NCS000602_MS4 Annual Report (2023-24 FY)_20240830 (2)

MUNICIPAL GOOD HOUSEKEEPING TRACKING SHEET Notes
Date Range of Record: 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2024
Person Recording: Randy Smith Municipality: Town of Granite Falls
Please put any metrics in the 4th column. If uncertain
Please submit this form (or the on an exact number, a rough estimate is acceptable. If
recorded metrics)to: Or printed and mailed to: P.O. Box 9026, Hickory NC, the written unit (miles, yards, cubic yards, etc.) is not
[e-mail] 28603 Attn: Haleigh Hopkins applicable please include the accurate unit of
measurement with the written metric
MS4 INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
BMP Description Metric #
Number of conveyances (pipes, outfalls, ditches,
188
catch basins, etc.) inspected
Number of issues with stormwater infrastructure
found 4
Inspect stormwater infrastructure (pipes, major
MS4 Inspection and Maintenance outfalls, stormwater conveyances/ditches, basins, Cleaned Every Catch basin
etc.)to ensure functionality monthly to bi-monthly.
Ex: Clearing clogged drains, repairing storm sewer
Number of cleaning/maintenance actions Installed new inlet at end
performed of Edgewater Ct. Fixed pipes/inlets/infrastructure, replanting grass in a storm
two sink hole next to catch ditch, adding/replacing rip rap, etc.
basin .
VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT CLEANING/MAINTENANCE
BMP Description Metric
Number of vehicle washings performed. A new
Fire Department is scheduled to be built in the
next couple years. A wash bay will be installed 120 (95%are fire and
with the new builidng to accommodate washing police)
Fire and Police vehicles.

Wash all municipal light vehicles, municipally
owned emergency vehicles, and equipment in a Did vehicle washing minimize pollution by not
Vehicle and equipment cleaning way that does not allow wash water to enter the allowing runoff to enter the storm system, or by
washingvehicles in agrassed area, or usinga yes NCDEQ is trying to transition municipalities away from
storm system. Some of these are outlined in the letting wash water go down storm drains/ditches.
BMP tab commercial vehicle wash, or utilizing a sanitary
sewer connected wash bay?
If a car wash is used, please send a copy of the
invoices to [e-mail] or record N/A
the number of invoices here
No vehicle maintenance is
Properly dispose of waste generated by performed on property.
Are batteries, oil, fluids, and other vehicle waste
Vehicle and equipment maintenance vehicle/equipment maintenance while on Any batteries, used oil
municipal property being properly contained and disposed of? would be propertly
disposed of.
yes, a new kit and dykes
Continue equipping the first responder vehicles
and municipal facilities with spill kits and material
Amount of materials used/replaced in spill kits were purchased last year. Consumable materials such as absorbents, oil
(Municipal and emergency) Emergency responders absorbers, rags, etc.
containment tools
also have access to dykes
Discharge meaning fluid leak from municipal vehicle
Vehicle pollution management Record any municipal vehicles with leaks and Number of vehicle discharges 1 that needs to be repaired
repair them
Number of vehicle discharge repairs 1
Inspect facilitywaste areas to ensure proper Number of waste area (metal scrapcontainers, oil 3 (Metal Dumpster, Inspections consistingof lookingfor leaks, improperly
p p Garbage Dumpster, and p
disposal tanks, etc.) inspections stored waste, etc.
Recycling Dumpster)
STREET AND PARKING LOT SWEEPING
BMP Description Metric #
We do sweep and shovel
curbs when needed by
hand. During and after
leaf season we clean all
Street/curb and gutter sweeping will be done to Total number of lane miles swept the curbing in town with
our leaf machine and
reduce road pollutants in runoff with a focus on shovel or sweep by hand
high priority areas prone to build-up or higher any areas that might have
chance of conveyance damage/hindrance silt the leaf machine can't
Street and parking lot Cleaning
pick up
Total number of lane miles washed or cleaned in
other ways "5 10 miles.

Track conveyances/inlets that have frequent Tracking the cleaning of any repeat/frequent issue
problems with pollution to prioritize their Number of"high priority cleanings" done 4 Duke St., Dudley Ave, inlets, ditches, culverts, outfalls, etc. cleaned during
maintenance Archer St, and Main St this time period.
LITTER MANAGEMENT
BMP Description Metric #
Number of trash bags used/number of trash Can be estimated by multiplying the number of trash
receptacles emptied 1,245 receptacles each cans regularly emptied by the frequency of emptying
week
Remove litter from town streets/sidewalks and
empty public waste receptacles Contract garbage
Litter management collection, but 5 Town
Number of employees responsible employees collect refuse,
bags of yard waste, litter,
chipping, and leaves
Collect litter from right-of-ways Amount of trash collected (pounds)
3-one litter sweep (April
Number of"events" 16, 2024), one festival
Were any litter sweeps (volunteer, post-festival, cleanup, and one parade
Litter sweeps prisoner, outside of normal pickup, etc.) done cleanup, and one by COG
during the reporting period? Number of participants
32
Amount of trash collected (pounds) 550
Amount of leaves collected (ex: cubic yards, miles If municipal leaf pick up is not offered, mark the
Leaf Collection Collect and dispose of leaves —120 Tons
vacuumed, etc.) estimated amount removed from municipal properties