NCS000426_Hickory 2022 Annual Report_20220824

NCS000426_HICKORY 2022 ANNUAL SELF ASSESSMENT
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Year
BMP
Measurable Goal
Reporting
Comments
No.
(July 1 -
Ref.
Metric
June 30)
Did Hickory submit the Annual Self -Assessment to NCDEQ prior to August
1
1
1
31 each year?
YES
Did Hickory maintain a legal agreement for education and outreach
9
1
3.B.1.
initiatives?
YES
Did Hickory review education and outreach partnership commitments to
14
1
3.13.2.
ensure they are met?
YES
Did Hickory develop and distribute new fliers to raise general stormwater
19
1
4.B.1.
awareness?
YES
20
1
4.13.2.
If so, how many general stormwater awareness fliers were distributed?
>500
Did Hickory attend community events to disperse stormwater outreach
materials/awareness through the use of interactive educational games and
29
1
5.B.1.
activities?
YES
Coloring Books.
Earth Day, Stream Clean up, Hickory
Day Camp Program, Stem Trek, Hickory
Summer Camp, Stormwater and You
How many community events to disperse stormwater outreach
Monthly Program, Farmer's Market,
materials/awareness through the use of interactive educational games and
Home School PE Event, YMCA Stream
30
1
5.B.1.
activities did Hickory attend?
11
Clean -Up
How many event attendees were engaged in stormwater
31
1
5.B.1.
outreach/received stormwater information?
>720
Did Hickory provide in class stormwater educational instruction to STEM
44
1
6.B.1.
students?
No
How many in class stormwater educational instruction events were
45
1
6.B.1.
provided for STEM students?
4
46
1
6.B.1.
How many STEM students were reached?
394
59
1
6.13.2.
Did Hickory conduct stormwater related workshops with teachers?
NO
60
1
6.13.2.
How many teacher workshops on stormwater were provided?
0
61
1
6.13.2.
How many teachers were reached by teacher workshops on stormwater?
0
Did Hickory develop printed stormwater best practices materials for local
74
1
7.B.1.
government distribution?
YES
How many printed stormwater best practices materials did Hickory
75
1
7.13.2.
distribute through presentations and displays?
490
How many printed stormwater best practices materials did Hickory
City of hickory sends out best practices
76
1
7.13.3.
distribute through utility bills and pay stubs?
19,000
4 times a year in 19000 utility billls
Did Hickory provide one presentation about one of the six NPDES Minimum
89
1
8.B.1.
Control Measures at each annual WPCOG Water Quality Conference?
YES
If so, how many attendees were reached during the annual WPCOG Water
90
1
8.B.1.
Quality Conference stormwater presentation?
143
Did Hickory evaluate the target pollutants and audiences to identify where
99
1
9.B.1.
outreach can be improved?
YES
100
1
9.B.1.
Were any revisions made to target pollutants?
NO
101
1
9.13.2.
Were any revisions made to target audiences?
NO
Did Hickory train municipal emloyees on illicit ischarge detection and
114
1
11.6.1.
elimination?
YES
115
1
11.6.1.
How many staff illicit discharge training events were held?
YES
116
1
11.6.1.
How many staff were trained in illicit discharge detection and elimination?
YES
Did Hickory provide citizen education as part of the enforcement process
129
1
11.8.3.
for illicit discharges, illegal dumping and improper disposl of waste?
YES
How many educational citizen interactions were completed as part of the
130
1
11.6.3.
illicit discharge and illegal dumping enforcement process?
YES
>50
139
1
12.6.1.
Did Hickory maintain and update the stormwater program web page?
YES
140
1
12.6.2.
Was the annual self -assessment uploaded to stormwater website?
YES
Did any links, contact information, or documents on the stormwater web
141
1
12.6.2.
page need to be updated?
YES
We are just releasing page with a
142
1
12.B.3.
How many hits did the stormwater web page receive?
0
counter. Release will be 8/26/22
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155
1
13.6.1.
Did Hickory establish a hotline for stormwater complaints and information?
YES
156
1
13.6.2.
Did Hickory identify specific staff who will serve as the hotline contact(s)?
YES
157
1
13.6.3.
How many stormwater hotline calls were received?
>100
162
1
13.6.4.
Did Hickory stormwater hotline staff receive training in general stormwater
awareness, complaint call protocols, appropriate contacts for referral, and
typical stormwater issues?
YES
167
1
13.6.5.
Did Hickory publicize contact information on the municipal Facebook page,
and the stormwater program and WPCOG webpages?
YES
172
1
16.6.1.
Did Hickory maintain a Facebook page for stormwater messaging?
YES
173
1
16.6.2.
Did Hickory utilize the Facebook page to promote public involvement in
stormwater programs, events and projects and provide outreach/general
stormwater awareness messages?
YES
174
1
16.6.2.
If so, how many posts were made on the Facebook page related to the
stormwater program?
YES
2 Complaints.
187
1
17.6.1.
Did Hickory participate in quarterly Water Resource Committee meetings?
YES
188
1
17.6.1.
If so, how many quarterly Water Resource Committee meetings did Hickory
participate in?
2
189
1
17.6.1.
