NCG140101_COMPLETE FILE - HISTORICAL_20170908

STORMWATER DIVISION CODING SHEET
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Energy, Mineral
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ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
7008 1300 0000 1124 5174
Attn: Ted Chandler
Chandler Concrete Co., Inc.
1006 A Church St.
F;.
September 1, 2017
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
7008 1300 0000 1124 5167
Attn: Kenneth Waegerle
Chandler Concrete Co., Inc.
1006 A Church St.
Burlington, NC 27216 Burlington, NC 27216
SUBJECT: Assessment of Civil Penalties
General Permit No. NCG140101
Chandler Concrete Co., Inc.
Chandler Concrete — Hwy 105
Watauga County
Case No. SP-2017-0005
Dear Mr. Chandler:
ROY COOPER
Governor
NC DepartrnmiC°HAEL S. REGAN
Environmental Quality , Secretary
Received
EP 0 8Oa7 TRACY DAVIS.
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Director
Winston-Salem
Regional Office
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
7008 1300 0000 1124 5150
Attn: Andy Goodknight
Chandler Concrete Co., Inc.
3292 Hwy 105 S
Boone, NC 28607
This letter transmits notice of a civil penalty assessed against Chandler Concrete Co., Inc. in the amount
of $51,048.00, which includes $1,048.00 in investigative costs. Attached is a copy of the assessment
document explaining this penalty.
This action was taken under the authority vested in me by delegation provided by the Secretary
of the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Director of the Division of Energy, Mineral
and Land Resources (DEMLR). Any continuing violation(s) may be the. subject of a new enforcement
action, including an additional penalty.
Within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this notice, you must do one of the following three
options:
1. Submit payment of the penalty, OR
2. File a request for remission of civil penalties, OR
3. File a written petition with the Office of Administrative Hearings.
Failure to exercise one of the above three options within thirty (30) calendar days of your
receipt of these documents will result in this matter being referred to the Attorney General's Office
with a request to initiate a civil action to collect the penalty.
These options are detailed below:
Option 1 — Submit payment of the penal
Payment should be made to the order of the Department of Environmental Quality (DEO). Please
include the Case No. SP-2017-0005 on your check or money order. Payment of the
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality i Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
1612 Mail Service Center 1 512 N. Salisbury St. I Raleigh, NC 27699
919 707 9200 T I

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penalty will not foreclose further enforcement action for any continuing or new violation(s). Payment
must be sent within 30 calendar days of receipt of this notice to the following:
If sending via US Postal Service If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc.)
Toby Vinson Toby Vinson
DEMLR - Stormwater DEMLR - Stormwater
1612 Mail Service Center 512 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612 Raleigh, NC 27604
Option 2 — File a request for remission of civil penalties:
A request for remission or mitigation is limited to consideration of the reasonableness of the amount of the
penalty and is not the proper procedure for contesting the accuracy of any of the statements contained in the
assessment letter.
Because a remission request forecloses the option of an administrative hearing, such a request will
not be processed without a waiver of your right to an administrative hearing and a stipulation that
there are no factual or legal issues in dispute.
You must execute and return to this office the attached "Waiver of R.ieht to an Administrative Hearing and
Stipulation of Facts" and the attached "Justification for_ Remission Request" which should describe why
you believe:
(a) one or more of the civil penalty assessment factors in G.S. 143B-282.1(b) were
wrongfully applied to the detriment of the petitioner;
(b) the violator promptly abated continuing environmental damage resulting from the
violation;
(c) the violation was inadvertent or a result of an accident;
(d) the violator had not been assessed civil penalties for any previous violations;
(e) payment of the civil penalty will prevent payment for the remaining necessary remedial actions.
For this option you must file your request for remission of civil penalties within thirty (30) calendar days
of receipt of this notice. Submit this information to the following:
If sending via US Postal Service If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc.)
Toby Vinson Toby Vinson
DEMLR - Stormwater DEMLR - Stormwater
1612 Mail Service Center 512 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612 Raleigh, NC 27604
Option 3 — File a written petition with the Office of Administrative Hearings_:
This decision can be contested as provided in General Statute 150E by filing a written petition for an
administrative hearing to the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) within thirty (30) calendar days of
your receipt of this notice.
A'petition form may be obtained from the OAH at http://www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the OAH
Clerk's Office at [phone] for information. A petition is considered filed when the original
and one (1) copy along with any applicable OAH filing fee is received in the OAH during normal
office hours (Monday through Friday between 8:00am and 5:00pm, excluding official state
holidays). The petition may be faxed to the OAH at [phone], provided the original and

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one copy of the petition along with any applicable OAH filing fee is received by the OAH within
five (5) business days following the faxed transmission.
Mailing address for the Office of Administrative Hearings:
If sending via U.S. Postal Service: If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc.)
Office of Administrative Hearings Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center 1711 New Hope Church Road
Raleigh, NC 27699-6714 Raleigh, NC 27609-6285
One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to the Department of Environmental Quality:
William F. Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
The violations addressed by this assessment and any impacts to waters must be abated and properly
resolved. You are encouraged to contact Sue White with the DEMLR Winston-Salem Regional Office at
336-776-9661 if you need assistance in achieving compliance at the site. Please be advised that
additional assessments may be levied for future, continuing, or other violations beyond the scope of
this specific assessment.
If you have any questions, please see the following website: https:Hdeg,nc.gov/about/divisions/enerev-
mineral-land-resources/stormwater or contact Robert Patterson at 919-807-6369 or Toby Vinson at
[phone],
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Division of Energy, Mineral and and Resources
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JUSTIFICATION FOR REMISSION REQUEST
DEMLR Case Number: SP-2017-0005 County: Watauga
Assessed Party: Chandler Concrete Co., Inc.
Permit No. (if applicable): NCG140101 Amount Assessed: $51,048.00
Please use this form when requesting remission of this civil penalty. You must also complete the "Request For
Remission, Waiver ofRieht to an Administrative Hearin, and Stipulation of Facts" form to request remission of
this civil penalty. You should attach any documents that you believe support your request and are necessary for the
Director to consider in evaluating your request for remission. Please be aware that a request for remission is limited
to consideration of the five factors listed below as they may relate to the reasonableness of the amount of the civil
penalty assessed. Requesting remission is not the proper procedure for contesting whether the violation(s) occurred
or the accuracy of any of the factual statements contained in the civil penalty assessment document. Pursuant to
N.C.G.S. § 14313-282. 1 (c), remission of a civil penalty may be granted only when one or more of the following five
factors applies. Please check each factor that you believe applies to your case and provide a detailed explanation,
including copies of supporting documents, as to why the factor applies (attach additional pages as needed).
_ (a) one or more of the civil penalty assessment factors in N.C.G.S. 14313-282. 1 (b) were wrongfully
applied to the detriment of the petitioner (the assessment factors are listed in the civil penalty assessment document);
_ (b) the violator promptly abated continuing environmental damage resulting from the violation (i.e.,
explain the steps that you took to correct the violation and prevent future occurrences);
(c) the violation was inadvertent or a result of an accident (i.e., explain why the violation was
unavoidable or something you could not prevent or prepare for);
(d) the violator had not been assessed civil penalties for any -previous violations (i.e., explain if
previous violations have resulted in you being assessed civil penalties);
_ (e) payment of the civil penal , will prevent payment for the remaining necessary remedial actions
(i.e., explain how payment of the civil penalty will prevent you from performing the activities necessary to achieve
compliance).
EXPLANATION (attach additional pages as necessary):

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF WATAUGA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF ASSESSMENT ) WAIVER OF RIGHT TO AN
OF CIVIL PENALTIES AGAINST ) ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING AND
CHANDLER CONCRETE CO., INC. ) STIPULATION OF FACTS
CASE NO. SP-2017-0005
Having been assessed civil penalties totaling $51,048.00 for violation(s) as set forth in the assessment
document of the Director of the Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources dated September I, 2017, the
undersigned, desiring to seek remission of the civil penalties, does hereby waive the right to an administrative
hearing in the above -stated matter and does stipulate that the facts are as alleged in the assessment document.
The undersigned further understands that all evidence presented in support of remission of this civil penalty
must be submitted to the Director of the Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources within thirty (30) calendar
days of receipt of the civil penalty assessment, No new evidence in support of a remission request will be allowed
after thirty (30) calendar days from the receipt of the civil penalty assessment.
This the day of , 20,
NAME (printed)
SIGNATURE
ADDRESS
TELEPHONE

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
IN THE MATTER OF } CASE NO. SP-2017-0005
CHANDLER CONCRETE CO., INC. }
} FINDINGS AND DECISION
FOR VIOLATIONS OF ) AND ASSESSMENT OF NPDES
GENERAL PERMIT NCG140000 AND ) CIVIL PENALTIES
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE NCG140101 )
Acting pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes (hereby known as G.S.) 143-215.6A,1, W. E.
Toby Vinson, of the Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources (hereby known as
DEMLR), make the following:
FINDING OF FACT
A. Chandler Concrete Co., Inc. is responsible yr Chandler Concrctc, located at 3292
Highway 105 South in Watauga County, North Carolina.
B. Chandler Concrete Co., Inc. is a company organized and existing under the laws
of the State of North Carolina.
C. Chandler Concrete Co., Inc. was originally issued NPDES Stormwater General
Permit NCG140000, Certificate of Coverage No. NCG140101, on March 31,
1995 in accordance with G.S. 143-215,1(a) and Title 15A North Carolina.
Administrative Code 02H .0126. The current Certificate of Coverage will expire
on June 30, 2022.
D. On July 11, 2017, DEMLR staff conducted a site inspection as the result of a
complaint and observed that there are no records of any qualitative and analytical
monitoring of stormwater discharges, nor any analytical monitoring of process
wastewater discharges.
E. Part IV, Section A of General Permit number NCG140000 states that analytical
monitoring of stormwater discharges shall be performed twice per year.
F. Part IV, Section C of General Permit number NCG140000 states that qualitative
monitoring of stormwater discharges shall be performed twice per year.
G. Part IV, Section D of General Permit number NCG 140000 states that analytical
monitoring of authorized process wastewater discharges shall be performed four
times per year.
H. During the July 11, 2017 site visit, DEMLR staff also observed that process
wastewater from the truck wash basin had been pumped onto a slope that leads

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directly to the stream referred to as Unnamed Tributary at N.C. Prison Unit # 116,
a class C waters of the State within the Watauga River Basin. This section of the
receiving stream is immediately upstream of the confluence with Laurel Fork, a
class C, Trout waters.
I. Part 1I, Section B.2. of General Permit number NCG140000 states that bypass of
wastewater from a treatment facility is prohibited.
J. On July 14, 2017, DEMLR Winston-Salem Regional Office (WSRO) issued a
Notice of Violation and Recommendation for Enforcement (hereby known as
NOV). DEMLR records indicate that the NOV was received on July 20, 2017. A
follow-up inspection by DEMLR WSRO July 25, 2017 stated the site was in
compliance. On August 3, 2017, DEMLR received a written response to the
NOV that stated the violations had been addressed at the site.
K. The discharge occurred to the stream referred to as Unnamed Tributary at N.C.
Prison Unit # 116, a class C waters within the Watauga River Basin.
L. The cost to the State of the enforcement procedures in this matter totaled
1 048.00.
Based upon the above Finding of Fact, I make the following:
IL CONCLUSION OF LAW
A. Chandler Concrete Co., Inc. is a "person" within the meaning of G.S. 143-215.6A
pursuant to G.S. 143-212 (4).
B. The stream referred to as Unnamed Tributary at N.C. Prison Unit # 116 located at
the site constitutes waters of the State within the meaning of G.S. 143-212 (6).
C. Chandler Concrete Co., Inc. violated Part IV, Section A of Stormwater General
Permit Number NCG140000 by failing to.perform analytical monitoring of
stormwater discharges twice per year.
D. Chandler Concrete Co., Inc. violated Part IV, Section C of Stormwater General
Permit Number NCG140000 by failing to perform qualitative monitoring of
stormwater discharges twice per year.
E. Chandler Concrete Co., Inc. violated Part IV, Section D of Stormwater General
Permit Number NC6140000 by failing to perform analytical monitoring of
authorized process wastewater discharges four times per year.

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F. Chandler Concrete Co., Inc. violated Part II,.Section B.2 of Stotznwater'General
Permit Number NCG 140000 by intentionally bypassing wastewater by pumping
out of the truck wash basin and dumping it onto the slope that leads directly to
waters of the State.
G. Chandler Concrete Co., Inc. may be assessed civil penalties in this matter
pursuant to NCGS 143-215.6A(a)(2), which provides that a civil penalty of not
more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per violation per day may be
assessed against a person who is required but fails to apply for -or to secure a
permit required by NCGS 143-215.1, or who violates or fails to act in accordance
with the terms; conditions, or requirements of such permit or any other permit or
certification issued pursuant to authority conferred by this Part:.,': h- '
H. The State's enforcement cost in this matter may be assessed against Chandler
Concrete Co., Inc. pursuant to G.S. 143-215.3 (a)(9) and G.S. 14313-282.1 (b)(8).
W. E. Toby Vinson of the Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources,
pursuant to delegation provided by the Secretary of the Department of
Environmental Quality and the Director of the Division of Energy, Mineral and
Land Resources, has the authority to assess civil penalties in this matter.
Based upon the above Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law, I make the following:
III. DECISION
Accordingly, Chandler Concrete Co., Inc. is hereby assessed a civil penalty:
$ 10f W0 for violations of Part IV, Section A of Stormwater General Permit
Number- NCG140000 by failing to perform anal ytical'monitoring
of stormwater discharges twice per year.
$ 1 D. r�D r for violations of Part IV, Section C of Stormwater General Permit
Number NCG140000 by failing to perform qualitative monitoring
of stormwater discharges twice per year.
d� for violations of Part IV, Section D of Stormwater General Permit
Number NCG140000 by failing to perform analytical monitoring
of authorized process wastewater discharges four times per year.

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$ {,17_ �LOr for violations of Part II, Section B.2 of Stormwater General Permit
Number NCG 140000 by intentionally bypassing wastewater by
pumping out of the truck wash basin and dumping it onto the slope
that leads directly to waters of the State.
$_ 5-D_ 000 � TOTAL CIVIL PENALTY, authorized by G.S. 143-215.6A
$ o4 , Enforcement Cost
TOTAL AMOUNT DUE
As required by G.S. 143-215.6A(c), in determining the amount of penalty, I considered the
factors set out in G.S. 1.4313-282,1(b), which are:
(1) The degree and extent of harm to the natural resources of the State, to the public health,
or to private property resulting from the violations;
(2) The duration and gravity of the violations;
(3) The effect on ground or surface water quantity or quality or on air quality;
(4) The cost of rectifying the damage;
(5) The amount of money saved by noncompliance;
(6) Whether the violations were committed willfully or intentionally;
(7) The prior record of the violator in complying or failing to comply with programs over
which the Environmental Management Commission has regulatory authority; and
(8) The cost to the State of the enforcement procedures
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E. Toby Vinson, PE, CPM
Chief, Program Operations
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Res6urces

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DEPARTMENT of ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF ENERGY, MINERAL, AND LAND RESOURCES
PERMIT NO. NCS000402
TO DISCHARGE STORMWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental
Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
City of Mebane
is hereby authorized to discharge stormwater from their municipal separate storm sewer system located:
within the City of Mebane corporate limits
Alamance and Orange Counties
to receiving waters, MoAdans Creek, Mill Creek, and Haw Creek within the Cape Fear River Basin in
accordance with the discharge limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts
I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII hereof.
This permit shall become effective February 20, 2017.
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on February 19, 2022,
Signed this day February 20, 2017.
for Tracy E. Davis, P.E., CPM
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Natural Resources
By the Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

PERMIT NO. NCS000402
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I PERMIT COVERAGE
PART H FINAL LIMITATIONS AND CONTROLS FOR PERMITTED DISCHARGES
SECTION A: PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
SECTION B: PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
SECTION C: PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION
SECTION D: ILLICIT DISCHARGE DETECTION AND ELIMINATION
SECTION E: CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF CONTROLS
SECTION F: POST -CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF CONTROLS
SECTION G: POLLUTION PREVENTION AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING FOR MUNICIPAL
OPERATIONS
SECTION H: TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS (TMDLS)
SECTION I: ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF REPORTS [G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
PART III PROGRAM ASSESSMENT
PART IV REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS
PART V STANDARD CONDITIONS
SECTION A: COMPLIANCE AND LIABILITY
SECTION B: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF POLLUTION CONTROLS
SECTION C: INSPECTION, ENTRY AND AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS
PART VI LIMITATIONS REOPENER
PART VII ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE
REQUIREMENTS
PART VIII DEFINITIONS
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PERMIT NO. NCS000402
PART I PERMIT COVERAGE
A. During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the
City of Mebane is authorized to discharge stormwater from the municipal separate storm sewer
system (MS4) to receiving waters, MoAdans Creek, Mill Creek, and Haw Creek within the Cape
Fear River Basin. Such discharge will be controlled, limited and monitored in accordance with
the permittee's Stormwater Quality Management Program, herein referred to as the Stormwater
Plan. The Stormwater Plan shall detail the permittee's stormwater management program for the
five-year term of the stormwater permit including, for each measure identified in the permit, a
narrative description of the program, a table that identifies each best management practice (BMP)
used, the frequency of the BMP, the measurable goals for each BMA, the implementation
schedule, funding and the responsible person or position for implementation.
B. All discharges authorized herein shall be managed in accordance with the terms and conditions of
this permit. Any other point source discharge to surface waters of the state is prohibited unless it
is an allowable non-stormwater discharge or is covered by another permit, authorization, or
approval.
C. This permit does not relieve the permittee from responsibility for compliance with any other
applicable federal, state, or local law, rule, standard, ordinance, order, judgment, or decree.
D. This permit covers activities associated with the discharge of stormwater from the MS4 within the
corporate limits of the permittee. The permit applies to corporate limits of the permittee, as well
as areas that seek coverage under this permit through inter -local or other similar agreements with
permittee. Agreements for coverage under this permit shall be approved by the Division of
Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources, herein referred to as the Division.
E. The Division may deny or revoke coverage under this permit for separate entities and require
independent permit coverage as deemed necessary. In addition, the permittee may petition the
Division to revoke or deny coverage under this permit for specific entities.
F. All provisions contained and referenced in the Stormwater Plan along with'all provisions and
approved modifications of the Stormwater Plan are incorporated by reference and are enforceable
parts of this permit.
G. The permit requires the proper implementation of the Stormwater Plan. To the extent allowable
under State and local law, the permittee must develop and implement a Stormwater Plan in
accordance with Section 402(p)(3)(B)(iii) of the Clean Water Act. The purpose of the
Stormwater Plan is to establish the means by which the permittee will describe how it is in
compliance with the permit and with the provisions of the Clean Water Act. Compliance with the
six minimum measures in 40 CFR § 122.34(b) and with the requirements of this permit constitute
compliance with the Clean Water Act to reduce the discharge of pollutants from the MS4 to the
maximum extent practicable, to protect water quality, and to satisfy the applicable water quality
requirements of the Clean Water Act. Implementation of best management practices consistent
with the provisions of the Stormwater Plan constitutes compliance with the standard of reducing
pollutants to the maximum extent practicable.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000402
H. The permit authorizes the point source discharge of stormwater runoff from the MS4. In
addition, discharges of non-stormwater are also authorized through the MS4 of the permittee if
such discharges are:
1. Permitted by and in compliance with another permit, authorization, or approval, including
discharges of process and non -process wastewater, and stormwater associated with
industrial activity; or
2. Determined to be incidental non-stormwater flows that do not significantly impact water
quality and may include:
• water line and fire hydrant flushing;
• landscape irrigation;
• diverted stream flows;
• rising groundwater;
• uncontaminated groundwater infiltration;
• uncontaminated pumped groundwater;
• discharges from uncontaminated potable water sources;
• foundation drains;
• air conditioning condensate (commercial/residential);
• irrigation waters;
• springs;
• water from crawl space pumps;
• footing drains;
• lawn watering;
• residential and charity car washing;
• flows from riparian habitats and wetlands;
• dechlorinated swimming pool discharges;
• street wash water;
• flows from firefighting activities.
The Division may require that non-stormwater flows of this type be controlled by the
permittee's Stormwater Plan.
I. Unless otherwise stated, full compliance with the requirements of the permit is expected upon the
effective date of the permit.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000402
PART 11 FINAL LIMITATIONS AND CONTROLS FOR PERMITTED DISCHARGES
SECTION A: PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
The permittee will implement, manage and oversee all provisions of its Stormwater Plan to control to the
maximum extent practical the discharge of pollutants from its municipal storm sewer system associated
with stormwater runoff and illicit discharges, including spills and illegal dumping. The overall program
implementation however, will be subject to, at a minimum, either 1) an annual review by the Division to
determine implementation status and progression toward meeting the pollutant control intent of the
Stormwater Plan, i.e., a compliance audit, or 2) a voluntary assessment process as established by the
Stormwater Association of North Carolina (SWANC), NC APWA and their partners that is at least as
stringent as the annual review described herein. Voluntary assessments may be conducted by the local
government, another local government with and NPDES MS4 permit, or an independent third party and
shall be reviewed and approved by the Division. This includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:
I . The permittee will maintain adequate funding and staffing to implement and manage the
provisions of the Storrwater Plan and meet all requirements of this permit. The Stormwater Plan
shall identify a specific position(s) responsible for the overall coordination, implerricritation, and
revision to the Plan. Responsibilities for all components of the Plan shall be documented and
position(s) assignments provided.
2. The permittee will implement provisions of the Stormwater Plan and evaluate the performance
and effectiveness of the program components at least annually. Results will be used by the
permittee to modify the program components as necessary to accomplish the intent of the
Stormwater Program. If the permittee implements the six minimum control measures and the
discharges are determined to cause or contribute to non -attainment of an applicable water quality
standard, to address the non -attainment, the permittee shall expand or better tailor its BMPs
within the scope of the six minimum control measures.
The permittee is required to keep the Stormwater PIan up to date. Where the permittee determines
or is informed by the Division that modifications are needed to address any procedural, protocol,
or programmatic change, such changes shall be made as soon as practicable, but not later than 90
days, unless an extension is approved by the Division. When it notifies the Division of proposed
modifications, the permittee will include an explanation and justification of the proposed changes.
The permittee shall provide at least 30 days for the Division to provide feedback on proposed
modifications. Major modifications to the Stormwater Plan shall not take effect until approved by
be submitted to the Director for approval.
4. The permittee is required to make available its Stormwater Plan to the Division upon request. The
permittee is required to keep an up-to-date version of its Stormwater Plan available to the
Division and the public online. At a minimum, the permittee The online materials shall include
ordinances, or other regulatory mechanisms, or a list identifying the ordinances, or other
regulatory mechanisms, providing the legal authority necessary to implement and enforce the
requirements of the permit.
The Division may review reports submitted by the permittee to assure that the
Stormwater Plan is implemented appropriately to address the requirements of the permit.
The Division may require modifications to any part of the permittee's Stormwater Plan
where deficiencies are found. If modifications to the Stormwater Plan are necessary, the
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PERMIT NO. NCS000402
Division will notify the permittee of the need to modify the Stormwater Plan to be
consistent with the permit and will establish a deadline to finalize such changes to the
program.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 122.35, an operator of a regulated small MS4 may share the
responsibility to implement the minimum control measures with other entities provided:
a. The other entity, in fact, implements the control measure;
b. The particular control measure, or component thereof, is at least as stringent as the
corresponding NPDES permit requirement; and
C. The other entity agrees to implements the control measure on behalf of the MS4.
Unless implemented by the State or where delegated by the state, the permittee remains
responsible for compliance if the other entity fails to perform the permit obligation and
may be subject to enforcement action if neither the permittee nor the other entity fully
performs the permit obligation.
The Permittee shall maintain, and make available to the Division upon request, written
procedures for implementing the six minimum control measures. Written procedures shall
identify specific action steps, schedules, resources and responsibilities for implementing the six
minimum measures. Written procedures can be free standing, or where appropriate, integrated
into the Storm Water Management Plan.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000402
SECTION B: PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
1. Objectives for Public Education and Outreach
Distribute educational materials to the community or conduct equivalent outreach
activities about the impacts of storm water discharges on water bodies and the steps the
public can take to reduce pollutants in storm water runoff.
2. BMPs for Public Education and Outreach
The permittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Public Education
and Outreach Program and shall notify the Division prior to modification of any goals.
BMP
Measurable Goals
a. Goals and Objectives
Defined goals and objectives of the Local Public Education and
Outreach Program based on community wide issues.
b. Describe target pollutants
The permittee shall maintain a description of the target
and/or stressors
pollutants and/or stressors and likely sources.
c. Describe target audiences
The permittee shall maintain a description of the target
audiences likely to have significant storm water impacts and
why they were selected.
d. Describe residential and
The permittee shall describe issues, such as pollutants, likely
industrial/commercial issues
sources of those pollutants, impacts, and the physical attributes
of stormwater runoff, in their education/outreach program.
e. Informational Web Site
The permittee shall promote and maintain, an internet web site
designed to convey the program's message.
f. Distribute public education
The permittee shall distribute stormwater educational material to
materials to identified target
appropriate target groups. Instead of developing its own
audiences and user groups. For
materials, the permittee may rely on Public Education and
example, schools, homeowners,
Outreach materials supplied by the state, and/or other entities
and/or businesses.
through a cooperative agreement, as available, when
implementing its own program.
g. Maintain Hotline/Help line
The permittee shall promote and maintain a stormwater
hotlinelhelpline for the purpose of public education and
outreach.
h. Implement a Public Education
The permittee's outreach program, including those elements
and Outreach Program.
implemented locally or through a cooperative agreement, shall
include a combination of approaches designed to reach the target
audiences. For each media, event or activity, including those
elements implemented locally or through a cooperative
agreement the permittee shall estimate and record the extent of
exposure.
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PERMIT NO, NCS000402
SECTION C: PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION
1. Objectives for Public Involvement and Participation
Comply with State and local public notice requirements when implementing a public involvement
and participation program.
