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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCS000426_MS4 Annual Report (2022-23 FY)_20230824 NCS000426_HICKORY 2023 ANNUAL SELF ASSESSMENT Reporting Line Year BMP Reporting No. (July 1- Ref. Measurable Goal Comments Metric June 30) Did Hickory submit the Annual Self-Assessment to NCDEQ prior to August 2 2 1 31 each year? YES Did Hickory maintain a legal agreement for education and outreach 10 2 3.B.1. initiatives? YES Did Hickory review education and outreach partnership commitments to 15 2 3.B.2. ensure they are met? YES Did Hickory develop and distribute new educational fliers about illicit 21 2 4.B.3. discharges? YES If so,how many educational fliers about illicit discharges were 22 2 4.B.4. distributed? >650 Did Hickory attend community events to disperse stormwater outreach materials/awareness through the use of interactive educational games 32 2 5.B.1. and activities? YES Green fest How many community events to disperse stormwater outreach materials/awareness through the use of interactive educational games 33 2 5.B.1. and activities did Hickory attend? 7 Total Coloring books and literature How many event attendees were engaged in stormwater 34 2 5.B.1. outreach/received stormwater information? >800 Did Hickory provide in class stormwater educational instruction to STEM 47 2 6.B.1. students? NO How many in class stormwater educational instruction events were 48 2 6.B.1. provided for STEM students? 0 49 2 6.B.1. How many STEM students were reached? 0 62 2 6.B.2. Did Hickory conduct stormwater related workshops with teachers? NO 63 2 6.B.2. How many teacher workshops on stormwater were provided? 0 64 2 6.B.2. How many teachers were reached by teacher workshops on stormwater? 0 Did Hickory develop printed stormwater best practices materials for local 77 2 7.B.1. government distribution? YES How many printed stormwater best practices materials did Hickory 78 2 7.B.2. distribute through presentations and displays? >500 How many printed stormwater best practices materials did Hickory City of Hickory sends out best practices 4 times a 79 2 7.B.3. distribute through utility bills and pay stubs? 16,500 year in 16,500 utility bills. Did Hickory provide one presentation about one of the six NPDES Minimum Control Measures at each annual WPCOG Water Quality 91 2 8.B.1. Conference? YES If so,how many attendees were reached during the annual WPCOG Water 92 2 8.B.1. Quality Conference stormwater presentation? 32 Did Hickory evaluate the target pollutants and audiences to identify where 102 2 9.B.1. outreach can be improved? YES 103 2 9.B.1. Were any revisions made to target pollutants? NO 104 2 9.B.2. Were any revisions made to target audiences? NO Did Hickory train municipal emloyees on illicit ischarge detection and 117 2 11.B.1. elimination? YES 118 2 11.B.1. How many staff illicit discharge training events were held? YES 2 119 2 11.B.1. How many staff were trained in illicit discharge detection and elimination? YES >50 Did Hickory provide citizen education as part of the enforcement process 131 2 11.B.3. for illicit discharges,illegal dumping and improper disposl of waste? YES How many educational citizen interactions were completed as part of the 132 2 11.B.3. illicit discharge and illegal dumping enforcement process? YES >20 143 2 12.B.1. Did Hickory maintain and update the stormwater program web page? YES 144 2 12.B.2. Was the annual self-assessment uploaded to stormwater website? YES Did any links,contact information,or documents on the stormwater web 145 2 12.B.2. page need to be updated? YES 158 2 13.B.3. How many stormwater hotline calls were received? 5 Did Hickory stormwater hotline staff receive training in general stormwater awareness,complaint call protocols,appropriate contacts for 163 2 13.B.4. referral,and typical stormwater issues? YES Did Hickory publicize contact information on the municipal Facebook 168 2 13.B.5. page,and the stormwater program and WPCOG webpages? YES 175 2 16.B.1. Did Hickory maintain a Facebook page for stormwater messaging? YES Did Hickory utilize the Facebook page to promote public involvement in stormwater programs,events and projects and provide outreach/general 176 2 16.B.2. stormwater awareness messages? YES Page 1of3 NCS000426_HICKORY 2023 ANNUAL SELF ASSESSMENT If so,how many posts were made on the Facebook page related to the 177 2 16.B.2. stormwater program? YES >100 190 2 17.B.1. Did Hickory participate in quarterly Water Resource Committee meetings? YES If so,how many quarterly Water Resource Committee meetings did 191 2 17.B.1. Hickory participate in? YES 4 If so,how many attendees(total of all meetings)were at quarterly Water 192 2 17.B.1. Resource Committee meetings that Hickory participated in? YES 32 How many messages were received via the web based complaint/ 203 2 18.B.2. reporting/input form? 1 Did Hickory provide a survey to engage the public and gauge public 209 2 19.B.1. interest in stormwater issues and the stormwater program? YES 210 2 19.B.1. How many surveys were completed? 