NCS000484_Salisbury 2016 Annual Report_20160204

STORMWATER DIVISION CODING SHEET
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Energy, Mineral
and Land Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL OUALITV
February 4, 2016
City of Salisbury
Attention: Mr. Christopher Tester, Stormwater Project Manager
Post Office Box 479
Salisbury, North Carolina 28145
Subject: NPDES Annual Report
Certificate of Coverage NCS000484
City of Salisbury, Public Services
Rowan County
Dear Mr. Street:
PAT MCCRORY
Governor
DONALD R. VAN DGR VAART
Secrelory
TRACY DAVIS
Director
We are in receipt of your letter dated January 11, 2016 and received in our office on
January 15, 2016 for the NPDES Annual report 2013, Thank you for submitting the NPDES
Annual report 2013.to our office.
If you have any questions or need further information, please contact me at [phone].
Sincerely,
Zahid S. Khan, CPM, CPESC, CPSWQ
Regional Engineer
cc: Bradley Bennett, Stormwater Permitting Program, Certificate of Coverage NCS000484
State of North Carolina I Enviro=ental Quality I Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 1 Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
704 663 1699 T

RECEIVED
JAN 15 2616
DENR-DEMLR
Land Quality Section
Mooresville Regional Office
January 11, 2016
7ahid Khan
610 Fast Center Avenue, Suite 301
Mooresville, NC 28115
Re: City of Salisbury N1'DES Annual Report 2013
Dear Mr. Khan,
Attached is a NPDES annual report from the City of -Salisbury. [f additional information is needed or you have any
questions, picase contact me at 704-216-7554.
Sincerely,
7,
Christopher Tester, P.E.
Stormwater Project Manager
Attachment
PC: "bony Cinqucmani Public Services Director
W. Craig Powers, P.[-'-. Street and Stormwater Services Division Manager
Wendy Brindle, P.E. City Engineer
P.O. I3nx 479 CITY OF SALISBIAZY Tclehhomc [phone]
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City of Salisbury
NPDES Annual Report January 11, 2016
Permit Number: NCS000484 Report Number: NCS000484
County: Rowan Region: Mooresville 20t5
Background Information
Statute Information
• Name of Public Entity: City of Salisbury
• Jurisdictional Area:
o City Limits plus ET.J = 35.51 square miles
o City Limits = 21.71 square miles
• Population Permanent: 33,955
• Population Seasonal: Not available
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Drainage Information�P
• Storm Service Area (City Limits): 21.71 square miles
• River Basin: Yadkin
• Estimated Percentage of jurisdictional area containing the following four land use
activities:
o Residential = 67%
o Commercial = 12%
o Industrial = 10%
o Open Space = 1%
The City of -Salisbury's level of service related to storm drainage meets the minimum
basic requirements of the State of North Carolina. The City maintains drainage Iacilities
within City -system street rights of way. The City operates under an NPDES Phase 2
Permit efTective December 1, 2011 to November 301". 2016 that allows for discharge into
receiving waters, Crane Creek, Draft Branch, Grants Creek, .lump and Run Branch, and
"['own Creek within the Yadkin Pee -Dee River Basin.
The City continues to use its Stormwater Utility in order to generate funds to meet
stormwater regulations. This Utility was created as an identified fiscal and accounting
fund for the purpose of comprehensively addressing the stormwater management needs
of the City through programs designed to protect and manage water quality and quantity
by controlling the level of pollutants in stormwater runoff, and the quantity and rate of
stormwater received and conveyed by structural and natural stormwater and drainage
systems of all types. Stormwater Services oversee the functions of the utility. Functions
provided by Stormwater Services include Engineering and Administration, Storm drain
Maintenance, Leaf Collection and Street Sweeping. Stormwater Services is part of the
Street Division and works together with those employees to quickly address issues related
to stormwater.

The City of Salisbury has various departments with various employees implementing the
NI'DES permit. Coordination of this effort is done by the Stormwater Services Division.
This Division takes the lead on public education and outreach along with public
involvement and participation. Stormwater Services maintains the annual reports and
other administrative duties. This Division also maintains the Stormwater webpage to
include NPDES inf-ormation. This webpage answers frequently asked questions such as,
"what is Stormwater?", "what is allowed to drain into streams?". and "who to contact ifa
problem is noticed." It also contains information for developers and contractors on what
is required for new construction to comply with our NI'DES permit. The Division
provides specialized training for those employees that maintain the MS4 drainage system
with focus on disposal of floatables, grit, sediment, and other pollutants removed f-or the
system. The Division provides inspections and record keeping of'post construction
stormwater BMPs. The Division keeps track of the amount of mixtures used to melt ice
on roadways. Approximately 48 tons of'salt/sand and 0 tons of salt brine were used this
past winter. The Division also has I certified ROW spray licenses.
The GIS Division continues to map the City's storm drain infrastructure. Data has been
collected using a GIS data collector as well as digitizing storm drain features from storm
sewer asbuilt. Data collection is done in the winter months when trees are without leaf
cover which allows for satellite communication. This data is stored in a laver that can be
imported onto maps using ArcMap software. The City's GIS Division has already
created many layers that show topographical lines, waters of the US, and aerial
photographs. These layers, shown on top of each other, are extremely helpful delineating
drainage basins and seeing which properties drain to specific outialls.
This information along with the impervious surface data will help our Stormwater
l7nginecrs and Water Quality Technicians calculate runoff for improvement projects and
help identify locations for BMP's to address water quality impairments.
The City ol'Salisbury currently engages in stormwater education as well as recycling,
sustainabiIity, industrial pretreatment, drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment,
water conservation, and our FOG (Fats, Oils, Greasc and Wax) management/disposal, all
of which ultimately involve preserving our water resources. Stormwater is not treated;
therefore, it is important to educate the community as to how stormwater pollutants affect
the environment and how to reduce these pollutants. As we have learned, one of the most
effective tools in educating the general public about environment issues (including water
Pollution prevention) is through participation with city and county groups and events that
target the general public. From elementary school children to seniors, our current efforts
involve educational coloring books (and coloring contests), puppet shows, brochures,
signage, posters, PowerPoint presentations, games, tours and presentations to groups Such
as the City Managers Leadership Association, Leadership Rowan, The Youth Council,
AP Science Clubs, the Citizen's Academy program which is currently under
development, among others. We also participate in numerous public events including
Earth Day, Friday Night Downtown events. Movies in the Park, numerous city and
county festivals and the like. All our events are outlined in the attached report including
the numbers of citizens attending these events and the specifics of each. The total of
citizen's educated by our events this year totaled well over 18,000.

The City's Risk Manager trains employees on stormwater quality by using materials that
are available from the EPA, the State of North Carolina, and other organizations. The
Risk Manager oversees maintenance of an inventory of hazardous chemicals and other
potentially hazardous materials. Risk Management provides the Hazard Communications
Programs — Global Harmonizing System, Safety Data Sheets (SDS) to the Central Fire
Departments Hazard Response "Team to assure buildings chemical contents. She also
ensures that limited but sufficient quantity of items are on hand to minimize risk ofspill
or contamination of stormwater.
City Engineering continues to review plans for adequacy of'stormwater design. Engineer
Bryan Alston is a Certified Stormwater BMP Reviewer and Engineering Tech Darrell
Riley is a certified Stormwater BMP inspector. All construction plans are reviewed for
NPDES compliance. 'Through 2013, 24 sites have operating BMP's. 4 of which were
Finalized this year,
Regulation of'Sedimentation and Erosion Control in Salisbury's jurisdiction continues to
be delegated to Rowan County. The City conducts spot inspections to help insure that
erosion control measures are functioning properly. Residents who see a problem can call
the City's stormwater pollution hotline to report a concern. City staff will then contact
Rowan County personnel and work to resolve the issue together. The contact person for
Rowan County's Sedimentation and Erosion Control Program is Greg Greene. His
contact information is listed below:
Greg; Greene: [phone]
Rowan County Environmental Management
2727-D Old Concord Road
Salisbury, NC 28146
Gre�,,.Greenenrowancountync.
The City of'Salisbury's Fire Department includes a Hazardous Material Emergency
Response team. The purpose of this team operates within three (3) operational priorities
to include: I ) Rescue of persons endangered by the release of hazardous materials, 2)
support incident commanders at the release of hazardous materials with technical
information and resources and 3) to document and record all emergencies involving
hazardous materials in its response area for statistical references and reports. The
hazardous material team responded 23 times from 1/1/15 to 12/31/15 for incidents
consisting of flammable or combustible liquid spills, gas leaks, or chemical spills.
"The City of'Salisbury operates several facilities that are subject to NPDES guidelines.
Our Fleet Maintenance division has an NCG08 permit for their operations. Fleet division
has developed a standard operating; procedure, a training program for spill prevention and
best management practices, and also tests their stormwater twice a year per their NCG08
permit. Our Fleet Division was inspected by NCDENR for a Compliance Evaluation
Inspection (CEI). It was concluded that overall, the facility's Stormwater Pollution

Prevention Plan (SPPP) was well developed and implemented. The SPPP will be updated
on an annual basis as required by Part II, Section A, No. 7 oftheir permit.
The City's Parks and Recreation Department uses fertilizers and chemicals for control of
dust. pests. vermin. and weeds. Employees are trained in safe and effective application,
storage, and disposal ofthe chemicals used. Currently the Parks and Recreation
Department has employees with:
• 3 employees with Ornamentals and Turf licenses.
• I employee with Ornamentals, Turf and Right of Way licenses.
• 1 employee with Ornamentals, "Turf, Aquatics, Subsurface Waste Water
Management and Rain Garden Certification,
The City's Solid Waste Division is responsible for managing trash and garbage collection
to ensure that exposure of'contaminant materials is minimized. The City contracts its
recycling pickup to Waste Pro USA. The contact person is
• Joe Warner, Route Manager, at 704-886-4413
• Bob Tcnl-laal' Regional Vice President 704-792--0800
The City relies on its employees and citizens to report any questionable discharge or dry
weather runoff. Our Code Services Division is responsible for investigating the requests
and correcting any problems. The Street and Stormwater Division assists in responding
to the problems if needed by providing technical information. Citizens can report a
possible problem to the stormwater hotline that is placed in the list of City phone
numbers in the phone book. Cases are electronically filed and saved for reporting
purposes and Iuture reference. Rowan County Emergency Services lorwards hazardous
material inlormation that is tiled and saved for reporting purposes.
Salisbury Rowan Utilities (SRU) is a division of the City and is responsible for
maintaining the sanitary sewer system. SRU addresses sanitary sewer overflows and
inspects suspected illicit discharges and cross connections. SRU currently has 2 active
stormwater WWTP NPDES permits (located at Grant Creek and Torn Creek WWTPs).
The plant staff continues to implement BMl's to prevent potential pollutant sources. The
plant grounds, storage areas and outfalls are inspected regularly to identify any potential
Pollutant sources in accordance with their SPPP. This includes daily clean-up after
chemical use and loading; and unloading practices. Employee education is also an annual
requirement. For the 2015 calendar year, SRU reported 6 sanitary sewer overflows. All
were reported within 24 hours to the NC Division of Water Resources. SRU's FOG staff
also performed 161 dumpster drain compliance inspections during the 2015 calendar
year.
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Below is an organizational ch
of'ofiices with responsibilitie
to NPDES:

2015 Stormwater Environmental Education Report
The City of Salisbury currently engages in stormwater education as well as education regarding recycling,
sustainability, industrial pretreatment, drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment, water
conservation, and our FOG (Fats, Oils, Grease and Wax) management/disposal, all of which ultimately
involve preserving our water resources. Stormwater is not treated; therefore, it is important to educate
the community as to how stormwater pollutants affect the environment and how to reduce these
pollutants. As we have learned, one of the most effective tools in educating the general public about
environment issues (including water pollution prevention) is through participation with city and county
groups and events that target the general public.
In 2015, we developed a volunteer environmental project with the Youth Council to place storm drain
markers in two key communities which we plan to continue for several years. We also developed and
held an Environmental Water Camp in July for a new youth group (the Gemstones Academy). We have
also purchased materials for a new project which will begin in 2016 involving area science classes
including providing water testing kits that 8`h grade students can use to test water quality in streams
near their school.
We visited and/or set up at public and school events including Earth Day, Friday Night Downtown
events, Movies in the Park, and the like. We also hold tours and/or presentations to various schools and
groups including the City Managers Leadership Association, Leadership Rowan, the Youth Council, the
Citizen's Academy, and senior citizen's groups.
Our materials include a Stormwater Enviroscape demo model, activity/coloring books, a mascot puppet
(Storm E. Water), brochures, signage, posters, PowerPoint presentations, a foyer display and
educational games. All our efforts are listed in the attached report including the specifics of each. The
total of citizen's attending our events or exposed to our information totaled over 18,000 this year.
Our Environmental Education Specialist also received an Environmental Education Certification from the
Division of Environmental Quality from the state of North Carolina, and we continue to partner with
other organizations in our overall efforts including Downtown Salisbury Inc., Salisbury -Rowan Utilities,
Rowan County Recycling, and other departments within the City of Salisbury.

