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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCS000426_MS4 Annual Report (2024)_20240823 NCS000426_HICKORY 2024 ANNUAL SELF ASSESSMENT Reporting Line Year BMP Reporting Measurable Goal Comments No. (July 1- Ref. Metric June 30) Did Hickory submit the Annual Self-Assessment to NCDEQ prior to August 3 3 1 31 each year? YES Did Hickory maintain a legal agreement for education and outreach 11 3 3.B.1. initiatives? YES Did Hickory review education and outreach partnership commitments to 16 3 3.B.2. ensure they are met? YES Due to target audience we focused on Did Hickory develop and distribute new educational fliers about illegal litter clean up. Illegal dumping has 23 3 4.B.5. dumping? PARTIAL been a focus with the homeless. 24 3 4.B.6. If so, how many educational fliers about illegal dumping were distributed? >500 WPCOG >71 Did Hickory attend community events to disperse stormwater outreach materials/awareness through the use of interactive educational games and 35 3 5.B.1. activities? YES Green Fest, Stream Cleanup How many community events to disperse stormwater outreach materials/awareness through the use of interactive educational games and 36 3 5.B.1. activities did Hickory attend? 7 WPCOG 5 COH 2 How many event attendees were engaged in stormwater 37 3 5.B.1. outreach/received stormwater information? >100 WPCOG >75 Did Hickory provide in class stormwater educational instruction to STEM 50 3 6.B.1. students? YES WPCOG STEM Trek How many in class stormwater educational instruction events were 51 3 6.B.1. provided for STEM students? 1 52 3 6.B.1. How many STEM students were reached? 93 65 3 6.B.2. Did Hickory conduct stormwater related workshops with teachers? YES SPARK Showcase 66 3 6.B.2. How many teacher workshops on stormwater were provided? 3 67 3 6.B.2. How many teachers were reached by teacher workshops on stormwater? >300 Did Hickory develop printed stormwater best practices materials for local 80 3 7.B.1. government distribution? YES How many printed stormwater best practices materials did Hickory 81 3 7.B.2. distribute through presentations and displays? >300 How many printed stormwater best practices materials did Hickory City of Hickory sends out best practices 82 3 7.B.3. distribute through utility bills and pay stubs? 16,500 4 times a 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 93 3 8.B.1. Conference? YES If so, how many attendees were reached during the annual WPCOG Water 94 3 8.B.1. Quality Conference stormwater presentation? 115 Did Hickory evaluate the target pollutants and audiences to identify where 105 3 9.B.1. outreach can be improved? YES 106 3 9.B.1. Were any revisions made to target pollutants? NO 107 3 9.B.2. Were any revisions made to target audiences? NO Did Hickory train municipal emloyees on illicit ischarge detection and 120 3 11.B.1. elimination? YES 121 3 11.B.1. How many staff illicit discharge training events were held? YES 2 122 3 11.B.1. How many staff were trained in illicit discharge detection and elimination? YES 43 Did Hickory provide citizen education as part of the enforcement process 133 3 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 134 3 11.B.3. illicit discharge and illegal dumping enforcement process? YES 18 146 3 12.B.3. How many hits did the stormwater web page receive? YES >300 147 3 12.B.1. Did Hickory maintain and update the stormwater program web page? YES 148 3 12.B.2. Was the annual selfThssessment uploaded to stormwater website? YES 159 3 13.B.3. How many stormwater hotline calls were received? 