2. BMPs for Public Involvement and Participation
The permittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Public
Involvement and Participation Program and shall notify the Division prior to modification of any
goals.
BMP
Measurable Goals
a. Volunteer community
The permittee shall include and promote volunteer opportunities
involvement program
designed to promote ongoing citizen participation.
b. Mechanism for Public
The permittee shall provide and promote a mechanism for public
involvement
involvement that provides for input on stormwater issues and the
stormwater program.
c. Hotline/Help line
The permittee shall promote and maintain a hotline/helpline for
the purpose of public involvement and participation.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000402
SECTION D: ILLICIT DISCHARGE DETECTION AND ELIMINATION (IDDE)
1. Objectives for Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
a. Implement and enforce a program to detect and eliminate illicit discharges into the MS4.
b. Maintain a storm sewer system map, showing the location of all major outfalls and the
names and location of all waters of the United States that receive discharges from those
outfalls;
C. Prohibit, through ordinance, or other regulatory mechanism, non -storm water discharges
except as allowed in this permit and implement appropriate enforcement procedures and
actions;
d. Implement a plan to detect and address non -storm water discharges, including illegal
dumping, to the MS4;
e. Inform public employees, businesses, and the general public of hazards associated with
illegal discharges and improper disposal of waste; and
f. Address the following categories of non -storm water discharges or flows (i.e., illicit
discharges) only if you identify them as significant contributors of pollutants to the MS4:
water line flushing, landscape irrigation, diverted stream flows, rising ground waters,
uncontaminated ground water infiltration, uncontaminated pumped ground water,
discharges from potable water sources, foundation drains, air conditioning condensation,
irrigation water, springs, water from crawl space pumps, footing drains, lawn watering,
individual residential car washing, charity car washes, flows from riparian habitats and
wetlands, dechlorinated swimming pool discharges, and street wash water (discharges or
flows from firefighting activities are excluded from the effective prohibition against non -
storm water and need only be addressed where they are identified as significant sources
of pollutants to waters of the United States).
BMPs for Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
The permittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Illicit Discharge
Detection and Elimination Program and shall notify the Division prior to modification of any
goals.
BMP
Measurable Goals
a. Maintain an Illicit Discharge
Maintain a written Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
Detection and Elimination
Program, including provisions for program assessment and
Program
evaluation and integrating program.
b. Maintain adequate legal authorities
The permittee shall maintain an IDDE ordinances or other
regulatory mechanisms that provides the legal authority to
prohibit illicit connections and discharges.
c. Maintain a Storm Sewer System
The permittee shall maintain a current a map showing major
Map of Major Outfalls.
outfalls and receiving streams.
d. Implement a program to detect dry
The permittee shall maintain a program for conducting dry
weather flows
weather flow field observations in accordance with written
procedures.
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:BMP
Measurabie.Goals ' - • _� � � ;; .
e. Investigate sources of identified
The permittee shall maintain written procedures for
illicit discharges.
conducting investigations of identified illicit discharges.
f. Track and document investigations
For each case the permittee shall track and document 1) the
illicit discharges
date(s) the illicit discharge was observed; 2) the results of the
investigation; 3) any follow-up of the investigation; and 4) the
date the investigation was closed.
g. Provide Employee Training
The permittee shall implement and document a training
program for appropriate municipal staff, who as part of their
normal job responsibilities, may come into contact with or
otherwise observe an illicit discharge or illicit connection.
h. Provide Public Education
The permittee shall inform public employees, businesses, and
the general public of hazards associated with illegal discharges
and improper disposal of waste.
i. Provide a public reporting
The permittee shall promote, publicize, and facilitate a
mechanism
reporting mechanism for the public and staff to report illicit
discharges and establish and implement citizen request
response procedures.
j. Enforcement of the IDDE
The permittee shall implement a mechanism to track the
ordinance
issuance of notices of violation and enforcement actions as
administered by the permittee. This mechanism shall include
the ability to identify chronic violators for initiation of actions
to reduce noncompliance.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000402
SECTION E: CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF CONTROLS
Pursuant to 40 CFR 122.35(b), the penmittee may rely on the Orange County Sediment and
Erosion Control Program to comply with this minimum measure. The Orange County Sediment
and Erosion Control Program effectively meets the maximum extent practicable (MEP) standard
for Construction Site Runoff Controls by permitting and controlling development activities
disturbing one or more acres of land surface and those activities less than one acre that are part of
a larger common plan of development as authorized under the Sediment Pollution Control Act of
1973 and Chapter 4 of Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code. The Orange County
Sediment and Erosion Control Program continues to be monitored by the State to ensure the
County effectively meets the MEP standard established by the Sediment Pollution Control Act of
1973 and Chapter 4 of Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code.
2. The NCG010000 permit establishes requirements for construction site operators to control waste
such as discarded building materials, concrete truck washout, chemicals, litter, and sanitary waste
at the construction site that may cause adverse impacts to water quality.
3. The permittee shall provide and promote a means for the public to notify the appropriate
authorities of observed erosion and sedimentation problems. The permittee may implement a
plan promoting the existence of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
(NCDEQ or DEQ), Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources "Stop Mud" hotline to
meet the requirements of this paragraph.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000402
SECTION F: POST -CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF CONTROLS
1. Objectives for Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls
a. Implement and enforce a program to address storm water runoff from new development
and redevelopment projects that disturb greater than or equal to one acre, including
projects less than one acre that are part of a larger common plan of development or sale,
that discharge into the small MS4. The program shall ensure that controls are in place that
would prevent or minimize water quality impacts.
b. Implement strategies which include a combination of structural Stormwater Control
Measures (SCM) and/or non-structural best management practices (BMPs) appropriate
for the community;
C. Use an ordinance or other regulatory mechanism to address post -construction runoff from
new development and redevelopment projects; and
d. Ensure adequate long-term operation and maintenance of SCMs.
2. BMPs for Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls
The permittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Post -
Construction Stormwater Management Program. To the extent there is any conflict between this
permit and the post -construction ordinances adopted by the permittee as approved by the
Division, the post -construction ordinances shall apply with regard to permit compliance.
BMP Measurable. Goals
a. Adequate legal authorities Maintain through ordinance, or other regulatory mechanism,
adequate legal authorities designed to meet the objectives of
the Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls Stormwater
Management program.
The permittee shall have the authority to review designs and
proposals for new development and redevelopment to
determine whether adequate stormwater control measures
will be installed, implemented, and maintained.
The permittee shall have the authority to request information
such as stormwater plans, inspection reports, monitoring
results, and other information deemed necessary to evaluate
compliance with the Post -Construction Stormwater
Management Program.
The permittee shall have the authority to enter private
property for the purpose of inspecting at reasonable times any
facilities, equipment, practices, or operations related to
stormwater discharges to determine whether there is
compliance the Post -Construction Stormwater Management
Program.
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BM_P
Measurable. Goals
b. Strategies which include
Strategies which include Stormwater Control Measures
Stormwater Control Measures
(SCMs) appropriate for the MS4, include, but are not limited
(SCMs) appropriate for the MS4
to compliance with 15A NCAC 02H Section. 1000
effectively meets the Post -construction Stormwater Runoff
control requirements.
c. Plan reviews
The permittee shall conduct site plan reviews of all new
development and redeveloped sites that disturb greater than
or equal to one acre (including sites that disturb less than one
acre that are part of a larger common plan of development or
sale). The site plan review shall address how the project
applicant meets the performance standards and how the
project will ensure long-term maintenance
d. Inventory of projects with post-
The permittee shall maintain an inventory of projects with
construction structural stormwater
post -construction structural stormwater control measures
control measures
installed and implemented at new development and
redeveloped sites, including both public and private sector
sites located within the permittee's corporate limits that are
covered by its post -construction ordinance requirements.
e. Deed Restrictions and Protective
The permittee shall provide mechanisms such as recorded
Covenants
deed restrictions and protective covenants that ensure
development activities will maintain the project consistent
with approved plans.
f. Provide a mechanism to require
The permittee shall implement or require an operation and
long-term operation and
maintenance plan for the tong -term operation of the SCMs
maintenance of Stormwater Control
required by the program. The operation and maintenance
Measures (SCMs).
plan shall require the owner of each SCM to perform and
maintain a record of annual inspections of each SCM.
Annual inspection of permitted structural SCMs shall be
performed by a qualified professional.
g. Inspections
To ensure that all stormwater control measures meet the
permittee's performance standards and are being maintained
pursuant to the maintenance agreement, the permittee shall
develop and implement a written inspection program for
structural stormwater controls installed pursuant to the
permittee's post -construction program.
The permittee shall document and maintain records of
inspections, findings and enforcement actions and make them
available for review by the permitting authority.
h. Educational materials and training
The permittee shall make available through paper or
for developers
electronic means, ordinances, post -construction
requirements, design standards checklist, and other materials
appropriate for developers, New materials may be
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BMP Measurable Goals
developed by the permittee, or the permittee may use
materials adopted from other programs and adapted to the
permittee's new development and redevelopment program.
i. Enforcement The permittee shall track the issuance of notices of violation
and enforcement actions as administered by the permittee.
This mechanism shall include the ability to identify chronic
violators for initiation of actions to reduce noncompliance.
3. Post -construction Stormwater Runoff Controls for New Development
In order to fulfill the post -construction minimum measure program requirement the
permittee may use the Department's model ordinance, design its own post -construction
practices that meet or exceed the rules found in 15A NCAC 02H 1000, or develop its
own comprehensive watershed plan that is determined by the Department to meet the
post -construction stormwater management measure required by 40 Code of Federal
Regulations § 122.34(b)(5) (I July 2003 Edition).
b. The permittee shall meet the requirements of the post -construction program for
construction projects that are performed by, or under contract for, the permittee. To meet
this requirement, the permittee may either develop the necessary requirements for post -
construction controls that will pertain to their own projects, or develop procedures to
ensure that the permittee meets these requirements by complying with another entity's
Phase II Stormwater Management Programs for post -construction. If the permittee
decides to rely on another program for compliance with these program areas for their own
projects, they shall indicate in their Stormwater Management Program that the permittee
will fully comply with the requirements of the second party's post -construction programs.
Pursuant to 15A NCAC 02H .0150, for areas draining to Nutrient Sensitive Waters,
permittees, delegated programs, and regulated entities must use stormwater control
measures (SCMs) that reduce nutrient loading in order to meet local program
requirements, while still incorporating the stormwater controls required for the project's
density level. Documentation shall be provided where it is not feasible to use
stormwatcr control measures (SCMs) that reduce nutrient loading. In areas where the
Department has approved a Nutrient Sensitive Water Urban Stormwater Management
Program, the provisions of that program fulfill the nutrient loading reduction
requirement.
d. The design volume of SCMs shall take into account the runoff at build out from all
surfaces draining to the system. Where streets "convey" stormwater, all SCM shall be
sized to treat and control stormwater runoff from all surfaces draining to the SCM
including streets, driveways, and other impervious surfaces.
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PERMIT NO, NCS000402
SECTION G: POLLUTION PREVENTION AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING FOR MUNICIPAL
OPERATIONS
1. Objective for Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations
Implement an operation and maintenance program that includes a training component and
has the ultimate goal of preventing or reducing pollutant runoff from municipal
operations.
b. Provide employee training to prevent and reduce storm water pollution from activities
such as park and open space maintenance, fleet and building maintenance, new
construction and land disturbances, and storm water system maintenance.
2. BMPs for the Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal
Operations
The permittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Pollution
Prevention and Good Housekeeping Program and shall notify the Division prior to modification
of any goals.
BMP
Measurable Goals
a. Inventory of municipally
The permittee shall maintain, a current inventory of facilities and
owned or operated facilities
operations owned and operated by the penmittee with the potential
for generating polluted stormwater runoff.
b. Operation and Maintenance
The permittee shall maintain and implement, evaluate annually
(O&M) for municipally owned
and update as necessary an Operation and Maintenance (O&M)
or operated facilities
program for municipal owned and operated facilities with the
potential for generating polluted stormwater runoff. The O&M
program shall specify the frequency of inspections and routine
maintenance requirements.
c. Spill Response Procedures
The permittee shall have written spill response procedures for
municipally owned or operated facilities.
d. Streets, roads, and public
The permittee shall evaluate existing and new BMPs annually that
parking lots maintenance
reduce polluted stormwater runoff from municipally -owned
streets, roads, and public parking lots within their corporate limits.
The permitte must evaluate the effectiveness of these BMPs based
on cost and the estimated quantity of pollutants removed.
£ Operation and Maintenance
The permittee shall maintain and implement an O&M program for
(O&M) for municipally -
the stormwater sewer system including catch basins and
owned or maintained catch
conveyance systems that it owns and maintains.
basins and cone antes stems
d. Identify structural stormwater
The permittee shall maintain a current inventory of municipally -
controls
owned or operated structural stormwater controls installed for
compliance with the permittee's post -construction ordinance.
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BMP
Measurable Goals
c. O&M for municipally -owned
The permittee shall maintain and implement an O&M program for
or maintained structural
municipally -owned or maintained structural stormwater controls
stormwater controls
installed for compliance with the permittee's post -construction
ordinance.
The O&M program shall specify the frequency of inspections and
routine maintenance requirements.
The permittee shall inspect and maintain municipally -owned or
maintained structural stormwater controls in accordance with the
schedule developed by permittee. The permittee shall document
inspections and maintenance of all municipally -owned or
maintained structural stormwater controls.
f. Pesticide, Herbicide and
The permittee shall ensure municipal employees and contractors
Fertilizer Application
are properly trained and all permits, certifications, and other
Management,
measures for applicators are followed.
g. Staff training
The permittee shall implement an employee training program for
employees involved in implementing pollution prevention and
good housekeeping practices.
h. Prevent or Minimize
The permittee shall describe and implement measures to prevent
Contamination of Stormwater
or minimize contamination of the stormwater runoff from all areas
Runoff from all areas used for
used for vehicle and equipment cleaning.
Vehicle and Equipment
Cleaning
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PERMIT NO. NCS000402
SECTION H: TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS (TMDLs)
1. Objective of a Water Quality Recovery Program: Reduce levels of the pollutant of
concern in accordance with approved Waste Load Allocation (WLAs) assigned to
stormwater in an approved TMDL.
2. The Permittee shall comply with the requirements of an approved TMDL.
3. Within 12 months of the final approval of a TMDL, the permittee's annual reports shall
include a description of existing programs, controls, partnerships, projects, and strategies
to address impaired waters and a brief explanation as to how the programs, controls,
partnerships, projects and strategies address impaired waters.
4. Within 24 months of the final approval of a TMDL, the permittee's annual reports shall
include an assessment of whether additional structural and/or non-structural BMPs are
necessary to address impaired waters and a brief explanation as to how the programs,
controls, partnerships, projects and strategies address impaired waters.
Within 36 months of the final approval of a TMDL, the permittee's annual reports shall
include a description of activities expected to occur and when the activities are expected
to occur.
6. If there was no storm water waste load allocation in the TMDL, in lieu of developing a
Water Quality Recovery Plan, the permittee shall evaluate strategies and tailor and/or
expand BMPs within the scope of the six minimum measures to enhance water quality
recovery strategies in the watershed(s) to which the TMDL applies. The permittee shall
describe the strategies and tailored and/or expanded BMPs in their Stormwatcr
Management Plan and annual reports.
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PERMIT NO, NCS000402
SECTION 1: ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF REPORTS [G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
The final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became effective on December 21,
2015. These federal regulations require electronic submittal of all MS4 program reports by no
later than December 21, 2020, and specify that, if a state does not establish a system to receive
such submittals, then permittees must submit monitoring data and reports electronically to the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part IV of this
permit (Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements):
• Paragraph 1. Records
• Paragraph 3. Annual Reporting
• Paragraph 8. Report Submittals
3. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Part IV, Paragraph 3.(a.)-(b.)] Note depending on what
EPA request in annual e-reporting [Supersedes Part IV, Paragraph 3.(a.)]
Starting on December 21, 2020, the permittee shall electronically report the following compliance
monitoring data and reports: Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Program Reports (See Part III
2., Program Assessment annual report)
The pennittee may seek an electronic reporting waiver from the Division (see "How to Request a
Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below).
4. Electronic Submissions [Supplements Part IV, Paragraph 8.1
In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(1)(9), the permittee must identify the initial recipient at the
time of each electronic submission. The permittee should use EPA's website resources to identify
the initial recipient for electronic submission.
Initial recipient of electronic NPDES information from NPDES-regulated facilities (initial
recipient) means the entity (EPA or the state, tribe, or territory authorized by EPA to implement
the NPDES program) that is the designated entity for receiving electronic NPDES data [see 40
CFR 127.2(b)]. As of permit issuance, The NC DEQ anticipates that EPA will be the initial
recipient for electronic MS4 Program Reports.
EPA plans to establish a website that will also link to the appropriate electronic reporting tool for
each type of electronic submission and for each state. Instructions on how to access and use the
appropriate electronic reporting tool will be available as well. Currently, Electronic Reporting
Rule information is found at: https://www.epa.gov/compliance/final-national-pollutant-
di scharge-el imination-system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule
Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements" section
above. The permittee must electronically submit MS4 annual program reports no later than the
15" of the month following the completed reporting period. The permittee must sign and certify
all electronic submissions in accordance with the requirements of Part IV, Paragraph 8. (c.) of this
permit.
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How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting
The permittee may seek a temporary electronic reporting waiver from the Division. To obtain an
electronic reporting waiver, a permittee must first submit an electronic reporting waiver request to
the Division. Requests for temporary electronic reporting waivers must be submitted in writing
to the Division for written approval at least sixty (60) days prior to the date the facility would be
required under this permit to begin submitting monitoring data and reports. The duration of a
temporary waiver shall not exceed 5 years and shall thereupon expire. At such time, monitoring
data and reports shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re -applies
for and is granted a new temporary electronic reporting waiver by the Division. Approved
electronic reporting waivers are not transferrable. Only permittees with an approved reporting
waiver request may submit monitoring data and reports on paper to the Division for the period
that the approved reporting waiver request is effective.
Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found
on the following web page:
httr)://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
6. Records Retention [Supplements Part 1V, Paragraph 1.1
The permittee shall retain records of all Program Assessment annual reports, including electronic
submissions. These records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years from the
date of the report. This period may be extended by request of the Director at any time [40 CFR
122.411.
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PART III PROGRAM ASSESSMENT
The Division may request additional reporting and monitoring information as necessary to evaluate the
progress and results of the pen-hittee's Stormwater Plan.
A. Implementation of the Stormwater Plan will include documentation of all program components
that are being undertaken including, but not limited to, inspections, maintenance activities,
educational programs, implementation of BMPs, enforcement actions, and other stormwater
activities. Documentation will be kept on -file by the pernttee for a period of five years and
made available to the Director or his authorized representative upon request.
B. The permittee's Stormwater Plan will be reviewed and updated as necessary, but at least on an
annual basis to identify modifications and improvements needed to maximize Stormwater Plan
effectiveness to the maximum extent practicable. The permittee shall develop and implement a
plan and schedule to address the identified modifications and improvements. The permittee must
submit annual reports to the Department within twelve months from the effective date of this
permit. Subsequent annual reports must be submitted every twelve months from the scheduled
date of the first submittal. Annual reports that include appropriate information to accurately
describe the progress, status, and results of the permittee's Stormwater Plan and will include, but
is not limited to, the following components:
1. The permittee will give a detailed description of the status of implementation of the
Stormwater Plan as a whole. This will include information on development and
implementation of each major component of the Stormwater Plan for the past year and
schedules and plans for the year following each report.
2. The perrittee will adequately describd and justify any proposed changes to the
Stormwater Plan. This will include descriptions and supporting information for the
proposed changes and how these changes will impact the Stormwater Plan (results,
effectiveness, implementation schedule, etc.).
3. The permittee will document any necessary changes to programs or practices for
assessment of management measures implemented through the Stormwater Plan.
4. The permittee will include a summary of data accumulated as part of the Stormwater Plan
throughout the year along with an assessment of what the data indicates in light of the
Stormwater Plan.
5. The annual report shall include an assessment of compliance with the permit, information
on the establishment of appropriate legal authorities, inspections, and enforcement
actions.
C. The Director may notify the permittee when the Stormwater Plan does not meet one or more of
the requirements of the permit. Within 90 days of such notice, the permittee will submit a plan
and time schedule to the Director for modifying the Stormwater Plan to meet the requirements.
The Director may approve the plan, approve a plan with modifications, or reject the proposed
plan, The permittee will provide certification in writing in accordance with Part W, Paragraph
7(c) to the Director that the changes have been made. Nothing in this paragraph shall be
construed to limit the Director's ability to conduct enforcement actions for violations of this
permit.
D. The Division may request additional reporting information as necessary to evaluate the progress
and results of the permittee's Stormwater Plan.
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PART IV REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS
A. Records
The permittee shall retain records of all monitoring information, including all calibration and
maintenance records and copies of all reports required by this permit, for a period of at least 5
years from the date of the sample, measurement, report or application. This period may be
extended by request of the Director.
B. Annual Reporting
The permittee will submit reporting and monitoring information on an annual basis. The
annual report shall document:
a. A summary of past year activities, including where available, specific quantities
achieved and summaries of enforcement actions.
b. A description of the effectiveness of each program component
C. Planked activities and changes for the next reporting period, for each program
component or activity.
d. Fiscal analysis.
2. Reports submitted to submitted to satisfy other State Stormwater Reporting requirements
satisfy the annual reporting requirements of this permit to the extent that the reports
satisfy Part III, paragraph B 1-5, Part IV, paragraph B 3 (c) and Part II Section I,
Electronic Reporting [g.s. 143-215.1(b)] of this permit
3. Completion and submittal of the reporting information contained within the online BIMS
Stormwater Management Program Assessment (SMPA) satisfy Part III, paragraph B 1-5,
Part IV, paragraph B 3 (c) and Part II Section I, Electronic Reporting [g.s. 143-215.1(b)]
of this permit through 2020.
4. Posting the results on the permittee website of the assessment process as established by
the Stormwater Association of North Carolina (SWANC), NC APWA and their partners
as conducted by another local government, a third party, or a self -assessment, satisfy Part
II1, paragraph B 1-5, Part IV, paragraph B 3 (c) and Part II Section 1, Electronic
Reporting [g.s. 143-215.l(b)] of this permit.
C. Twenty-four flour Reporting
The permittee shall report to the Division any noncompliance that may constitute an imminent
threat to health or the environment. Any information shall be provided orally within 24 hours
from the time the permittee became aware of the circumstances. A written submission shall also
be provided within 5 days of the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances.
The written submission shall contain a description of the noncompliance, and its causes, the
period of noncompliance and if the noncompliance has not been corrected, the anticipated time
compliance is expected to continue, and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent
reoccurrence of the noncompliance.
D. Additional Reporting
In order to properly characterize the permittee's MS4 discharges or to assess compliance with this
permit, the Director may request reporting information on a more frequent basis as deemed
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necessary either for specific portions of the permittee's Stormwater Plan, or for the entire
Program.
E. Other Information
Where the permittee becomes aware that it failed to submit any relevant facts or submitted
incorrect information in a permit application or in any report to the Director, it shall promptly
submit such facts or information.
F. Planned Changes
The permittee shall notify the Director of any planned modifications to the Stormwater Plan.
Notice shall be given as soon as possible when deleting a provision of the approved Stormwatcr
Plan; or where the modification could significantly change the timeframe for implementation of
parts of the program or negatively influence the effectiveness of the approved program. Notice of
any changes is required at least through the annual report.
G. Report Submittals
I. All reports required herein, not submitted electronically shall be submitted to the
following address:
Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
All applications, reports, or information, other than those submitted electronically, shall
be signed by a principal executive officer, ranking elected official or duly authorized
representative. A person is a duly authorized representative only if.
a. The authorization is made in writing by a principal executive officer or ranking
elected official;
b. The authorization specified either an individual or a position having
responsibility for the overall operation of a regulated facility or activity or an
individual or position having overall responsibility for environmental/stormwater
matters; and
C. The written authorization is submitted to the Director.
Any person signing a document under paragraphs (a) or (b) of this section shall make the
following certification:
"I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared
under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that
qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my
inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly
responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant
penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and
imprisonment for knowing violations."
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PART V STANDARD CONDITIONS
SECTION A: COMPLIANCE AND LIABILITY
1. Duty to Comply
The permittee shall comply with all conditions of this permit. Any permit noncompliance
constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act and is grounds for enforcement action, for permit
termination, revocation and reissuance, or modification; or denial of permit coverage upon
renewal application.
The permittee shall comply with standards or prohibitions established under Section
307(a) of the Clean Water Act for toxic pollutants within the time provided in the
regulations that establish these standards or prohibitions, even if the permit has not yet
been modified to incorporate the requirement.
b. The Clean Water Act provides that any person who violates a permit condition is subject
to a civil penalty not to exceed the maximum amounts authorized by Section 309(d) of
the Act and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act (28 U.S.C. §2461 note)
as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act (31 U.S.C. §3701 note) (currently
$37,500 per day for each violation). Any person who negligently violates any permit
condition is subject to criminal penalties of $2,500 to $25,000 per day of violation, or
imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both. Any person who knowingly violates
permit conditions is subject to criminal penalties of $5,000 to $50,000 per day of
violation, or imprisonment for not more than 3 years, or both. Also, any person who
violates a permit condition may be assessed an administrative penalty not to exceed
$16,000 per violation with the maximum amount not to exceed $177,500. [Ref: Section
309 of the Federal Act 33 USC 1319 and 40 CFR 122,41(a).]