EDUCATIONAL
OUTREACH . -Proiect or Eventr
..
Meet with Youth Council to
present our Stormwater
Youth Council
Brianna Price HR,
Salisbury Youth
Educational Powerpoint and
2015
Feb
2/27/2015
Stormwater Project
Jenny Waisner
Env, Ed. Specialist
City of Salisbury
Council
pitch the initial idea of a
Y
22
704-216-8021
stormdrain marker volunteer
program. (22 Students
Attended
Article made the publice aware
of upcoming storm drain
marker project so that folks in
Article in Local Paper
Env. Ed Specialist
David Purtell,
Readers of
the affected communities
2015
Mar
3/27/2015
about Storm Drain
Jenny Waisner and
and HR
Writer for The
Salisbury
would be informed of the
Y
15906
Marker Project
Brianna Price
Coordinator
Salisbury Post
Newspaper
activities affecting their areas.
Newspaper
It also included an educational
component defining what
Stormwater was and how to
prevent Stormwater pollution.
Presented Water Treatment,
West Rowan
8th Grade
Wastewater Treatment, FOG,
Classes for Mr.
Pollution Control, and General
Science Class
Env. Ed.
3/18/15 and
Jenny Waisner and
Robert King III
King, Ms,
Env. Education/Stewardship to
2015
Mar
Wa#er/Wastewate
Specialist and
Y
200
3/19/15
Teresa Barringer
(West Rowan)
McNeely, and
9 classes over a 2-day period
r Education (8th
FOG Coordinator
Ms. Holmes
during period when they study
Grades)
Classes
water and wastewater
processes. (Total 200 Students)
Presented stormwater video
and powerpoint and set up
AARP/Senior Citizens
Jerry Shelby 704
AARP Group at
Enviroscape for hands on
2015
Apr
4/2/2015
Monthly Meeting 1
Jenny Waisner
Env. Ed. Specialist
636-8482
Rufty Holmes
demonstration of env. impact
Y
40
Senior Center
of pollution, erosion, etc.
(Attendance 40)

2015
Apr
4/9/2015
AP Environmental
Science Class - East
Rowan
Jenny Waisner I
Env. Ed. Specialist
Wynne Youngblood
AP Science Teacher
704-640-7077
AP Environmental
Science Classes
East Rowan High
Presented Water and
wastewater Treatment, FOG,
Pollution Control, and
Stormwater Pollution
Prevention, Env.
Education/Stewardship to 2
classes over (Total 35 Students)
Y
35
Partnered with Youth Council
to mark 42 stormdrains in 2
communities that feed
Env. Ed.
stormwater into Grant Creek.
Jenny Waisner,
Specialist,
6rianna Price HR
Eagle Heights
Educated the Youth Council on
Storm Drain
Specialist, City of
two separate occasions then
2015
Apr
4/10/2015
Chris tester,
Stormwater
and Country
Y
42
Marker Project
Salisbury 704
ordered markers, organized the
Brianna Price
Engineer, HR
216-8021
Club Hills
event and supplies as well as
Specialist
created a press release which
appeared in The Salisbury
Post ... see File, emails and press
releases. (42 Attending)
Presented Env. Ed Materials for
Jenny Waisner,
Env. Ed Specialist,
FOG, Stormwater, No Wipes,
Water Testing as well as
Teresa Barringer,
FOG Coordinator,
2015
Apr
4/18/2015
Touch a Truck
Barry King, Mike
Asst. Systems
Vivian Koontz
Open to Public
brought Red Zone Sewer
Y
1000
Camera, Centaur, and gave
West and Blake
Maint. Mgr, Eng.
away kids hard hats for P & R
Jordan
Technician
sponsored event. (Est. # visiting
tents 1,000)

Presented Stormwater
Pollution Message using Storm
E. Water puppet, SW
Enviroscape, photos of
Stormdrain marker project &
2nd, 3rd, and
SW Poster. Provided packets
Earth Day On the
Jenny Waisner, Chris
Env. Ed. Specialist
4th Graders at
for ea. student containing SW
2015
Apr
4/22/2015
Greenway-
Tester, Daniel
and Stormwater
Vivian Koontz
Overton
Brochure, Activity Booklet,
Y
190
Engineer
Elementary
Rowan Co. Recycling Brochure,
School
No Wipes in the
Pipes/Recycling Handout &
Buffer in a Bookmark
(wildflower seed paper. (Total
Students & Teachers 190)
Presented Water and
Seniors Morning
Env. Ed.
Rufty-Holmes
Wastewater Treatments as well
2015
May
5/7/2015
Jenny Waisner
Greta Conner
as FOG, No Wipes and Well
Y
45
Out
Specialist
Senior Center
Water Treatment (Attendance
45 )
Presented Water and
Env. Ed.
Jerry Shelby 704-
Rufty-Holmes
Wastewater Treatments as well
2015
May
5/7/2015
AARP
Jenny Waisner
as FOG, No Wipes and Well
Y
25
Speciaiist
636-8482
Senior Center
Water Treatment (Attendance
25)

Presented all Stormwater &
Utility Environmental Ed
materials. Our craft project
included'Bag a Fish' where
children created a fish out
of a brown paper bag,
drawing the gills
represented by the fold of
Env. Ed.
Citizens of
2015
June
6/12/2015
Movies in the Park
Jenny Waisner
Vivian Koontz
Vivian
the bottom of the bag. They
Y
250
Specialist
added fins and tails, glued
eyes on + colored the type
of fish they choose from a
list of freshwater fish. This
tied into our stormwater
pollution message.
(Estimated attendance was
250)
Jenny Waisner was a presenter
for the disaster preparedness
and environmental
education/disaster
2015
July
7/20/2015
Camp Ready Kids
Jenny Waisner
Env. Ed specialist
Monica Burns Red
Grades 1 5
preparedness program for
Y
50
Red Cross (Landis)
Cross
Camp Ready Kids which
included a stormwater puppet
show, storytime, coloring
contest and other games and
puzzles. Attendance was 50.

2015
July
7/24/2015
Movies in the Park
Jenny Waisner
Env. Ed.
Specialist
Vivian Koontz
Citizens of
Salisbury
Presented all Stormwater &
Utility Environmental Ed
materials. Our project
included'Trash Bashing'
where children identified
which items were
recyclable. Also played
Jumping Frogs. (Estimated
attendance was 250)
Y
2S0
Held our first annual Env.
Water Camp on topics
relating to water and other
issues relating to
environmental awareness &
stewardship. The camp
included prentations,
games, videos, tours of the
water treatmet plant &
2015
July
7/2$/2015
Environmental
Jenny Waisner
Env. Ed.
Alisha Byrd
Gemstones
laboratory with interactive
Y
8
Water Cam p
Specialist
Academy
Y
experiments, envirosca e,
p p
demonstrations, and crafts
on topics such as the Water
Cycle, water treatment,
stormwater pollution,
recycling, freshwater
aquatic life & habitates. We
had on display live fish,
frogs, toads, crayfish, skinks,
and more. (Attending 8)

Stormwater and SRU
participated with LEPC to
share ed materials regarding
Friday Night Out -
SRU Utilities
Mollie Ruf
emergency preparedness.
Jenny Waisner and
2015
Oct
10/2/2015
LEPC Scavenger
Director and Env.
Downtown
Citizens
Stormwater donated rain
Y
100
Jim Behmer
Hunt
Ed Specialist
Salisbury Inc.
ponchos with their
stormwater message on the
packaging. Aso included
flooding pareparedness.
Lacey
FOG, Recycling, (+ Activity
Zimmerman and
Books), Stormwater
Env. Ed at Morgan
Cindy Walier 704-
Pollution, Mercury Data,
Y
54
Elementary 2nd
Env. Ed.
680-7026 it 704-
3, 2nd Grade
Water Resources
2015
Oct
11/22/2015
Grade
Jenny Waisner
Specialist
6037455
Classses
Stewardship
Met w/ new Disaster
Program Director regarding
Ready Kids Programs and
Provided Stormwater and
Y
200
FOG Activity Books and
Hanford Dole
Crayons for children
American Red
Env. Ed.
Education
affected in disaster relief
2015
Dec
12/15/2015
Cross
Jenny Waisner
Specialist
Heater LeMaster
Program
efforts. 200 copies provided.
TOTAL 18417

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by Public Services and SRU.

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October 2, 2015—Friday Night Out Scavenger Hunt for Downtown Salisbury Inc.
(Theme was LEPC Emergency Preparedness) Stormwater Division donated emergency rain ponchos which has
the Stormwater message included on the packaging as well as gave out the stormwater brochures with them.
SRU handled the remainder of collecting the items for display, tabletop signage, etc. )

Display in Foyer, Dec. 2015 ( Recycling, Recycling/Disposal Options, Household Mercury Handling and Dis-
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Zahid Khan RESOURCES
610 Bast Center Avenue, Suite 301
Mooresville, NC 28115
Re: City of Salisbury NPDES Annual Report 2013
Dear Mr. Khan,
January 8, 2015
Attached is a NPDES annual report from the City of Salisbury. If additional information is needed or you have any
questions, please contact me at 704-216-7554.
Sincerely,
Christopher Tester, P.E.
Stormwater Project Manager
Attachment
PC: Tony Cinquemani Public Services Director
W. Craig Powers, P.E. Street and Stormwater Services Division Manager
Wendy Brindle, P.E. City Engineer
P.Q. Box 479 CITY OF SALISBURY 'Telephone [phone]
Salisbury, NC 29145 PUBLIC SERVICES Fax [phone]

City of Salisbury
NPDES Annual Report
Permit Number: NCS000484
January S, 2015
Report Number: NCS000484
County: Rowan Reuion: Mooresville _. 2014
Background information
Statute Information �N 4.....trrYDSESd�HC
• Name of' Public Entity: City of Salisbury ClIISS rlpN ES
• .Jurisdictional Area: JAIL/
o City Limits plus ETJ = 35.51 square miles 144.,, 9Z015
a City Limits = 21.66 square miles Afto 4A `'" �,yyI
• Population Permanent: 33,726 < TUN
• Population Seasonal: Not available
Drainaize Information
• Storm Service Area (City Limits): 21.66 square miles
River Basin: Yadkin
Estimated Percentage of jurisdictional area containing the following four land use
activities:
o Residential =
67%
o Commercial
= 12%
o Industrial =
10%
o Open Space =
l %
The City of Salisbury's level of service related to storm drainage meets the minimum
basic requirements of the State of North Carolina. The City maintains drainage Iacilities
within City -system street rights of way. The City operates under an NPDES Phase 2
Permit effective December 1, 2011 to November 30'h, 2016 that allows for discharge into
receiving waters, Crane Creek, Draft Branch, Grants Creek, Jump and Run Branch, and
Town Creek within the Yadkin Pee -Dee River Basin.
The City continues to use its Stormwater Utility in order to generate funds to meet
stormwater regulations. This Utility was created as an identified fiscal and accounting
fund for the purpose of comprehensively addressing the stormwater management needs
of the City through programs designed to protect and manage water quality and quantity
by controlling the level of pollutants in stormwater runoff, and the quantity and rate of
stormwater received and conveyed by structural and natural stormwater and drainage
systems of all types. Stormwater Services oversee the functions of the utility. Functions
provided by Stormwater Services include Engineering and Administration, Stormdrain
Maintenance, Leaf Collection and Street Sweeping. Stormwater Services is part of the
Street Division and works together with those employees to quickly address issues related
to stormwater.