1 221 2 20.B.1. Did Hickory provide and promote volunteer stream cleanup activities? YES 222 2 20.B.1. How many stream cleanup events were held? 1 2 were scheduled 1 was rained out 223 2 20.B.1. How many stream cleanup volunteers participated? 10 224 2 20.B.1. How many trash bags were filled during stream cleanup events? 6 238 2 20.B.2. Did Hickory provide materials for volunteer stream cleanup activities? YES Did Hickory promote/market volunteers tream cleanup events to recruit 243 2 20.B.3. volunteers? YES 250 2 21.B.2. Did Hickory update the existing MS4 map to include flow direction? YES 257 2 24.B.3. Did implement the written IDDE plan? YES 262 2 25.B.2. Did Hickory inspect 20%of major outfalls each year? YES 263 2 25.B.3. How many major outfall inspections were conducted? 10 Did Hickory evaluate and assess the IDDE plan/program and revise if 271 2 26.B.1. necessary? YES Did Hickory review IDDE data to identify chronic violators,issues,and/or 276 2 26.B.2. hot spot areas? YES 281 2 27.B.2. Did Hickory track illicit discharges/connections and illegal dumping? YES 282 2 27.B.2. How many illicit discharge issues were reported? 2 283 2 27.B.2. How many illegal dumping issues were reported? 5 294 2 27.B.3. How many illicit discharge issues were resolved? 2 Did Hickory evaluate and assess the IDDE tracking application and program to identify where improvements can be made based on statistical 299 2 27.B.5. data collected and problems encountered? YES Did Hickory develop a training program for public works employees on 303 2 28.B.1. detecting and reporting illicit connections and discharges? YES Did Hickory identify and train public service employees on Illicit Discharge &Detection responsibilities or the potential to discover an illicit discharge 304 2 28.B.2. during routine work activities? YES How many public service employees were trained on detecting and 305 2 28.B.2. reporting illicit connections and discharges? >50 315 2 30.B.1. Did Hickory develop a user friendly stormwater webpage? YES Did Hickory train municipal staff on proper handling of construction site 321 2 31.B.1. runoff complaints? YES How many staff were trained on proper handling of construction site 322 2 31.B.1. runoff complaints? >50 Did Hickory develop educational media on constuction waste management to distribute at pre-construction meetings and grading 329 2 33.B.1. permit issuance? YES Did Hickory add educational media on constuction waste management to 330 2 33.B.2. the stormwater web page? YES Did Hickory distribute educational media on constuction waste management to at pre-construction meetings and grading permit 331 2 33.B.3 issuance? YES 332 2 33.B.3 How many constuction waste management media were distributed? 5 projects 3-4 each project Did Hickory track the number of low-density and high-density plan reviews 347 2 34 performed? YES 348 2 34 If so,how many low density project reviews were performed? 3 349 2 34 If so,how many high density project reviews were performed? 10 350 2 34 If so,how many low density project reviews were approved? 3 351 2 34 If so,how many high density project reviews were approved? 9 Did Hickory maintain a current inventory of low-density projects and constructed SCMs,including SCM type or low-density acreage,location, 368 2 34 last inspection date and type of enforcement action(if any)? YES How many high density non-municipally owned SCM inspections were 373 2 34 performed? 18 378 2 34 How many low-density inspections were performed? 2 383 2 34 How many post-construction enforcement actions were issued? 4 Did Hickory update code to require Federal,State and local government 387 2 35.B.1. projects to comply with post-construction requirements? YES Page 2 of 3 NCS000426_HICKORY 2023 ANNUAL SELF ASSESSMENT Did Hickory update code to reference NCDEQ Stormwater DesignManual 388 2 35.B.2. requirements? YES Did Hickory adopt an ordinance requiring each stormwater control 389 2 36.B.1. measure to have an Operation and Maintenance Plan? YES 390 2 36.B.2. How many SCM O&M Plans were approved? 