C. Under state law, a daily civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars
($25,000) per violation may be assessed against any person who violates or fails to act in
accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of a permit. [Ref: North Carolina
General Statutes 143-215.6A]
d. Any person may be assessed an administrative penalty by the Administrator for violating
sections 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, 318 or 405 of this Act, or any permit condition or
limitation implementing any of such sections in a permit issued under section 402 of this
Act. Pursuant to 40 CFR Part 19 and the Act, administrative penalties for Class I
violations are not to exceed the maximum amounts authorized by Section 309(g)(2)(A) of
the Act and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act (28 U.S.C. §2461 note)
as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act (31 U.S.C. §3701 note) (currently
$11,000 per violation, with the maximum amount of any Class I penalty assessed not to
exceed $27,500). Pursuant to 40 CFR Part 19 and the Act, penalties for Class II violations
are not to exceed the maximum amounts authorized by Section 309(g)(2)(B) of the Act
and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act (28 U.S.C. §2461 note) as
amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act (31 U.S.C. §3701 note) (currently
$11,000 per day for each day during which the violation continues, with the maximum
amount of any Class II penalty not to exceed $137,500).
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2. Duty to Mitigate
The permittee shall take reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge in violation of this
permit that has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human health or the environment.
3. Civil and Criminal Liability
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to relieve the permittee from any responsibilities,
liabilities, or penalties for noncompliance pursuant to NCGS 143-215.3, 143-215.6A, 143-215.6B,
143-215.6C or Section 309 of the federal Act, 33 USC 1319. Furthermore, the permittee is
responsible for consequential damages, such as fish kills, even though the responsibility for
effective compliance may be temporarily suspended.
4. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any legal action or relieve
the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties to which the permittee is or may be
subject to under NCGS 143-215.75 et seq. or Section 311 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1321.
Furthermore, the permittee is responsible for consequential damages, such as fish kills, even
though the responsibility for effective compliance may be temporarily suspended.
5. Property Rights
The issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights in either real or personal
property, or any exclusive privileges, nor does it authorize any injury to private property or any
invasion of personal rights, nor any infringement of federal, state or local laws or regulations.
6. Severability
The provisions of this permit are severable, and if any provision of this permit, or the application
of any provision of this pen -nit to any circumstances, is held invalid, the application of such
provision to other circumstances, and the remainder of this permit, shall not be affected thereby.
7. Duty to Provide Information
The permittee shall furnish to the Director, within a reasonable time, any information which the
Director may request to determine whether cause exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing, or
terminating the coverage issued pursuant to this permit or to determine compliance with this
permit. The permittee shall also furnish to the Director upon request, copies of records required
by this permit.
8. Penalties for Tampering
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders
inaccurate, any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this permit shall,
upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per violation, or by
imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both. If a conviction of a person is
for a violation committed after a first conviction of such persoh under this paragraph, punishment
is a fine of not more than $20,000 per day of violation, or by imprisonment of not more than 4
years, or both.
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9. Penalties for Falsification of Reports
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who knowingly makes any false statement,
representation, or certification in any record or other document submitted or required to be
maintained under this permit, including monitoring reports or reports of compliance or
noncompliance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per
violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both.
10. Permit Actions
This permit may be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated for cause. The filing of a
request by the permittee for a permit modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination, or a
notification of planned changes or anticipated noncompliance does not stay any permit condition.
11. Duty to Reapply
The permittee is not authorized to discharge after the expiration date. In order to receive
automatic authorization to discharge beyond the expiration date, the permittee shall submit a
permit renewal application and fees as are required no later than 180 days prior to the expiration
date of this permit. Any permittee that has not requested renewal at least 180 days prior to
expiration, or any discharge that does not have a permit after the expiration and has not requested
renewal at least 180 days prior to expiration, will be subject to enforcement procedures as
provided in NCGS 143-215.6 and 33 USC 1251 et seq. The renewal application shall include a
review of the Stormwater Program development and implementation over the life of this permit,
the status of programs and a description of further program development to be implemented over
the future permitting time period.
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SECTION B: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE of POLLUTION CONTROLS
Proper Operation and Maintenance
The permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of
treatment and control (and related appurtenances) which are owned and/or operated by the
pernttee to achieve compliance with the conditions of this permit. Proper operation and
maintenance also includes adequate laboratory controls and appropriate quality assurance
procedures, when necessary. This provision requires the operation of back-up or auxiliary
facilities or similar systems that are installed by a permittee only when the operation is necessary
to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit.
2. Need to Halt or Reduce not a Defense
It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enforcement action that it would have been
necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain compliance with the
condition of this permit.
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SECTION C: INSPECTION, ENTRY AND AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS
1. Inspection and Entry
The permittec shall allow the Director, or an authorized representative (including an authorized
contractor acting as a representative of the Director), or in the case of a facility which discharges
through a municipal separate storm sewer system, an authorized representative of a municipal
operator or the separate storm sewer system receiving the discharge, upon the presentation of
credentials and other documents as may be required by law, to;
a. Enter upon the permittee's premises where a regulated facility or activity is located or
conducted, or where records shall be kept under the conditions of this permit;
b. Have access to and copy, at reasonable times, any records of the permittee that shall be
kept under the conditions of this permit;
C. Inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and control
equipment), practices, or operations of the permittee regulated or required under this
permit; and
d. Sample or monitor at reasonable times, for the purposes of assuring permit compliance or
as otherwise authorized by the Clean Water Act, any substances or parameters at any
location under the control of the permittee.
2. Availability of Reports
Except for data determined to be confidential under NCGS 143-215.3(a)(2) or Section 308 of the
Federal Act, 33 USC 1318, all reports prepared in accordance with the terms of this permit shall
be available for public inspection at the offices of the Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land
Resources. Knowingly making any false statement on any such report may result in the
imposition of criminal penalties as provided for in NCGS 143-215.613 or in Section 309 of the
Federal Act.
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PART VI LIMITATIONS REOPENER
The issuance of this permit does not prohibit the Director from reopening and modifying the permit,
revoking and reissuing the permit, or terminating the permit as allowed by the laws, rules, and regulations
contained in Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 122 and 123; Title 15A of the North Carolina
Administrative Code, Subchapter 2H .0100; and North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 et. at.
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PART VII ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE REQUIREMENTS
The permittee shall pay the administering and compliance monitoring fee within 30 (thirty) days after
being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee in a timely manner in accordance with 15A NCAC 2H
.0105(b)(4) may cause this Division to initiate action to revoke the permit.
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PART VIII DEFINITIONS
1. Act
See Clean Water Act.
2. Best Management Practice (BMP)
Measures or practices used to reduce the amount of pollution entering surface waters. BMPs can
be structural or non-structural and may take the form of a process, activity, physical structure or
planning (see non-structural BMP).
3. Built -upon Area
"Built -upon area" or "BUA" has the same meaning as in G.S. 143-214.7.
4. Clean Water Act
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act (CWA), as
amended, 33 USC 1251, et. seq.
5. Common _Plan _of Development
A construction or land disturbing activity is part of a larger common plan of development if it is
completed in one or more of the following ways:
• In separate stages
• In separate phases
• In combination with other construction activities
It is identified by the documentation (including but not limited to a sign, public notice or hearing,
sales pitch, advertisement, loan application, drawing, plats, blueprints, marketing plans, contracts,
permit application, zoning request, or computer design) or physical demarcation (including but
not limited to boundary signs, lot stakes, or surveyor markings) indicating that construction
activities may occur on a specific plot.
It can include one operator or many operators.
6. Department
Department means the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality.
7. Division (DEMLR)
The Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources, Department of Environmental Quality.
8. Director
The Director of the Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources, the permit issuing
authority.
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9. EMC
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission.
10. Illicit Discharge
Any discharge to a MS4 that is not composed entirely of stormwater except discharges pursuant
to an NPDES permit (other than the NPDES MS4 permit), allowable non-stormwater discharges,
and discharges resulting from fire -fighting activities.
11. Industrial Activity
For the purposes of this permit, industrial activities shall mean all industrial activities as defined
in 40 CFR 122.26.
12. Large or Medium Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
All municipal separate storm sewers that are either:
(a) Located in an incorporated place with a population of 100,000 or more as determined by
the Decennial Census by the Bureau of Census; or
(b) Located in the counties with unincorporated urbanized populations of 100,000 or more,
except municipal separate storm sewers that are located in the incorporated places,
townships or towns within such counties; or
(c) Owned or operated by a municipality other than those described in paragraph (a) or (b)
and that are designated by the Director as part of the large or medium separate storm
sewer system.
13. Major municipal separate storm sewer outfall (or "major outfall')
Major municipal separate storm sewer outfall (or "major outfall") means a municipal separate
storm sewer outfall that discharges from a single pipe with an inside diameter of 36 inches or
more or its equivalent (discharge from a single conveyance other than circular pipe which is
associated with a drainage area of more than 50 acres); or for municipal separate storm sewers
that receive storm water from lands zoned for industrial activity (based on comprehensive zoning
plans or the equivalent), an outfall that discharges from a single pipe with an inside diameter of
12 inches or more or from its equivalent (discharge from other than a circular pipe associated
with a drainage area of 2 acres or more).
14. MEP
MEP is defined in the Federal Register (U.S. EPA, 1999, p. 68754). This document says
that "Compliance with the conditions of the general permit and the series of steps
associated with identification and implementation of the minimum control measures will
satisfy the MEP standard." Minimum control measures are defined in the Federal
Register as (1) public education and outreach, (2) public participation/involvement, (3)
illicit discharge detection and elimination, (4) construction site runoff control, (5) post -
construction runoff control, and (6) pollution prevention/good housekeeping.
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15, Minimum Design Criteria (MDC)
"Minimum Design Criteria" or "MDC" means the requirements set forth in 15A NCAC 02H .1050
through 15A NCAC 02H .1062 for siting, site preparation, design and construction, and post -
construction monitoring and evaluation necessary for the Department to issue stormwater permits that
comply with State water quality standards adopted pursuant to G.S. 143-214.1.
16. Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System(MS4)
Pursuant to 40 CFR 122.26(b)(8) means a conveyance or system of conveyances (including roads
with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, manmade channels,
or storm drains):
(a) Owned or operated by the United States, a State, city, town, county, district, association,
or other public body (created by or pursuant to State law) having jurisdiction over
disposal of sewage, industrial wastes, stormwater, or other wastes, including special
districts under State law such as a sewer district, flood control district or drainage district,
or similar entity, or an Indian tribe or an authorized Indian tribal organization, or a
designated and approved management agency under Section 208 of the Clean Water Act
(CWA) that discharges to waters of the United States or waters of the State.
(b) Designed or used for collecting or conveying stormwater;
(c) Which is not a combined sewer; and
(d) Which is not part of a Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) as defined in 40 CFR
122.2
17. Non-stormwater Discharge o
The following are categories of non-stormwater discharges that the permittee shall address if it
identifies them as significant contributors of pollutants to the storm sewer system: water line
flushing, landscape irrigation, diverted stream flows, rising groundwater, uncontaminated
groundwater infiltration, [as defined in 40 CFR 35.2005(20)], uncontaminated pumped
groundwater, discharges from potable water sources, foundation drains, air conditioning
condensation, irrigation water, springs, water from crawl space pumps, footing drains, lawn
watering, individual residential car washing, charity car washing, flows from riparian habitats and
wetlands, dechlorinated swimming pool discharges, and street wash water (discharges or flows
from firefighting activities are excluded from the definition of illicit discharge and only need to
be addressed where they are identified as significant sources of pollutants to waters of the United
States).
18. Non-structural BMP
Non-structural BMPs are preventive actions that involve management and source controls such
as: (1) Policies and ordinances that provide requirements and standards to direct growth to
identified areas, protect sensitive areas such as wetlands and riparian areas, maintain and/or
increase open space, provide buffers along sensitive water bodies, minimize impervious surfaces,
and/or minimize disturbance of soils and vegetation; (2) policies or ordinances that encourage
infill development in higher density urban areas, and areas with existing storm sewer
infrastructure; (3) education programs for developers and the public about minimizing water
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quality impacts; (4) other measures such as minimizing the percentage of impervious area after
development, use of measures to minimize directly connected impervious areas, and source
control measures often thought of as good housekeeping, preventive maintenance and spill
prevention.
19. Outfall
Outfall means a point source as defined by 40 CFR 122.2 at the point where a municipal separate
storm sewer discharges to waters of the United States and does not include open conveyances
connecting two municipal separate storm sewers, or pipes, tunnels or other conveyances which
connect segments of the same stream or other waters of the United States and are used to convey
waters of the United States.
20. Permittee
The owner or operator issued this permit.
21. Point Source Discharge of Stormwater
Any discernible, confined and discrete conveyance including, but not specifically limited to, any
pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, or discrete fissure from which stormwater is or may be
discharged to waters of the state.
22. Redevelopment
"Redevelopment" has the same meaning as in G.S. 143-214.7.
23. Representative Storm Event
A storm event that measures greater than 0.1 inches of rainfall and that is preceded by at
least 72 hours in which no storm event measuring greater than 0.1 inches has occurred. A
single storm event may contain up to 10 consecutive hours of no precipitation. For
example, if it rains for 2 hours without producing any collectable discharge, and then
stops, a sample may be collected if a rain producing a discharge begins again within the
next 10 hours.
24. Storm Sewer System
Is a conveyance or system of conveyances which are designed or used to collect or convey
stormwater runoff that is not part of a combined sewer system or treatment works. This can
include, but is not limited to, streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, man-made channels or
storm drains that convey stormwater runoff.
25. Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activity
The discharge from any point source which is used for collecting and conveying stormwater and
which is directly related to manufacturing, processing or raw material storage areas at an
industrial site. Facilities considered to be engaged in "industrial activities" include those
activities defined in 40 CFR 122.26(b)(14). The term does not include discharges from facilities
or activities excluded from the NPDES program.
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26. Stonnwater Control Measures (SCM)
"Stormwater Control Measure" or "SCM," also known as "Best Management Practice" or " BMP," means a
permanent structural device that is designed, constructed, and maintained to remove pollutants from
stormwater runoff by promoting settling or filtration; or to mimic the natural hydrologic cycle by
promoting infiltration, evapo-transpiration, post -filtration discharge, reuse of stormwater, or a combination
thereof.
27. Stormwater Management Program SWMP]
The term Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) refers to the stormwater management
program that is required by the Phase I and Phase II regulations to be developed by MS4
permittees.
28. Stormwater Plan
The Stormwater Plan is the written plan that is used to describe the various control measures
and activities the pe—, r ittec will undertake to implement the stormwater management
program. The Stormwater Plan is a consolidation of all of the permittee's relevant ordinances
or other regulatory requirements, the description of all programs and procedures (including
standard forms to be used for reports and inspections) that will be implemented and enforced
to comply with the permit and to document the selection, design, and installation of all
stormwater control measures.
29. Stormwater Runoff
The flow of water which results from precipitation and which occurs immediately following
rainfall or as a result of snowmelt.
30. Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDLI
A TMDL is a calculation of the maximum amount of a pollutant that a waterbody can receive and
still meet water quality standards, and an allocation of that amount to the pollutant's sources. A
TMDL is a detailed water quality assessment that provides the scientific foundation for an
implementation plan. The implementation plan outlines the steps necessary to reduce pollutant
loads in a certain body of water to restore and maintain water quality standards in all seasons. The
Clean Water Act, Section 303, establishes the water quality standards and TMDL programs.
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STATE of NORTH CAROLINA Winston-Salem
Regional Office DEPARTMENT of ENVIRONMENTAL QUALI��'.
DIVISION OF ENERGY, MINERAL, AND LAND RESOURCES
PERMIT NO. NCS0004436
TO DISCHARGE STORMWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental
Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
City of Thomasville
is hereby authorized to discharge stormwater from their municipal separate storm sewer system located:
within the City of Thomasville corporate limits
Davidson County
to receiving waters Hamby Creek, North Hamby Creek, Hanks Branch, Hunts Fork, Jimmys Creek,
Kennedy Mill Creek, and unnamed tributaries to them, all within the Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin in
accordance with the discharge limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts
I, II, I1I, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII hereof.
This permit shall become effective February 20, 2017.
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on February 19, 2022.
Signed this day February 20, 2017.
for Tracy E. Davis, P.E., CPM
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Natural Resources
By the Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

PERMIT NO. NCS000436
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I PERMIT COVERAGE
PART iI FINAL LIMITATIONS AND CONTROLS FOR PERMITTED DISCHARGES
SECTION A: PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
SECTION B: PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
SECTION C: PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION
SECTION D: ILLICIT DISCHARGE DETECTION AND ELIMINATION
SECTION E: CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF CONTROLS
SECTION F: POST -CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF CONTROLS
SECTION G: POLLUTION PREVENTION AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING FOR MUNICIPAL
OPERATIONS
SECTION H: TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS (TMDLS)
SECTION I: ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF REPORTS [G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
PART III PROGRAM ASSESSMENT
PART IV REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS
PART V STANDARD CONDITIONS
SECTION A: COMPLIANCE AND LIABILITY
SECTION B: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF POLLUTION CONTROLS
SECTION C: INSPECTION, ENTRY AND AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS
PART VI LIMITATIONS REOPENER
PART VII ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE
REQUIREMENTS
PART VIII DEFINITIONS
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PART I PERMIT COVERAGE
A. During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the
City of Thomasville is authorized to discharge stormwater from the municipal separate storm
sewer system (MS4) to receiving waters Hamby Creek, North Hamby Creek, Hanks Branch,
Hunts Fork, Jimmys Creek, Kennedy Mill Creek, and unnamed tributaries to them, all within the
Yadkin -Pee Dee River Basin. Such discharge will be controlled, limited and monitored in
accordance with the permittec's Stormwater Quality Management Program, herein referred to as
the Stormwater Plan. The Stormwater Plan shall detail the permittee's stormwater management
program for the five-year term of the stormwater permit including, for each measure identified in
the permit, a narrative description of the program, a table that identifies each best management
practice (BMP) used, the frequency of the BMP, the measurable goals for each BMP, the
implementation schedule, funding and the responsible person or position for implementation.
B. All discharges authorized herein shall be managed in accordance with the terms and conditions of
tbis permit. Any other point source discharge to surface waters of the state is prohibited unless it
is an allowable non-stormwater discharge or is covered by another permit, authorization, or
approval.
C. This permit does not relieve the permittee from responsibility for compliance with any other
applicable federal, state, or local law, rule, standard, ordinance, order, judgment, or decree.
D. This permit covers activities associated with the discharge of stormwater from the MS4 owned
and operated by the permittee. The permit applies to the corporate limits of the permittee, as well
as areas that seek coverage under this permit through inter -local or other similar agreements with
permittee. Agreements for coverage under this permit shall be approved by the Division of
Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources, herein referred to as the Division.
E. The Division may deny or revoke coverage under this permit for separate entities and require
independent permit coverage as deemed necessary. In addition, the permittee may petition the
Division to revoke or deny coverage under this permit for specific entities.
F. All provisions contained and referenced in the Stormwater Plan along with all provisions and
approved modifications of the Stormwater Plan are incorporated by reference and are enforceable
parts of this permit.
G. The permit requires the proper implementation of the Stormwater Plan. To the extent allowable
under State and local law, the permittee must develop and implement a Stormwater Plan in
accordance with Section 402(p)(3)(B)(iii) of the Clean Water Act. The purpose of the
Stormwatcr Plan is to establish the means by which the permittee will describe how it is in
compliance with the permit and with the provisions of the Clean Water Act. Compliance with the
six minimum measures in 40 CFR § 122.34(b) and with the requirements of this permit constitute
compliance with the Clean Water Act to reduce the discharge of pollutants from the MS4 to the
maximum extent practicable, to protect water quality, and to satisfy the applicable water quality
requirements of the Clean Water Act. Implementation of best management practices consistent
with the provisions of the Stormwater Plan constitutes compliance with the standard of reducing
pollutants to the maximum extent practicable.
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H. The permit authorizes the point source discharge of stormwater runoff from the MS4. In
addition, discharges of non-stormwater are also authorized through the MS4 of the permittee if
such discharges are:
1. Permitted by and in compliance with another permit, authorization, or approval, including
discharges of process and non -process wastewater, and stormwater associated with
industrial activity; or
2. Determined to be incidental non-stormwater flows that do not significantly impact water
quality and may include:
• water line and fire hydrant flushing;
• landscape irrigation;
• diverted stream flows;
• rising groundwater;
• uncontaminated groundwater infiltration;
• uncontaminated pumped groundwater;
• discharges from uncontaminated potable water sources;
• foundation drains;
• air conditioning condensate (commercial/residential);
• irrigation waters;
• springs;
• water from crawl space pumps;
• footing drains;
• lawn watering;
• residential and charity car washing;
• flows from riparian habitats and wetlands;
• dechlorinated swimming pool discharges;
• street wash water;
• flows from firefighting activities.
3. The Division may require that non-stormwater flows of this type be controlled by
the permittee's Stormwater Plan.
1. Unless otherwise stated, full compliance with the requirements of the permit is expected upon the
effective date of the permit.
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PART II FINAL LIMITATIONS AND CONTROLS FOR PERMITTED DISCHARGES
SECTION A: PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
The permittee will implement, manage and oversee all provisions of its Stormwater Plan to control to the
maximum extent practical the discharge of pollutants from its municipal storm sewer system associated
with stormwater runoff and illicit discharges, including spills and illegal dumping. The overall program
implementation however, will be subject to, at a minimum, either 1) an annual review by the Division to
determine implementation status and progression toward meeting the pollutant control intent of the
Stormwater Plan, i.e., a compliance audit, or 2) a voluntary assessment process as established by the
Stormwater Association of North Carolina (SWANC), NC APWA and their partners that is at least as
stringent as the annual review described herein. Voluntary assessments may be conducted by the local
government, another local government with and NPDES MS4 permit, or an independent third party and
shall be reviewed and approved by the Division. This includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:
The permittee will maintain adequate funding and staffing to implement and manage the
provisions of the Stormwater Plan and meet all requirements of this permit. The Stormwater Plan
shall identify a specific position(s) responsible for the overall coordination, implementation, and
revision to the Plan. Responsibilities for all components of the Plan shall be documented and
position(s) assignments provided.
The permittee will implement provisions of the Stormwater Plan and evaluate the performance
and effectiveness of the program components at least annually. Results will be used by the
permittee to modify the program components as necessary to accomplish the intent of the
Stormwater Program. If the permittee implements the six minimum control measures and the
discharges are determined to cause or contribute to non -attainment of an applicable water quality
standard, to address the non -attainment, the permittee shall expand or better tailor its BMPs
within the scope of the six minimum control measures.
3. The permittee is required to keep the Stormwater Plan up to date. Where the permittee determines
or is informed by the Division that modifications are needed to address any procedural, protocol,
or programmatic change, such changes shall be made as soon as practicable, but not later than 90
days, unless an extension is approved by the Division. When it notifies the Division of proposed
modifications, the permittee will include an explanation and justification of the proposed changes.
The permittee shall provide at least 30 days for the Division to provide feedback on proposed
modifications. Major modifications to the Stormwater Plan shall not take effect until approved by
be submitted to the Director for approval.
4. The permittee is required to make available its Stormwater Plan to the Division upon request. The
permittee is required to keep an up-to-date version of its Stormwater Plan available to the
Division and the public online. At a minimum, the permittee The online materials shall include
ordinances, or other regulatory mechanisms, or a list identifying the ordinances, or other
regulatory mechanisms, providing the legal authority necessary to implement and enforce the
requirements of the permit.
5. The Division may review reports submitted by the permittee to assure that the
Stormwater Plan is implemented appropriately to address the requirements of the permit.
The Division may require modifications to any part of the permittee's Stormwater Plan
where deficiencies are found. If modifications to the Stormwater Plan are necessary, the
Division will notify the permittee of the need to modify the Stormwater Plan to be
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consistent with the permit and will establish a deadline to finalize such changes to the
program.
b. Pursuant to 40 CFR 122,35, an operator of a regulated small MS4 may share the
responsibility to implement the minimum control measures with other entities provided:
a. The other entity, in fact, implements the control measure;
b. The particular control measure, or component thereof, is at least as stringent as the
corresponding NPDES permit requirement; and
C. The other entity agrees to implements the control measure on behalf of the MS4.
Unless implemented by the State or where delegated by the state, the permittee remains
responsible for compliance if the other entity fails to perform the permit obligation and
may be subject to enforcement action if neither the permittee nor the other entity fully
performs the permit obligation.
The Permittee shall maintain, and make available to the Division upon request, written
procedures for implementing the six minimum control measures. Written procedures shall
identify specific action steps, schedules, resources and responsibilities for implementing the six
minimum measures. Written procedures can be free standing, or where appropriate, integrated
into the Storm Water Management Plan.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000436
SECTION B: PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
1. Objectives for Public Education and Outreach
Distribute educational materials to the community or conduct equivalent outreach
activities about the impacts of storm water discharges on water bodies and the steps the
public can take to reduce pollutants in storm water runoff.
2. BMPs for Public Education and Outreach
The perrittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Public Education
and Outreach Program and shall notify the Division prior to modification of any goals.
BMP
Measurable Goals
a. Goals and Objectives
Defined goals and objectives of the Local Public Education and
Outreach Program based on community wide issues.
b. Describe target pollutants
The permittee shall maintain a description of the target
and/or stressors
pollutants and/or stressors and likely sources.
c. Describe target audiences
The permittee shall maintain a description of the target
audiences likely to have significant storm water impacts and
why they were selected.
d. Describe residential and
The permittee shall describe issues, such as pollutants, likely
industrial/commercial issues
sources of those pollutants, impacts, and the physical attributes
of stormwater runoff, in their education/outreach program.
e. Informational Web Site
The permittee shall promote and maintain, an internet web site
designed to convey the program's message.
f. Distribute public education
The permittee shall distribute stormwater educational material to
materials to identified target
appropriate target groups. Instead of developing its own
audiences and user groups. For
materials, the permittee may rely on Public Education and
example, schools, homeowners,
Outreach materials supplied by the state, and/or other entities
and/or businesses.
through a cooperative agreement, as available, when
implementing its own program.
g. Maintain Hotline/Help line
The permittee shall promote and maintain a stormwater
hotline/helpline for the purpose of public education and
outreach.
h. Implement a Public Education
The permittee's outreach program, including those elements
and Outreach Program.
implemented locally or through a cooperative agreement, shall
include a combination of approaches designed to reach the target
audiences. For each media, event or activity, including those
elements implemented locally or through a cooperative
agreement the permittee shall estimate and record the extent of
exposure.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000436 '
SECTION C: PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION
1. Objectives for Public Involvement and Participation
Comply with State and local public notice requirements when implementing a public involvement
and participation program.