The City of Salisbury has various departments with various employees implementing the
NPDES permit. Coordination of this effort is done by the Stormwater Services Division.
This Division takes the lead on public education and outreach along with public
involvement and participation. Stormwater Services maintains the annual reports and
other administrative duties. This Division also maintains the stormwater webpage to
include NPDES information. This webpage answers frequently asked questions such as,
"what is stormwater?". "what is allowed to drain into streams`?", and "who to contact if a
problem is noticed.'' It also contains information for developers and contractors on what
is required for new construction to comply with our NPDES permit. The Division
provides specialized training for those employees that maintain the MS4 drainage system
with focus on disposal of floatables, grit, sediment, and other pollutants removed for the
system. The Division provides inspections and record keeping of' post construction
stormwater BMPs. The Division keeps track of the amount of mixtures used to melt ice
on roadways. Approximately 475 tons of salt/sand and 0 tons of salt brine were used this
past winter. The Division also has 1 certified ROW spray licenses.
The GIS Division continues to map the City's stormdrain infrastructure. Data has been
collected using a GIS data collector as wells as digitizing storm drain Features from storm
sewer asbuilt. Data collection is done in the winter months when trees are without leaf'
cover which allows for satellite communication. This data is stored in a layer that can be
imported onto maps using ArcMap software. The City's GIS Division has already
created many layers that show topographical lines, waters of the US, and aerial
photographs. These layers, shown on top of each other, are extremely helpful delineating;
drainage basins and seeing; which properties drain to specific outfalls.
This information along with the impervious surface data will help our Stormwater
Engineers and Water Quality Technicians calculate runoff for improvement projects and
help identify locations for BMP's to address water quality impairments.
The City of Salisbury currently engages in stormwater education as well as recycling,
sustainability, industrial pretreatment, drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment,
water conservation, and our FOG (Fats, Oils, Grease and Wax) management/disposal, all
of which ultimately involve preserving our water resources. Stormwater is not treated;
therefore, it is important to educate the community as to how stormwater pollutants affect
the environment and how to reduce these pollutants. As we have learned, one of the most
effective tools in educating the general public about environment issues (including; water
pollution prevention) is through participation with city and county groups and events that
target the general public. From elementary school children to seniors, our current efforts
involve educational coloring books (and coloring; contests), puppet shows, brochures,
signage, posters, PowerPoint presentations, games, tours and presentations to groups such
as the City Managers Leadership Association, Leadership Rowan, The Youth Council.
AI' Science Clubs, the Citizen's Academy program which is currently under
development, among others. We also participate in numerous public events including
Earth Day, Friday Night Downtown events, Movies in the Park, numerous city and
county festivals and the like. All our events are outlined in the attached report including
the numbers of citizens attending these events and the specifics of each. The total of
citizen's attending our events this year totaled well over 3,400.
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The City's Risk Manager trains employees on stormwater quality by using materials that
are available from the EPA, the State of�North Carolina, and other organizations. The
Risk Manager oversees maintenance ofan inventory of hazardous chemicals and other
potentially hazardous materials. Risk Management provides the Hazard Communications
Programs Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) to the Central Fire Departments Hazard
Response Team to assure buildings chemical contents. He also ensures that limited but
sufficient quantity of items are on hand to minimize risk of spill or contamination of
stormwater.
City Engineering continues to review plans for adequacy of stormwater design. Engineer
Bryan Alston is a Certified Stormwater BMP Reviewer. All construction plans are
reviewed for NPDES compliance. Through 2013, 21 sites have operating BMP's, 4 of
which were finalized this year.
Regulation of Sedimentation and Erosion Control in Salisbury's jurisdiction continues to
be delegated to Rowan County. ']'he City conducts spot inspections to help insure that
erosion control measures are functioning properly. Residents who see a problem can call
the City's stormwater pollution hotline to report a concern. City staff will then contact
Rowan County personnel and work to resolve the issue together. ']'he contact person for
Rowan County's Sedimentation and Erosion Control Program is Greg Greene. l-Iis
contact int-ormation is listed below:
Greg Greene: [phone]
Rowan County Environmental Management
2727-D Old Concord Road
Salisbury, NC 28146
Greg.Greenc a,rowancount, tfov
The City of Salisbury's Fire Department includes a Hazardous Material Emergency
Response team. The purpose of this team operates within three (3) operational priorities
to include: 1) Rescue ol' persons endangered by the release of hazardous materials, 2)
support incident commanders at the release of hazardous materials with technical
information and resources and 3) to document and record all emergencies involving
hazardous materials in its response area for statistical references and reports. The
hazardous material team responded 23 times from 1/1/14 to 12/31/14 for incidents
consisting of flammable or combustible liquid spills, gas leaks, or chemical spills.
The City of Salisbury operates several facilities that are subject to NPDES guidelines.
Our Fleet Maintenance division has an NCG08 permit for their operations. Fleet division
has developed a standard operating procedure, a training program for spill prevention and
best management practices, and also tests their stormwater twice a year per their NCG08
permit. Our Fleet Division was inspected by NCDENR for a Compliance Evaluation
Inspection (CEI). It was concluded that overall, the facility's Stormwater Pollution
Prevention Plan (SPPP) was well developed and implemented. The SPPP will be updated
on an annual basis as required by Part I1, Section A, No. 7 of their permit.
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The City's Parks and Recreation Department uses fertilizers and chemicals for control of
dust, pests, vermin, and weeds. Employees are trained in safe and effective application,
storage, and disposal of the chemicals used. Currently the Parks and Recreation
Department has employees with:
• 3 employees with Ornamentals and Turf licenses.
• 1 employee with Ornamentals, Turf and Right of Way licenses.
• 1 employee with Ornamentals, Turf. Aquatics, Subsurface Waste Water
Management and Rain Garden Certification.
The City's Solid Waste Division is responsible for managing trash and garbage collection
to ensure that exposure of contaminant materials is minimized. The City contracts its
recycling pickup to Waste Pro USA. The contact person is
Joe Warner, Route Manager, at 704-886-4413
• Bob TenHaaf Regional Vice President 704-792--0800
The City relies on its employees and citizens to report any questionable discharge or dry
weather runoff. Our Code Services Division is responsible for investigating the requests
and correcting; any problems. The Street and Stormwater Division assists in responding
to the problems if needed by providing technical information. Citizens can report a
possible problem to the stormwater hotline that is placed in the list of City phone
numbers in the phone book. Cases are electronically filed and saved for reporting
purposes and future reference. Rowan County Emergency Services forwards hazardous
material information that is filed and saved for reporting purposes.
Salisbury Rowan Utilities (SRU) is a division of the City and is responsible for
maintaining the sanitary sewer system. SRU addresses sanitary sewer overflows and
inspects suspected illicit discharges and cross connections. SRU currently has 2 active
stormwater WWTP NPDES permits (located at Grant Creek and "Down Creek WWTPs).
The plant staff continues to implement BMPs to prevent potential pollutant sources. SRU
has added tubs under tanks to trap fuel oils, and has moved their dry and wet chemicals
and lubricants to covered bays and into storage buildings. SRU also decreased their
inventory of onsite chemicals and increased our removal of empty barrels, pallets and
totes. They have also closed drains in storage areas and have diked the oil storage
buildings to contain any possible spills. The storage areas and outfalls are inspected
regularly to identify any potential pollutant sources in accordance with their SPPP. This
includes daily clean-up after chemical use and loading and unloading practices.
Employee education is also an annual requirement. For the 2013 calendar year, SRU
reported 2 sanitary sewer overflows. All were reported within 24 hours to the NC
Division of Water Quality. SRU's l�-OG stafl' also performed 82 dumpster drain
compliance inspections during; the 2014 calendar year.
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EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
Additional Contact
Info.
Year
Month
Date
Subject
Internal Contact
Title
Presented To
Comments
Hours
As part of a FOG & Stormwater education
outreach, Teresa Barringer, FOG
Program Coordinator, Jenny Waiser,
Environmental Education Specialist, and
Teresa
FOG
Craig Powers, Stormwater Director
2013
May
518l2013
COS Benefits Fair
Barringer/Jenny
CoordinatorlES
Human Resources
COS Employees
handed out Pan2Can residential
WaiserlCraig
SpeciaiisUSiormwat
(Jason Jones)
&Vendors
brochures, Pan2Can lids, handi pal
Powers
er Director
scrapers, Greasy Activity Books, Storm
Water Activity Books, and water sampling
kits to City employees and vendors
participating in the COS Benefits Fair
held at the Civic Ctr.
1-5
As part of the FOG, Stormwater and SRU
education outreach, Jenny Waisner
Students, Parents
participated with a vendor table at the event
Jill Wagnor
and Guests
which was a field day/fundraiser for Salisbury
2013
June
5/18/2013
Salisbury Academy-
Jenny Waisner
Env. Ed Specialist
jwagnor@salisburyac
attendingSalisbur
Academy. Our materials included water
Kidshloom Festival
ademy.org
yAcademy-
testing information. Stormwater educational
Kidsbloom
materials/brochure, handout on the proper
Festival
way to wash a car and gave out kids coloring
books for Stormwater & FOG + FOG
brochures and Pan2Can materials. The
estimated attendance was400.
3
As part of the FOG, Stormwater and SRU
education outreach, Jenny Waisner
participated with a vendor table beside the
stream at City park. Materials included water
testing info., 5tormwater brochure, the
City of Salisbury, Parks
Vivian Koontz or
NCDENR and DWQ's handout on the proper
2013
June
6/14/2013
and Recreation's
Jenny Waisner
Env. Ed Specialist
Latasha McKiver
General Public
1p1ay to wash a car, + the kids coloring books.
Movies in the Park
(Parks and Rec.)
Also distributed FOG brochures, stickers
Pan2Can lids, scrapers, coloringbooks+
recycling tatoos provided by the NC Env.
Educational Outreach Program. Activity
included kids beanbag toss and a powerpoint
presentation running on a loop to demo
"Where Drinking Water Comes From". The
estimated attendance was400,
2
As part of the FOG, Stormwater and SRU
education outreach, Jenny Waisner
participated with Paul Moore, Recreation
Coordinator with Parks and Rec Dept. with a
Arts Night
Env. Ed Specialist and
vendor tabie. Materials included water
2013
June
6/22/2013
Out/Downtown
Senny Waisner and
Recreation
Paul Moore )Civic
General Public
testing info., Stormwater brochure, the
Salisbury
Paul Moore
Coordinator (Civic
Center)
NCDENR and DWQ's handout on Vehicle
Center)
Washing, and the kids stormwater coloring
books. Also distributed FOG brochures,
stickers, Pan2Can lids/ scrapers+ recycling
tatoos. Activity included the kids beanbag
toss. Also distributed Rowan Recycling
Center brochures and bags.
4
As part of the fOG, Stormwater and SRU
education outreach, Jenny Waisner
presented a speech/demonstration on FOG,
SRU water treatment and Stormwater in
704A31-7326 or 704-
conjunction with Brian Moore )Solid Waste
431-8074 E-mail:
Supervisor). Brian presented info regarding
Emmanuel youth
Env. Ed Specialist and
Tichica King at
Recycling. Jenny presented SRU water
2013
June
6/25/2013
Experience (Damascus
Jenny Waisner and
Solid waste
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Attendees age 3
testing info., Stormwater educational
Emmanuel Ministries)
Brian Moore
Supervisor
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and Up
materials included our Stormwater brochure,
Henderson at
the NCDENR and DWQ's Vehicle Washing
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handout, and the kids coloring books. Also
oo.com
included FOG demo/ brochures, stickers, and
Pan2Can lids. Presentation also included
handouts of the powerpoint "Where
Drinking Water Comes From". The
attendance-50.
2