128 Did Hickory stormwater hotline staff receive training in general stormwater awareness, complaint call protocols, appropriate contacts for 164 3 13.B.4. referral, and typical stormwater issues? YES 2 Did Hickory publicize contact information on the municipal Facebook page, 169 3 13.B.5. and the stormwater program and WPCOG webpages? YES 178 3 16.B.1. Did Hickory maintain a Facebook page for stormwater messaging? YES Page 1of4 NCS000426_HICKORY 2024 ANNUAL SELF ASSESSMENT Did Hickory utilize the Facebook page to promote public involvement in stormwater programs, events and projects and provide outreach/general 179 3 16.B.2. stormwater awareness messages? YES If so, how many posts were made on the Facebook page related to the 180 3 16.B.2. stormwater program? YES >100 193 3 17.B.1. Did Hickory participate in quarterly Water Resource Committee meetings? YES If so, how many quarterly Water Resource Committee meetings did 194 3 17.B.1. Hickory participate in? YES 4 If so, how many attendees (total of all meetings) were at quarterly Water 195 3 17.B.1. Resource Committee meetings that Hickory participated in? YES 102 How many messages were received via the web based complaint/ 204 3 18.B.2. reporting/input form? 4 Did Hickory provide a survey to engage the public and gauge public 211 3 19.B.1. interest in stormwater issues and the stormwater program? YES 212 3 19.B.1. How many surveys were completed? 2 225 3 20.B.1. Did Hickory provide and promote volunteer stream cleanup activities? YES 226 3 20.B.1. How many stream cleanup events were held? 2 student council and Catawaba Rk Granite Falls/Lake Rhodhiss Cleanup- majority of volunteers recruited from Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Youth 227 3 20.B.1. How many stream cleanup volunteers participated? 54 Group in Hickory 228 3 20.B.1. How many trash bags were filled during stream cleanup events? 22 239 3 20.B.2. Did Hickory provide materials for volunteer stream cleanup activities? YES Did Hickory promote/market volunteers stream cleanup events to recruit 244 3 20.B.3. volunteers? YES 251 3 21.B.3. Did Hickory update the existing MS4 map to include receiving waters? YES 258 3 24.B.3. Did implement the written IDDE plan? YES 264 3 25.B.2. Did Hickory inspect 20%of major outfalls each year? YES 265 3 25.B.3. How many major outfall inspections were conducted? 18 Did Hickory evaluate and assess the IDDE plan/program and revise if 272 3 26.B.1. necessary? YES Did Hickory review IDDE data to identify chronic violators, issues, and/or 277 3 26.B.2. hot spot areas? YES 284 3 27.B.2. Did Hickory track illicit discharges/connections and illegal dumping? YES 285 3 27.B.2. _How many illicit discharge issues were reported? 4 286 3 27.B.2. How many illegal dumping issues were reported? 17 Homeless 16 of 17 295 3 27.B.3. How many illicit discharge issues were resolved? 4 Did Hickory evaluate and assess the IDDE tracking application and program to identify where improvements can be made based on statistical data 300 3 27.B.5. collected and problems encountered? YES Did Hickory develop informational media to display in employee common 308 3 29.B.1. areas to serve as a reminder on identifying and reporting illicit discharges? YES Did Hickory display informational media in employee common areas to 309 3 29.B.2. serve as a reminder on identifying and reporting illicit discharges? YES How many informational media were displayed in employee common 310 3 29.B.2. areas to serve as a reminder on identifying and reporting illicit discharges? >100 316 3 30.B.2. Did Hickory maintain and update the stormwater webpage? YES Did Hickory train municipal staff on proper handling of construction site 323 3 31.B.1. runoff complaints? NO All involved staff have been trained How many staff were trained on proper handling of construction site 324 3 31.B.1. runoff complaints? 2 Did Hickory add educational media on constuction waste management to 333 3 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 334 3 33.B.3 issuance? YES 335 3 33.B.3 How many constuction waste management media were distributed? 35 Did Hickory track the number of low-density and high-density plan reviews 352 3 34 performed? YES 353 3 34 If so, how many low density project reviews were performed? 2 354 3 34 If so, how many high density project reviews were performed? 16 355 3 34 If so, how many low density project reviews were approved? 2 356 3 34 If so, how many high density project reviews were approved? 14 Page 2 of 4 NCS000426_HICKORY 2024 ANNUAL SELF ASSESSMENT Did Hickory maintain a current inventory of low-density projects and constructed SCMs, including SCM type or low-density acreage, location, 369 3 34 last inspection date and type of enforcement action (if any)? YES How many high density non-municipally owned SCM inspections were 374 3 34 performed? 