2. BMPs for Public Involvement and Participation
The permittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Public
Involvement and Participation Program and shall notify the Division prior to modification of any
goals.
BMP
Measurable Goals -
a. Volunteer community
The permittee shall include and promote volunteer opportunities
involvement program
designed to promote ongoing citizen participation.
b. Mechanism for Public
The permittee shall provide and promote a mechanism for public
involvement
involvement that provides for input on stormwater issues and the
stormwater program.
c. Hotline/Help line
The permittee shall promote and maintain a hotline/helpline for
the purpose of public involvement and participation.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000436
SECTION D. ILLICIT DISCHARGE DETECTION AND ELIMINATION (IDDE)
1. Objectives for Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
a. Implement and enforce a program to detect and eliminate illicit discharges into the MS4.
b. Maintain a storm sewer system map, showing the location of all major outfalls and the
names and location of all waters of the United States that receive discharges from those
outfalls;
C. Prohibit, through ordinance, or other regulatory mechanism, non -storm water discharges
except as allowed in this permit and implement appropriate enforcement procedures and
actions;
d. Implement a plan to detect and address non -storm water discharges, including illegal
dumping, to the MS4;
e. Inform public employees, businesses, and the general public of hazards associated with
illegal discharges and improper disposal of waste; and
f. Address the following categories of non -storm water discharges or flows (i.e., illicit
discharges) only if you identify them as significant contributors of pollutants to the MS4:
water line flushing, landscape irrigation, diverted stream flows, rising ground waters,
uncontaminated ground water infiltration, uncontaminated pu►,ipcd ground water,
discharges from potable water sources, foundation drains, air conditioning condensation,
irrigation water, springs, water from crawl space pumps, footing drains, lawn watering,
individual residential car washing, charity car washes, flows from riparian habitats and
wetlands, dechlorinated swimming pool discharges, and street wash water (discharges or
flows from firefighting activities are excluded from the effective prohibition against non -
storm water and need only be addressed where they are identified as significant sources
of pollutants to waters of the United States).
2. BMPs for Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
The pen-nittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Illicit Discharge
Detection and Elimination Program and shall notify the Division prior to modification of any
goals.
BMP
Measurable Goals
a. Maintain an Illicit Discharge
Maintain a written Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
Detection and Elimination
Program, including provisions for program assessment and
Program
evaluation and integrating program.
b. Maintain adequate legal authorities
The permittee shall maintain an IDDE ordinances or other
regulatory mechanisms that provides the legal authority to
prohibit illicit connections and discharges.
c. Maintain a Storm Sewer System
The permittee shall maintain a current a map showing major
Map of Major Outfalls.
outfalls and receiving streams.
d. Implement a program to detect dry
The permittee shall maintain a program for conducting dry
weather flows
weather flow field observations in accordance with written
procedures.
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BMP
Nleasura6le Goals
e. Investigate sources of identified
The permittee shall maintain written procedures for
illicit discharges.
conducting investigations of identified illicit discharges.
f. Track and document investigations
For each case the permittee shall track and document 1) the
illicit discharges
date(s) the illicit discharge was observed; 2) the results of the
investigation; 3) any follow-up of the investigation; and 4) the
date the investigation was closed.
g. Provide Employee Training
The permittee shall implement and document a training
program for appropriate municipal staff, who as part of their
normal job responsibilities, may come into contact with or
otherwise observe an illicit discharge or illicit connection.
h. Provide Public Education
The permittee shall inform public employees, businesses, and
the general public of hazards associated with illegal discharges
and improper disposal of waste.
i. Provide a public reporting
The permittee shall promote, publicize, and facilitate a
mechanism
reporting mechanism for the public and staff to report illicit
discharges and establish and implement citizen request
response procedures.
j. Enforcement of the IDDE
The permittee shall implement a mechanism to track the
ordinance
issuance of notices of violation and enforcement actions as
administered by the permittee. This mechanism shall include
the ability to identify chronic violators for initiation of actions
to reduce noncompliance.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000436
SECTION E: CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF CONTROLS
Pursuant to 40 CFR 122.35(b) and the maximum extent practicable (MEP) standard, the permittee
may rely on the N.C. Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources Sediment and Erosion
Control Program to comply with this minimum measure. The N.C. Division of Energy, Mineral,
and Land Resources Sediment and Erosion Control Program effectively meets the MEP standard
for Construction Site Runoff Controls by permitting and controlling development activities
disturbing one or more acres of land surface and those activities less than one acre that are part of
a larger common plan of development as authorized under the Sediment Pollution Control Act of
1973 and Chapter 4 of Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code. The N.C. Division
of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources Sediment and Erosion Control Program continues to be
monitored by the EPA to ensure the State effectively meets the MEP standard established by the
Sediment Pollution Control Act of 1973 and Chapter 4 of Title 15A of the North Carolina
Administrative Code.
The NCGO10000 permit establishes requirements for construction site operators to control waste
such as discarded building materials, concrete truck washout, chemicals, litter, and sanitary waste
at the construction site that may cause adverse impacts to water quality.
The permittee shall provide and promote a means for the public to notify the appropriate
authorities of observed erosion and sedimentation problems. The permittee may implement a
plan promoting the existence of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
(NCDEQ or DEQ), Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources "Stop Mud" hotline to
meet the requirements of this paragraph.
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SECTION F: POST -CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF CONTROLS
1. Objectives for Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls
a. Implement and enforce a program to address storm water runoff from new development
and redevelopment projects that disturb greater than or equal to one acre, including
projects less than one acre that are part of a larger common plan of development or sale,
that discharge into the small MS4. The program shall ensure that controls are in place that
would prevent or minimize water quality impacts.
b. Implement strategies which include a combination of structural Stormwater Control
Measures (SCM) and/or non-structural best management practices (BMPs) appropriate
for the community;
C. Use an ordinance or other regulatory mechanism to address post -construction runoff from
new development and redevelopment projects; and
d. Ensure adequate long-term operation and maintenance of SCMs.
2. BMPs for Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls
The penmittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Post -
Construction Stormwater Management Program. To the extent there is any conflict between this
permit and the post -construction ordinances adopted by the permittee as approved by the
Division, the post -construction ordinances shall apply with regard to permit compliance.
BMP Measurable Goals
a. Adequate legal authorities Maintain through ordinance, or other regulatory mechanism,
adequate legal authorities designed to meet the objectives of
the Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls Stormwater
Management program.
The permittee shall have the authority to review designs and
proposals for new development and redevelopment to
determine whether adequate stormwater control measures
will be installed, implemented, and maintained.
The permittee shall have the authority to request information
such as stormwater plans, inspection reports, monitoring
results, and other information deemed necessary to evaluate
compliance with the Post -Construction Stormwater
Management Program.
The permittee shall have the authority to enter private
property for the purpose of inspecting at reasonable times any
facilities, equipment, practices, or operations related to
stormwater discharges to determine whether there is
compliance the Post -Construction Stormwater Management
Program.
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BMP
Measurable Goals
b. Strategies which include
Strategies which include Stormwater Control Measures
Stormwater Control Measures
(SCMs) appropriate for the MS4, include, but are not limited
(SCMs) appropriate for the MS4
to compliance with 15A NCAC 02H Section .1000
effectively meets the Post -construction Stormwater Runoff
control requirements.
c. Plan reviews
The permittee shall conduct site plan reviews of all new
development and redeveloped sites that disturb greater than
or equal to one acre (including sites that disturb less than one
acre that are part of a larger common plan of development or
sale). The site plan review shall address how the project
applicant meets the performance standards and how the
project will ensure long-term maintenance
d. Inventory of projects with post-
The permittee shall maintain an inventory of projects with
construction structural stormwater
post -construction structural stormwater control measures
control measures
installed and implemented at new development and
redeveloped sites, including both public and private sector
sites located within the pennittee's corporate limits that are
covered by its post -construction ordinance requirements.
e. Deed Restrictions and Protective
The permittee shall provide mechanisms such as recorded
Covenants
deed restrictions and protective covenants that ensure
development activities will maintain the project consistent
with approved plans.
f. Provide a mechanism to require
The permittee shall implement or require an operation and
long-term operation and
maintenance plan for the long-term operation of the SCMs
maintenance of Stormwater Control
required by the program. The operation and maintenance
Measures (SCMs).
plan shall require the owner of each SCM to perform and
maintain a record of annual inspections of each SCM.
Annual inspection of permitted structural SCMs shall be
performed by a qualified professional.
g. Inspections
To ensure that all stormwater control measures meet the
permittee's performance standards and are being maintained
pursuant to the maintenance agreement, the permittee shall
develop and implement a written inspection program for
structural stormwater controls installed pursuant to the
permittee's post -construction program.
The permittee shall document and maintain records of
inspections, findings and enforcement actions and make them
available for review by the permitting authority.
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BMP_ -Measurable Goals
h. Educational materials and training The permittee shall make available through paper or
for developers electronic means, ordinances, post -construction
requirements, design standards checklist, and other materials
appropriate for developers. New materials may be
developed by the permittee, or the permittee may use
materials adopted from other programs and adapted to the
permittee's new development and redevelopment program.
is Enforcement The permittee shall track the issuance of notices of violation
and enforcement actions as administered by the permittee.
This mechanism shall include the ability to identify chronic
violators for initiation of actions to reduce noncompliance.
3. Post -construction Stormwater Runoff Controls for New Development
a. In order to fulfill the post -construction minimum measure program requirement the
permittee may use the Department's model ordinance, design its own post -construction
practices that meet or exceed the rules found in 15A NCAC 02H 1000, or develop its
own comprehensive watershed plan that is determined by the Department to meet the
post -construction stormwater management measure required by 40 Code of Federal
Regulations § 122.34(b)(5) (1 July 2003 Edition).
b. The pernttee shall meet the requirements of the post -construction program for
construction projects that are performed by, or under contract for, the permittee. To meet
this requirement, the permittee may either develop the necessary requirements for post -
construction controls that will pertain to their own projects, or develop procedures to
ensure that the permittee meets these requirements by complying with another entity's
Phase II Stormwater Management Programs for post -construction. If the permittee
decides to rely on another program for compliance with these program areas for their own
projects, they shall indicate in their Stormwater Management Program that the permittee
will fully comply with the requirements of the second party's post -construction programs.
C. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 02H .0150, for areas draining to Nutrient Sensitive Waters,
permittees, delegated programs, and regulated entities must use stormwater control
measures (SCMs) that reduce nutrient loading in order to meet local program
requirements, while still incorporating the stormwater controls required for the project's
density level. Documentation shall be provided where it is not feasible to use
stormwater control measures (SCMs) that reduce nutrient loading. In areas where the
Department has approved a Nutrient Sensitive Water Urban Stormwater Management
Program, the provisions of that program fulfill the nutrient loading. reduction
requirement.
d. The design volume of SCMs shall take into account the runoff at build out from all
surfaces draining to the system. Where streets "convey" stormwater, all SCM shall be
sized to treat and control Stormwater runoff from all surfaces draining to the SCM
including streets, driveways, and other impervious surfaces.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000436
SECTION G: POLLUTION PREVENTION AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING FOR MUNICIPAL
OPERATIONS
1. Objective for Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations
Implement an operation and maintenance program that includes a training component and
has the ultimate goal of preventing or reducing pollutant runoff from municipal
operations.
b. Provide employee training to prevent and reduce storm water pollution from activities
such as park and open space maintenance, fleet and building maintenance, new
construction and land disturbances, and storm water system maintenance.
2. BMPs for the Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal
Operations
The permittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Pollution
Prevention and Good Housekeeping Program and shall notify the Division prior to modification
of any goals.
BMP
Measurable Goals
a. Inventory of municipally
The permittee shall maintain, a current inventory of facilities and
owned or operated facilities
operations owned and operated by the permittee with the potential
for generating polluted stormwater runoff.
b. Operation and Maintenance
The permittee shall maintain and implement, evaluate annually
(O&M) for municipally owned
and update as necessary an Operation and Maintenance (O&M)
or operated facilities
program for municipal owned and operated facilities with the
potential for generating polluted stormwater runoff. The O&M
program shall specify the frequency of inspections and routine
maintenance requirements.
c. Spill Response Procedures
The permittee shall have written spill response procedures for
municipally owned or operated facilities.
d. Streets, roads, and public
The permittee shall evaluate existing and new BMPs annually that
parking lots maintenance
reduce polluted stormwater runoff from municipally -owned
streets, roads, and public parking lots within their corporate limits.
The permitte must evaluate the effectiveness of these BMPs based
on cost and the estimated quantity of pollutants removed.
d. Operation and Maintenance
The permittee shall maintain and implement an O&M program for
(O&M) for municipally -owned
the stormwater sewer system including catch basins and
or maintained catch basins and
conveyance systems that it owns and maintains.
conveyance systems
e. Identify municipally owned or
The permittee shall maintain a current inventory of municipally -
maintained structural
owned or operated structural stormwater controls installed for
stormwater controls
compliance with the permittee's post -construction ordinance.
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BMP
Measurable Goals
f. O&M for municipally -owned
The permittee shall maintain and implement an O&M program for
or maintained structural
municipally -owned or maintained structural stormwater controls
stormwater controls
installed for compliance with the permittee's post -construction
ordinance.
The O&M program shall specify the frequency of inspections and
routine maintenance requirements.
The permittee shall inspect and maintain municipally -owned or
maintained structural stormwater controls in accordance with the
schedule developed by permittee. The permittee shall document
inspections and maintenance of all municipally -owned or
maintained structural stormwater controls.
g. Pesticide, Herbicide and
The permittee shall ensure municipal employees and contractors
Fertilizer Application
are properly trained and all permits, certifications, and other
Management.
measures for applicators are followed.
h. Staff training
The permittee shall implement an employee training program for
employees involved in implementing pollution prevention and
good housekeeping practices.
i. Prevent or Minimize
The permittee shall describe and implement measures to prevent
Contamination of Stormwater
or minimize contamination of the stormwater runoff from all areas
Runoff from all areas used for
used for vehicle and equipment cleaning.
Vehicle and Equipment
Cleaning
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PERMIT NO. NCS000436
SECTION H: TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS (TMDLs)
l . Objective of a Water Quality Recovery Program: Reduce levels of the pollutant of
concern in accordance with approved Waste Load Allocation (WLAs) assigned to
stormwater in an approved TMDL.
2. The Permittee shall comply with the requirements of an approved TMDL.
3. Within 12 months of the final approval of a TMDL, the permittee's annual reports shall
include a description of existing programs, controls, partnerships, projects, and strategies
to address impaired waters and a brief explanation as to how the programs, controls,
partnerships, projects and strategies address impaired waters.
4. Within 24 months of the final approval of a TMDL, the permittee's annual reports shall
include an assessment of whether additional structural and/or non-structural BMPs are
necessary to address impaired waters and a brief explanation as to how the programs,
controls, partnerships, projects and strategies address impaired waters.
Within 36 months of the final approval of a TMDL, the permittee's annual reports shall
include a description of activities expected to occur and when the activities are expected
to occur.
6. If there was no storm water waste load allocation in the TMDL, in lieu of developing a
Water Quality Recovery Plan, the pemuttee shall evaluate strategies and tailor and/or
expand BMPs within the scope of the six minimum measures to enhance water quality
recovery strategies in the watershed(s) to which the TMDL applies. The permittce shall
describe the strategies and tailored and/or expanded BMPs in their Stormwater
Management Plan and annual reports.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000436
SECTION I: ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF REPORTS [G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
1. The final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became effective on December 21,
2015. These federal regulations require electronic submittal of all MS4 program reports by no
later than December 21, 2020, and specify that, if a state does not establish a system to receive
such submittals, then permittees must submit monitoring data and reports electronically to the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
2. This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part IV of this
permit (Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements):
• Paragraph 1. Records
• Paragraph 3. Annual Reporting
• Paragraph 8. Report Submittals
3. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Part IV, Paragraph 3.(a.)-(b.)] Note depending on what
EPA request in annual e-reporting [Supersedes Part IV, Paragraph 3.(a.)]
Starting on December 21, 2020, the permittee shall electronically report the following compliance
monitoring data and reports: Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Program Reports (See Part III
2., Program Assessment annual report)
The permittee may seek an electronic reporting waiver from the Division (see "How to Request a
Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below).
4. Electronic Submissions [Supplements Part IV, Paragraph 8.]
In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(1)(9), the permittee must identify the initial recipient at the
time of each electronic submission. The permittee should use EPA's website resources to identify
the initial recipient for electronic submission.
Initial recipient of electronic NPDES information from NPDES-regulated facilities (initial
recipient) means the entity (EPA or the state, tribe, or territory authorized by EPA to implement
the NPDES program) that is the designated entity for receiving electronic NPDES data [see 40
CFR 127.2(b)]. As of permit issuance, The NC DEQ anticipates that EPA will be the initial
recipient for electronic MS4 Program Reports.
EPA plans to establish a website that will also link to the appropriate electronic reporting tool for
each type of electronic submission and for each state. Instructions on how to access and use the
appropriate electronic reporting tool will be available as well. Currently, Electronic Reporting
Rule information is found at: https://www.cpa.gov/comptiince/fiti.ii-national-polititant-
di scha rge-eli minat ion-system-npd es -electronic -reporting -rule^
Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements" section
above. The permittee must electronically submit MS4 annual program reports no later than the
15' of the month following the completed reporting period. The permittee must sign and certify
all electronic submissions in accordance with the requirements of Part IV, Paragraph 8. (c.) of this
permit.
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How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting
The permittee may seek a temporary electronic reporting waiver from the Division. To obtain an
electronic reporting waiver, a permittee must first submit an electronic reporting waiver request to
the Division. Requests for temporary electronic reporting waivers must be submitted in writing
to the Division for written approval at least sixty (60) days prior to the date the facility would be
required under this permit to begin submitting monitoring data and reports. The duration of a
temporary waiver shall not exceed 5 years and shall thereupon expire. At such time, monitoring
data and reports shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re -applies
for and is granted a new temporary electronic reporting waiver by the Division. Approved
electronic reporting waivers are not transferrable. Only permittees with an approved reporting
waiver request may submit monitoring data and reports on paper to the Division for the period
that the approved reporting waiver request is effective.
Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found
on the following web page:
l,ttp://deo.. iic. L,ov/about/di visions/Nvater-resources/edmr
Records Retention [Supplements Part IV, Paragraph 1.]
The permittee shall retain records of all Program Assessment annual reports, including electronic
submissions. These records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years from the
date of the report. This period may be extended by request of the Director at any time [40 C)~ R
122.41].
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PERMIT NO. NCS000436
PART III PROGRAM ASSESSMENT
The Division may request additional reporting and monitoring information as necessary to evaluate the
progress and results of the Perrnittee's Stormwater Plan.
A. Implementation of the Stormwater Plan will include documentation of all program components
that are being undertaken including, but not limited to, inspections, maintenance activities,
educational programs, implementation of BMPs, enforcement actions, and other stormwater
activities. Documentation will be kept on -file by the permittee for a period of five years and
made available to the Director or his authorized representative upon request.
B. The permittee's Stormwater Plan will be reviewed and updated as necessary, but at least on an
annual basis to identify modifications and improvements needed to maximize Stormwater Plan
effectiveness to the maximum extent practicable. The permittee shall develop and implement a
plan and schedule to address the identified modifications and improvements. The permittee must
submit annual reports to the Department within twelve months from the effective date of this
permit. Subsequent annual reports must be submitted every twelve months from the scheduled
date of the first submittal. Annual reports that include appropriate information to accurately
describe the progress, status, and results of the permittee's Stonnwater Plan and will include, but
is not limited to, the following components:
1. The permittee will give a detailed description of the status of implementation of the
Stormwater Plan as a whole. This will include information on development and
implementation of each major component of the Stormwater Plan for the past year and
schedules and plans for the year following each report.
2. The permittee will adequately describe and justify any proposed changes to the
Stormwater Plan. This will include descriptions and supporting information for the
proposed changes and how these changes will impact the Stormwater Plan (results,
effectiveness, implementation schedule, etc.).
3. The permittee will document any necessary changes to programs or practices for
assessment of management measures implemented through the Stormwater Plan.
4. The permittee will include a summary of data accumulated as part of the Stormwater Plan
throughout the year along with an assessment of what the data indicates in light of the
Stormwater Plan.
5. The annual report shall include an assessment of compliance with the permit, information
on the establishment of appropriate legal authorities, inspections, and enforcement
actions.
C. The Director may notify the permittee when the Stormwater Plan does not meet one or more of
the requirements of the permit. Within 90 days of such notice, the permittee will submit a plan
and time schedule to the Director for modifying the Stormwater Plan to meet the requirements.
The Director may approve the plan, approve a plan with modifications, or reject the proposed
plan. The pernmittee will provide certification in writing in accordance with Part IV, Paragraph 7
(c) to the Director that the changes have been made. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed
to limit the Director's ability to conduct enforcement actions for violations of this permit.
D. The Division may request additional reporting information as necessary to evaluate the progress
and results of the permittee's Stormwater Plan.
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PART IV REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS
A. Records
The permittee shall retain records of all monitoring information, including all calibration and
maintenance records and copies of all reports required by this permit, for a period of at least 5
years from the date of the sample, measurement, report or application. This period may be
extended by request of the Director.
B. Annual Reporting
The permittee will submit reporting and monitoring information on an annual basis. The
annual report shall document:
a. A summary of past year activities, including where available, specific quantities
achieved and summaries of enforcement actions.
b. A description of the effectiveness of each program component
C. Planned activities and changes for the next reporting period, for each program
component or activity.
d. Fiscal analysis.
2. Reports submitted to submitted to satisfy other State Stormwater Reporting requirements
satisfy the annual reporting requirements of this permit to the extent that the reports
satisfy Part III, paragraph B 1-5, Part IV, paragraph B 3 (c) and Part II Section I,
Electronic Reporting [g.s. 143-215. 1 (b)] of this permit
3. Completion and submittal of the reporting information contained within the online BIMS
Stormwater Management Program Assessment (SMPA) satisfy Part III, paragraph B 1-5,
Part IV, paragraph B 3 (c) and Part 11 Section 1, Electronic Reporting [g.s. 143-215. 1 (b)]
of this permit through 2020.
4. Posting the results on the permittee website of the assessment process as established by
the Stormwater Association of North Carolina (SWANC), NC APWA and their partners
as conducted by another local government, a third party, or a self -assessment, satisfy Part
111, paragraph B 1-5, Part IV, paragraph B 3 (c) and Part II Section I, Electronic
Reporting [g.s. 143-215.1(b)] of this permit.
C. Twenty-four Hour Reporting
The permittee shall report to the Division any noncompliance that may constitute an imrninent
threat to health or the environment. Any information shall be provided orally within 24 hours
from the time the permittee became aware of the circumstances. A written submission shall also
be provided within 5 days of the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances.
The written submission shall contain a description of the noncompliance, and its causes, the
period of noncompliance and if the noncompliance has not been corrected, the anticipated time
compliance is expected to continue, and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent
reoccurrence of the noncompliance.
D. Additional Reporting
.In order to properly characterize the permittee's MS4 discharges or to assess compliance with this
permit, the Director may request reporting information on a more frequent basis as deemed
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necessary either for specific portions of the permittee's Stormwater Plan, or for the entire
Program.
E. Other Information
Where the permittee becomes aware that it failed to submit any relevant facts or submitted
incorrect information in a permit application or in any report to the Director, it shall promptly
submit such facts or information.
F. Planned Changes
The permittee shall notify the Director of any planned modifications to the Stormwater Plan.
Notice shall be given as soon as possible when deleting a provision of the approved Stormwater
Plan; or where the modification could significantly change the timeframe for implementation of
parts of the program or negatively influence the effectiveness of the approved program. Notice of
any changes is required at least through the annual report.
G. Report Submittals
All reports required herein, not submitted electronically shall be submitted to the
following address:
Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
2. All applications, reports, or information, other than those submitted electronically, shall
be signed by a principal executive officer, ranking elected official or duly authorized
representative. A person is a duly authorized representative only if:
a. The authorization is made in writing by a principal executive officer or ranking
elected official;
b. The authorization specified either an individual or a position having
responsibility for the overall operation of a regulated facility or activity or an
individual or position having overall responsibility for environmental/stormwater
matters; and
C. The written authorization is submitted to the Director.
Any person signing a document under paragraphs (a) or (b) of this section shall make the
following certification:
"I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared under my
direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel
properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or
persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the
information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate,
and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information,
including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations."
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PART V STANDARD CONDITIONS
SECTION A: COMPLIANCE AND LIABILITY
1. Duty to Comply
The permittee shall comply with all conditions of this permit. Any permit noncompliance
constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act and is grounds for enforcement action; for permit
termination, revocation and reissuance, or modification; or denial of permit coverage upon
renewal application.
a. The permittee shall comply with standards or prohibitions established under Section
307(a) of the Clean Water Act for toxic pollutants within the time provided in the
regulations that establish these standards or prohibitions, even if the permit has not yet
been modified to incorporate the requirement.
b. The Clean Water Act provides that any person who violates a permit condition is subject
to a civil penalty not to exceed the maximum amounts authorized by Section 309(d) of
the Act and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act (28 U.S.C. §2461 note)
as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act (31 U.S.C. §3701 note) (currently
$37,500 per day for each violation). Any person who negligently violates any permit
condition is subject to criminal penalties of $2,500 to $25,000 per day of violation, or
imprisonment for not more than I year, or both. Any person who knowingly violates
permit conditions is subject to criminal penalties of $5,000 to $50,000 per day of
violation, or imprisonment for not more than 3 years, or both. Also, any person who
violates a permit condition may be assessed an administrative penalty not to exceed
$16,000 per violation with the maximum amount not to exceed $177,500. [Ref: Section
309 of the Federal Act 33 USC 1319 and 40 CFR 122.41(a).]
