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STORMWATER DIVISION CODING SHEET
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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
March 11, 2003
Charlie Caldwell
Public Works Department Head
Town of Montreat
P.O. Box 423
Montreat, North Carolina 28757-0423
Subject: NPDES Phase II Stormwater Program
Application for discharge permit
Application Number NCS000430
Buncombe County
Charlie Caldwell:
The Division of Water Quality's Stormwater and General Permits Unit hereby acknowledges receipt of
your NPDES Phase II Stormwater permit application package on March 10, 2003. The submitted package
contained the required form SWU-264, comprehensive stormwater program narrative, and $715.00
application fee.
A preliminary review of your application package has been conducted and it appears to be complete. No
further information is required at this time. This application has been assigned application number
NCS000430. Please include this number with all future correspondence.
If you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact Mr. Darren England at telephone number
[phone], extension 545.
Sincerely,
Bradley Bennett
Stormwater & General Permits Unit
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N. C. Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 [phone] Customer Service
1 800 623-7748

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THE TOWN OF MONTREAT
LETTA JEAN TAYLOR, MAYOR
P.O. BOX 423
MONTREAT, NC 28757-0423
Letta Jean Taylor:
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
11 /6/2002
Subject: NPDES Phase 1I Stormwater Program
In 1990 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Phase I stormwater program was promulgated under the
Clean Water Act. Phase I relies on National Pollutant discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit coverage to
address stormwater runoff from: (1) "medium" and "large" municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s) generally
serving populations of 100,000 or greater, (2) construction activity disturbing 5 acres of land or greater, and (3) ten
categories of industrial activity. The NPDES Stormwater Phase II Final Rule was promulgated in December 1999 and is
the next step in EPA's effort to preserve, protect, and improve the Nation's water resources from polluted storm water
runoff. The Phase 11 program expands the Phase I program by requiring additional operators of MS4s in urbanized areas
and operators of small construction sites, through the use of NPDES permits, to implement programs and practices to
control stormwater runoff. Phase It is intended to further reduce adverse impacts to water quality and aquatic habitat by
instituting the use of controls on the unregulated sources of stormwater discharges that have the greatest likelihood of
causing continued environmental degradation.
The NPDES Stormwater Phase 11 Final Rule requires nationwide coverage of all operators of small MS4s that are
located within the boundaries of a Bureau of the Census defined "urbanized area" based on the latest decennial Census.
We are writing to you to remind you that the Town of Montreat has been identified as being locatedwithin a census
designated urbanized area in both the 1990 and 2000 decennial census. As a regulated community, you are required to
develop a stormwater management program and apply for stormwater permit coverage, if you own and operate a small
MS4 or file a certification that the Town of Montreat does not own or operate a small MS4. The deadline for submitting
Your application package or non -ownership certification is March 10, 2003. Application and certification documents, as
well as additional information on the NPDES stormwater program, are available for download at our web site. Our web
address is http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/su/stormwater.html. You may also contact us for hard copies of the documents. If
you have any questions about this letter, please feel free to contact me (919-733-5083, ext.525) or Darren England
(919-733-5083, ext. 545)
Sincerely,
Bradley Bennett, Supervisor
Stormwater and General Permits Unit
cc: Central Files
Stormwater and General Permits Unit Files
Asheville Regional Office
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MCDENR
N. C. Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center 'Raleigh, NC 27699.1617 [phone] Customer Service
1- 800-623-7748