As part of the FOG, Stormwater and SRU
education outreach, Jenny Waisner
participated with a vendor table beside the
pond at City Park. Materials included water
testing info., Stormwater brochure, the
City of Salisbury, Parks
Vivian Koontz or
NCDENR and DWQ's handout on the proper
2013
July
7/12/2013
and Recreation's
Jenny Waisner
Env. Ed Specialist
Latasha McKiver
General Public
way to wash a car, + the kids coloring books.
Movies in the Park
(Parks and Rec.)
Also distributed FOG brochures, stickers
Pan2Can lids, scrapers, coloring books +
recycling tatoos provided by the NC Env.
Educational Outreach Program. Activity
included kids beanbagtoss and a powerpoint
presentation running on a loop to demo
"Where Drinking Water Comes From". The
estimated attendance was 400.
2
As part of the FOG, Stormwater and SRU
education outreach, Teresa Baringer and
Jenny Waisner participated with two vendor
tables. Materials included water testing
Community
Marlene Minshew;
info., Stormwater brochure +the kids
marlene.minshew@n
2013
July
7/13/2013
ation
Transportation
JennyWaisner and
Env. Ed Specialist
General Public
coloring books. Also distributed FOG
cder.gov 704-636-
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Teresa Baringer
brochures, stickers Pan2Can lids, scrapers,
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coloring books + recycling tatoos provided by
the NC Env. Educational Outreach Program.
Activity included kids beanbag toss and a
p0werpoint presentation running on a loop
to demo "Where Drinking Water Comes
From". The estimated attendance was 100.
3
As part of the FOG, Stormwater and SRU
education outreach, Jenny Waisner
participated with a vendor table at City Park.
Materials included water testing info.,
Vivian Koontz or
Stormwater brochure, the NCDENR and
2013
August
6/212013
Movies in the Park
Jenny Waisner
Env. Ed Specialist
Latasha McKiver
General Public
DWQ's handout on the proper way to wash a
(Parks and Rec.)
car, + the kids coloring books. Also
distributed FOG brochures, stickers Pan2Can
lids, scrapers, coloring books + recycling
tatoos provided by the NC Env. Educational
Outreach Program, Activity included kids
beanbag toss and applying the environmental
tatoos. The estimated attendance was 400.
2
As part of the FOG, Stormwater and SRU
education outreach, Jenny Waisner
participated with Parks and Rec. Dept, with a
vendortable. Materials included water
Vivian Koontz or
testing info., Stormwater brochure, the
Latasha McKiver
NCDENR and DWQ's handout or Vehicle
2013
August
8/9/2013
Summer Night Out
Jenny Waisner
Env. Ed Specialist
(Parks and Rec.) - at
General Public
Washing, and the kids Stormwater coloring
Coopers Parking Lot
books. Also distributed FOG brochures,
stickers, Pan2Can lids/ scrapers + recycling
tatoos. Activity included the kids beanbag
toss. Also distributed Rowan Recycling
Center brochures and bags. Estimated
attendance 500 +.
4
As part of the Stormwater and SRU education
outreach, Jenny Waisner shared a vendor
Charlene
table with the Chamber of Commerce.
DeeseManess
Education
Materiais included educational information
2013
August
8/15J2013
New Teacher
Jenny Waisner
Env. Ed Specialist
<cdeesemaness@row
Professionals, City
for Stormwater and all SRU including the
Breakfast
anchamber.com>
Council, Chamber
Stormwater brochure and coloring books,
I
Chamber of
Members, etc,
games, and information on recycling, water
Commerse
and wastewater processes and a powerpoint
and binder spotlighting all educational efforts
which could be made available to the school
s stem. Estimated attendance 150.

SRU held a Water Tour and Presentation to
the Youth Council spotlighting processes
used by the water and wastewater plants as
well as all SRU Depts., environmental
education, FOG and pretreatment activities.
As part of the FOG, Stormwater and SRU
Milena (Human
education outreach, Jenny Waisner
2013
August
8/16/2013
Youth Council
Jenny Waisner
Env. Ed Specialist
General Public
participated with a vendor table at City Park.
Resources)
Materials included water testing info.,
Stormwater brochure, the NCDENR and
DWQ's handout on the proper way to wash a
car, + the kids coloring books. Aiso
dlstributed FOG brochures, stickers Pan2Can
lids, scrapers, coloring books + recycling
tatoos provided by the NC Env. Educational
Outreach Program. Activity included a quiz at
the end and prizes. The attendance was 20.
2.5
As part of the FOG, Stormwater and 5RU
education outreach, Jenny Waisner
participated with Parks and Rec. Dept. with a
vendor table. Materials included water
testing info., Stormwater brochure, the
Milena (Hurndn
NCDENR and DWO's handout on Vehicle
2013
September
9/28/2013
La Fiesta
Jenny Waisner
Env. Ed Specialist
Resources)
General Public
Washing, and the kids stormwater coloring
books. Also distributed FOG brochures,
stickers, Pan2Can lids/ scrapers + recycling
tatoos. Activity included the kids beanbag
toss. Also distributed Rowan Recycling
Center brochures and bags. Estimated
attendance 500+.
3
As part of the FOG, Stormwater and SRU
education outreach, Jenny Waisner
participated with a vendor table and kids
Aaron Youngblood
beanbag toss. Materials included water
2013
October
10/4/2013
Autumn Jubilee @
Jenny Waisner &
Env. Ed Specialist and
(Rowan County Fire
General Public
testing info., Stormwater brochure, the
Dan Nicholas Park
Teresa Barringer
FOG Coordinator
and Rescue) 704-21Ji-
DWQ's handout on Vehicle Washing, and the
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kids stormwater coloring books, crayons,
FOG brochures, stickers, Pan2Can lids/
scrapers, pot holders +Greasy tatoos. Also
distributed Rowan Recycling Center
brochures and bags and Ready Kids Camp
applications. Estimated attendance 30,000.
6
As part of the FOG, Stormwater and SRU
education outreach, Jenny Waisner
participated with Paul Moore, Recreation
Env. Ed Specialist and
Coordinator with Parks and Rec Dept. with a
2013
October
10/11/2013
Tour Night Out
Jenny Waisner &
Recreation
Paul Moore (Civic
General Public
vendor table. Materials included water
Paul Moore
Coordinator (Civic
Center)
testing info., Stormwater brochure, the
Center)
NCDENR and DWQ's handout on Vehicle
Washing, Pipe Straws, kids stormwater
coloring books, ReadyKids applications and
environmental tatoos. Also distributed
Rowan Recycling Center brochures and bags.
4
Signa Fi Gamma — Honors Based Science
Club; Sophmores — Juniors — Seniors;
Students are required to have 3.5+ GPA;
East Rowan High AP
Wynne Youngblood
Discussed SRU/Careers and How it relates to
2013
October
10/14/2013
Science Club
Jenny Waisner
Env. Ed Specialist
AP Science Teacher
AP Science Club
Science; Powerpoint presentation on SRU;
704-640-7077
Water and Wastewater Treatment;
Educational Efforts; Quiz at the end. (25
Students attending)
1.5

As part of the Stormwater and SRU education
outreach, Jenny Waisner set up a vendor
table w/coloring contest. Materials included
info. on water testing, Ready Kids Camp
info/application, cleancarnholegame,
Vivian Koontz or
coloring books, and a coloring sheet showing
2013
October
10/18/2013
Movies in the Park
Jenny Waisner
Env. Ed Specialist
Latasha McKiver
General Public
six areas where citizens can reduce litter,
(Parks and Rec.)
waste, and otherpoilutants which end up in
the storm drains & eventually flow into
nearby lakes or streams. On the back is a list
of the dos and don't. All participants were
winners receiving a stormwater pipe straw.
The first place winner received a tote bag full
of promo items for children 4 all educational
materials. Estimated attendees f2513).
2
Jenny Waisner was a presenter for the
disaster preparedness and environmental
2013
October
10/27/2013
Camp Ready Kids -
Jenny Waisner
Env. Ed Specialist
Deborah Lineberger
Grades 1 - 5
education/disaster preparedness program for
Red Cross
Camp Ready Kids which included a puppet
show, storytime, coloring contest and other
games and puzzles. Attendancewas 20.
4
Aaron Otten and Jenny Waisner participated
in GIS Day and worked with Kat Clifton/GIS
Coordinator to depict how GIS was beneficial
2013
November
11/20/2013
GIS Day
Kat Clifton
GIS/SRU Education
Aaron Otten
All Citizens and
to the services provided by SRU. We
City Employees
displayed and demonstrated the Enviroscape
tabletop model depicting water, wastewater
and stormwater info./pollution prevention
education. Attendance 85
4
Chris Tester and Jenny Waisner attended the
Darrell Blackwelder
pesticide Users Education Credits Class at the Ag.
Rowan Co. Ag. Ext.
Center to ce
Stormwaterlions
201a
March
3/20/201a
Pesticide Agriculture
Jenny Waisner-
Stormwater Education
darrell blackwelder@nc
—
ridscade s, La
{Landscapers, Lawn
ms/nepresent
aIt relordates to
requirements/restrictions as It relates to grass
Extension Class
Chris Tester
su.edu
Care, Tree Servicesf
clippings, leaves, brush and tree Ilmh debris and
704.216�8970
proper disposal as it relates to street, stormdrains
and how this waste negatively affects the env if
allowed to wash down stormdrains, 65
Attendees
1
SRU and the Stormwater Dept. had a table at the
Jenny Waisner -Niki
City of Salisbury's Touch a Truck Event, We
2014
April
4/4/2014
Touch a Truck
Caster- Mike West-
Stormwater and
Vivian Koontz
All Citizens
brought several vehicles, including 'he Centaur,
Barry King
Utilities Education
and other Maintenance Vehicles. We offered
environmental education demo/ materials as well
as toys, hats, and Candy, Estimated attendance
was over 350
4
Chris Tester, Jenny Waisner, Teresa Barringer,
Johnny Rodger, Alan Fowler presented
Stormwater, Water Treatment, Wastewater
2014
April
4/10/2014
Earth Day
Chris Tester - fenny
Stormwater and
Vivian Koontz
Overton
Treatment and other Env. Education materials a
Waisnef
Utilities Education
Elementary
for 3rd and 4th Graders at Overton Elementary
School at the Grant Creek Greenway bridge.
Discussed water testing, pollution prevents, etc.
140 Attendees
2.5
Lynn Raker with the City of Salisbury was
provided the new Stormwater Brochure, April bill
2014
April
4/29/2014
Neighborhood Alliance
Lynn Raker
Stormwater Education
Lynn Raker
Neighborhood
insert and Slower seed buffer bookmark to give to
April Meeting
Alliance of Salisbury
attendees of the Alliance Meeting. Attendance
25,
0
As part of the Stormwater and SRU education
outreach, Jenny Walsn er set up a vendor table,
2014
May
5/9/2014
Spring Night Out
Jenny Waisner
Stormwater and
Vivian Koontz
Citizens
Materials included educational information for
Utilities Education
Stormwater and all SRU including the Stormwater
brochure and coloring books, games, and
information on recycling, water and wastewater
processes. Estimated attendance 200 due to rain,
4