12 379 3 34 How many low-density inspections were performed? 2 384 3 34 How many post-construction enforcement actions were issued? 0 391 3 36.B.2. How many SCM O&M Plans were approved? 12 399 3 38.B.1. How many constructed SCMs does Hickory have in the inventory? 108 How many completed low density projects does Hickory have in the 400 3 38.B.1. inventory? 13 Did Hickory establish a tracking mechanism to identify post-construction 405 3 39.B.1. violators? YES 406 3 39.B.1. How many post-construction notices of violation were issued? 1 407 3 39.B.1. How many post-construction violations are still in process of abatement? 0 Did Hickory maintain/update the stormwater resource section on the city 414 3 40.B.2. website for developers? YES 419 3 3.6.6. Did Hickory maintain a Pet Waste Ordinance? YES Did Hickory implement a program to ensure proper operation and 424 3 3.6.6. maintenance of septic systems? NO Hickory does not allow septic systems 436 3 42.B.3. How many facilities have a SPPP? YES 6 437 3 42.B.3. How many facilities have a SPCC Plan? YES 1 Did Hickory update the municipal facility inventory as need for new/closed 442 3 42.B.4. facilities? NO No additions 446 3 42.B.2. Did Hickory implement the SOP for city facility inspections? YES How many municipal facilities were inspected to ensure good 450 3 42.B.1. housekeeping/spill prevention and control measures are implemented? 4 4 How many spill response procedure plans were revised for facilities and 455 3 44.B.3. operations that changed? 2 Did Hickory provide staff training on general stormwater awareness on 459 3 46.B.2. pollution and prevention? YES >50 How many staff were trained on general stormwater awareness on 460 3 46.B.2. pollution and prevention? >50 467 3 47.B.2. Did Hickory implement the MS4 O&M Plan? YES 471 3 47.B.2. How many MS4 inspections were completed? YES 2 475 3 47.B.3. How many MS4 maintenance activities were performed? 1 481 3 49.B.2. How many municipally-owned SCMs are in the inventory? 4 1 just completed 485 3 49.B.4. Did Hickory inspect each municipal SCM? YES 486 3 49.B.4. How many municipally-owned SCM inspections were performed? 3 How many municipally-owned SCMs had documented deficiencies/ 487 3 49.B.4. required maintenance? 1 New SCM for aviation walk acceptance How many municipally-owned SCM corrective actions/repairs were 488 3 49.B.5. performed? 0 Did Hickory maintain and verify appropriate applicator certifications for tasked personnel by downloading the certification list each year and 499 3 50.B.1. keeping it on file? YES on file Did Hickory provide pollution prevention and chemical use, storage and 503 3 50.B.3. handling training? YES How many staff received pollution prevention and chemical use, storage 504 3 50.B.3. and handling training? >50 Did Hickory perfrom bi-annual facility inspections to ensure that vehicle and equipment facilities are following proper procedures to minimize water quality impacts from vehicle and equipment cleaning and 510 3 51.B.2. maintenance? YES How many inspections were performed to ensure that vehicle and equipment facilities are following proper procedures to minimize water 511 3 51.B.2. quality impacts from vehicle and equipment cleaning and maintenance? yes How many facilities required corrective actions to ensure that vehicle and equipment facilities are following proper procedures to minimize water 512 3 51.B.3. quality impacts from vehicle and equipment cleaning and maintenance? 1 How many re-inspections were performed to ensure that vehicle and equipment facilities are following proper procedures to minimize water 513 3 51.B.3. quality impacts from vehicle and equipment cleaning and maintenance? Yes 2 Page 3 of 4 NCS000426_HICKORY 2024 ANNUAL SELF ASSESSMENT Did Hickory maintain an organized vehicle spill cleanup response to prevent pollutants from vehicular accidents from entering the storm drain 524 3 53.B.1. system? YES 531 3 54.B.1. Did Hickory perform routine municipal street/curb and gutter sweeping? YES 532 3 54.B.1. How many lane miles were swept? 1,836 541 3 55.B.1. Did Hickory maintain seasonal leaf collection from November-January? YES 542 3 55.B.1. How many tons of leaves were collected? 3,905 Page 4 of 4