NCS000500_Ayden Audit Info Request Letter_20190611

June 11, 2019

Town of Ayden
Attn: Mr. Stephen Harrell, Town Manager
4144 West Avenue
Ayden, NC 28513

Subject: COMPLIANCE AUDIT – DOCUMENTATION REQUEST
Town of Ayden
NPDES MS4 Permit No. NCS000500
Pitt County

Dear Mr. Harrell:

The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will be performing a National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit Compliance
Audit for the subject permit on July 23, 2019 beginning at 9:00 AM. The audit is expected to take at
least one (1) full day. DEQ will determine the scope of the compliance audit based on a review of
provided documentation, and a draft agenda will be provided once the scope of the audit has been
determined.

Please submit the following permit information within seven (7) calendar days:
• Current Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP)
• Most recent Annual Report
• Organizational Chart and description of stormwater program responsibilities for each
party
• Map of the MS4 permitted area with receiving waters
• Formal agreements with outside entities that implement components of the MS4 Program

All submitted documentation will become a permanent record of the compliance audit.
Additional information may be requested prior to, during and/or following the compliance audit.
Documentation shall be submitted via e-mail to [e-mail], or to:

NCDEQ-DEMLR Stormwater Program
Attn: Jeanette Powell, MS4 Program Coordinator
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612

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Please ensure that appropriate MS4 staff will be available during the audit to answer questions and
provide program implementation, record keeping and compliance information. Please also arrange
for an appropriate meeting room that will accommodate your staff, two (2) staff members from
DEQ, and access to any electronic tools routinely utilized to implement the MS4 Program (e.g.
databases, GIS, etc.).

Should you have any questions regarding the scheduled MS4 Permit Compliance Audit, please feel
free to contact me at [e-mail] or [phone].

Sincerely,

Jeanette Powell
MS4 Program Coordinator

cc: Sarah Radcliff, Town Clerk
Alaina Morman, DEMLR Stormwater Compliance & Enforcement
DEMLR NPDES MS4 Permit Laserfiche File