AS part of the Stormwater and SRU education
outreach, Jenny Walsner setup a vendor table at
Movies in the Park -
Stormwater and
the City Park Creek. Materials included
2014
May
5/31/2014
Frozen
Jenny Walsner
Utilities Education
Vivian Koontz
Citizens
educational information For Stormwater and all
SRO including the Stormwater brochure and
coloring books, PLINKO Game and information on
recycling, water and wastewater processes.
Estimated attendance 300
2
As part of the Stormwater and SRU education
Outreach, Jenny Weisner set up a vendor table
and had the children play the stormwater ed
Stormwater and
fishing game. Materials included educational
2014
June
6/20/2014
Friday Night Out - Arts
Jenny Waisner
Utilities Education
Vivian Koontz
Citizens
information for Stormwater, and SRU Efforts
including FOG, No Wipes in the Pipes info.,
Stormwater brochure and coloring books,
Stormwater, fishing game and information on
recycling, water and wastewater processes.
Estimated attendance 300
4
704-431-7326 or 704-
431-8074 E-mail:
Emmanuel Youth
Tichica King at
fen ny Waisner-
Storni ter and
tmkdesigns5238@gmall
Jenny Waisner held a n outdoor experience
2014
June
6/25/2014
Experience;Damascus
Camp Youth
Emmanuel Ministries)
Blake Jordan
Utilities Education
.com or Ruth
spotlighting on Stormwater, Wate r/Wastewater
Henderson at
Treatment, FOG, NO Wipes in the Pipes, Recycling
ruth4henderson@yaho
and Environmental Stewardship. Attendance was
o.com
30 + 4 hosts.
2
As part of the Stormwater and SRU education
outreach, Jenny Waisner set up a vendor table at
the creek with the Stormwater Fish Game and
Movies in the Park -
and
StormwaterVivian
water test samples as the spotlight activity.
2014
June
6/28/2024
Wizard of Ox
Jenny Weisner
Utilities Education
Koontz
Citizens
Materials included educational information for
Stormwater and all SRU services including the
Stormwater pollution brochure and coloring
books, PLINKO Game and information on
recycling, water and wastewater processes.
Estimated attendance 300
2
As part of the Stormwater and SRU education
outreach, Jenny Waisner set up a vendor table at
the creek with the Stormwater Colo, ng Contest
2014
July
7/11/2014
Movies In the Park -
Jenny Waisner
Stormwater and
Vivian Koontz
Citizens
as the spotlight act ivlt Materials included
R
Monster University
Utilities Education
educational information for Stormwater and all
SRU including the Stormwater brochure and
coloring books, and information on recycling,
water and wastewater processes. Estimated
attendance 300
2
As part of the Stormwater and SRU education
outreach, Jenny Waisner set up a vendor table.
Stormwater and
The stcrmwater was the PLINKO Game. Other
2014
July
7/18/2014
Krazy Night Out
Jenny Waisner
Utilities Education
Vivian Koontz
Citizens
materials included educational information for
Stormwater, and SRU Efforts including FOG, No
Wipes in the Pipes info., Stormwater brochure
and coloring books, stormwater, fishing game and
information on recycling, water and wastewater
processes. Estimated attendance 250
4
As pan of the Stormwater and SRU education
outreach, Jenny Waisner set up a vendor table
and brought the Keep!n' It Clean beanbag game
2014
July
7/25/2014
Movies In [he Park -
Jenny Waisner
Stormwater and
Vivian Koontz
Gtizens
as well as put on environmental tatoos, Materials
Free Birds
Utilities Education
included educational information for Stormwater,
and SRU Efforts including FOG, No Wipes in the
Pipes info., Stormwater brochure and coloring
books, stcrmwater, fishing game and information
on recycling, water and wastewater processes.
Estimated attendance 250
2

As part of the Stormwater, SRU, and Solid Waste
education outreach, Jenny Walsner held a
presentation to the residents at Good Shepherd
Good Shepherd Gardens
Residents at
Gardens. Content and materials included
2014
July
7/30/2014
Sacred Heart Church
Jenny Waisner
Stormwater and
Steve Teifer
Retirement
educational info.fcr Stormwater, Recycling, water
Campus
Utilities Education
Community
Conservation, and SRU Efforts including FOG, No
Wipes in the Pipes into., and water/wastewater
processing. Also presented info. on Rowan Cos.
special waste recycling event. Attendance, 10.
1.S
Presented disaster safety including stormater and
Red Cross
flooding safety, hurricanes and thunderstorms,
2034
Aug
8/13/2014
Camp ReadyKids
Jenny Waisner
Disaster Preparedness
Vickie Yates
2.5
ReadyKids
tornadoes with environment component.
Attendance 28
Presented Stormwater video and powerpoint and
Rufty-Holmes Senior
Jenny Waisner and
Greta and Ms.
Seniors At Rufty
set up Enviroscape for hands on demonstration of
2014
Sept
9/4/2014
Center
Chris Tester
Stormwater Education
Blackmon
Holmes
env. impact of pollution, erosion, ett.Attenda nce
1
35
Presented all Stormwater and Utility
2014
Sept
9/19/2014
Kids Night Out
Jenny Waisner
Stormwater and
Downtown Salisbury
Citizens
Environmental Ed materials as well as handed out
4
Utilities Education
City of Salisbury Parks and Recreation Materials
Latin Community Event
Jenny Waisner and
Presented FOG and Stormwater Information at La
2014
Sept
9/27/2014
La Fiesta
Ruth Chaparro
Citizens of Salisbury
at Civic Center
Teresa Barringer
Fiesta. Estimated attendance 400
4
Presented a Powerpoint, breakout session and
Kelly Baker and Myra
City of Salisbury/SRU
displayed SRU Info including Env. Ed/ FOG, No
2014
Oct
10/2/2014
Citizen's A[ademy
Citizen's Academy
Hem
Visit
Wipes, and Enviroscape hands on demo/display
and handouts
z.s
Shared a table with Parks & Rec Dept, across from
the Nature Science Center Display/Dan Nicolas
Park w/Bob Pendergrass. We observed the
migration patterns of the chimney swifts over the
City's historic buildings. And offered bags of Env.
21
Oct
10/10/2014
Tour Night Out
Jenny Waisner
Stormwaterand
Paul Morrow (Parks &
Citizens
Ed Materials including Stormwater, FOG, No
Utilities Education
Rec)
Wipes Campaign, well water testing, etc. Rowan
Co. provided bags used to place all items into plus
we included the county's recycling
brochures/materials as well as the Oct Special
Waste Event being held at the Rowan Recycling
Center Oct. 29. Est. Visiters to the table: 250.
4
Set up a table with "Ducks in Pond" game, Spider
Web Toss and Keepn it Clean Toss game for prizes
2014
Oct
10/31/2014
Hall Gym Halloween
Jenny Waisner
Stormwater and
Vivian Koontz
Citizens
and candy. Each prize was accompanied by the
Fest
Utilities Education
Stormwater and/or FOG brochures along with
Pan 2 Can lids and No Wipes and Well Water
Testing Information.
3
Presented Water Treatment, Wastewater
Crystal Brown,
Treatment, FUG, Pollution Control, and water
Science Teacher 248-
test samples plus General Env. Education to 8
Jenny Waisner,
854-1114-M 704.633-
8, Sth Grade
classes. Also working with these teachers to
2014
Dec
12/15/2014
Knox Middle School
SRU Presentation
8
Teresa Barringer
2922-W
Science Classes
start the World Monitoring Challenge project
[e-mail].0
in conjunction with an adopt-a-stream/clean
s
sweep volunteer program for Grant Creek.
{Total 170 Students

RECEIVED
DIVISION O'V lnJ.ATER QUALITY
JAN 10 2014
I OORESVILLE REGIONAL OFFICE
January 8, 2014
Mike Parker
610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301
Mooresville, NC 28115
Re: City o1'Salisbury NPDES Annual Report 2013
Dear Mr. Parker,
Attached is a NPDES annual report from the City of Salisbury. If additional information is
needed or you have any questions, please contact me at 704-216-7554.
Sincerely,
Christopher Tester, P.E.
Stormwater Project Manager
Attachment
PC: Tony Cinquetztani Public Services Director
W. Craig Powers, P.L. Street and Stormwater Services Division Manager
Wendy Brindle, P.E. City Etigincer

City of Salisbury
NPDES Annual Report
Permit Number: NCS000484
January 8, 2014
Report Number: NCS000484
County: Rowan Remion: Mooresville 2013
Background hilormation
Statute Information
• Name ofPublic Entity: City of Salisbury
Jurisdictional Area:
o City Limits plus ETJ = 35.51 square miles
o City Limits = 21.66 square miles
• Population Permanent: 33,442
• Population Seasonal: Not available
Drainage InFormation
• Storm Service Area (City Limits): 21.66 square miles
River Basin: Yadkin
• Estimated Percentage ofjurisdictional area containing the following; lour land use
activities:
o Residential =
67%
a Commercial
= 12%
o Industrial =
10%
o Open Space =
I %
The City of Salisbury's level of service related to storm drainage meets the minimum
basic requirements of the State of North Carolina. The City maintains drainage facilities
within City -system street rights of way. The City operates under an NPDES Phase 2
Permit effective December 1, 2011 to November 30t", 2016 that allows for discharge into
receiving waters, Crane Creek, Draft Branch, Grants Creek, Jump and RLnI Branch, and
Town Creek within the Yadkin Pee -Dee River Basin.
The City continues to use its Stormwater Utility in order to generate funds to meet
stormwater regulations. This Utility was created as an identified fiscal and accounting
fund for the purpose of comprehensively addressing the stormwater management needs
of the City through programs designed to protect and manage water quality and quantity
by controlling the level of pollutants in stormwater runoff, and the quantity and rate of
stormwater received and conveyed by structural and natural stormwater and drainage
systems of all types. Stormwater Services oversee the functions of the utility. Functions
provided by Stormwater Services include Engineering and Administration, Stormdrain
Maintenance, Leaf Collection and Street Sweeping. Stormwater Services is part of the
Street Division and works together with those employees to quickly address issues related
to stormwater.