C. Under state law, a daily civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars
($25,000) per violation may be assessed against any person who violates or fails to act in
accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of a permit. [Ref: North Carolina
General Statutes 143-215.6A]
d. Any person may be assessed an administrative penalty by the Administrator for violating
sections 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, 318 or 405 of this Act, or any permit condition or
limitation implementing any of such sections in a permit issued under section 402 of this
Act. Pursuant to 40 CFR Part 19 and the Act, administrative penalties for Class I
violations are not to exceed the maximum amounts authorized by Section 309(g)(2)(A) of
the Act and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act (28 U.S.C. §2461 note)
as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act (31 U.S.C. §3701 note) (currently
$11,000 per violation, with the maximum amount of any Class I penalty assessed not to
exceed $27,500). Pursuant to 40 CFR Part 19 and the Act, penalties for Class II violations
are not to exceed the maximum amounts authorized by Section 309(g)(2)(B) of the Act
and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act (28 U.S.C. §2461 note) as
amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act (31 U.S.C. §3701 note) (currently
$11,000 per day for each day during which the violation continues, with the maximum
amount.of any Class II penalty not to exceed $137,500).
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2. Duty to Mitigate
The permittee shall take reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge in violation of this
permit that has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human health or the environment.
3. Civil and Criminal Liability
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to relieve the permittee from any responsibilities,
liabilities, or penalties for noncompliance pursuant to NCGS 143-215.3, 143-215.6A, 143-215.613,
143-215.6C or Section 309 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1319. Furthermore, the permittee is
responsible for consequential damages, such as fish kills, even though the responsibility for
effective compliance may be temporarily suspended.
4. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any legal action or relieve
the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties to which the permittee is or may be
subject to under NCGS 143-215.75 et seq. or Section 311 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1321.
Furthermore, the permittee is responsible for consequential damages, such as fish kills, even
though the responsibility for effective compliance may be temporarily suspended.
5. Property Rights
The issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights in either real or personal
property, or any exclusive privileges, nor does it authorize any injury to private property or any
invasion of personal rights, nor any infringement of federal, state or local laws or regulations.
6. Severability
The provisions of this permit are severable, and if any provision of this permit, or the application
of any provision of this permit to any circumstances, is held invalid, the application of such
provision to other circumstances, and the remainder of this permit, shall not be affected thereby.
7. Duty to Provide Information
The permittee shall furnish to the Director, within a reasonable time, any information which the
Director may request to determine whether cause exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing, or
terminating the coverage issued pursuant to this permit or to determine compliance with this
permit. The permittee shall also furnish to the Director upon request, copies of records required
by this permit.
8. Penalties for Tampering
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders
inaccurate, any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this permit shall,
upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per violation, or by
imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both. If a conviction of a person is
for a violation committed after a first conviction of such person under this paragraph, punishment
is a fine of not more than $20,000 per day of violation, or by imprisonment of not more than 4
years, or both.
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9. Penalties for Falsification of Reports
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who knowingly makes any false statement,
representation, or certification in any record or other document submitted or required to be
maintained under this permit, including monitoring reports or reports of compliance or
noncompliance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $t0,000 per
violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both.
10. Permit Actions
This permit may be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated for cause. The filing of a
request by the permtttee for a permit modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination, or a
notification of planned changes or anticipated noncompliance does not stay any permit condition.
11. Duty to Reapply
The permittee is not authorized to discharge after the expiration date. In order to receive
automatic authorization to dischargc beyond the expiration date, the permittee shall submit a
permit renewal application and fees as are required no later than 180 days prior to the expiration
date of this permit. Any permtttee that has not requested renewal at least 180 days prior to
expiration, or any discharge that does not have a permit after the expiration and has not requested
renewal at least ISO days prior to expiration, will be subject to enforcement procedures as
provided in NCGS 143-215.6 and 33 USC 1251 et seq. The renewal application shall include a
review of the Stormwater Program development and implementation over the life of this permit,
the status of programs and a description of further program development to be implemented over
the future permitting time period.
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SECTION B: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE of POLLUTION CONTROLS
1. Proper Operation and Maintenance
The permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of
treatment and control (and related appurtenances) which are owned and/or operated by the
permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions of this permit. Proper operation and
maintenance also includes adequate laboratory controls and appropriate quality assurance
procedures, when necessary. This provision requires the operation of back-up or auxiliary
facilities or similar systems that are installed by a permittee only when the operation is necessary
to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit.
2. Need to Halt or Reduce not a Defense
It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enforcement action that it would have been
necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain compliance with the
condition of this permit.
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SECTION C: INSPECTION, ENTRY AND AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS
Inspection and Entry
The permittee shall allow the Director, or an authorized representative (including an authorized
contractor acting as a representative of the Director), or in the case of a facility which discharges
through a municipal separate storm sewer system, an authorized representative of a municipal
operator or the separate storm sewer system receiving the discharge, upon the presentation of
credentials and other documents as may be required by law, to;
Enter upon the permittee's premises where a regulated facility or activity is located or
conducted, or where records shall be kept under the conditions of this permit;
b. Have access to and copy, at reasonable times, any records of the permittee that shall be
kept under the conditions of this permit;
C. Inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and control
equipment), practices, or operations of the pennittee regulated or required under this
permit; and
d. Sample or monitor at reasonable times, for the purposes of assuring permit compliance or
as otherwise authorized by the Clean Water Act, any substances or parameters at any
location under the control of the permittee.
2. Availability of Reports
Except for data determined to be confidential under NCGS 143-215.3(a)(2) or Section 308 of the
Federal Act, 33 USC 1318, all reports prepared in accordance with the terms of this permit shall
be available for public inspection at the offices of the Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land
Resources. Knowingly making any false statement on any such report may result in the
imposition of criminal penalties as provided for in NCGS 143-215.6B or in Section 309 of the
Federal Act.
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PART VI LIMITATIONS REOPENER
The issuance of this permit does not prohibit the Director from reopening and modifying the permit,
revoking and reissuing the permit, or terminating the permit as allowed by the laws, rules, and regulations
contained in Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 122 and 123; Title 15A of the North Carolina
Administrative Code, Subchapter 2H .0100; and North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 et. al.
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PART VII ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE REQUIREMENTS
The permittee shall pay the administering and compliance monitoring fee within 30 (thirty) days after
being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee in a timely manner in accordance with 13A NCAC 2H
.0105(b)(4) may cause this Division to initiate action to revoke the permit.
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PART VIII DEFINITIONS
Act
See Clean Water Act.
2. Best Management Practice (BMP)
Measures or practices used to reduce the amount of pollution entering surface waters. BMPs can
be structural or non-structural and may take the form of a process, activity, physical structure or
planning (see non-structural BMP).
3. Built -upon Area
"Built -upon area" or "BUA" has the same meaning as in G.S. 143-214.7.
4. Clean Water Act
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act (CWA), as
amended, 33 USC 1251, et. seq.
Common Plan of Development
A construction or land disturbing activity is part of a larger common plan of development if it is
completed in one or more of the following ways:
• In separate stages
• In separate phases
• In combination with other construction activities
It is identified by the documentation (including but not limited to a sign, public notice or hearing,
sales pitch, advertisement, loan application, drawing, plats, blueprints, marketing plans, contracts,
permit application, zoning request, or computer design) or physical demarcation (including but
not limited to boundary signs, lot stakes, or surveyor markings) indicating that construction
activities may occur on a specific plot.
It can include one operator or many operators.
6. Department
Department means the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality.
Division (DEMLR}
The Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources, Department of Environmental Quality.
Director
The Director of the Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources, the permit issuing
authority.
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9. EMC
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission.
10. Illicit Discharge
Any discharge to a MS4 that is not composed entirely of stormwater except discharges pursuant
to an NPDES permit (other than the NPDES MS4 permit), allowable non-stormwater discharges,
and discharges resulting from fire -fighting activities.
11. Industrial Activity
For the purposes of this permit, industrial activities shall mean all industrial activities as defined
in 40 CFR 122,26.
12. Large or Medium Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
All municipal separate storm sewers that are either:
(a) Located in an incorporated place with a population of 100,000 or more as determined by the
Decennial Census by the Bureau of Census; or
(b) Located in the counties with unincorporated urbanized populations of 100,000 or more,
except municipal separate storm sewers that are located in the incorporated places,
townships or towns within such counties; or
(c) Owned or operated by a municipality other than those described in paragraph (a) or (b) and
that are designated by the Director as part of the large or medium separate storm sewer
system.
13. Major municipal separate storm sewer outfall (or ' `major outfall")
Major municipal separate storm sewer outfall (or "major outfall") means a municipal separate
storm sewer outfall that discharges from a single pipe with an inside diameter of 36 inches or
more or its equivalent (discharge from a single conveyance other than circular pipe which is
associated with a drainage area of more than 50 acres); or for municipal separate storm sewers
that receive storm water from lands zoned for industrial activity (based on comprehensive zoning
plans or the equivalent), an outfall that discharges from a single pipe with an inside diameter of
12 inches or more or from its equivalent (discharge from other than a circular pipe associated
with a drainage area of 2 acres or more).
14. MEP
MEP is defined in the Federal Register (U.S. EPA, 1999, p. 68754), This document says
that "Compliance with the conditions of the general permit and the series of steps
associated with identification and implementation of the minimum control measures will
satisfy the MEP standard." Minimum control measures are defined in the Federal
Register as (1) public education and outreach, (2) public participation/involvement, (3)
illicit discharge detection and elimination, (4) construction site runoff control, (5) post -
construction runoff control, and (6) pollution prevention/good housekeeping.
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15. Minimum Desigp Criteria (MDC)
"Minimum Design Criteria" or "MDC" means the requirements set forth in 15A NCAC 02H .1050
through 15A NCAC 02H .1062 for siting, site preparation, design and construction, and post -
construction monitoring and evaluation necessary for the Department to issue stormwater permits that
comply with State water quality standards adopted pursuant to G.S. 143-214.1.
16. Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)
Pursuant to 40 CFR 122.26(b)(8) means a conveyance or system of conveyances (including roads
with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, manmade channels,
or storm drains):
(a) Owned or operated by the United States, a State, city, town, county, district, association,
or other public body (created by or pursuant to State law) having jurisdiction over
disposal of sewage, industrial wastes, stormwater, or other wastes, including special
districts under State law such as a sewer district, flood control district or drainage district,
or similar entity, or an Indian tribe or an authorized Indian tribal organization, or a
designated and approved management agency under Section 208 of the Clean Water Act
(CWA) that discharges to waters of the United States or waters of the State.
(b) Designed or used for collecting or conveying stonnwater;
(c) Which is not a combined sewer; and
(d) Which is not part of a Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) as defined in 40 CFR
122.2
17. Non-stormwater Discharge Categories
The following are categories of non-stormwater discharges that the permittee shall address if it
identifies them as significant contributors of pollutants to the storm sewer system: water line
flushing, landscape irrigation, diverted stream flows, rising groundwater, uncontaminated
groundwater infiltration, [as defined in 40 CFR 35.2005(20)], uncontaminated pumped
groundwater, discharges from potable water sources, foundation drains, air conditioning
condensation, irrigation water, springs, water from crawl space pumps, footing drains, lawn
watering, individual residential car washing, charity car washing, flows from riparian habitats and
wetlands, dechlorinated swimming pool discharges, and street wash water (discharges or flows
from firefighting activities are excluded from the definition of illicit discharge and only need to
be addressed where they are identified as significant sources of pollutants to waters of the United
States).
18. Non-structural BMP
Non-structural BMPs are preventive actions that involve management and source controls such
as: (1) Policies and ordinances that provide requirements and standards to direct growth to
identified areas, protect sensitive areas such as wetlands and riparian areas, maintain and/or
increase open space, provide buffers along sensitive water bodies, minimize impervious surfaces,
and/or minimize disturbance of soils and vegetation; (2) policies or ordinances that encourage
infill development in higher density urban areas, and areas with existing storm sewer
infrastructure; (3) education programs for developers and the public about minimizing water
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quality impacts; (4) other measures such as minimizing the percentage of impervious area after
development, use of measures to minimize directly connected impervious areas, and source
control measures often thought of as good housekeeping, preventive maintenance and spill
prevention.
19. Outfall
Outfall means a point source as defined by 40 CFR 122.2 at the point where a municipal separate
storm sewer discharges to waters of the United States and does not include open conveyances
connecting two municipal separate storm sewers, or pipes, tunnels or other conveyances which
connect segments of the same stream or other waters of the United States and are used to convey
waters of the United States.
20. Permittee
The owner or operator issued this permit.
21. Point Source Discharge of Stormwater
Any discernible, confined and discrete conveyance including, but not specifically limited to, any
pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, or discrete fissure from which stormwater is or may be
discharged to waters of the state.
22. Redevelopment
"Redevelopment" has the same meaning as in G.S. 143-214.T
23. Representative Storm Event
A storm event that measures greater than 0.1 inches of rainfall and that is preceded by at
least 72 hours in which no storm event measuring greater than 0.1 inches has occurred. A
single storm event may contain up to 10 consecutive hours of no precipitation. For
example, if it rains for 2 hours without producing any collectable discharge, and then
stops, a sample may be collected if a rain producing a discharge begins again within the
next 10 hours.
24. Storm Sewer System
Is a conveyance or system of conveyances which are designed or used to collect or convey
stormwater runoff that is not part of a combined sewer system or treatment works. This can
include, but is not limited to, streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, man-made channels or
storm drains that convey stormwater runoff.
25. Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activity
The discharge from any point source which is used for collecting and conveying stormwater and
which is directly related to manufacturing, processing or raw material storage areas at an
industrial site. Facilities considered to be engaged in "industrial activities" include those
activities defined in 40 CFR 122.26(b)(14). The term does not include discharges from facilities
or activities excluded from the NPDES program.
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26.' Stormwater Control Measures (SCM)
"Stormwater Control Measure" or "SCM," also known as "Best Management Practice" or "BMP," means a
permanent structural device that is designed, constructed, and maintained to remove pollutants from
stormwater runoff by promoting settling or filtration; or to mimic the natural hydrologic cycle by
promoting infiltration, evapo-transpiration, post -filtration discharge, reuse of stormwater, or a combination
thereof.
27. Stormwater Management Program (SW -MP)
The term Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) refers to the stormwater management
program that is required by the Phase I and Phase II regulations to be developed by MS4
permittees.
28. Stormwater Plan
The Stormwater Plan is the written plan that is used to describe the various control measures
and activities the permittee will undertake to implement the stormwater management
program. The Stormwater Plan is a consolidation of all of the permittee's relevant ordinances
or other regulatory requirements, the description of all programs and procedures (including
standard forms to be used for reports and inspections) that will be implemented and enforced
to comply with the permit and to document the selection, design, and installation of all
stormwater control measures.
29. Stormwater Runoff
The flow of water which results from precipitation and which occurs immediately following
rainfall or as a result of snowmelt.
30. Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
A TMDL is a calculation of the maximum amount of a pollutant that a waterbody can receive and
still meet water quality standards, and an allocation of that amount to the pollutant's sources. A
TMDL is a detailed water quality assessment that provides the scientific foundation for an
implementation plan. The implementation plan outlines the steps necessary to reduce pollutant
loads in a certain body of water to restore and maintain water quality standards in all seasons. The
Clean Water Act, Section 303, establishes the water quality standards and TMDL programs.
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NC Department of
r,
Environmental quality
t Received
STATE of NORTH CAROLINA'
DEPARTMENT of ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY `,i,_:.
DIVISION OF ENERGY, MINERAL, AND LAND RESOURCES
PERMIT NO. NCS000403
TO DISCHARGE STORMWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
APR 2 0 2017
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Winston-Salem
Regional Office
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In compliance with the regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental
Management Comrission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,.
Town of Elon
is hereby authorized to discharge storinwater from their municipal separate storm sewer system located:
within the Town of Eton corporate limits
Alamance County
to receiving waters, Dry Creek, Gunn Creek, Michael's Branch, Travis Creek within the Cape Fear River
Basin in accordance with the discharge limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set
forth in Parts 1, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII hereof.
This permit shall become effective February 20, 2017,
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on February 19, 2022.
Signed this day February 20, 2017.
for Tracy E. Davis, P.E., CPM
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Natural Resources
By the Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

PERMIT NO. NCS000403
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I PERMIT COVERAGE
PART II FINAL LIMITATIONS AND CONTROLS FOR PERMITTED DISCHARGES
SECTION A: PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
SECTION B: PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
SECTION C: PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION
SECTION D: ILLICIT DISCHARGE DETECTION AND ELIMINATION
SECTION E: CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF CONTROLS
SECTION F: POST -CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF CONTROLS
SECTION G: POLLUTION PREVENTION AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING FOR MUNICIPAL
OPERATIONS
SECTION H: TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS (TMDLS)
SECTION 1: ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF REPORTS [G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
PART III PROGRAM ASSESSMENT
PART IV REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS
PART V STANDARD CONDITIONS
SECTION A: COMPLIANCE AND LIABILITY
SECTION B: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF POLLUTION CONTROLS
SECTION C: INSPECTION, ENTRY AND AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS
PART VI LIMITATIONS REOPENER
PART VII ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE
REQUIREMENTS
PART VIII DEFINITIONS
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PART I PERMIT COVERAGE
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the
Town of Elon is authorized to discharge stormwater from the municipal separate storm sewer
system (MS4) to receiving waters, Dry Creek, Gunn Creek, Michael's Branch, Travis Creek
within the Cape Fear River Basin. Such discharge will be controlled, limited and monitored in
accordance with the perr ittee's Stormwater Quality Management Program, herein referred to as
the Stormwater Plan. The Stormwater Plan shall detail the permittee's stormwater management
program for the five-year term of the stormwater permit including, for each measure identified in
the permit, a narrative description of the program, a table that identifies each best management
practice (BMP) used, the frequency of the BMP, the measurable goals for each BMP, the
implementation schedule, funding and the responsible person or position for implementation.
2. All discharges authorized herein shall be managed in accordance with the terms and conditions of
this permit. Any other point source discharge to surface waters of the state is prohibited unless it
is an allowable non-stormwater discharge or is covered by another permit, authorization, or
approval.
3. This permit does not relieve the permittee from responsibility for compliance with any other
applicable federal, state, or local law, rule, standard, ordinance, order, judgment, or decree.
4. This permit covers activities associated with the discharge of stormwater from the MS4 within the
corporate limits of the permittee. The permit applies to corporate limits of the permittee, as well
as areas that seek coverage under this permit through inter -local or other similar agreements with
permittee. Agreements for coverage under this permit shall be approved by the Division of
Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources, herein referred to as the Division.
5. The Division may deny or revoke coverage under this permit for separate entities and require
independent permit coverage as deemed necessary. In addition, the permittee may petition the
Division to revoke or deny coverage under this permit for specific entities.
6. All provisions contained and referenced in the Stormwater Plan along with all provisions and
approved modifications of the Stormwater Plan are incorporated by reference and are enforceable
parts of this permit.
7. The permit requires the proper implementation of the Stormwater Plan. To the extent allowable
under State and local law, the permittee must develop and implement a Stormwater Plan in
accordance with Section 402(p)(3)(B)(iii) of the Clean Water Act. The purpose of the
Stormwater Plan is to establish the means by which the permittcc will describe how it is in
compliance with the permit and with the provisions of the Clean Water Act. Compliance with the
six minimum measures in 40 CFR § 122.34(b) and with the requirements of this permit constitute
compliance with the Clean Water Act to reduce the discharge of pollutants from the MS4 to the
maximum extent practicable, to protect water quality, and to satisfy the applicable water quality
requirements of the Clean Water Act. Implementation of best management practices consistent
with the provisions of the Stormwater Plan constitutes compliance with the standard of reducing
pollutants to the maximum extent practicable.
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8.. The permit authorizes the point source discharge of stormwater runoff from the MS4. In
addition, discharges of non-stormwater are also authorized through the MS4 of the permittee if
such discharges are:
(a) Permitted by and in compliance with another permit, authorization, or approval, including
discharges of process and non -process wastewater, and stormwater associated with
industrial activity; or
(b) Determined to be incidental non-stormwater flows that do not significantly impact water
quality and may include:
• water Iine and fire hydrant flushing;
• landscape irrigation;
• diverted stream flows;
• rising groundwater;
• uncontaminated groundwater infiltration;
• uncontaminated pumped groundwater;
• discharges from uncontaminated potable water sources;
• foundation drains;
• air conditioning condensate (commercial/residential);
• irrigation waters;
• springs;
• water from crawl space pumps;
• footing drains;
• lawn watering;
• residential and charity car washing;
• flows from riparian habitats and wetlands;
• dechlorinated swimming pool discharges;
• street wash water;
• flows from firefighting activities.
The Division may require that non-stormwater flows of this type be controlled by the
permittee's Stormwater Plan.
9. Unless otherwise stated, full compliance with the requirements of the permit is expected upon the
effective date of the permit.
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PART II FINAL LIMITATIONS AND CONTROLS FOR PERMITTED DISCHARGES
SECTION A: PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
The permittec will implement, manage and oversee all provisions of its Stormwater Plan to control to the
maximum extent practical the discharge of pollutants from its municipal storm sewer system associated
with stormwater runoff and illicit discharges, including spills and illegal dumping. The overall program
implementation however, will be subject to, at a minimum, either 1) an annual review by the Division to
determine implementation status and progression toward meeting the pollutant control intent of the
Stormwater Plan, i.e., a compliance audit, or 2) a voluntary assessment process as established by the
Stormwater Association of North Carolina (SWANC), NC APWA and their partners that is at least as
stringent as the annual review described herein. Voluntary assessments may be conducted by the local
government, another local government with and NPDES MS4 permit, or an independent third party and
shall be reviewed and approved by the Division. This includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:
The permittee will maintain adequate funding and staffing to implement and manage the
provisions of the Stormwater Plan and meet all requirements of this permit. The Stormwater Plan
shall identify a specific position(s) responsible for the overall coordination, implementation, and
revision to the Plan. Responsibilities for all components of the Plan shall be documented and
position(s) assignments provided.
2. The permittee will implement provisions of the Stormwater Plan and evaluate the performance
and effectiveness of the program components at least annually. Results will be used by the
permittee to modify the program components as necessary to accomplish the intent of the
Stonnwater Program. If the permittee implements the six minimum control measures and the
discharges are determined to cause or contribute to non -attainment of an applicable water quality
standard, to address the non -attainment, the permittee shall expand or better tailor its BMPs
within the scope of the six minimum control measures.
The permittee is required to keep the Stormwater Plan up to date. Where the permittee determines
or is informed by the Division that modifications are needed to address any procedural, protocol,
or programmatic change, such changes shall be made as soon as practicable, but not later than 90
days, unless an extension is approved by the Division. When it notifies the Division of proposed
modifications, the permittee will include an explanation and justification of the proposed changes.
The permittee shall provide at least 30 days for the Division to provide feedback on proposed
modifications. Major modifications to the Stormwater Plan shall not take effect until approved by
be submitted to the Director for approval.
4. The permittee is required to make available its Stormwater Plan to the Division upon request. The
permittee is required to keep an up-to-date version of its Stormwater Plan available to the
Division and the public online. At a minimum, the permittee The online materials shall include
ordinances, or other regulatory mechanisms, or a list identifying the ordinances, or other
regulatory mechanisms, providing the legal authority necessary to implement and enforce the
requirements of the permit.
The Division may review reports submitted by the permittee to assure that the
Stormwater Plan is implemented appropriately to address the requirements of the permit.
The Division may require modifications to any part of the permittee's Stormwater Plan
where deficiencies are found. If modifications to the Stormwater Plan are necessary, the
Division will notify the permittee of the need to modify the Stormwater Plan to be
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consistent with the permit and will establish a deadline to finalize such changes to the
program.
6. Pursuant to 40 CFR 122,35, an operator of a regulated small MS4 may share the
responsibility to implement the minimum control measures with other entities provided:
a. The other entity, in fact, implements the control measure;
b. The particular control measure, or component thereof, is at least as stringent as the
corresponding NPDES permit requirement; and
C. The other entity agrees to implements the control measure on behalf of the MS4.
Unless implemented by the State or where delegated by the state, the permittee remains
responsible for compliance if the other entity fails to perform the permit obligation and
may be subject to enforcement action if neither the permittee nor the other entity fully
performs the permit obligation.
The Permittee shall maintain, and make available to the Division upon request, written
procedures for implementing the six minimum control measures. Written procedures shall
identify specific action steps, schedules, resources and responsibilities for implementing the six
minimum measures. Written procedures can be free standing, or where appropriate, integrated
into the Storm Water Management Plan.
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SECTION B: PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
1. Objectives for Public Education and Outreach
Distribute educational materials to the community or conduct equivalent outreach
activities about the impacts of storm water discharges on water bodies and the steps that
the public can take to reduce pollutants in storm water runoff.
2. BMPs for Public Education and Outreach
The permittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Public Education
and Outreach Program and shall notify the Division prior to modification of any goals.
BMP
Measurable Goals
a. Goals and Objectives
Defined goals and objectives of the Local Public Education and
Outreach Program based on community wide issues.
b. Describe target pollutants
The permittee shall maintain a description of the target
and/or stressors
pollutants and/or stressors and likely sources.
c. Describe target audiences
The permittee shall maintain a description of the target
audiences likely to have significant storm water impacts and
why they were selected.
d. Describe residential and
The permittee shall describe issues, such as pollutants, likely
industrial/commercial issues
sources of those pollutants, impacts, and the physical attributes
of stormwater runoff, in their education/outreach program.
c. Informational Web Site
The permittee shall promote and maintain, an internet wcb site
designed to convey the program's message.
£ Distribute public education
The permittee shall distribute stormwater educational material to
materials to identified target
appropriate target groups . Instead of developing its own
audiences and user groups. For
materials, the permittee may rely on Public Education and
example, schools, homeowners,
Outreach materials supplied by the state, and/or other entities
and/or businesses.
through a cooperative agreement, as available, when
implementing its own program.
g. Maintain Hotline/Help line
The permittee shall promote and maintain a stormwater
hotline/helpline for the purpose of public education and
outreach.
h. Implement a Public Education
The permittee's outreach program, including those elements
and Outreach Program.
implemented locally or through a cooperative agreement, shall
include a combination of approaches designed to reach the target
audiences. For each media, event or activity, including those
elements implemented locally or through a cooperative
agreement the permittee shall estimate and record the extent of
exposure.
