to Downing Creek. Aberdeen Creek
flows into Drowning Creek on Camp Mackall.
Note: All 13,123 waters in North Carolina are listed as Category 5-303(d) list for Mercury due to
statewide fish consumption advice for several fish species
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7.12.3 Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL's)
Currently this requirement in not applicable to Fort Bragg. Neither the EPA nor NCDEQ have
established any approved Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for any bodies of water
receiving discharges from Fort Bragg.
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8.0 ASSESSMENT REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS
8.1 Stormwater Management Program Annual Report
The Stormwater Plan will be reviewed and updated as necessary, but at least on an annual
basis. A Annual Report will include 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
Stormwater Plan. This summary will include, but is not limited to, information on the
establishment of appropriate legal authorities, project assessments, inspections, enforcement
actions, continued inventory and review of the storm sewer system, education, training, results
of the illicit discharge detection and elimination program and will document any necessary
changes to programs or practices for assessment of management measures implemented
through the Stormwater Plan.
8.2 REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS
8.2.1 Records Retention
The permit requires the retention of the following records: Visual monitoring shall be documented
and records maintained at the facility along with the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan.
Copies of analytical monitoring results shall also be maintained on -site. Fort Bragg shall retain
records of all monitoring information, including all calibration and maintenance records and all
original strip chart recordings for continuous monitoring instrumentation, and copies of all reports
required by this Permit for a period of at least 5 years from the date of the sample, measurement,
report or application. This period may be extended by request of the Director at any time.
Recordkeeping required by the permit are retained in tracking documents maintained on the
Water Management internal Share Drive site unless otherwise noted. This information is available
upon request.
8.2.2 Report Submittals
The annual report shall be submitted DEQ NLT 1 June each year of the permit.
A signed copy of all reports required herein, shall be submitted to the following address:
Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Land Quality Section
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
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and
Fayetteville Regional Office
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Land Quality Section
225 Green Street
Systel Building Suite 714
Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301-5043
All applications, reports, or information submitted to DEMLR shall be signed by duly authorized
representative.
As stated in paragraph 4.3 of this plan Fort Bragg's Garrison Commander has designated (in
writing) the Director of Public Works and the Chief, Environmental Division as duly authorized
representatives on all Fort Bragg Stormwater management documents. The designation will allow
to signature authority on various correspondence with NCDEQ, including annual reports and
permit applications. The Chief, Water Management Section, Environmental Division is the person
responsible for day to day implementation and oversight of the stormwater program.
Any person signing an annual monitoring report shall make the following certification:
"1 certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared under
my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified
personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of
the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for
gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, true, accurate, and complete. 1 am aware that there are significant penalties for
knowingly submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for
known violations."
8.2.2.1 Twenty-four Hour Reporting
Fort Bragg shall report to the central office or the appropriate regional office any noncompliance
that may constitute an imminent threat to health or the environment. Any information shall be
provided orally within 24 hours from the time Fort Bragg became aware of the circumstances. A
written submission shall also be provided within 5 days of the time Fort Bragg becomes aware of
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The written submission shall contain a description of the noncompliance, and its causes; the
period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times, and if the noncompliance has not been
corrected, the anticipated time compliance is expected to continue; and steps taken or planned
to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance.
The Director may waive the written report on a case -by -case basis if the oral report has
been received within 24 hours.
8.2.2.2 Additional Reporting Requirements
Fort Bragg is subject to the following additional reporting requirements:
• Anticipated Noncompliance: Fort Bragg shall give notice to the NCDEQ DEMLR
as soon as possible of any planned changes at the permitted facility which may result
in noncompliance with the NPDES permit requirements.
• Planned Changes: Fort Bragg shall give notice to the NCDEQ DEMLR as soon as
possible of any planned changes at the permitted facility which could alter the nature
or quantity of pollutants discharged. This notification requirement includes pollutants
that are not specifically listed in the NPDES permit or subject to notification requirements
under 40 CFR Part 122.42(a).
• Non-Stormwater Discharges: If the storm event monitored in accordance with the
NPDES permit coincides with a non-stormwater discharge, Fort Bragg shall
separately monitor all parameters as required under the non- stormwater discharge
permit and provide this information with the annual summary DMR.
• Bypass of Stormwater Control Facilities Reporting: The following bypass reporting
requirements are included in Fort Bragg's NPDES permit.
• Anticipated Bypass: If Fort Bragg knows in advance of the need for a bypass, it
shall submit prior notice, if possible, at least ten (10) days before the date of the
bypass; including an evaluation of the anticipated quality and effect of the bypass.
• Unanticipated Bypass: Fort Bragg shall submit notice within 24 hours of
becoming aware of an unanticipated bypass.
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8.3 References
• Wikipedia, Pope Army Air Field
• Cape Fear River Basinwide Water Quality Plan, October 2005.
• Lumber River Basinwide Water Quality Plan, May 2010.
• Fort Bragg Storm Water Management Plan, 21 September 2012.
• Cape Fear River Basinwide Water Quality Plan, October 2005, Section 31.2.
• Directorate of Public Works Erosion Control Plan (ECP) Policy, 7 June 2005.
• http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/ps/nps/neuse.
• http://www.environmentnorthcarolina.org/clean-water/rivers/hqworw
• Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, April 2015.
• Army stationing and Installation Plan, dated 17 August 2015.
• Long Range Planning Component, Fort Bragg, NC, dated November 2008.
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