The City of Salisbury has various departments with various employees implementing the
NPDES permit. Coordination of this effort is done by the Stormwater Services Division.
"['his Division takes the lead on public education and outreach along with public
involvement and participation. Stormwater Services maintains the annual reports and
other administrative duties. "Phis Division also maintains the stormwater webpage to
include NPDES information. This webpage answers frequently asked questions such as,
"what is stormwater?", `what is allowed to drain into streams?"'. and "who to contact if a
problem is noticed." It also contains information for developers and contractors on what
is required for new construction to comply with our NPDES permit. The Division
provides specialized training for those employees that maintain the MS4 drainage system
With focus on disposal of floatables, grit, sediment, and other pollutants removed for the
system. The Division provides inspections and record keeping of post construction
stormwater 13MPs. The Division keeps track of the amount of mixtures used to melt ice
oil roadways. Approximately 7 tons of salt/sand and 0 tons of salt brine were used this
past winter. The Division also has 1 certified ROW spray licenses.
The GIS Division continues to map the City's stormdrain infrastructure. Data has been
collected using a GIS data collector as wells as digitizing storm drain features from storm
sewer asbuilt. Data collection is done in the winter months when trees are without leaf
cover which allows for satellite communication. This data is stored in a layer that can be
imported onto maps using ArcMap software. The City's GIS Division has already
created many layers that show topographical lines, waters of the US, and aerial
photographs. "These layers, shown on top of each other, are extremely helpful delineating
drainage basins and seeing which properties drain to specific outfalls.
This information along with the impervious surface data will help our Stormwater
Engineers and Water Quality "Technicians calculate runoff for improvement projects and
help identify locations for 13MP's to address water duality impairments.
The City of Salisbury currently engages in stormwater education as well as recycling,
sustainability, industrial pretreatment, drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment,
water conservation, and our FOG (Fats, Oils, Grease and Wax) managenient/disposal, all
of which ultimately involve preserving our water resources. Stormwater is not treated;
therefore, it is important to educate the community as to how stormwater pollutants affect
the environment and how to reduce these pollutants. As we have learned, one of the most
effiective tools in educating the general public about environment issues (including water
pollution prevention) is through participation with city and county groups and events that
target the general public. From elementary school children to seniors, our current efforts
Involve educational coloring books (and coloring contests), puppet shows, brochures,
signage posters, I'owcrl'oint presentations, games, tours and presentations to groups such
as the City Managers Leadership Association, Leadership Rowan, The Youth Council,
AP Science Clubs, the Citizen's Academy program which is currently under
development, among others. We also participate in numerous public events including
Earth Day, Friday Night Downtown events, Movies in the Park, numerous city and
county festivals and the like. All our events are outlined in the attached report including
the numbers of citizens attending these events and the specifics of each. The total of
citizen's attending our events this year totaled well over 30.000.
2

The City's Risk Manager trains employees on stormwater quality by using materials that
are available from the EPA, the State of North Carolina, and other organizations. The
Risk Manager oversees maintenance of an inventory of hazardous chemicals and other
potentially hazardous materials. Risk Management provides the Hazard Conununications
Programs Material Safety Data Shects (MSDS) to the Central Fire Departments Hazard
Response "Team to assure buildings chemical contents. He also ensures that limited but
sufficient quantity of items are on hand to minimize risk of spill or contamination of
stormwater.
City Engineering continues to review plans for adequacy of stormwater design. Engineer
Bryan Alston is a Certified Stormwater BMP Reviewer. All construction plans are
reviewed for N11DES compliance. Through 2013, 16 sites have operating BMP's, 2 of
which were finalized this year.
Regulation of Sedimentation and Erosion Control in Salisbury's jurisdiction continues tO
be delegated to Rowan County. The City conducts spot inspections to help insure that
erosion control measures are functioning properly. Residents who see a problem can call
the City's stormwater pollution hotline to report a concern. City staff will then contact
Rowan County personnel and work to resolve the issue together. The contact person for
Rowan County's Sedimentation and Erosion Control Program is Greg Greene. His
contact information is listed below:
Greg Greene: [phone]
Rowan County Environmental Management
2727-1) Old Concord Road
Salisbury, NC 28146
Greg.Greene a,rowancountync.go_v_
The City of Salisbury's Fire Department includes a Hazardous Material Emergency
Response team. The purpose of this team operates within three (3) operational priorities
to include: 1) Rescue of persons endangered by the release of hazardous materials, 2)
support incident commanders at the release of hazardous materials with technical
information and resources and 3) to document and record all emergencies involving
hazardous materials in its response area for statistical references and reports. The
hazardous material team responded 18 times from 111113 to 12/31/13 for incidents
consisting of flammable or combustible liquid spills, gas leaks, or chemical spills.
The City of Salisbury operates several f-aciiities that are subject to NPDES guidelines.
Our Flect Maintenance division has an NCG08 permit for their operations. Fleet division
has developed a standard operating procedure, a training program for spill prevention and
best management practices, and also tests their stormwater twice a year per their NCG08
permit. Our Fleet Division was inspected by NCDENR for a Compliance EValLlat1011
Inspection (CEI). It was concluded that overall, the facility's Stormwater Pollution
Prevention Plan (SPP11) was well developed and implemented. The SPIT will be updated
on an annual basis as required by Part 11, Section A, No. 7 of their permit.

The City's Parks and Recreation Department uses fertilizers and chemicals for control of
dust, pests, vermin, and weeds. Employees are trained in safe and effective application,
storage; and disposal of the chemicals used. Currently the Parks and Recreation
Department has employees with:
• 3 employees with Ornamentals and Turf licenses.
• 1 employee with Ornamentals, Turf and Right of Way licenses.
• 1 employee with Ornamentals, Turl; Aquatics. Subsurface Waste Water
Management and Rain Garden Certification.
The City's Solid Waste Division is responsible for managing trash and garbage collection
to ensure that exposure of contaminant materials is minimized. The City contracts its
recycling pickup to Waste Pro USA. The contact person is
• foe Warner, Route Manager, at 704-886-4413
• 13ob Tenl-faaf Regional Vice President 704-792--0800
The City relies on its employees and citizens to report any questionable discharge or dry
weather runoff. Our Code Services Division is responsible for investigating the requests
and correcting any problems. The Street and Stormwater Division assists in responding
to the problems if needed by providing technical information. Citizens can report a
possible problem to the stormwater hotline that is placed in the list of City phone
numbers in the phone book. Cases are electronically filed and saved for reporting
purposes and future reference. Rowan County Emergency Services forwards hazardous
material information that is filed and saved for reporting purposes.
Salisbury Rowan Utilities (SRU) is a division of the City and is responsible for
maintaining the sanitary sewer system. SRU addresses sanitary sewer overflows and
inspects suspected illicit discharges and cross connections. SRU currently has 2 active
stormwater WWITP NPDES permits (located at Grant Creek and Town Creek WWTPs).
The plant staff contimies to implement 13MPs to prevent potential pollutant sources. SRU
has added tubs under tanks to trap fuel oils, and has moved their dry and wet chemicals
and lubricants to covered bays and into storage buildings. SRU also decreased their
inventory of onsite chemicals and increased our removal of empty barrels, pallets and
totes. They have also closed drains in storage areas and have diked the oil storage
buildings to contain any possible spills. The storage areas and outfalls are inspected
regularly to identify any potential pollutant sources in accordance with their SPIT. This
includes daily clean-up after chemical use and loading and unloading practices.
Employee education is also an annual requirement. hor the 2013 calendar year, SRU
reported 2 sanitary sewer overflows. All were reported within 24 hours to the NC
Division of Water Quality. SRU's FOG staff also performed 18 dumpster drain
compliance inspections during the 2013 calendar year.
4

This year the Citv of Salisbury amended its Landscaping codes related to the preservation
and protection of its tree canopy. Its intent is to improve the City's environment through
the provision of trees and landscaping in order to better control soil erosion; reduce the
hazards of flooding; stabilize the ground water tables; absorb carbon dioxide; srlpply
oxygen; provide shade for cooling, screen noise and incompatible uses, dust, glare; and
preserve, protect and enhance the natural environment. The amendment provides
protection of the environment in three ways. It prohibits clearing of land for sites greater
than 3 acres unless part of a site specific development plan, requires a minimum 30%
overall tree canopy for new development and requires trees to be replanted at a rate of 36
trees per acre or are planted in compliance with the NC Cooperative Extension guide for
reforestation if land has been cleared but remains undeveloped for over i year. `these
amendments show the City's commitment to protecting and Improving tiie City's
environment.

Cir}At[orrmcy Ciry Clerk
Information Community Parks and
Risk \lana6emen[ j
Technology Planning Services Uulities Recreation W61ic Services
GIS Cade
Services Lupections for Pesticide! Sveet Division Sanitation Fleet Maintmam
E:mployeo Training Cross Connections
FertiL noon
.Ntai nterunce
Dutfalk Mapping Field Qbser.arions
and hooce of Facility NPDI?S Stormwatcr Rerycling KCGOS Permit
Vialauons Permit Services Division
�Ytt Uaintenanc S[ormwater Strect Sweeping Stormdrain keai Collection
Admwrsiratron ,tilaimenancc
Storm 11'arer ° :c Post Consrrvction Permir Erosion Control Capnal
Pollution Hotline Pmicip ion and BMP Compliance Compliance Coordination lmprosemeni
Education Proieets to
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RECEIVED
DIVISION OF WATER
QUALITY
JAN a 7 2011
SWP SECTION
MOORESVILLE REGIONAL OFFICE
January 4, 2011
Mike Parker
610 laast Center Avenue, Suite 301
Mooresville, NC 28115
Re: City of Salisbury NPDES Annual Report 2010
Dear Mr. Parker,
Attached is a NPDI:S annual report from the City of Salisbury. If additional information is
needed or you have any questions, please contact me at 704-216-2718.
Sincerely,
IJV .
W. Craig Powers, P.E.
Civil Engineer III
Attachment
Pc; Dan Mikkelson, City of Salisbury

RECEIVED
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
JAN 0 7 2011
City of Salisbury SWP SEC-f;ON
MOORESVILLE REGIONAL OFl=1
NPDES Annual Report December 30, 20tO
Permit Number: NCS000484 Report Number: NCS000484
County: Rowan Re ion: Mooresville 2010
Background Information
Statue Information
• Name of Public Entity Seeking Permit: City of Salisbury
• Jurisdictional Area:
o City Limits plus ETJ = 35.51 square miles
a City Limits = 21.94 square miles
• Population Permanent: 32,263
• Population Seasonal: Not available
Drainage _Information
• Storm Service Area (City Limits): 21.94 square miles
• River Basin: Yadkin
• Estimated Percentage of jurisdictional area containing the following four land use
activities:
o Residential = 67%
o Commercial = 12%
o Industrial = 10%
o Open Space = 1 %
The City of Salisbury's level of service related to storm drainage meets the minimum
basic requirements of the State of North Carolina. The City maintains drainage facilities
within City -system street rights of way. The City does not typically plan for
improvements to existing street drains, and the City does not maintain or improve
drainage facilities on private property. However, the City offers a storm drainage
incentive grant program to assist with the cost of making drainage improvements on
private property that also benefit the public.
Prior to applying for its first NPDES permit; the City of Salisbury had a visual survey of
storm water inlets, pipes, ditches and open channels. This data has been digitized and is
available to all employees to use on Arc6IS. This data is a good source of information to
determine if storm water structures are present.