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SECTION C: PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION
1. Objectives for Public Involvement and Participation
Comply with State and local public notice requirements when implementing a public involvement
and participation program.
2. BMPs for Public Involvement and Participation
The permittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Public
Involvement and Participation Program and shall notify the Division prior to modification of any
goals.
BMP
Measurable Goals
a. Volunteer community
The permittee shall include and promote volunteer opportunities
involvement program
designed to promote ongoing citizen participation.
b. Mechanism for Public
The permittee shall provide and promote a mechanism for public
involvement
involvement that provides for input on stormwater issues and the
stormwater program.
c. Hotline/Help line
The permittee shall promote and maintain a hotline/helpline for
the purpose of public involvement and participation.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000403
SECTION D: ILLICIT DISCHARGE DETECTION AND ELIMINATION (IDDE)
Objectives for Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
a. Implement and enforce a program to detect and eliminate illicit discharges into the MS4.
b. Maintain a storm sewer system map, showing the location of all major outfalls and the
names and location of all waters of the United States that receive discharges from those
outfalls;
C. Prohibit, through ordinance, or other regulatory mechanism, non -storm water discharges
except as allowed in this permit and implement appropriate enforcement procedures and
actions;
d. Implement a plan to detect and address non -storm water discharges, including illegal
dumping, to the MS4;
e. Inform public employees, businesses, and the general public of hazards associated with
illegal discharges and improper disposal of waste; and
f. Address the following categories of non -storm water discharges or flows (i.e., illicit
discharges) only if you identify them as significant contributors of pollutants to the MS4:
water line flushing, landscape irrigation, diverted stream flows, rising ground waters,
uncontaminated ground water infiltration, uncontaminated pumped ground water,
discharges from potable water sources, foundation drains, air conditioning condensation,
irrigation water, springs, water from crawl space pumps, footing drains, lawn watering,
individual residential car washing, charity car washes, flows from riparian habitats and
wetlands, dcchlorinated swimming pool discharges, and street wash water (discharges or
flows from firefighting activities are excluded from the effective prohibition against non -
storm water and need only be addressed where they are identified as significant sources
of pollutants to waters of the United States).
2. BMPs for Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
The permittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Illicit Discharge
Detection and Elimination Program and shall notify the Division prior to modification of any
goals.
a BMPs
Measurable Goals:
a. Maintain an Illicit Discharge
Maintain a written Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
Detection and Elimination
Program, including provisions for program assessment and
Program
evaluation and integrating program.
b. Maintain adequate legal authorities
The permittee shall maintain an IDDE ordinances or other
regulatory mechanisms that provides the legal authority to
prohibit illicit connections and discharges.
c. Maintain a Storm Sewer System
The permittee shall maintain a current a map showing major
Map of Major Outfalls.
outfalls and receiving streams.
d. Implement a program to detect dry
The permittee shall maintain a program for conducting dry
weather flows
weather flow field observations in accordance with written
procedures.
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BMP
Measurable Goals
e. Investigate sources of identified
The permittee shall maintain written procedures for
illicit discharges.
conducting investigations of identified illicit discharges.
f. Track and document investigations
For each case the permittee shall track and document 1) the
illicit discharges
date(s) the illicit discharge was observed; 2) the results of the
investigation; 3) any follow-up of the investigation; and 4) the
date the investigation was closed.
g. Provide Employee Training
The permittee shall implement and document a training
program for appropriate municipal staff, who as part of their
normal job responsibilities, may come into contact with or
otherwise observe an illicit discharge or illicit connection.
h. Provide Public Education
The permittee shall inform public employees, businesses, and
the general public of hazards associated with illegal discharges
and improper disposal of waste.
i. Provide a public reporting
The permittee shall promote, publicize, and facilitate a
mechanism
reporting mechanism for the public and staff to report illicit
discharges and establish and implement citizen request
response procedures.
j. Enforcement of the IDDE
The permittee shall implement a mechanism to track the
ordinance
issuance of notices of violation and enforcement actions as
administered by the permittee. This mechanism shall include
the ability to identify chronic violators for initiation of actions
to reduce noncompliance.
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SECTION E: CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF CONTROLS
Pursuant to 40 CFR 122.35(b) and the maximum extent practicable (MEP) standard, the permittee
may rely on the N.C. Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources Sediment and Erosion
Control Program to comply with this minimum measure. The N.C. Division of Energy, Mineral,
and Land Resources Sediment and Erosion Control Program effectively meets the MEP standard
for Construction Site Runoff Controls by permitting and controlling development activities
disturbing one or more acres of land surface and those activities less than one acre that are part of
a larger common plan of development as authorized under the Sediment Pollution Control Act of
1973 and Chapter 4 of Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code. The N.C. Division
of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources Sediment and Erosion Control Program continues to be
monitored by the EPA to ensure the State effectively meets the MEP standard established by the
Sediment Pollution Control Act of 1973 and Chapter 4 of Title 15A of the North Carolina
Administrative Code,
2. The NCG010000 permit establishes requirements for construction site operators to control waste
such as discarded building materials, concrete truck washout, chemicals, litter, and sanitary waste
at the construction site that may cause adverse impacts to water quality.
The permittee shall provide and promote a means for the public to notify the appropriate
authorities of observed erosion and sedimentation problems. The permittee may implement a
plan promoting the existence of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
(NCDEQ or DEQ), Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources "Stop Mud" hotline to
meet the requirements of this paragraph.
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SECTION F: POST -CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF CONTROLS
1. Objectives for Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls
a. Implement and enforce a program to address storm water runoff from new development
and redevelopment projects, including public transportation maintained by the permittee,
that disturb greater than or equal to one acre, including projects less than one acre that are
part of a larger common plan of development or sale, that discharge into the small MS4.
The program shall ensure that controls are in place that would prevent or minimize water
quality impacts.
b. Implement strategies which include a combination of structural Stormwater Control
Measures (SCM) and/or non-structural best management practices (BMPs) appropriate
for the community;
C. Use an ordinance or other regulatory mechanism to address post -construction runoff from
new development and redevelopment projects; and
d. Ensure adequate long-term operation and maintenance of SCMs.
2. BMPs for Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls
The permittec shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Post -
Construction Stormwater Management Program. To the extent there is any conflict between this
permit and the post -construction ordinances adopted by the permittee as approved by the
Division, the post -construction ordinances shall apply with regard to permit compliance.
BMP Measurable Goals
a. Adequate legal authorities Maintain through ordinance, or other regulatory mechanism,
adequate legal authorities designed to meet the objectives of
the Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls Stormwater
Management program.
The permittee shall have the authority to review designs and
proposals for new development and redevelopment to
determine whether adequate stormwater control measures
will be installed, implemented, and maintained.
The permittee shall have the authority to request information
such as stormwater plans, inspection reports, monitoring
results, and other information deemed necessary to evaluate
compliance with the Post -Construction Stormwater
Management Program.
The permittee shall have the authority to enter private
property for the purpose of inspecting at reasonable times any
facilities, equipment, practices, or operations related to
stormwater discharges to determine whether there is
compliance the Post -Construction Stormwater Management
Program.
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BMP
Measurable Goals
b. Strategies which include
Strategies which include Stormwater Control Measures
Stormwater Control Measures
(SCMs) appropriate for the MS4, include, but are not limited
(SCMs) appropriate for the MS4
to compliance with 15A NCAC 02H Section .1000
effectively meets the Post -construction Stormwater Runoff
control requirements.
c. Plan reviews
The permittee shall conduct site plan reviews of all new
development and redeveloped sites that disturb greater than
or equal to one acre (including sites that disturb less than one
acre that are part of a larger common plan of development or
sale). The site plan review shall address how the project
applicant meets the performance standards and how the
project will ensure long-term maintenance
d. Inventory of projects with post-
The permittee shall maintain an inventory of projects with
construction structural stormwater
post -construction structural stormwater control measures
control measures
installed and implemcnted at new development and
redeveloped sites, including both public and private sector
sites located within the permittee's corporate limits that are
covered by its post -construction ordinance requirements.
e. Deed Restrictions and Protective
The permittee shall provide mechanisms such as recorded
Covenants
deed restrictions and protective covenants that ensure
development activities will maintain the project consistent
with approved plans.
f. Provide a mechanism to require
The permittee shall implement or require an operation and
long-term operation and
maintenance plan for the long-term operation of the SCMs
maintenance of Stormwater Control
required by the program. The operation and maintenance
Measures (SCMs),
plan shall require the owner of each SCM to perform and
maintain a record of annual inspections of each SCM.
Annual inspection of permitted structural SCMs shall be
performed by a qualified professional.
g. Inspections
To ensure that all stormwater control measures are being
maintained pursuant to its maintenance agreement, the
permittee shall conduct and document inspections of each
project site covered under performance standards, at least one
time during the permit term.
Before issuing a certificate of occupancy or temporary
certificate of occupancy, the permittee shall conduct a post -
construction inspection to verify that the permittee's
performance standards have been met or a bond is in place to
guarantee completion.
The permittee shall document and maintain records of
inspection findings and enforcement actions and make them
available for review by the permitting authority.
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BMP . �.Measurable.Go'als
h. Educational materials and training The permittee shall make available through paper or
for developers electronic means, ordinances, post -construction
requirements, design standards checklist, and other materials
appropriate for developers. New materials may be
developed by the permittee, or the permittee may use
materials adopted from other programs and adapted to the
pernuttee's new development and redevelopment program.
Enforcement The permittee shall track the issuance of notices of violation
and enforcement actions. This mechanism shall include the
ability to identify chronic violators for initiation of actions to
reduce noncompliance.
3. Post -construction Stormwater Runoff Controls for New Development
In order to fulfill the post -construction minimum measure program requirement the
pern-duce may use the Department's model ordinance, design its own post -construction
practices that meet or exceed the rules found in 15A NCAC 02H 1000, or develop its
own comprehensive watershed plan that is determined by the Department to meet the
post -construction stormwater management measure required by 40 Code of Federal
Regulations § 122.34(b)(5) (i July 2003 Edition).
b. The permittee shall meet the requirements of the post -construction program for
construction projects that are performed by, or under contract for, the permittee. To meet
this requirement, the permittee may either develop the necessary requirements for post -
construction controls that will pertain to their own projects, or develop procedures to
ensure that the permittee meets these requirements by complying with another entity's
Phase II Stormwater Management Programs for post -construction. If the permittee
decides to rely on another program for compliance with these program areas for their own
projects, they shall indicate in their Stormwater Management Program that the pemuttee
will fully comply with the requirements of the second party's post -construction programs.
C. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 02H .0150, for areas draining to Nutrient Sensitive Waters,
permittees, delegated programs, and regulated entities must use stormwater control
measures (SCMs) that reduce nutrient loading in order to meet local program
requirements, while still incorporating the stormwater controls required for the project's
density level. Documentation shall be provided where it is not feasible to use
stormwater control measures (SCMs) that reduce nutrient loading. In areas where the
Department has approved a Nutrient Sensitive Water Urban Stormwater Management
Program, the provisions of that program fulfill the nutrient loading reduction
requirement.
d. The design volume of SCMs shall take into account the runoff at build out from all
surfaces draining to the system. Where streets "convey" stormwater, all SCM shall be
sized to treat and control stormwater runoff from all surfaces draining to the SCM
including streets, driveways, and other impervious surfaces.
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SECTION G: POLLUTION PREVENTION AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING FOR MUNICIPAL
OPERATIONS
Objective for Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations
Implement an operation and maintenance program that includes a training component and
has the ultimate goal of preventing or reducing pollutant runoff from municipal
operations.
b. Provide employee training to prevent and reduce storm water pollution from activities
such as park and open space maintenance, fleet and building maintenance, new
construction and land disturbances, and storm water system maintenance.
2. BMPs for the Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal
Operations
The permittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Pollution
Prevention and Good Housekeeping Program and shall notify the Division prior to modification
of any goals.
BMP
Measurable Goals
a. Inventory of municipally
The permittee shall maintain, a current inventory of facilities and
owned or operated facilities
operations owned and operated by the permittee with the potential
for generating polluted stormwater runoff.
b. Operation and Maintenance
The permittee shall maintain and implement, evaluate annually
(O&M) for municipally owned
and update as necessary an Operation and Maintenance (O&M)
or operated facilities
program for municipal owned and operated facilities with the
potential for generating polluted stormwater runoff. The O&M
program shall specify the frequency of inspections and routine
maintenance requirements.
c. Spill Response Procedures
The permittee shall have written spill response procedures for
municipally owned or operated facilities.
d. Streets, roads, and public
The permittee shall evaluate existing and new BMPs annually that
parking lots maintenance
reduce polluted stormwater runoff from municipally -owned
streets, roads, and public parking lots within their corporate limits.
The permitte must evaluate the effectiveness of these BMPs based
on cost and the estimated quantity of pollutants removed.
e. Operation and Maintenance
The permittee shall maintain and implement an O&M program for
(O&M) for municipally -
the stormwater sewer system including catch basins and
owned or maintained catch
conveyance systems that it owns and maintains,
basins and conveyance systems
f. ldentify structural stormwater
The permittee shall maintain a current inventory of municipally -
controls
owned or operated structural stormwater controls installed for
compliance with the permittee's post -construction ordinance.
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BMP
Measurable Goals
d. O&M for municipally -owned
The permittee shall maintain and implement an O&M program for
or maintained structural
municipally -owned or maintained structural stormwater controls
stormwater controls
installed for compliance with the permittee's post -construction
ordinance.
The O&M program shall specify the frequency of inspections and
routine maintenance requirements.
The permittee shall inspect and maintain municipally -owned or
maintained structural stormwater controls in accordance with the
schedule developed by permttee. The permittee shall document
inspections and maintenance of all municipally -owned or
maintained structural stormwater controls.
e. Pesticide, Herbicide and
The permittee shall ensure municipal employees and contractors
Fertilizer Application
are properly trained and all permits, certifications, and other
Management.
measures for applicators are followed.
f. Staff training
The permittee shall implement an employee training program for
employees involved in implementing pollution prevention and
good housekeeping practices.
g. Prevent or Minimize
The permittee shall describe and implement measures to prevent
Contamination of Stormwater
or minimize contamination of the stormwater runoff from all areas
Runoff from all areas used for
used for vehicle and equipment cleaning.
Vehicle and Equipment
Cleaning
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SECTION H: TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS (TMDLs)
Objective of a Water Quality Recovery Program: Reduce levels of the pollutant of
concern in accordance with approved Waste Load Allocation (WLAs) assigned to
stormwater in an approved TMDL.
2. The Permittee shall comply with the requirements of an approved TMDL.
Within 12 months of the final approval of a TMDL, the permittee's annual reports shall
include a description of existing programs, controls, partnerships, projects, and strategies
to address impaired waters and a brief explanation as to how the programs, controls,
partnerships, projects and strategies address impaired waters.
4. Within 24 months of the final approval of a TMDL, the permittee's annual reports shall
include an assessment of whether additional structural and/or non-structural BMPs are
necessary to address impaired waters and a brief explanation as to how the programs,
controls, partnerships, projects and strategies address impaired waters.
Within 36 months of the final approval of a TMDL, the permittee's annual reports shall
include a description of activities expected to occur and when the activities are expected
to occur.
If there was no storm water waste load allocation in the TMDL, in lieu of developing a
Water Quality Recovery Plan, the permittee shall evaluate strategies and tailor and/or
expand BMPs within the scope of the six minimum measures to enhance water quality
recovery strategies in the watershed(s) to which the TMDL applies. The pernttee shall
describe the strategies and tailored and/or expanded BMPs in their Stormwater
Management Plan and annual reports.
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SECTION 1: ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF REPORTS [G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
The final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became effective on December 21,
2015. These federal regulations require electronic submittal of all MS4 program reports by no
later than December 21, 2020, and specify that, if a state does not establish a system to receive
such submittals, then permittees must submit monitoring data and reports electronically to the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
2. This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part IV of this
permit (Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements):
• Paragraph 1. Records
• Paragraph 3.. Annual Reporting
• Paragraph 8. Report Submittals
Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Part IV, Paragraph 3.(a.)-(b.)] Note depending on what
EPA request in annual e-reporting [Supersedes Part IV, Paragraph 3.(a.)]
Starting on December 21, 2020, the permittee shall electronically report the following compliance
monitoring data and reports: Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Program Reports (See Part III
2., Program Assessment annual report)
The permttee may seek an electronic reporting waiver from the Division (see "How to Request a
Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below).
Electronic Submissions [Supplements Part IV, Paragraph 8.]
In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(1)(9), the permittee must identify the initial recipient at the
time of each electronic submission. The permittee should use EPA's website resources to identify
the initial recipient for electronic submission.
Initial recipient of electronic NPDES information from NPDES-regulated facilities (initial
recipient) means the entity (EPA or the state, tribe, or territory authorized by EPA to implement
the NPDES program) that is the designated entity for receiving electronic NPDES data [see 40
CFR 127.2(b)]. As of permit issuance, The NC DEQ anticipates that EPA will be the initial
recipient for electronic MS4 Program Reports.
EPA plans to establish a website that will also link to the appropriate electronic reporting tool for
each type of electronic submission and for each state. Instructions on how to access and use the
appropriate electronic reporting tool will be available as well. Currently, Electronic Reporting
Rule information is found at: https://www.epa.pov/compliance/titial-national-pollutant-
discharge-elimination-system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule
Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements" section
above. The permittee must electronically submit MS4 annual program reports no later than the
15' of the month following the completed reporting period. The permittee must sign and certify
all electronic submissions in accordance with the requirements of Part IV, Paragraph 8. (c.) of this
permit.
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How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting
The permittee may seek a temporary electronic reporting waiver from the Division. To obtain an
electronic reporting waiver, a permittee must first submit an electronic reporting waiver request to
the Division. Requests for temporary electronic reporting waivers must be submitted in writing
to the Division for written approval at least sixty'(60) days prior to the date the facility would be
required under this permit to begin submitting monitoring data and reports. The duration of a
temporary waiver shall not exceed 5 years and shall thereupon expire. At such time, monitoring
data and reports shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re -applies
for and is granted a new temporary electronic reporting waiver by the Division. Approved
electronic reporting waivers are not transferrable. Only pern-littees with an approved reporting
waiver request may submit monitoring data and reports on paper to the Division for the period
that the approved reporting waiver request is effective.
Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found
on the following web page:
http://deg.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/e(fmr
6. Records Retention [Supplements Part W, Paragraph 1.]
The permittee shall retain records of all Program Assessment annual reports, including electronic
submissions. These records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years from the
date of the report. This period may be extended by request of the Director at any time [40 CFR
122.41].
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PART I1.I PROGRAM ASSESSMENT
The Division may request additional reporting and monitoring information as necessary to evaluate the
progress and results of the Permittee's Stormwater Plan.
A. Implementation of the Stormwater Plan will include documentation of all program components
that are being undertaken including, but not limited to, inspections, maintenance activities,
educational programs, implementation of BMPs, enforcement actions, and other stormwater
activities. Documentation will be kept on -file by the permittee for a period of five years and
made available to the Director or his authorized representative upon request.
B. The permittee's Stormwater Plan will be reviewed and updated as necessary, but at least on an
annual basis to identify modifications and improvements needed to maximize Stormwater Plan
effectiveness to the maximum extent practicable. The permittee shall develop and implement a
plan and schedule to address the identified modifications and improvements. The permittee must
submit annual reports to the Department within twelve months from the effective date of this
permit. Subsequent annual reports must be submitted every twelve months from the scheduled
date of the first submittal. Annual reports that include appropriate information to accurately
describe the progress, status, and results of the permittee's Stormwater Plan and will include, but
is not limited to, the following components:
1. The permittee will give a detailed description of the status of implementation of the
Stormwater Plan as a whole. This will include information on development and
implementation of each major component of the Stormwater Plan for the past year and
schedules and plans for the year following each report.
2. The permittee will adequately describe and justify any proposed changes to the
Stormwater Plan. This will include descriptions and supporting information for the
proposed changes and how these changes will impact the Stormwater Plan (results,
effectiveness, implementation schedule, etc.).
3. The permittee will document any necessary changes to programs or practices for
assessment of management measures implemented through the Stormwater Plan,
4. The permittee will include a summary of data accumulated as part of the Stormwater Plan
throughout the year along with an assessment of what the data indicates in light "of the
Stormwater Plan.
S. The annual report shall include an assessment of compliance with the permit, information
on the establishment of appropriate legal authorities, inspections, and enforcement
actions.
C. The Director may notify the permittee when the Stormwater Plan does not meet one or more of
the requirements of the permit. Within 90 days of such notice, the permittee will submit a plan
and time schedule to the Director for modifying the Stormwater Plan to meet the requirements.
The Director may approve the plan, approve a plan with modifications, or reject the proposed
plan. The permittee will provide certification in writing in accordance with Part IV, Paragraph
7(c) to the Director that the changes have been made. Nothing in this paragraph shall be
construed to limit the Director's ability to conduct enforcement actions for violations of this
permit.
D. The Division may request additional reporting information as necessary to evaluate the progress
and results of the permittee's Stormwater Plan.
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PART IV REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS
A. Records
The permittee shall retain records of all monitoring information, including all calibration and
maintenance records and copies of all reports required by this permit, for a period of at least 5
years from the date of the sample, measurement, report or application. This period may be
extended by request of the Director.
B. Annual Reporting
The permittee will submit reporting and monitoring information on an annual basis. The
annual report shall document:
a. A summary of past year activities, including where available, specific quantities
achieved and summaries of enforcement actions.
b. A description of the effectiveness of each program component
C. Planned activities and changes for the next reporting period, for each program
component or activity.
d. Fiscal analysis.
2. Reports submitted to submitted to satisfy other State Stormwater Reporting requirements
satisfy the annual reporting requirements of this permit to the extent that the reports
satisfy Part III, paragraph B 1-5, Part IV, paragraph B 3 (c) and Part II Section 1,
Electronic Reporting [g.s. 143-215.1(b)] of this permit
3. Completion and submittal of the reporting information contained within the online BIMS
Stormwater Management Program Assessment (SMPA) satisfy Part II1, paragraph B 1-5,
Part IV, paragraph B 3 (c) and Part U Section I, Electronic Reporting [g.s. 143-215.1(b)]
of this permit through 2020.
4. Posting the results on the pernttee website of the assessment process as established by
the Stormwater Association of North Carolina (SWANC), NC APWA and their partners
as conducted by another local government, a third party, or a self -assessment, satisfy Part
III, paragraph B 1-5, Part IV, paragraph B 3 (c) and Part II Section I, Electronic
Reporting [g.s. 143-215.1(b)] of this permit.
C. Twenty-four Hour Reporting
The permittee shall report to the Division any noncompliance that may constitute an imminent
threat to health or the environment. Any information shall be provided orally within 24 hours
from the time the permittee became aware of the circumstances. A written submission shall also
be provided within 5 days of the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances.
The written submission shall contain a description of the noncompliance, and its causes, the
period of noncompliance and if the noncompliance has not been corrected, the anticipated time
compliance is expected to continue, and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent
reoccurrence of the noncompliance.
D. Additional Reporting
In order to properly characterize the permittee's MS4 discharges or to assess compliance with this
permit, the Director may request reporting information on a more frequent basis as deemed
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necessary either for specific portions of the permittee's Stormwater Plan, or for the entire
Program.
E. Other Information
Where the permittee becomes aware that it failed to submit any relevant facts or submitted
incorrect information in a permit application or in any report to the Director, it shall promptly
submit such facts or information.
F. Planned Changes
The permittee shall notify the Director of any planned modifications to the Stormwater Plan.
Notice shall be given as soon as possible when deleting a provision of the approved Stonnwater
Plan; or where the modification could significantly change the timeframe for implementation of
parts of the program or negatively influence the effectiveness of the approved program. Notice of
any changes is required at least through the annual report.
G. Report Submittals
I . All reports required herein, not submitted electronically shall be submitted to the
following address:
Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
2. All applications, reports, or information, other than those submitted electronically, shall
be signed by a principal executive officer, ranking elected official or duly authorized
representative. A person is a duly authorized representative only iE
a. The authorization is made in writing by a principal executive officer or ranking
elected official;
b. The authorization specified either an individual or a position having
responsibility for the overall operation of a regulated facility or activity or an
individual or position having overall responsibility for environmental/stormwater
matters; and
C. The written authorization is submitted to the Director.
Any person signing a document under paragraphs (a) or (b) of this section shall make the
following certification:
"I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared
under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that
qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my
inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly
responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant
penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and
imprisonment for knowing violations."
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PART V STANDARD CONDITIONS
SECTION A: COMPLIANCE AND LIABILITY
1. Duty to Comply
The permittee shall comply with all conditions of this permit. Any permit noncompliance
constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act and is grounds for enforcement action; for permit
termination, revocation and reissuance, or modification; or denial of permit coverage upon
renewal application.
a. The permittee shall comply with standards or prohibitions established under Section
307(a) of the Clean Water Act for toxic pollutants within the time provided in the
regulations that establish these standards or prohibitions, even if the permit has not yet
been modified to incorporate the requirement.
b. The Clean Water Act provides that any person who violates a permit condition is subject
to a civil penalty not to exceed the maximum amounts authorized by Section 309(d) of
the Act and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act (28 U.S.C. §2461 note)
as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act (31 U.S.C. §3701 note) (currently
$37,300 per day for each violation). Any person who negligently violates any permit
condition is subject to criminal penalties of $2,500 to $25,000 per day of violation, or
imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both. Any person who knowingly violates
permit conditions is subject to criminal penalties of $5,000 to $50,000 per day of
violation, or imprisonment for not more than 3 years, or both. Also, any person who
violates a permit condition may be assessed an administrative penalty not to exceed
$16,000 per violation with the maximum amount not to exceed $177,500. [Ref: Section
309 of the Federal Act 33 USC 1319 and 40 CFR 122.41(a).]
