NCS000482_Council Resolution_20220803

City of
Monroe
Engineering CITY OF MONROE
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
P.O. Box 69, 300 West Crowell Street
Monroe,NC 28111-0069
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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
TO: Isaiah Reed,EI,CPSWQ,MS4CECIv �,v �)
Asheville Regional Office—Environmental Engineer
Division of Energy,Mineral and Land Resources
NC Department of Environmental Quality '
2090 U.S.Highway 70 _ANu QUNLI I Y 6LCTI0P
Swannanoa,NC 28778 4RNFIIILLE
RE: City of Monroe—NPDES MS4 Permit NCS000482
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1 8-1-2022 Executed Resolution Affirming Support of Monroe City Council Regarding
Implementation of a Compliant NPDES Municipal Separate Stormwater
Sewer System (MS4)Program
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CITY OF MONROE
P.O.BOX 69 • MONROE.NORTH CAROLINA 28111-0069
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RESOLUTION AFFIRMING SUPPORT OF CITY OF MONROE
REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPLIANT
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM(NPDES)
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM(MS4)PROGRAM
R-2022-51
A RESOLUTION to develop and implement a compliant stormwater management program that meets the requirements
of the City of Monroe's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System(NPDES)Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System(MS4)
Permit number NCS0000482 to discharge stormwater,inclusive of the required Stormwater Management Plan to be prepared by the
City of Monroe and approved by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality.
WHEREAS, section 402(p) of the federal Clean Water Act requires NPDES permits for stormwater discharges from
municipal separate storm sewer systems;and
WHEREAS,in North Carolina,NPDES Permits are issued by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality;
and
WHEREAS,the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the City of Monroe its third NPDES
MS4 Permit for discharge of stormwater on February 20,2017; and
WHEREAS, the City of Monroe was issued Notice of Violation number NOV-2022-PC-0287 on June 6, 2022 for
noncompliance with the issued NPDES MS4 Permit;and
WHEREAS,the City of Monroe acknowledges the specific Notice of Violation requirement to conduct a self-audit
of permit compliance for the balance of permit requirements not specifically audited by the North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality,and to develop a draft Stormwater Management Plan to comply with Section 402(p)(3)(B)(iii)of the
Clean Water Act,40 CFR 122.34(b)and NPDES MS4 Permit requirements,and to submit its draft Stormwater Management
Plan to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality no later than October 4,2022 for review and approval; and
WHEREAS, the City of Monroe acknowledges the requirement to provide adequate funding and staffing to
implement a Stormwater Management Program that complies with its NPDES MS4 Permit and approved Stormwater
Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Monroe acknowledges that North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
enforcement action and penalties could result from non-compliance with the specific requirements in Notice of Violation
number NOV-2022-PC-0287;and
WHEREAS, the City of Monroe acknowledges that any North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
enforcement action and penalties may not prohibit the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency from taking its own enforcement
action for non-compliance with the issued NPDES MS4 Permit.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Monroe hereby affirms its support for
development and implementation of a compliant NPDES MS4 Stormwater Program.
Adopted the 12'day of July,2022.
Attest: Mafion L. 461lowayJr.,
M�ryor
C%nv G� W. �Ei,EIVED
ridgette H.Robinson,City Clerk
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