NCS000467_Wake Forest NOC-2022-PC-0208_20220228

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Director
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
7017 2680 0000 2236 6156
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 8, 2022
Town of Wake Forest
Attn: Kip Padgett, Town Manager
GO Monica Sarna, Stormwater MS4 Coordinator
234 Friendship Chapel Road
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Subject: NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE (NOC-2021-PC-1230)
Town of Wake Forest
NPDES MS4 Permit No. NCS000467
Wake County
Dear Mr. Padgett:
On December 1, 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 provided in the attached DEQ MS4 Permit
Compliance Audit Report.
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. As such, the permittee 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) Self -evaluate the permit components that were not reviewed by DEQ for compliance and submit
the results within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days from the date of receipt of this letter.
The Part It of the MS4 Phase II Audit Template on the DEQ stormwater web site can be used for
this purpose. Within Part I1 of the permit, the specific sections that should be self -audited
include:
a. Section C, Public Involvement and Participation;
b. Section E: Construction Site Runoff Controls;
C. Section F: Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls;
d. Section H: Total Maximum Daily Loads.
QNorth Carolina Department of Environmental Quolity I Division of Energy. Mineral and Land Resources
> Raleicth Regiondl Office I lb2a Mail Service Center 13800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh: Not tit Carolina 27609
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(3) Develop a Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP) which details specific actions, measurable
goals, and implementation timelines for the stormwater management program over the new 5-
year permit term. The SWMP must be documented utilizing the DEQ Phase II MS4 SWMP
Template. The permittee shall submit the SWMP to DEQ for review and comment within one
hundred twenty (120) calendar days from the date of receipt of this letter.
(4) Submit an NPDES MS4 permit application within the following timeframe (whichever comes
first):
a. At least one hundred eighty (180) days prior to permit expiration, or
b. Within thirty (30) days of receiving written DEQ concurrence that the submitted SWMP
documents a compliant stormwater management program and the MS4 should submit the
application including a signed Final Draft SWMP. A new 5-year NPDES MS4 permit
will be public noticed along with the Draft Final SWMP.
(5) Respond to comments on the Draft Final SWMP and submit a signed Final SWMP for DEQ
approval and final permit issuance. The final DEQ-approved SWMP shall become an
enforceable component of the NPDES MS4 permit and an Annual Self -Assessment Template
that corresponds to the approved SWMP will be provided.
Required documentation shall be submitted via e-mail to Jeanette. Powell(�ivncdenr_gqv, or to:
DEQ-DEMLR Stormwater Program
Attn: Jeanette Powell
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
Thank you for your attention to this matter. Should you have any questions, please contact Thad
Valentine at [phone] or thad.valentine cni ncdenr.gov or the MS4 Program Coordinator at
Jcanette.Powe11QDncdenr. goy.
Sincerely,
William H. Denton, IV, PE
Regional Supervisor - RRO
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
Enclosure: MS4 Program Audit Report dated December 1, 2021
CC: Monica Sarna, msarnavrwakeforestnc.troy
DEMLR Stormwater Program Supervisor
[e-mail], DEMLR MS4 Program Coordinator
DEMLR NPDES MS4 Permit Laserfiche File