C. Under state law, a daily civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars
($25,000) per violation may be assessed against any person who violates or fails to act in
accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of a permit. [Ref: North Carolina
General Statutes 143-215.6A]
d. Any person may be assessed an administrative penalty by the Administrator for violating
sections 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, 318 or 405 of this Act, or any permit condition or
limitation implementing any of such sections in a permit issued under section 402 of this
Act. Pursuant to 40 CFR Part 19 and the Act, administrative penalties for Class I
violations are not to exceed the maximum amounts authorized by Section 309(g)(2)(A) of
the Act and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act (28 U.S.C. §2461 note)
as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act (31 U.S.C. §3701 note) (currently
$11,000 per violation, with the maximum amount of any Class I penalty assessed not to
exceed $27,500). Pursuant to 40 CFR Part 19 and the Act, penalties for Class II violations
are not to exceed the maximum amounts authorized by Section 309(g)(2)(B) of the Act
and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act (28 U.S.C. §2461 note) as
amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act (31 U.S.C. §3701 note) (currently
$11,000 per day for each day during which the violation continues, with the maximum
amount of any Class II penalty not to exceed $137,500).
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Duty to Mitigate
The permittee shall take reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge in violation of this
permit that has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human health or the environment.
3. Civil and Criminal Liability
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to relieve the permittee from any responsibilities,
liabilities, or penalties for noncompliance pursuant to NCGS 143-215.3, 143-2I5.6A, 143-215.613,
143-215.6C or Section 309 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1319. Furthermore, the permittee is
responsible for consequential damages, such as fish kills, even though the responsibility for
effective compliance may be temporarily suspended.
4. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any legal action or relieve
the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties to which the permittee is or may be
subject to under NCGS 143-215.75 et seq. or Section 311 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1321.
Furthermore, the permittee is responsible for consequential damages, such as fish kills, even
though the responsibility for effective compliance may be temporarily suspended.
5. Property Rights
The issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights in either real or personal
property, or any exclusive privileges, nor does it authorize any injury to private property or any
invasion of personal rights, nor any infringement of federal, state or local laws or regulations.
6. Severability
The provisions of this permit are severable, and if any provision of this permit, or the application
of any provision of this permit to any circumstances, is held invalid, the application of such
provision to other circumstances, and the remainder of this permit, shall not be affected thereby.
7. Duty to Provide Information
The permittee shall furnish to the Director, within a reasonable time, any information which the
Director may request to determine whether cause exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing, or
terminating the coverage issued pursuant to this permit or to determine compliance with this
permit. The permittee shall also furnish to the Director upon request, copies of records required
by this permit.
8. Penalties for Tampering
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders
inaccurate, any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this permit shall,
upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per violation, or by
imprisonmcnt for not more than two years per violation, or by both. If a conviction of a person is
for a violation committed after a first conviction of such person under this paragraph, punishment
is a fine of not more than $20,000 per day of violation, or by imprisonment of not more than 4
years, or both.
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9. Penalties for Falsification of Reports
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who knowingly makes any false statement,
representation, or certification in any record or other document submitted or required to be
maintained under this permit, including monitoring reports or reports of compliance or
noncompliance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per
violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both.
10. Permit Actions
This permit may be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated for cause. The filing of a
request by the permittee for a permit modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination, or a
notification of planned changes or anticipated noncompliance does not stay any permit condition.
11. Duty to Reapply
The permittee is not authorized to discharge after the expiration date. In order to receive
automatic authorization to discharge beyond the expiration date, the permittee shall submit a
permit renewal application and fees as are required no later than 180 days prior to the expiration
date of this permit. Any permittee that has not requested renewal at least 180 days prior to
expiration, or any discharge that does not have a permit after the expiration and has not requested
renewal at least ISO days prior to expiration, will be subject to enforcement procedures as
provided in NCGS 143-215.6 and 33 USC 1251 et seq. The renewal application shall include a
review of the Stormwater Program development and implementation over the life of this permit,
the status of programs and a description of further program development to be implemented over
the future permitting time period.
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SECTION B: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE of POLLUTION CONTROLS
1. Proper Operation and Maintenance
The permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of
treatment and control (and related appurtenances) which are owned and/or operated by the
pemuttee to achieve compliance with the conditions of this permit. Proper operation and
maintenance also includes adequate laboratory controls and appropriate quality assurance
procedures, when necessary. This provision requires the operation of back-up or auxiliary
facilities or similar systems that are installed by a permittee only when the operation is necessary
to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit.
2. Need to Halt or Reduce not a Defense
It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enforcement action that it would have been
necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain compliance with the
condition of this permit.
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SECTION C: INSPECTION, ENTRY AND AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS
1. Inspection and Entry
The permittee shall allow the Director, or an authorized representative (including an authorized
contractor acting as a representative of the Director), or in the case of a facility which discharges
through a municipal separate storm sewer system, an authorized representative of a municipal
operator or the separate storm sewer system receiving the discharge, upon the presentation of
credentials and other documents as may be required by law, to;
a. Enter upon the permittee's premises where a regulated facility or activity is located or
conducted, or where records shall be kept under the conditions of this permit;
b. Have access to and copy, at reasonable times, any records of the permittee that shall be
kept under the conditions of this permit;
Inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and control
equipment), practices, or operations of the permittee regulated or required under this
permit; and
d. Sample or monitor at reasonable times, for the purposes of assuring permit compliance or
as otherwise authorized by the Clean Water Act, any substances or parameters at any
location under the control of the permittee.
2. Availability of Reports
Except for data determined to be confidential under NCGS 143-215.3(a)(2) or Section 308 of the
Federal Act, 33 USC 1318, all reports prepared in accordance with the terms of this permit shall
be available for public inspection at the offices of the Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land
Resources. Knowingly making any false statement on any such report may result in the
imposition of criminal penalties as provided for in NCGS 143-215.613 or in Section 309 of the
Federal Act.
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PART VI LIMITATIONS REOPENER
The issuance of this permit does not prohibit the Director from reopening and modifying the permit,
revolting and reissuing the permit, or terminating the permit as allowed by the laws, rules, and regulations
contained in Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 122 and 123; Title 15A of the North Carolina
Administrative Code, Subchapter 2H .0100; and North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 et. al.
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PART VII ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE REQUIREMENTS
The permittee shall pay the administering and compliance monitoring fee within 30 (thirty) days after
being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee in a timely manner in accordance with 15A NCAC 2H
.0105(b)(4) may cause this Division to initiate action to revoke the permit.
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PART VIII DEFINITIONS
Act
See Clean Water Act.
2. Best Management Practice (BMP)
Measures or practices used to reduce the amount of pollution entering surface waters.. BMPs can
be structural or non-structural and may take the form of a process, activity, physical structure or
planning (see non-structural BMP).
3. Built -upon Area
"Built -upon area" or "BUA" has the same meaning as in G.S. 143-214.7.
4. Clean Water Act
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act (CWA), as
amended, 33 USC 1251, et. seq.
5. Common Plan of Development
A construction or land disturbing activity is part of a larger common plan of development if it is
completed in one or more of the following ways:
• In separate stages
• In separate phases
• In combination with other construction activities
It is identified by the documentation (including but not limited to a sign, public notice or hearing,
sales pitch, advertisement, loan application, drawing, plats, blueprints, marketing plans, contracts,
permit application, zoning request, or computer design) or physical demarcation (including but
not limited to boundary signs, lot stakes, or surveyor markings) indicating that construction
activities may occur on a specific plot.
It can include one operator or many operators.
6. Department
Department means the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality.
7. Division (DEMLR)
The Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources, Department of Environmental Quality.
8. Director
The Director of the Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources, the permit issuing
authority.
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9. EMC
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission.
10. Illicit Discharge
Any discharge to a MS4 that is not composed entirely of stormwater except discharges pursuant
to an NPDES permit (other than the NPDES MS4 permit), allowable non-stormwater discharges,
and discharges resulting from fire -fighting activities.
11. Industrial Acti
For the purposes of this permit, industrial activities shall mean all industrial activities as defined
in 40 CFR 122.26.
12. Large or Medium Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
All municipal separate storm sewers that are either:
(a) Located in an incorporated place with a population of 100,000 or more as determined by the
Decennial Census by the Bureau of Census; or
(b) Located in the counties with unincorporated urbanized populations of 100,000 or more,
except municipal separate storm sewers that are located in the incorporated places,
townships or towns within such counties; or
(c) Owned or operated by a municipality other than those described in paragraph (a) or (b) and
that are designated by the Director as part of the large or medium separate storm sewer
system.
13. Major municipal separate storm sewer outfall (or "major outfall")
Major municipal separate storm sewer outfall (or "major outfall") means a municipal separate
storm sewer outfall that discharges from a single pipe with an inside diameter of 36 inches or
more or its equivalent (discharge from a single conveyance other than circular pipe which is
associated with a drainage area of more than 50 acres); or for municipal separate storm sewers
that receive storm water from lands zoned for industrial activity (based on comprehensive zoning
plans or the equivalent), an outfall that discharges from a single pipe with an inside diameter of
12 inches or more or from its equivalent (discharge from other than a circular pipe associated
with a drainage area of 2 acres or more).
14. MEP
MEP is defined in the Federal Register (U.S. EPA, 1999, p. 68754). This document says
that "Compliance with the conditions of the general permit and the series of steps
associated with identification and implementation of the minimum control measures will
satisfy the MEP standard." Minimum control measures are defined in the Federal
Register as (1) public education and outreach, (2) public participation/involvement, (3)
illicit discharge detection and elimination, (4) construction site runoff control, (5) post -
construction runoff control, and (6) pollution prevention/good housekeeping.
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15. Minimum Design Criteria (MDC)
"Minimum Design Criteria" or "MDC" means the requirements set forth in 15A NCAC 0 2 H .1050
through 15A NCAC 02H .1062 for siting, site preparation, design and construction, and post -
construction monitoring and evaluation necessary for the Department to issue stormwater permits that
comply with State water quality standards adopted pursuant to G.S. 143-214.1.
16. Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)
Pursuant to 40 CFR 122.26(b)(8) means a conveyance or system of conveyances (including roads
with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, manmade channels,
or storm drains):
(a) Owned or operated by the United States, a State, city, town, county, district, association,
or other public body (created by or pursuant to State law) having jurisdiction over
disposal of sewage, industrial wastes, stormwater, or other wastes, including special
districts under State law such as a sewer district, flood control district or drainage district,
or similar entity, or an Indian tribe or an authorized Indian tribal organization, or a
designated and approved management agency under Section 208 of the Clean Water Act
(CWA) that discharges to waters of the United States or waters of the State.
(b) Designed or used for collecting or conveying stormwater;
(c) Which is not a combined sewer; and
(d) Which is not part of a Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) as defined in 40 CFR
122.2
17. Non-stormwater Discharge Categories
The following are categories of non-stormwater discharges that the permittee shall address if it
identifies them as significant contributors of pollutants to the storm sewer system: water line
flushing, landscape irrigation, diverted stream flows, rising groundwater, uncontaminated
groundwater infiltration, [as defined in 40 CFR 35.2005(20)], uncontaminated pumped
groundwater, discharges from potable water sources, foundation drains, air conditioning
condensation, irrigation water, springs, water from crawl space pumps, footing drains, lawn
watering, individual residential car washing, charity car washing, flows from riparian habitats and
wetlands, dechlorinated swimming pool discharges, and street wash water (discharges or flows
from firefighting activities are excluded from the definition of illicit discharge and only need to
be addressed where they are identified as significant sources of pollutants to waters of the United
States).
18. Non-structural BMP
Non-structural BMPs are preventive actions that involve management and source controls such
as: (1) Policies and ordinances that provide requirements and standards to direct growth to
identified areas, protect sensitive areas such as wetlands and riparian areas, maintain and/or
increase open space, provide buffers along sensitive water bodies, minimize impervious surfaces,
and/or minimize disturbance of soils and vegetation; (2) policies or ordinances that encourage
infill development in higher density urban areas, and areas with existing storm sewer
infrastructure; (3) education programs for developers and the public about minimizing water
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quality impacts; (4) other measures such as miniinizing the percentage of impervious area after
development, use of measures to minimize directly connected impervious areas, and source
control measures often thought of as good housekeeping, preventive maintenance and spill
prevention.
19. Outfall
Outfall means a point source as defined by 40 CFR 122.2 at the point where a municipal separate
storm sewer discharges to waters of the United States and does not include open conveyances
connecting two municipal separate storm sewers, or pipes, tunnels or other conveyances which
connect segments of the same stream or other waters of the United States and are used to convey
waters of the United States.
20. Permittee
The owner or operator issued this permit.
21. Point Source Discharge of Stormwater
Any discernible, confined and discrete conveyance including, but not specifically limited to, any
pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, or discrete fissure from which stormwater is or may be
discharged to waters of the state.
22. Redevelopment
"Redevelopment" has the same meaning as in G.S. 143-214.7.
23. Representative Storm Event
A storm event that measures greater than 0.1 inches of rainfall and that is preceded by at
least 72 hours in which no storm event measuring greater than 0.1 inches has occurred. A
single storm event may contain up to 10 consecutive hours of no precipitation. For
example, if it rains for 2 hours without producing any collectable discharge, and then
stops, a sample may be collected if a rain producing a discharge begins again within the
next 10 hours.
24. Storm Sewer System
Is a conveyance or system of conveyances which are designed or used to collect or convey
stormwater runoff that is not part of a combined sewer system or treatment works. This can
include, but is not limited to, streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, man-made channels or
storm drains that convey stormwater runoff.
25. Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activity
The discharge from any point source which is used for collecting and conveying stormwater and
which is directly related to manufacturing, processing or raw material storage areas at an
industrial site. Facilities considered to be engaged in "industrial activities" include those
activities defined in 40 CFR 122.26(b)(14). The term does not include discharges from facilities
or activities excluded from the NPDES program.
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26. Stormwater Control Measures S� CM)
"Stormwater Control Measure" or "SCM," also known as "Best Management Practice" or "BMP," means a
permanent structural device that is designed, constructed, and maintained to remove pollutants from
stormwater runoff by promoting settling or filtration; or to mimic the natural hydrologic cycle by
promoting infiltration, evapo-transpiration, post -filtration discharge, reuse of stormwater, or a combination
thereof.
27. Stormwater Management Program (SWMP)
The term Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) refers to the stormwater management
program that is required by the Phase I and Phase II regulations to be developed by MS4
permittees.
28. Stormwater Plan
The Stormwater Plan is the written plan that is used to describe the various control measures
and activities the perrnittee will undertake to implement the stormwater management
program. The Stormwater Plan is a consolidation of all of the permittee's relevant ordinances
or other regulatory requirements, the description of all programs and procedures (including
standard forms to be used for reports and inspections) that will be implemented and enforced
to comply with the permit and to document the selection, design, and installation of all
stormwater control measures.
29. Stormwater Runoff
The flow of water which results from precipitation and which occurs immediately following
rainfall or as a result of snowmelt.
30. Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
A TMDL is a calculation of the maximum amount of a pollutant that a waterbody can receive and
still meet water quality standards, and an allocation of that amount to the pollutant's sources. A
TMDL is a detailed water quality assessment that provides the scientific foundation for an
implementation plan. The implementation plan outlines the steps necessary to reduce pollutant
loads in a certain body of water to restore and maintain water quality standards in all seasons. The
Clean Water Act, Section 303, establishes the water quality standards and TMDL programs.
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R NC Department of
Environmental Quality
Received -- a
APR 2 0 2011
STATE of NORTH CAROLINA V.
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DEPARTMENT of ENVIRONMENTAL QUALIT-Y t,~
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DIVISION OF ENERGY, MINERAL, AND LAND RESOURCESe gTonal Qffice
PERMIT NO. NCS000408
TO DISCHARGE STORMWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental
Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
City of Graham
is hereby authorized to discharge stormwater from their municipal separate storm sewer system located:
within the City of Graham corporate limits
Alamance County
to receiving waters, Haw River, Town Branch, County Home Branch, Big Alamance Creek, Back Creek,
Little Alamance Creek, Bowden Branch, within the Cape Fear River Basin in accordance with the
discharge limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts 1, II, III, IV, V, VI,
VII and VIII hereof.
This permit shall become effective February 20, 2017.
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on February 19, 2022.
Signed this day February 20, 2017.
for Tracy E. Davis, P.E., CPM
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Natural Resources
By the Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

PERMIT NO. NCS000408
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I PERMIT COVERAGE
PART II FINAL LIMITATIONS AND CONTROLS FOR PERMITTED DISCHARGES
SECTION A: PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
SECTION B: PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
SECTION C: PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION
SECTION D: ILLICIT DISCHARGE DETECTION AND ELIMINATION
SECTION E: CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF CONTROLS
SECTION F: POST -CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF CONTROLS
SECTION G: POLLUTION PREVENTION AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING FOR MUNICIPAL
OPERATIONS
SECTION H: TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS (TMDLS)
SECTION I: ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF REPORTS [G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
PART III PROGRAM ASSESSMENT
PART IV REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS
PART V STANDARD CONDITIONS
SECTION A: COMPLIANCE AND LIABILITY
SECTION B: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF POLLUTION CONTROLS
SECTION C: INSPECTION, ENTRY AND AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS
PART VI LIMITATIONS REOPENER
PART VII ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE
REQUIREMENTS
PART VIII DEFINITIONS
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PERMIT NO. NCS000408
PART I PERMIT COVERAGE
A. During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the
City of Graham is authorized to discharge stormwater from the municipal separate storm sewer
system (MS4) to receiving waters, Haw River, Town Branch, County Home Branch, Big
Alamance Creels, Back Creek, Little Alamance Creek, Bowden Branch, within the Cape Fear
River Basin. Such discharge will be controlled, limited and monitored in accordance with the
permittee's Stormwater Quality Management Program, herein referred to as the Stormwater Plan.
The Stormwater Plan shall detail the permittee's stormwater management program for the five-
year term of the stormwater permit including, for each measure identified in the permit, a
narrative description of the program, a table that identifies each best management practice (BMP)
used, the frequency of the BMP, the measurable goals for each BMP, the implementation
schedule, funding and the responsible person or position for implementation.
B. All discharges authorized herein shall be managed in accordance with the terms and conditions of
this permit. Any other point source discharge to surface waters of the state is prohibited unless it
is an allowable non-stormwater dischargc or is covered by another permit, authorization, or
approval.
C. This permit does not relieve the permittee from responsibility for compliance with any other
applicable federal, state, or local law, rule, standard, ordinance, order, judgment, or decree.
D. This permit covers activities associated with the discharge of stormwater from the MS4 within the
corporate limits of the permittee. The permit applies to corporate limits of the permittee, as well
as areas that seek coverage under this permit through inter -local or other similar agreements with
permittee. Agreements for coverage under this permit shall be approved by the Division of
Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources, herein referred to as the Division.
E. The Division may deny or revoke coverage under this permit for separate entities and require
independent permit coverage as deemed necessary. In addition, the permittee may petition the
Division to revoke or deny coverage under this permit for specific entities.
F. All provisions contained and referenced in the Stormwater Plan along with all provisions and
approved modifications of the Stormwater Plan are incorporated by reference and are enforceable
parts of this permit.
G. The permit requires the proper implementation of the Stormwater Plan. To the extent allowable
under State and local law, the permittee must develop and implement a Stormwater Plan in
accordance with Section 402(p)(3)(B)(iii) of the Clean Water Act. The purpose of the
Stormwater Plan is to establish the means by which the permittec will describe how it is in
compliance with the permit and with the provisions of the Clean Water Act. Compliance with the
six minimum measures in 40 CFR § 122.34(b) and with the requirements of this permit constitute
compliance with the Clean Water Act to reduce the discharge of pollutants from the MS4 to the
maximum extent practicable, to protect water quality, and to satisfy the applicable water quality
requirements of the Clean Water Act. Implementation of best management practices consistent
with the provisions of the Stormwater Plan constitutes compliance with the standard of reducing
pollutants to the maximum extent practicable.
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H. The permit authorizes the point source discharge of stormwater runoff from the MS4. In
addition, discharges of non-stormwater are also authorized through the MS4 of the permittee if
such discharges are:
Permitted by and in compliance with another permit, authorization, or approval, including
discharges of process and non -process wastewater, and stormwater associated with
industrial activity; or
2. Determined to be incidental non-stormwater flows that do not significantly impact water
quality and may include:
• water line and fire hydrant flushing;
• landscape irrigation;
• diverted stream flows;
• rising groundwater;
• uncontaminated groundwater infiltration;
• uncontaminated pumped groundwater;
• discharges from uncontaminated potable water sources;
• foundation drains;
• air conditioning condensate (commerciaUresidential);
• irrigation waters;
• springs;
• water from crawl space pumps;
• footing drains;
• lawn watering;
• residential and charity car washing;
• flows from riparian habitats and wetlands;
• dechlorinated swimming pool discharges;
• street wash water;
• flows from firefighting activities.
3. The Division may require that non-stormwater flows of this type be controlled by
the permittee's Stormwater Plan.
1. Unless otherwise stated, full compliance with the requirements of the permit is expected upon the
effective date of the permit.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000408
PART II FINAL LIMITATIONS AND CONTROLS FOR PERMITTED DISCHARGES
SECTION A: PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
The permittee will implement, manage and oversee all provisions of its Stormwater Plan to control to the
maximum extent practical the discharge of pollutants from its municipal storm sewer system associated
with stormwater runoff and illicit discharges, including spills and illegal dumping. The overall program
implementation however, will be subject to, at a minimum, either 1) an annual review by the Division to
determine implementation status and progression toward meeting the pollutant control intent of the
Stormwater Plan, i.e., a compliance audit, or 2) a voluntary assessment process as established by the
Stormwater Association of North Carolina (SWANC), NC APWA and their partners that is at least as
stringent as the annual review described herein. Voluntary assessments may be conducted by the local
government, another local govcrnment with and NPDES MS4 permit, or an independent third party and
shall be reviewed and approved by the Division. This includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:
The permittee will maintain adequate funding and staffing to implement and manage the
provisions of the Stormwater Plan and meet all requirements of this permit. The Stormwater Plan
shall identify a specific position(s) responsible for the overall coordination, implementation, and
revision to the Plan. Responsibilities for all components of the Plan shall be documented and
position(s) assignments provided.
2. The permittee will implement provisions of the Stormwater Plan and evaluate the performance
and effectiveness of the program components at least annually. Results will be used by the
permittee to modify the program components as necessary to accomplish the intent of the
Stormwater Program. If the permittee implements the six minimum control measures and the
discharges are determined to cause or contribute to non -attainment of an applicable water quality
standard, to address the non -attainment, the permittee shall expand or better tailor its BMPs
within the scope of the six minimum control measures.
The permittee is required to keep the Stormwater Plan up to date. Where the permittec determines
or is informed by the Division that modifications are needed to address any procedural, protocol,
or programmatic change, such changes shall be made as soon as practicable, but not later than 90
days, unless an extension is approved by the Division. When it notifies the Division of proposed
modifications, the permittee will include an explanation and justification of the proposed changes.
The permittee shall provide at least 30 days for the Division to provide feedback on proposed
modifications. Major modifications to the Stormwater Plan shall not take effect until approved by
be submitted to the Director for approval.
4. The permittee is required to make available its Stormwater Plan to the Division upon request. The
permittee is required to keep an up-to-date version of its Stormwater Plan available to the
Division and the public online. At a minimum, the permittee The online materials shall include
ordinances, or other regulatory mechanisms, or a list identifying the ordinances, or other
regulatory mechanisms, providing the legal authority necessary to implement and enforce the
requirements of the permit.
The Division may review reports submitted by the permittee to assure that the
Stormwater Plan is implemented appropriately to address the requirements of the permit.
The Division may require modifications to any part of the permittee's Stormwater Plan
where deficiencies are found. If modifications to the Stormwater Plan are necessary, the
Division will notify the permittee of the need to modify the Stormwater Plan to be
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consistent with the permit and will establish a deadline to finalize such changes to the
program.
6. Pursuant to 40 CFR 122.35, an operator of a regulated small MS4 may share the
responsibility to implement the minimum control measures with other entities provided:
a. The other entity, in fact, implements the control measure;
b. The particular control measure, or component thereof, is at least as stringent as the
corresponding NPDES permit requirement; and
C. The other entity agrees to implements the control measure on behalf of the MS4.
Unless implemented by the State or where delegated by the state, the permittee remains
responsible for compliance if the other entity fails to perform the permit obligation and
may be subject to enforcement action if neither the permittee nor the other entity fully
performs the permit obligation.
7. The Permittee shall maintain, and make available to the Division upon request, written
procedures for implementing the six minimum control measures. Written procedures shall
identify specific action steps, schedules, resources and responsibilities for implementing the six
minimum measures. Written procedures can be free standing, or where appropriate, integrated
into the Storm Water Management Plan.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000408
SECTION B: PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
1. Objectives for Public Education and Outreach
Distribute educational materials to the community or conduct equivalent outreach
activities about the impacts of storm water discharges on water bodies and the steps the
public can take to reduce pollutants in storm water runoff.
2. BMPs for Public Education and Outreach
The permittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Public Education
and Outreach Program and shall notify the Division prior to modification of any goals.
BMP
Measurable Goals
a. Goals and Objectives
Defined goals and objectives of the Local Public Education and
Outreach Program based on community wide issues.
b. Describe target pollutants
The permittee shall maintain a description of the target
and/or stressors
pollutants and/or stressors and likely sources.
c. Describe target audiences
The permittee shall maintain a description of the target
audiences likely to have significant storm water impacts and
why they were selected.
d. Describe residential and
The permittee shall describe issues, such as pollutants, likely
industrial/commercial issues
sources of those pollutants, impacts, and the physical attributes
of stormwater runoff, in their education/outreach program.
e. Informational Web Site
The permittee shall promote and maintain, an internet web site
designed to convey the program's message.
f. Distribute public education
The permittee shall distribute stormwater educational material to
materials to identified target
appropriate target groups . Instead of developing its own
audiences and user groups. For
materials, the permittee may rely on Public Education and
example, schools, homeowners,
Outreach materials supplied by the state, and/or other entities
and/or businesses.
through a cooperative agreement, as available, when
implementing its own program.
g. Maintain Hotline/Help line
The permittee shall promote and maintain a stormwater
hotline/helpline for the purpose of public education and
outreach..
h. Implement a Public Education
The permittee's outreach program, including those elements
and Outreach Program.
implemented locally or through a cooperative agreement, shall
include a combination of approaches designed to reach the target
audiences. For each media, event or activity, including those
elements implemented locally or through a cooperative
agreement the permittee shall estimate and record the extent of
exposure.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000408
SECTION C: PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION
1. Objectives for Public Involvement and Participation
Comply with State and local public notice requirements when implementing a public involvement
and participation program.