6 Did Hickory establish the legal authority for inspection of low-density 394 2 37.B.1. projects? YES SCMs not listed last year found and added more. 397 2 38.B.1. How many constructed SCMs does Hickory have in the inventory? 105 From previous administration. How many completed low density projects does Hickory have in the 398 2 38.B.1. inventory? 11 Did Hickory establish a stormwater resource section on the city website 412 2 40.B.1. for developers? YES Did Hickory maintain/update the stormwater resource section on the city 413 2 40.B.2. website for developers? YES 418 2 3.6.6. Did Hickory maintain a Pet Waste Ordinance? YES The City of Hickory does not allow septic Did Hickory implement a program to ensure proper operation and systems.Septic systems are regulated by the 423 2 3.6.6. maintenance of septic systems? NO County. Did Hickory perform an initial inspection of municipal facilities to determine if they have potential to generate polluted runoff and/or require spill response procedures,and classify facilities as having high or 429 2 42.B.1. low potential for stormwater pollution? YES How many facilities were inspected an initial inspection of municipal facilities to determine if they have potential to generate polluted runoff and/or require spill response procedures,and be classified as having high 430 2 42.B.1. or low potential for stormwater pollution? YES 5 431 2 42.B.1. How many high potential municipal facilities were identified? YES 1 432 2 42.B.1. How many low potential municipal facilities were identified? YES 11 Did Hickory develop SWPPP/SPCC plans for facilities identified in the Developed SPCC for Water treatment facility 433 2 42.B.3. inspection process? YES with their new permit cycle 434 2 42.B.3. How many facilities have a SPPP? YES 6 435 2 42.B.3. How many facilities have a SPCC Plan? YES 1 Did Hickory establish an SOP for city facility inspections,including an inspection schedule,inspection report/documentation,and tracking 445 2 42.B.1. system? YES How many municipal facilities were inspected to ensure good 449 2 42.B.1. housekeeping/spill prevention and control measures are implemented? 3 How many spill response procedure plans were revised for facilities and 454 2 44.B.3. operations that changed? 0 Did Hickory develop or identify an MS4 training program for staff on 458 2 46.B.1. general stormwater awareness on pollution and prevention? YES Did Hickory develop an MS4 O&M Plan to define required procedures, inspections,schedules,documentation,and MS4 maintenance and 465 2 47.B.1. evaluations? YES 466 2 47.B.2. Did Hickory implement the MS4 O&M Plan? YES 470 2 47.B.2. How many MS4 inspections were completed? YES 22 474 2 47.B.3. How many MS4 maintenance activities were performed? 1 480 2 49.B.2. How many municipally-owned SCMs are in the inventory? 3 1 in constuction Aviation Walk 484 2 49.B.3. Did Hickory develop a SCM inspection form? YES Did Hickory maintain and verify appropriate applicator certifications for tasked personnel by downloading the certification list each year and 498 2 50.B.1. keeping it on file? YES Did Hickory develop or identify pollution prevention and chemical use, This is part of IDDE training and Pollution 502 2 50.B.2. storage and handling training program? YES prevention training. Public works revised their method to washing Did Hickory develop an inspection checklist for routine inspections to vehicles in the automatic washer.They can be ensure that vehicle and equipment facilities are following proper hand washed inside the facility.This action keeps procedures to minimize water quality impacts from vehicle and cleaning agents inside facility and directed into 509 2 51.B.1. equipment cleaning and maintenance? YES treated sewer. Did Hickory maintain an organized vehicle spill cleanup response to prevent pollutants from vehicular accidents from entering the storm drain 523 2 53.B.1. system? YES 529 2 54.B.1. Did Hickory perform routine municipal street/curb and gutter sweeping? YES 530 2 54.B.1. How many lane miles were swept? -1836 539 2 55.B.1. Did Hickory maintain seasonal leaf collection from November-January? YES 540 2 55.B.1. How many tons of leaves were collected? -3862 Page 3 of 3