If so, how many attendees (total of all meetings) were at quarterly Water
Resource Committee meetings that Hickory participated in?
38
202
1
18.6.1.
Did Hickory establish a web based complaint/ reporting/input form?
YES
207
1
19.6.1.
Did Hickory provide a survey to engage the public and gauge public interest
in stormwater issues and the stormwater program?
YES
Introduced on new website 8/26/23
208
1
19.6.1.
How many surveys were completed?
0
WPCOG had 0 completed also
217
1
20.6.1.
Did Hickory provide and promote volunteer stream cleanup activities?
YES
218
1
20.6.1.
How many stream cleanup events were held?
2
WPCOG had 1 and The city had 1
219
1
20.6.1.
How many stream cleanup volunteers participated?
53
The City had 33 voluteers
220
1
20.6.1.
How many trash bags were filled during stream cleanup events?
26
The City had >15 bags and other. 1120
Ibs of litter collected.
237
1
20.6.2.
Did Hickory provide materials for volunteer stream cleanup activities?
YES
242
1
20.6.3.
Did Hickory promote/market volunteers tream cleanup events to recruit
volunteers?
YES
248
1
21.6.1.
Did Hickory update the existing MS4 map to identify major outfalls?
YES
249
1
21.6.1.
How many major outfalls are identified?
41
Layered on GIS. Inspecting 20% yearly
252
1
21.6.4.
Did Hickory update the existing MS4 map to include an illicit discharge
layer?
YES
254
1
23.6.1.
Did Hickory review the IDDE ordinance and update if needed?
YES
255
1
24.6.1.
Did Hickory develop a written IDDE Plan?
YES
256
1
24.6.2.
What date did Hickory submit the written IDDE Plan to DEQ?
07/22/22
261
1
25.6.1.
Did Hickory train staff to perform dry weather inspections and illicit
discharge investigations?
YES
270
1
26.6.1.
Did Hickory evaluate and assess the IDDE plan/program and revise if
necessary?
YES
275
1
26.6.2.
Did Hickory review IDDE data to identify chronic violators, issues, and/or
hot spot areas?
YES
280
1
27.6.1.
Did Hickory update the GIS database for IDDE tracking?
YES
293
1
27.6.3.
How many illicit discharge issues were resolved?
6
298
1
27.6.4.
Did Hickory establish a mechanism to track IDDE NOVs and chronic
violators?
YES
Arc gis and Spreadsheet
319
1
31.B.1.
Did Hickory train municipal staff on proper handling of construction site
runoff complaints?
YES
320
1
31.6.1.
How many staff were trained on proper handling of construction site runoff
complaints?
2
Catawba county is ultimately
responsible for construction site runoff.
342
1
34
Did Hickory track the number of low -density and high -density plan reviews
performed?
YES
343
1
34
If so, how many low density project reviews were performed?
3
344
1
34
If so, how many high density project reviews were performed?
16
345
1
34
If so, how many low density project reviews were approved?
3
346
1
34
If so, how many high density project reviews were approved?
16
with resubmitals
367
1
34
Did Hickory maintain a current inventory of low -density projects and
constructed SCMs, including SCM type or low -density acreage, location, last
inspection date and type of enforcement action (if any)?
YES
Excel Spreadsheet and GIS inventory
Map
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1
34
How many high density non -municipally owned SCM inspections were
performed?
18
377
1
34
How many low -density inspections were performed?
2
382
1
34
How many post -construction enforcement actions were issued?
3
395
1
38.6.1.
How many constructed SCMs does Hickory have in the inventory?
94
Completed SCMs
396
1
38.6.1.
How many completed low density projects does Hickory have in the
inventory?
9
417
1
3.6.6.
Did Hickory maintain a Pet Waste Ordinance?
YES
422
1
3.6.6.
Did Hickory implement a program to ensure proper operation and
maintenance of septic systems?
PARTIAL
County is responsible
427
1
41.6.1.
Did Hickory establish a municipal facility NPDES Industrial Permit tracking
mechanism?
YES
428
1
41.6.1.
How many municipal facilities are in the municipal facility NPDES Industrial
Permit tracking system ?
YES
6
453
1
44.6.1.
Did Hickory review / update written spill response procedures?
YES
Reviewed
478
1
49.6.1.
Did Hickory develop/ maintain an inventory of municipally -owned SCMs
with information including type, year built, date of last inspection and
maintenance actions?
YES
479
1
49.6.1.
How many municipally -owned SCMs are in the inventory?
5
GIS mapped
497
1
50.6.1.
Did Hickory maintain and verify appropriate applicator certifications for
tasked personnel by downloading the certification list each year and
keeping it on file?
YES
522
1
53.6.1.
Did Hickory maintain an organized vehicle spill cleanup response to prevent
pollutants from vehicular accidents from entering the storm drain system?
YES
527
1
54.6.1.
Did Hickory perform routine municipal street/curb and gutter sweeping?
YES
528
1
54.6.1.
How many lane miles were swept?
—1836
537
1
55.6.1.
Did Hickory maintain seasonal leaf collection from November -January?
YES
538
1
55.6.1.
How many tons of leaves were collected?
^3500
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