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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S.BISER
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN NORTH CAROLINA
DLwtor Environmental Quality
July 30, 2021
CERTIFIED MAIL 7019 1120 0002 0066 3248
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
City of Goldsboro
Attn:Mr.Tim Salmon,City Manager
200 North Center Street
Goldsboro,North Carolina 27530
Subject: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY(NOD-2021-PC-0412)
City of Goldsboro
NPDES MS4 Permit No.NCS000396
Wayne County
Dear Mr.Salmon:
On June 30,2021,staff from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality(DEQ) conducted
a compliance audit of subject National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal
Separate Storm Sewer System(MS4) Permit. The audit identified minor deficiencies with the specific
components of the MS4 permit that were reviewed,as described in the attached DEQ MS4 Permit
Compliance Audit ReporL This report lists and explains the deficiencies with certain components of the
MS4 permit.These deficiencies constitute a violation of the Clean Water Act and are grounds for
enforcement action.
In accordance with Part VI of the permit and DEQ policy,a new 5-year MS4 permit will be issued in
response to the audit. To address the MS4 permit deficiencies,the City is required to complete the
following actions:
(1) Respond in writing within thirty(30) calendar days from the date of receipt of this notice to
acknowledge these requirements and the intent to comply.
(2) Submit documentation for review and comment within one hundred twenty(120) calendar
days from the date of receipt of this letter:
a. Conduct a self-audit which includes,at a minimum,an evaluation of compliance with the
permit conditions found in Part II:
i. Section B:Public Education and Outreach;
ii. Section C,Public Involvement and Participation;
iii. Section E: Construction Site Runoff Controls;
iv. Section H:Total Maximum Daily Loads.
The self-audit must be documented using the DEQ standard MS4 Permit Compliance
Audit Report Template.
b. Develop a Draft Stormwater Management Plan(SWMP)which details specific actions,
measurable goals,and implementation timelines to bring the stormwater management
program into compliance with NPDES MS4 requirements over the new 5-year permit
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term. The SWMP must be documented utilizing the DEQ Phase II MS4 SWMP Template.
The SWMP must address all known compliance deficiencies including,at a minimum,
the items detailed in the DEQ MS4 Program Audit Report and the City self-audit.
(3) Submit an NPDES MS4 permit application within thirty(30) days of receiving written DEQ
concurrence that the submitted Draft SWMP documents a compliant stormwater management
program. A new 5-year NPDES MS4 permit will be public noticed along with the submitted
SWMP.
(4) Respond to public comments on the Draft SWMP and submit a Final SWMP for DEQ approval
and final permit issuance. The final DEQ-approved SWMP shall become an enforceable
component of the NPDES MS4 permit.
Required documentation shall be submitted via e-mail to leanette.Powell(a)ncdenr.gov or to:
DEQ-DEMLR Stormwater Program
Attn:Jeanette Powell
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,NC 27699-1612
If the City fails to meet the aforementioned requirements and/or submits a significantly noncompliant
Draft SWMP,DEQ may proceed with enforcement. As is stated in Part V,Section A.1(c) of the permit:
Understate law,a daily civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars($25,000)per
violation may be assessed against any person who violates or fails to act in accordance with the
terms,conditions,or requirements of a permit[North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6A].
Please note that compliance with the requirements of this NOD and/or issuance of civil or criminal
penalties levied by DEQ does not preclude the EPA from carrying out its own enforcement case
against the permittee.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. Should you have any questions,please contact Alaina
Morman at(919) 707-9236 or Alaina.MormanOncdenr gov.
Sincerely,
Annette Lucas,PE
Stormwater Program Supervisor
Division of Energy,Mineral and Land Resources
Enclosures: DEQ MS4 Permit Compliance Audit Report
CC: manderson(mgoldsboronc.gov,Marty Anderson,PE,City Engineer
[e-mail],DEMLR MS4 Program Coordinator
DEMLR NPDES MS4 Permit Laserfiche File
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