Regulation of Sedimentation and Erosion Control in Salisbury's jurisdiction is provided
by Rowan County. The City conducts spot inspections to help insure that erosion control
measures are function properly. Residences who see a problem can call the City's storm
water hotline to report a concern. City staff will then contact Rowan County personnel
and work to resolve the issue together. The contact person for Rowan County's
Sedimentation and Erosion Control Program is Lloyd Pace. His contact information is
listed below:
Lloyd Pace: [phone]
402 N. Main Street
Salisbury, NC 28147
Iloyd.pace a,rowancountytic.gov
The City of Salisbury has various departments, with various employees implementing; the
NPDES permit. The City's Risk Manager trains employees on storm water quality by
using materials that are available from the EPA, the State of North Carolina, and other
organizations. The Risk Manager oversees maintenance of an inventory of hazardous
chemicals and other potentially hazardous materials. He also ensures that limited but
sufficient quantity of items are on hand to minimize risk of spill or contamination of
storm water.
The City of Salisbury's Fire Department includes a Hazardous Material Emergency
Response team. The purpose of this team operates within three (3) operational priorities
to include: 1) Rescue of persons endangered by the release of hazardous materials, 2)
support incident commanders at the release of hazardous materials with technical
information and resources and 3) to document and record all emergencies involving
hazardous materials in its response area for statistical references and reports. The
hazardous material team responded 1 I times from 11 ] 1 ] 0 to 12/31/10 for incidents
consisting of flammable or combustible liquid spills, gas leaks, or chemical spills.
The City of Salisbury operates several facilities that are subject to NPDES guidelines.
Our Fleet Maintenance division has an NCG08 permit for their operations. Fleet division
has developed a standard operating procedure, a training program for spill prevention and
best management practices, and also tests their storm water twice a year per their NCG08
permit. Our fleet division was inspected by NCDENR for a Compliance Evaluation
Inspection (CEI). It was concluded that overall, the facility's Stormwater Pollution
Prevention Plan (SPPP) was well developed and implemented. The SPPP will be updated
on an annual basis as required by Part 11, Section A, No. 7 of their permit.
2

The City also has operations that use fertilizer and chemicals for control of dust, pests,
vermin, and weeds. Employees are trained in safe and effective application, storage, and
disposal of the chemicals used. The below is a list of departments that use chemical
applications:
Landscape Division = 4 employees with Ornamentals and Turf licenses. 1
employee with Ornamentals, Turf and Right of Way licenses.
Parks and Recreation Department = 3 employees with Ornamentals and Turl'
licenses. One employee with Ornamentals, Turf, Aquatics, and Subsurface
Waste Water Management.
Salisbury -Rowan Utilities = I employee with Right of Way and Public Pesticide
Operator licenses.
Our Street Division provides specialized training for those employees that maintain the
street drainage system with focus on disposal of floatables, grit, sediment, and other
pollutant removed for the system. The street division performs its own street sweeping
and cleans curb inlets located inside the street right of way. Street Division keeps track
of the amount of mixtures used to melt ice on roadways. No salt brine or measurable
amount of salt/sand mix was used the past two winters. Maintenance to the storm water
system typically occurs when a problem is reported by City personnel or by a citizen
request. The City's Solid. Waste Division is responsible for managing trash and garbage
collection to ensure that exposure of contaminant materials is minimized. The City
contracts its recycling pickup to Republic Waste Services. The contact person is Daniel
T. Brown and his contact number is 1-800-782-0837.
Affected operations for the Operation and Maintenance Program for Pollution Prevention
and Good Housekeeping are:
• Maintenance Yard
• Parks
• Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance
• Drainage System Maintenance
• Materials Storage Yard
• Equipment Storage
• Wastewater Treatment Plant
• Street Sweeping
• Grounds Maintenance

City Engineering reviews plans for adequacy of storm water design. Two Engineering
staff members are Certified Storm Water BMP Reviewers. All construction plans are
reviewed for NPDES compliance. Existing projects requiring BMPs are reporting their
inspection logs as required. Through 2010, six sites have operating BMP's. Of the six,
one was finalized this year, 3 submitted their annual reports and the other two did not.
The two sites that did not submit their reports are both owned by the same person and the
City of Salisbury is working with this individual to correct this issue. Engineering; staff
will take the lead on public education and outreach along with public involvement and
participation. Engineering also will maintain the annual reports and other administrative
duties. Engineering also maintains their storm water webpage to include NPDES
information. This webpage answers frequently asked questions such as, "what is storm
water?", "what is allowed to drain into streams?", and "who to contact if a problem is
noticed." It also contains information for developers and contractors on what is required
for new construction to comply with our NPDES permit.
In 2010, the City of Salisbury applied for a new 5 year NPDES permit. After receiving
the City's application, the State issued a draft permit in July, 2010. The City sent
comments on the draft back to the State and subsequently the State issued a second draft
in November, 2010. This draft is currently being reviewed by City staff.
The City relies on its employees and citizens to report any questionable discharge or dry
weather runoff. Our Code Services Division is responsible for investigating the requests
and correcting any problems. City Engineering assists in responding to the problems if
needed by providing technical information. Citizens can report a possible problem to the
storm water hotline that is placed in the list of City phone numbers in the phone book.
Cases are electronically filed and saved for reporting purposes and future reference.
Rowan County Emergency Services forwards hazardous material infonnation that is filed
and saved for reporting purposes.
Salisbury Rowan Utilities (SRU) is a division of the City and is responsible for
maintaining; the sanitary sewer system. SRU keeps track of and corrects sanitary sewer
overflows and inspects suspected illicit discharges and cross connections. SRU currently
has 1 active storm water NPDES permits. SRU has abandoned the Grant Creek WWTP
outfalls and redirected one of the outfalls to the plant lieadworks. Because of this the
Grant Creek WWTP storm water permit was rescinded February'l2, 2010. The Grant
and Town Creek W WTPs have implemented BMPs to prevent potential pollutant
sources. SRU has also added tub under tanks to trap fuel oils, and has moved their dry
and wet chemicals and lubricants to covered bays and into storage buildings. SRU has
also decreased their inventory of onsite chemicals and increased our removal of empty
barrels, pallets and totes. They have also closed drains in storage areas and have diked the
oil storage buildings to contain any possible spills. The storage areas and outfalls are
inspected regularly to identify any potential pollutant sources in accordance with their
SPPI'. This includes daily clean-up after chemical use and loading and unloading
practices. Employee education is also an annual requirement. As of today during 2010,
SRU reported 9 sanitary sewer overflows and 2 WWTP bypasses. All were reported
within 24 hours to the NC Division of Water Quality office in Mooresville, NC.
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The City's engineering and GIS division staff has been working on creating a GIS
compatible map showing all outfalls. Data has been collected using a GIS data collector.
Data collection is done in the winter months when trees are without leaf cover which
allows for satellite communication. Information collected at the point includes type of
outfall, azimuths for the outfalls direction, size and material if outfall is a pipe, and
whether or not the outfall needs to be inspected for illicit discharges. Also collected are
locations of aerial crossings of sewer lines. This data is stored in a layer that can be
imported onto maps using ArcMap software. The City's GIS division has already created
many layers that show topographical lines, waters of the US, and aerial photographs.
These layers, shown on top of each other, are extremely helpful delineating drainage
basins and seeing which properties drain to specific outfalls.
The City of Salisbury has adopted an environmental protection ordinance based on the
State's model. This ordinance is located in chapter 9 of the City's Land Development
Ordinance (LDO) and became effective on January 1, 2008, The LDO gives the City the
authority to enforce and address illicit discharges, connections, and spills. Located in this
chapter are sections on sedimentation and erosion control (9.3), pre -development site
grading (9.4), flood damage protection ordinance (9.5), watershed protection ordinance
(9.6), and phase II storm water ordinance (9.7).

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Mooresville, NC 28115
December 23, 2009
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Re: City of Salisbury NPDES Annual Report 2009
Dear Mr. Parker,
Attached is a NPDLS annual report front the City of Salisbury. If additional information is
needed or you have any questions, please contact me at 704-216-2718.
Sincerely,
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W. Cj
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Civil Engineer Ill
Attachment
PC: Dan Mikkelson, City of Salisbury

City of Salisbury
NPDES Annual Report December 23, 2009
Permit Number: NCS000484 Report Number: NCS000484
County: Rowan Region: Mooresville 2009
Background Information
Statue Information
• Name of Public Entity Seeking Permit: City of Salisbury
• Jurisdictional Area:
o City Limits plus ETJ = 35.05 square miles
o City Limits = 21.89 square miles
• Population Permanent: 31,315
• Population Seasonal: Not available
Drainage Information
• Storm Service Area (City Limits): 21.89 square miles
+ River Basin: Yadkin
• Estimated Percentage of jurisdictional area containing the following four land use
activities:
o Residential = 51 %
o Commercial = 8%
o Industrial = 24%
o Open Space = 17%
The City of Salisbury's level of service related to storm drainage meets the minimum
basic requirements of the State of North Carolina. The City maintains drainage facilities
within City -system street rights of way. The City does not typically plan for
improvements to existing street drains, and the City does not maintain or improve
drainage facilities on private property. However, the City offers a storm drainage
incentive grant program to assist with the cost of making drainage improvements on
private property that also benefit the public.
Prior to applying for its first NPDES permit; the City of Salisbury had a visual survey of
storm water inlets, pipes, ditches and open channels. This data has been digitized and is
available to all employees to use on ArcGIS. "Phis data is a good source of information to
determine if storm water structures are present.

Regulation of Sedimentation and Erosion Control in Salisbury's jurisdiction is provided
by Rowan County. The City conducts spot inspections to help insure that erosion control
measures are function properly. Residences who see a problem can call the City's storm
water hotline to report a concern. City staff will then contact Rowan County personnel
and work to resolve the issue together. The contact person for Rowan County's
Sedimentation and Erosion Control Program is Lloyd Pace. His contact information is
fisted below:
Lloyd Pace: [phone]
402 N. Main Street
Salisbury, NC 28147
lloyd.pace 1 rowan countync.gov
The City of Salisbury has various departments, with various employees implementing the
NPDES permit. The City's Risk Manager trains employees on storm water quality by
using materials that are available from the EPA, the State of North Carolina, and other
organizations. The Risk Manager oversees maintenance of an inventory of hazardous
chemicals and other potentially hazardous materials. He also ensures that limited but
sufficient quantity of items are on hand to minimize risk of spill or contamination of
storm water.
The City of Salisbury operates several facilities that are subject to NPDES guidelines.
Our Fleet Maintenance division has an NCG08 permit for their operations. Fleet division
has developed a standard operating procedure, a training program for spill prevention and
best management practices, and also tests their storm water twice a year per their NCG08
permit. On December 81h, 2009 our fleet division was inspected by NCDENR for an
Compliance Evaluation Inspection (CEI). It was concluded that overall, the facility's
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP) was well developed and implemented. The
SPPP will be updated on an annual basis as required by Part II, Section A, No. 7 of their
permit.
The City also has operations that use fertilizer and chemicals for control of dust, pests,
vermin, and weeds. Employees are trained safe and effective application, storage, and
disposal of the chemicals used. The below is a list of departments that use chemical
applications:
• Landscape Division = 4 employees with Ornamentals and Turf licenses. 1
employee with Ornamentals, Turf and Right of Way licenses.
• Parks and Recreation Department = 3 employees with Ornamentals and Turf
licenses. One employee with Ornamentals, Turf, Aquatics, and Subsurface
Waste Water Management.
Salisbury -Rowan Utilities = 1 employee with Right of Way and Public Pesticide
Operator licenses.
Our Street Division provides specialized training for those employees that maintain the
street drainage system with focus on disposal of floatables, grit, sediment, and other
pollutant removed for the system. The street division performs its own street sweeping

and cleans curb inlets located inside the street right of way. Street Division keeps track
of the amount of mixtures used to melt ice on roadways. No salt brine or measurable
amount of salt/sand mix was used the past two winters. Maintenance to the storm water
system typically occurs when a problem is reported by City personnel or by a citizen
request. The City's Solid Waste Division is responsible for managing trash and garbage
collection to ensure that exposure of contaminant materials is minimized. The City
contracts its recycling pickup to Republic Waste Services. The contact person is Daniel
'I'. Brown and his contact number is 1-800-782-0837.
Affected operations for the Operation and Maintenance Program for Pollution Prevention
and Good Housekeeping are:
• Maintenance Yard
• Parks
• Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance
• Drainage System Maintenance
• Materials Storage Yard
• Equipment Storage
• Wastewater Treatment Plant
• Street Sweeping
• Grounds Maintenance
City Engineering reviews plans for adequacy of storm water design. Two Engineering
staff members are Certified Storm Water BMP Reviewers. Engineering staff will take
the lead on public education and outreach along with public involvement and
participation. Engineering also will maintain the annual reports and other administrative
duties. Engineering has also updated their wcbpage to include NPDES information. This
wcbpage answers frequently asked questions such as, "what is storm water?", "what is
allowed to drain into streams?", and "who to contact if a problem is noticed." It also
contains information for developers and contractors on what is required for new
construction to comply with our NPDES permit. .
The City relies on its employees and citizens to report any questionable discharge or dry
weather runoff. City Engineering is responsible for investigating the requests and
correcting any problems. Citizens can report a possible problem to the storm water
hotline that is placed in the list of'City phone numbers in the phone book. Cases are
electronically filed and saved for reporting purposes and future reference. Rowan County
Emergency Services forwards hazardous material information that is filed and saved for
reporting purposes.
Salisbury Rowan Utilities (SRU) is a division of the City and is responsible for
maintaining the sanitary sewer system. SRU keeps track of and corrects sanitary sewer
overflows and inspects suspected illicit discharges and cross connections. SRU currently
has 2 active storm water NPDES permits. SRU has abandoned the Grant Creek W WTP
outfalls and redirected one of the outfalls to the plant headworks. This has allowed SRU
to request the rescinding of the Grant Creek W WTP storm water permit {currently

awaiting DENR approval). The Grant and Town Creek WW'TPs have implemented
BMPs to prevent potential pollutant sources. SRU has also added tub under tanks to trap
fuel oils, and has moved their dry and wet chemicals and lubricants to covered bays and
into storage buildings. SRU has also decreased their inventory of onsite chemicals and
increased our removal of empty barrels, pallets and totes. 'They have also closed drains in
storage areas and have diked the oil storage buildings to contain any possible spills. The
storage areas and outfalls are inspected regularly to identify any potential pollutant
sources in accordance with their SPPP. This includes daily clean-up after chemical use
and loading and unloading practices. Employee education is also an annual requirement.
As of today during 2009, SRU reported 9 sanitary sewer overflows and 2 WWTP
bypasses. All were reported within 24 hours to the NC Division of Water Quality office
in Mooresville, NC.
The City's engineering and GIS division staff has been working on creating a GIS
compatible map showing all outfalls. Data has been collected using a GIS data collector
for the last 5 years. Data collection is done in the winter months when trees are without
leaf cover which allows for satellite communication. Information collected at the point
includes type of outfall, azimuths for the outfalls direction, size and material if outfall is a
pipe, and whether or not the outfall needs to be inspected for illicit discharges. Also
collected are locations of aerial crossings of sewer lines. This data is stored in a layer
that can be imported onto maps using ArcMap software. The City's GIS division has
already created many layers that show topographical lines, waters of' the US, and aerial
photographs. These layers, shown on top of each other, are extremely helpful delineating
drainage basins and seeing which properties drain to specific outfalls.
The City of Salisbury has adopted an environmental protection ordinance based on the
State's model. This ordinance is located in chapter 9 of the City's Land Development
Ordinance (LDO) and became effective on January 1, 2008, The LDO gives the City the
authority to enforce and address illicit discharges, connections, and spills. Located in this
chapter are sections on sedimentation and erosion control (9.3), pre -development site
grading (9.4), flood damage protection ordinance (9.5), watershed protection ordinance
(9.6), and phase II storm water ordinance (9.7). In 2008, 8 projects were reviewed and
approved with NPDES requirements and so far in 2009, 1 project has been reviewed and
approved with NPDES requirements.
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Below is an organizational chart
of offices with responsibilities related
to NPDES:

May 13, 2008
Mike Parker
610 laast Centcr- Avenue, Snitc 301
Ntcroresviilc, NC 28 i 15
Itc: City of Salisbury NPDII-S Annual Report
Dear- Nlr. Parker,
Attached is a NPDLS annual report from the City of Salisbury. I'm sending you thiS rlafornratlOn
per telephone conversation with your office on May 13`I', 2008. This is the first report submitted
and if additional information is nccded please contact me at 704-216-2718.
Attachmcrlt
pc: Dan Mikkelson, City of Salisbury
Sincerely,
W. Craig Powers
Civil Engineer 11
MAY 1 5 2008
NC DENR MRO
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City of Salisbury
NPD.ES Annual Report May 13, 2008
Pcrmit Number: NCS000484 Report Number: NCS000484
Count : Rowan Re Yion: Mooresville 2008
Background Information
Statue Information E
w:.�;.+� I'j �l�Name of Public Entity Seeking; Permit: City of Salisbur d i �V
tJurisdictional Area:"' Ii,M,
i U
a City Limits plus ED = 35.47square miles
o City Limits = 21.48 square miles MAY 1 5 7.;'08
• Population Permanent: 30,642
• Population Seasonal: Not available
Drainage Cnforination DWQ-Surface WbJ, 6 T) Q, C t i o n
• Storm Service Area: 18.87 sq.mi
• River Basin: Yadkin
• Estimated Percentage of jurisdictional area containing the following four land use
activities:
o Residential = 51 %
o Commercial = 8%
o Industrial = 24%
o Open Space = 17%
The City of Salisbury's level of service related to storm drainage meets the minimum
basic requirements of the State of North Carolina. The City maintains drainage facilities
within City -system street rights of way. The City does not typically plan for
improvements to existing street drains, and the City does not maintain or improve
drainage facilities on private property.
']'he City of Salisbury had a previous survey of storm water inlets, pipes, ditches and open
channels. This data has since been digitized and is available to all employees to use on
ArcGIS. This data is a good source of information to determine if storm water structures
are present.

The City of Salisbury delegates the erosion control review and inspections to meet the
minimum measure for private development requirements to Rowan County. The City
conducts spot inspections to help insure that erosion control measures are being; met.
Residences who see a problem can call the City's storm water hotline to report a concern.
City staff will then contact Rowan County personnel and work to resolve the issue
together. The contact person for Rowan County's Erosion Control Program is Lloyd
Pace. His contact information is listed below:
Lloyd Pace: [phone]
402 N. Main Street
Salisbury, NC 28147
lloyd.pace a, rowancountync.g v
The City of Salisbury has various departments, with various employees implementing the
NPDES permit. The City's Risk Manager trains employees on storm water quality by
using; materials that are available from the EPA, the State of North Carolina, and other
organizations. The Risk Manager oversees maintenance of an inventory of hazardous
chemicals and other potentially hazardous materials. lie also ensures that limited but
sufficient quantity of items are on hand to minimize risk of spill or contamination of
storm water.
The City of Salisbury operates several facilities that are subject to NPDES guidelines.
Our Fleet Maintenance division recently received a NCG08 permit for their operations.
The City also has operations that use fertilizer and chemicals for control of dust, pests,
vermin, and weeds. Employees are trained safe and effective application, storage, and
disposal of the chemicals used.
Our Street Division provides specialized training for those employees that maintain the
street drainage system with focus on disposal of floatables, grit, sediment, and other
pollutant removed for the system. The street division performs its own street sweeping
and cleans curb inlets located inside the street right of way. Maintenance to the storm
water system typically occurs when a problem is reported by City personnel or by a
citizen request.
Standard operating procedures for various facilities and/or operations such as street
sweeping activities garage maintenance and vehicle washing are being developed to
reduce pollutant loading to storm water.
The City's Parks and Recreation Department and Cemetery Division have installed 25
"popper-scooper" stations along with one temporary station within the last years. These
stations are located in City maintained parks and along; the City's greenways to help
control dog waste.
The City's Solid Waste Division is evaluating procedures for managing trash and garbage
collection to ensure that exposure of contaminant materials is minimized

The City contracts its recycling pickup to Allied Waste. The contact person is Mike
Hampton and his contact numbers are 1-800-235-2583 and 704-377-01 G 1.
Affected operations for the Operation and Maintenance Program for Pollution Prevention
and Good Housekeeping are:
• Maintenance Yard
• Parks
• Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance
• Drainage System Maintenance
• Materials Storage Yard
• Equipment Storage
• Wastewater Treatment Plant
• Street Sweeping
• Grounds Maintenance
City Engineering reviews plans for adequacy of storm water design. Engineering staff
will take the lead on public education and outreach along with public involvement and
participation. Engineering also will maintain the annual reports and other administrative
duties.
The City relies on its employees and citizens to report any questionable discharge or dry
weather runoff. City Engineering is responsible for investigating the requests and
correcting any problems. Citizens can report a possible problem by the City's storm
water hotline that is placed in the list of City phone numbers in the phone book. Cases
are electronically filed and saved for reporting purposes and future reference.
The Salisbury Rowan Utilities (SRU) which is a branch of the City inspects to eliminate
illicit discharge cross connections. SRU is responsible for maintaining the sanitary sewer
system. SRU also is responsible for keeping track of and correcting sanitary sewer
overflows. During 2007 SRU reported 7 spills and all were corrected and reported to the
NC Division of Water Quality office in Mooresville, NC.
The City's engineering and GIS department staff have been working on creating a GIS
compatible map showing all outfalls. Data has been collected using a GIS data collector
for the last 4 years. Data collection is done in the winter months when trees are without
leaf cover which allows for satellite communication. Information collected at the point
includes type of outfall, azimuths for the outfalls direction, size and material if outfall is a
pipe, and whether or not the outfall needs to be inspected for illicit discharges. Also
collected are locations of aerial crossings of sewer lines. This data is stored into a layer
that can be imported onto maps using ArcMap software. The City's GIS division has
already created many layers that show topographical lines, waters of the US, and aerial
photographs. These layers shown on top of each other are extremely helpful delineating
drainage basins and seeing which properties drain to specific outfalls.

Below is an organizational chart I-ILI
of offices with responsibilities related
to NPDES:
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4

The City of Salisbury has adopted an environmental protection ordinance based on the
State's model. This ordinance is located in chapter 9 of the City's Land Development
Ordinance (LDO) and became effective on January 1, 2008. The LDO gives the city the
authority to enforce and address illicit discharges, connections, and spills. Located in this
chapter are sections on sedimentation and erosion control (9.3), pre -development site
grading (9.4), flood damage protection ordinance (9.5), watershed protection ordinance
(9.6), and phase 11 storm water ordinance (9.7). There has been no development this year
that has triggered this ordinance; therefore, no post construction storm water management
has been needed.