2. BMPs for Public Involvement and Participation
The permittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Public
Involvement and Participation Program and shall notify the Division prior to modification of any
goals.
BMP
Measurable Goals
a. Volunteer community
The permittee shall include and promote volunteer opportunities
involvement program
designed to promote ongoing citizen participation.
b. Mechanism for Public
The permittee shall provide and promote a mechanism for public
involvement
involvement that provides for input on stormwater issues and the
stormwater program.
c. Hotline/Help line
The permttee shall promote and maintain a hotline/hclpline for
the purpose of public involvement and participation.
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PERMIT NO, NCS000408
SECTION D: ILLICIT DISCHARGE DETECTION AND ELIMINATION (IDDE)
1. Objectives for Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
a. Implement and enforce a program to detect and eliminate illicit discharges into the MS4.
b. Maintain a storm sewer system map, showing the location of all major outfalls and the
names and location of all waters of the United States that receive discharges from those
outfalls;
C. Prohibit, through ordinance, or other regulatory mechanism, non -storm water discharges
except as allowed in this permit and implement appropriate enforcement procedures and
actions;
d. Implement a plan to detect and address non -storm water discharges, including illegal
dumping, to the MS4;
e. inform public employees, businesses, and the general public of hazards associated with
illegal discharges and improper disposal of waste; and
f. Address the following categories of non -storm water discharges or flows (i.e., illicit
discharges) only if you identify them as significant contributors of pollutants to the MS4:
water line bushing, landscape irrigation, diverted stream flows, rising ground waters,
uncontaminated ground water infiltration, uncontaminated pumped ground water,
discharges from potable water sources, foundation drains, air conditioning condensation,
irrigation water, springs, water from crawl space pumps, footing drains, lawn watering,
individual residential car washing, charity car washes, flows from riparian habitats and
wetlands, dechlorinated swimming pool discharges, and street wash water (discharges or
flows from firefighting activities are excluded from the effective prohibition against non -
storm water and need only be addressed where they are identified as significant sources
of pollutants to waters of the United States).
BMPs for Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
The permittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Illicit Discharge
Detection and Elimination Program and shall notify the Division prior to modification of any
goals.
BMP
Measurable Goals
a. Maintain an Illicit Discharge
Maintain a written Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
Detection and Elimination
Program, including provisions for program assessment and
Program
evaluation and integrating program.
b. Maintain adequate legal authorities
The permittee shall maintain an IDDE ordinances or other
regulatory mechanisms that provides the legal authority to
prohibit illicit connections and discharges.
c. Maintain a Storm Sewer System
The permittee shall maintain a current a map showing major
Map of Major Outfalls.
outfalls and receiving streams.
d. Implement a program to detect dry
The permittee shall maintain a program for conducting dry
weather flows
weather flow field observations in accordance with written
procedures.
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,... '. BMP= .;
-:Measurable Goals
e. Investigate sources of identified
The permittee shall maintain written procedures for
illicit discharges.
conducting investigations of identified illicit discharges.
f. Track and document investigations
For each case the permittee shall track and document 1) the
illicit discharges
date(s) the illicit discharge was observed; 2) the results of the
investigation; 3) any follow-up of the investigation; and 4) the
date the investigation was closed.
g. Provide Employee Training
The permittee shall implement and document a training
program for appropriate municipal staff, who as part of their
normal job responsibilities, may come into contact with or
otherwise observe an illicit discharge or illicit connection.
h. Provide Public Education
The permittee shall inform public employees, businesses, and
the general public of hazards associated with illegal discharges
and improper disposal of waste.
i. Provide a public reporting
The permittee shall promote, publicize, and facilitate a
mechanism
reporting mechanism for the public and staff to report illicit
discharges and establish and implement citizen request
response procedures.
j. Enforcement of the IDDE
The permittee shall implement a mechanism to track the
ordinance
issuance of notices of violation and enforcement actions as
administered by the permittee. This mechanism shall include
the ability to identify chronic violators for initiation of actions
to reduce noncompliance.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000408
SECTION E: CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF CONTROLS
Pursuant to 40 CFR 122.35(b) and the maximum extent practicable (MEP) standard, the permittee
may rely on the N.C. Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources Sediment and Erosion
Control Program to comply with this minimum measure. The N.C. Division of Energy, Mineral,
and Land Resources Sediment and Erosion Control Program effectively meets the MEP standard
for Construction Site Runoff Controls by permitting and controlling development activities
disturbing one or more acres of land surface and those activities less than one acre that are part of
a larger common plan of development as authorized under the Sediment Pollution Control Act of
1973 and Chapter 4 of Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code. The N.C. Division
of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources Sediment and Erosion Control Program continues'to be
monitored by the EPA to ensure the State effectively meets the MEP standard established by the
Sediment Pollution Control Act of 1973 and Chapter 4 of Title 15A of the North Carolina
Administrative Code.
2. The NCGO10000 permit establishes requirements for construction site operators to control waste
such as discarded building materials, concrete truck washout, chemicals, litter, and sanitary waste
at the construction site that may cause adverse impacts to water quality.
The permittee shall provide and promote a means for the public to notify the appropriate
authorities of observed erosion and sedimentation problems. The permittee may implement a
plan promoting the existence of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
(NCDEQ or DEQ), Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources "Stop Mud" hotline to
meet the requirements of this paragraph.
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PERMIT NO, NCS000408
SECTION F: POST -CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF CONTROLS
I. Objectives for Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls
a. Implement and enforce a program to address storm water runoff from new development
and redevelopment projects, including public transportation maintained by the permittee,
that disturb greater than or equal to one acre, including projects less than one acre that are
part of a larger common plan of development or sale, that discharge into the small MS4.
The program shall ensure that controls are in place that would prevent or minimize water
quality impacts.
b. Implement strategies which include a combination of structural Stormwater Control
Measures (SCM) and/or non-structural best management practices (BMPs) appropriate
for the community;
C. Use an ordinance or other regulatory mechanism to address post -construction runoff from
new development and redevelopment projects; and
d. Ensure adequate long-term operation and maintenance of SCMs.
2. BMPs for Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls
The permittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Post -
Construction Stormwater Management Program. To the extent there is any conflict between this
permit and the post -construction ordinances adopted by the permittee as approved by the
Division, the post -construction ordinances shall apply with regard to permit compliance.
BMP Measurable Goals
a. Adequate legal authorities Maintain through ordinance, or other regulatory mechanism,
adequate legal authorities designed to meet the objectives of
the Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls Stormwater
Management program.
The permittee shall have the authority to review designs and
proposals for new development and redevelopment to
determine whether adequate stormwater control measures
will be installed, implemented, and maintained.
The permittee shall have the authority to request information
such as stormwater plans, inspection reports, monitoring
results, and other information deemed necessary to evaluate
compliance with the Post -Construction Stormwater
Management Program.
The permittee shall have the authority to enter private
property for the purpose of inspecting at reasonable times any
facilities, equipment, practices, or operations related to
stormwater discharges to determine whether there is
compliance the Post -Construction Stormwater Management
Program.
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BMP
Measurable Goals '
b. Strategies which include
Strategies which include Stormwater Control Measures
Stormwater Control Measures
(SCMs) appropriate for the MS4, include, but are not limited
(SCMs) appropriate for the MS4
to compliance with 15A NCAC 02H Section .1000
effectively meets the Post -construction Stormwater Runoff
control requirements.
c. Plan reviews
The permittee shall conduct site plan reviews of all new
development and redeveloped sites that disturb greater than
or equal to one acre (including sites that disturb less than one
acre that are part of a larger common plan of development or
sale). The site plan review shall address how the project
applicant meets the performance standards and how the
project will ensure long-term maintenance
d. Inventory of projects with post-
The permittee shall maintain an inventory of projects with
construction structural stormwater
post -construction structural stormwater control measures
control measures
installed and implemented at new development and
redeveloped sites, including both public and private sector
sites located within the permittee's corporate limits that are
covered by its post -construction ordinance requirements.
e. Deed Restrictions and Protective
The permittee shall provide mechanisms such as recorded
Covenants
deed restrictions and protective covenants that ensure
development activities will maintain the project consistent
with approved plans.
f. Provide a mechanism to require
The permittee shall implement or require an operation and
long-term operation and
maintenance plan for the long-term operation of the SCMs
maintenance of Stormwater Control
required by the program. The operation and maintenance
Measures (SCMs).
plan shall require the owner of each SCM to perform and
maintain a record of annual inspections of each SCM.
Annual inspection of permitted structural SCMs shall be
performed by a qualified professional.
g. Inspections
To ensure that all stormwater control measures are being
maintained pursuant to its maintenance agreement, the
permittee shall conduct and document inspections of each
project site covered under performance standards, at least one
time during the permit term.
Before issuing a certificate of occupancy or temporary
certificate of occupancy, the permittee shall conduct a post -
construction inspection to verify that the permittee's
performance standards have been met or a bond is in place to
guarantee completion.
The permittee shall document and maintain records of
inspection findings and enforcement actions and make them
available for review by the permitting authority.
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BMP
Measurable. Goals
h. Educational materials and training
The permittee shall make available through paper or
for developers
electronic means, ordinances, post -construction
requirements, design standards checklist, and other materials
appropriate for developers. New materials may be
developed by the permittee, or the permittee may use
materials adopted from other programs and adapted to the
permittee's new development and redevelopment program.
i. Enforcement
The permittee shall track the issuance of notices of violation
and enforcement actions. This mechanism shall include the
ability to identify chronic violators for initiation of actions to
reduce noncompliance.
3. Post -construction Stormwater Runoff Controls for New Development
In order to fulfill the post -construction minimum measure program requirement the
permittee may use the Department's model ordinance, design its own post -construction
practices that meet or exceed the rules found in 15A NCAC 02H 1000, or develop its
own comprehensive watershed plan that is determined by the Department to meet the
post -construction stormwater management measure required by 40 Code of Federal
Regulations § 122.34(b)(5) (1 July 2003 Edition).
b. The permittee shall meet the requirements of the post -construction program for
construction projects that are performed by, or under contract for, the permittee. To meet
this requirement, the permittee may either develop the necessary requirements for post -
construction controls that will pertain to their own projects, or develop procedures to
ensure that the permittee meets these requirements by complying with another entity's
Phase 11 Stormwater Management Programs for post -construction. If the permittee
decides to rely on another program for compliance with these program areas for their own
projects, they shall indicate in their Stormwater Management Program that the permittee
will fully comply with the requirements of the second party's post -construction programs.
Pursuant to 15A NCAC 02H .0150, for areas draining to Nutrient Sensitive Waters,
permittees, delegated programs, and regulated entities must use stormwater control
measures (SCMs) that reduce nutrient loading in order to meet local program
requirements, while still incorporating the stormwater controls required for the project's
density level. Documentation shall be provided where it is not feasible to use
stormwater control measures (SCMs) that reduce nutrient loading. In areas where the
Department has approved a Nutrient Sensitive Water Urban Stormwater Management
Program, the provisions of that program fulfill the nutrient loading reduction
requirement.
d. The design volume of SCMs shall take into account the runoff at build out from all
surfaces draining to the system. Where streets "convey" stormwater, all SCM shall be
sized to treat and control stormwater runoff from all surfaces draining to the SCM
including streets, driveways, and other impervious surfaces.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000408
SECTION G: POLLUTION PREVENTION AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING FOR MUNICIPAL
OPERATIONS
t. Objective for Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations
a. Implement an operation and maintenance program that includes a training component and
has the ultimate goal of preventing or reducing pollutant runoff from municipal
operations.
b. Provide employee training to prevent and reduce storm water pollution from activities
such as park and open space maintenance, fleet and building maintenance, new
construction and land disturbances, and storm water system maintenance.
2. BMPs for the Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal
Operations
The permittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Pollution
Prevention and Good Housekeeping Program and shall notify the Division prior to modification
of any goals.
BNIP
Measurable Goals
a. Inventory of municipally
The permittee shall maintain, a current inventory of facilities and
owned or operated facilities
operations owned and operated by the permittee with the potential
for generating polluted stormwater runoff.
b. Operation and Maintenance
The permittee shall maintain and implement, evaluate annually
(O&M) for municipally owned
and update as necessary an Operation and Maintenance (O&M)
or operated facilities
program for municipal owned and operated facilities with the
potential for generating polluted stormwater runoff. The O&M
program shall specify the frequency of inspections and routine
maintenance requirements.
c. Spill Response Procedures
The permittee shall have written spill response procedures for
municipally owned or operated facilities.
d. Streets, roads, and public
The permittee shall evaluate existing and new BMPs annually that
parking lots maintenance
reduce polluted stormwater runoff from municipally -owned
streets, roads, and public parking lots within their corporate limits.
The permitte must evaluate the effectiveness of these BMPs based
on cost and the estimated quantity of pollutants removed.
e. Operation and Maintenance
The permittee shall maintain and implement an O&M program for
(O&M) for municipally -
the stormwater sewer system including catch basins and
owned or maintained catch
conveyance systems that it owns and maintains.
basins and conveyance systems
f. Identify structural stormwater
The permittee shall maintain a current inventory of municipally -
controls
owned or operated structural stormwater controls installed for
compliance with the permittee's post -construction ordinance.
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BMP
_ Measurable Goals `
g. O&M for municipally -owned
The permittee shall maintain and implement an O&M program for
or maintained structural
municipally -owned or maintained structural stormwater controls
stormwater controls
installed for compliance with the permittee's post -construction
ordinance.
The O&M program shall specify the frequency of inspections and
routine maintenance requirements.
The permittee shall inspect and maintain municipally -owned or
maintained structural stormwater controls in accordance with the
schedule developed by permittee. The permittee shall document
inspections and maintenance of all municipally -owned or
maintained structural stormwater controls.
h. Pesticide, Herbicide and
The permittee shall ensure municipal employees and contractors
Fertilizer Application
are properly trained and all permits, certifications, and other
Management.
measures for applicators are followed.
i. Staff training
The permittee shall implement an employee training program for
employees involved in implementing pollution prevention and
good housekeeping practices.
j. Prevent or Minimize
The permittee shall describe and implement measures to prevent
Contamination of Stormwater
or minimize contamination of the stormwater runoff from all areas
Runoff from all areas used for
used for vehicle and equipment cleaning.
Vehicle and Equipment
Cleaning
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PERMIT NO. NCS000408
SECTION H: TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS (TMDLs)
Objective of a Water Quality Recovery Program: Reduce levels of the pollutant of
concern in accordance with approved Waste Load Allocation (WLAs) assigned to
stormwater in an approved TMDL.
2. The Permittee shall comply with the requirements of an approved TMDL.
3. Within 12 months of the final approval of a TMDL, the permittee's annual reports shall
include a description of existing programs, controls, partnerships, projects, and strategies
to address impaired waters and a brief explanation as to how the programs, controls,
partnerships, projects and strategies address impaired waters.
4. Within 24 months of the final approval of a TMDL, the permittee's annual reports shall
include an assessment of whether additional structural and/or non-structural BMPs are
necessary to address impaired waters and a brief explanation as to how the programs,
controls, partnerships, projects and strategies address impaired waters.
Within 36 months of the final approval of a TMDL, the permittee's annual reports shall
include a description of activities expected to occur and when the activities are expected
to occur.
If there was no storm water waste load allocation in the TMDL, in lieu of developing a
Water Quality Recovery Plan, the pernuttee shall evaluate strategies and tailor and/or
expand BMPs within the scope of the six minimum measures to enhance water quality
recovery strategies in the watershed(s) to which the TMDL applies. The permittee shall
describe the strategies and tailored and/or expanded BMPs in their Stormwater
Management Plan and annual reports.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000408
SECTION I: ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF REPORTS [G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
The final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became effective on December 21,
2015. These federal regulations require electronic submittal of all MS4 program reports by no
later than December 21, 2020, and specify that, if a state does not establish a system to receive
such submittals, then perm ittees must submit monitoring data and reports electronically to the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
2. This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part IV of this
permit (Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements):
• Paragraph 1. Records
• Paragraph 3. Annual Reporting
• Paragraph 8. Report Submittals
Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Part IV, Paragraph 3.(a.)-(b.)] Note depending on what
EPA request in annual e-reporting [Supersedes Part W, Paragraph 3.(a.)]
Starting on December 21, 2020, the permittee shall electronically report the following compliance
monitoring data and reports: Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Program Reports (See Part III
2., Program Assessment annual report)
The permittee may seek an electronic reporting waiver from the Division (see "How to Request a
Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below).
4. Electronic Submissions [Supplements Part rV, Paragraph 8.]
In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(1)(9), the permittee must identify the initial recipient at the
time of each electronic submission. The permittee should use EPA's website resources to identify
the initial recipient for electronic submission.
Initial recipient of electronic NPDES information from NPDES-regulated facilities (initial
recipient) means the entity (EPA or the state, tribe, or territory authorized by EPA to implement
the NPDES program) that is the designated entity for receiving electronic NPDES data [see 40
CFR 127.2(b)]. As of permit issuance, The NC DEQ anticipates that EPA will be the initial
recipient for electronic MS4 Program Reports.
EPA plans to establish a website that will also link to the appropriate electronic reporting tool for
each type of electronic submission and for each state. Instructions on how to access and use the
appropriate electronic reporting tool will be available as well. Currently, Electronic Reporting
Rule information is found at: https://www.epa.gov/compliance/t'itial-national-pollutant-
discharge-elitiiination-system-npdes-electronic-reporting-rule
Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements" section
above. The permittee must electronically submit MS4 annual program reports no later than the
15' of the month following the completed reporting period. The permittee must sign and certify
all electronic submissions in accordance with the requirements of Part IV, Paragraph 8. (c.) of this
permit.
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How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting
The permittee may seek a temporary electronic reporting waiver from the Division. To obtain an
electronic reporting waiver, a permittee must first submit an electronic reporting waiver request to
the Division. Requests for temporary electronic reporting waivers must be submitted in writing
to the Division for written approval at least sixty (60) days prior to the date the facility would be
required under this permit to begin submitting monitoring data and reports. The duration of a
temporary waiver shall not exceed 5 years and shall thereupon expire. At such time, monitoring
data and reports shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re -applies
for and is granted a new temporary electronic reporting waiver by the Division. Approved
electronic reporting waivers are not transferrable. Only permittees with an approved reporting
waiver request may submit monitoring data and reports on paper to the Division for the period
that the approved reporting waiver request is effective.
Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found
on the following web page:
llttp_//deg.nc.gov/about/division>/water r.,tiources/edmr
6. Records Retention [Supplements Part IV, Paragraph 1.1
The permittee shall retain records of all Program Assessment annual reports, including electronic
submissions. These records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years from the
date of the report. This period may be extended by request of the Director at any time [40 CFR
122.41].
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PART III PROGRAM ASSESSMENT
The Division may request additional reporting and monitoring information as necessary to evaluate the
progress and results of the permittee's Stormwater Plan.
A. Implementation of the Stormwater Plan will include documentation of all program components
that are being undertaken including, but not limited to, inspections, maintenance activities,
educational programs, implementation of BMPs, enforcement actions, and other stormwater
activities. Documentation will be kept on -file by the permittee for a period of five years and
made available to the Director or his authorized representative upon request.
B. The permittee's Stormwater Plan will be reviewed and updated as necessary, but at least on an
annual basis to identify modifications and improvements needed to maximize Stormwater Plan
effectiveness to the maximum extent practicable. The permittee shall develop and implement a
plan and schedule to address the identified modifications and improvements. The permittee must
submit annual reports to the Department within twelve months from the effective date of this
permit. Subsequent annual reports must be submitted every twelve months from the scheduled
date of the first submittal. Annual reports that include appropriate information to accurately
describe the progress, status, and results of the permittee's Stormwater Plan and will include, but
is not limited to, the following components:
1. The permittce will give a detailed description of the status of implementation of the
Stormwater Plan as a whole. This will include information on development and
implementation of each major component of the Stormwater Plan for the past year and
schedules and plans for the year following each report.
2. The permittee will adequately describe and justify any proposed changes to the
Stormwater Plan. This will include descriptions and supporting information for the
proposed changes and how these changes will impact the Stormwater Plan (results,
effectiveness, implementation schedule, etc.).
3. The permittee will document any necessary changes to programs or practices for
assessment of management measures implemented through the Stormwater Plan.
4. The permittee will include a summary of data accumulated as part of the Stormwater Plan
throughout the year along with an assessment of what the data indicates in light of the
Stormwater Plan.
5. The annual report shall include an assessment of compliance with the permit, information
on the establishment of appropriate legal authorities, inspections, and enforcement
actions.
C. The Director may notify the permittee when the Stormwater Plan does not meet one or more of
the requirements of the permit. Within 90 days of such notice, the permittee will submit a plan
and time schedule to the Director for modifying the Stormwater Plan to meet the requirements.
The Director may approve the plan, approve a plan with modifications, or reject the proposed
plan. The permittee will provide certification in writing in accordance with Part IV, Paragraph
7(c) to the Director that the changes have been made. Nothing in this paragraph shall be
construed to limit the Director's ability to conduct enforcement actions for violations of this
permit.
D. The Division may request additional reporting information as necessary to evaluate the progress
and results of the permittee's Stormwater Plan.
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PART IV REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS
A. Records
The permittee shall retain records of all monitoring information, including all calibration and
maintenance records and copies of all reports required by this permit, for a period of at least 5
years from the date of the sample, measurement, report or application. This period may be
extended by request of the Director.
B. Annual Reporting
The permittee wilt submit reporting and monitoring information on an annual basis. The
annual report shall document:
a. A summary of past year activities, including where available, specific quantities
achieved and summaries of enforcement actions.
b. A description of the effectiveness of each program component
C. Planned activities and changes for the next reporting period, for each program
component or activity.
d. Fiscal analysis.
2. Reports submitted to submitted to satisfy other State Stormwater Reporting requirements
satisfy the annual reporting requirements of this permit to the extent that the reports
satisfy Part III, paragraph B 1-5, Part IV, paragraph B 3 (c) and Part II Section I,
Electronic Reporting [g.s. 143-215.1(b)] of this permit
3. Completion and submittal of the reporting information contained within the online BIMS
Stormwater Management Program Assessment (SMPA) satisfy Part III, paragraph B 1-5,
Part IV, paragraph B 3 (c) and Part lI Section I, Electronic Reporting [g.s. 143-215.1(b)]
of this permit through 2020.
4. Posting the results on the permittee website of the assessment process as established by
the Stormwater Association of North Carolina (SWANC), NC APWA and their partners
as conducted by another local government, a third party, or a self -assessment, satisfy Part
III, paragraph B 1-5, Part N, paragraph B 3 (c) and Part II Section I, Electronic
Reporting [g.s. 143-215,1(b)] of this permit.
C. Twenty-four Hour Reporting
The permittee shall report to the Division any noncompliance that may constitute an imminent
threat to health or the environment. Any information shall be provided orally within 24 hours
from the time the permittee became aware of the circumstances. A written submission shall also
be provided within 5 days of the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances.
The written submission shall contain a description of the noncompliance, and its causes, the
period of noncompliance and if the noncompliance has not been corrected, the anticipated time
compliance is expected to continue, and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent
reoccurrence of the noncompliance.
D. Additional Reporting
In order to properly characterize the permittee's MS4 discharges or to assess compliance with this
permit, the Director may request reporting information on a more frequent basis as deemed
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necessary either for specific portions of the permittee's Stormwater Plan, or for the entire
Program.
E. Other Information
Where the permittee becomes aware that it failed to submit any relevant facts or submitted
incorrect information in a permit application or in any report to the Director, it shall promptly
submit such facts or information.
F. Planned Changes
The permittee shall notify the Director of any planned modifications to the Stormwater Plan.
Notice shall be given as soon as possible when deleting a provision of the approved Stormwater
Plan; or where the modification could significantly change the timeframe for implementation of
parts of the program or negatively influence the effectiveness of the approved program. Notice of
any changes is required at least through the annual report.
G. Report Submittals
All reports required herein, not submitted electronically shall be submitted to the
following address:
Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
2. All applications, reports, or information, other than those submitted electronically, shall
be signed by a principal executive officer, ranking elected official or duly authorized
representative. A person is a duly authorized representative only if:
a. The authorization is made in writing by a principal executive officer or ranking
elected official;
b. The authorization specified either an individual or a position having
responsibility for the overall operation of a regulated facility or activity or an
individual or position having overall responsibility for environmental/stormwater
matters; and
C. The written authorization is submitted to the Director.
3. Any person signing a document under paragraphs (a) or (b) of this section shall make the
following certification:
"I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared
under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that
qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my
inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly
responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant
penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and
imprisonment for knowing violations."
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PART V STANDARD CONDITIONS
SECTION A: COMPLIANCE AND LIABILITY
1. Duty to Comply
The permittee shall comply with all conditions of this permit. Any permit noncompliance
constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act and is grounds for enforcement action; for permit
termination, revocation and reissuance, or modification; or denial of permit coverage upon
renewal application.
a. The permittee shall comply with standards or prohibitions established under Section
307(a) of the Clean Water Act for toxic pollutants within the time provided in the
regulations that establish these standards or prohibitions, even if the permit has not yet
been modified to incorporate the requirement.
b. The Clean Water Act provides that any person who violates a permit condition is subject
to a civil penalty not to exceed the maximum amounts authorized by Section 309(d) of
the Act and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act (28 U.S.C. §2461 note)
as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act (31 U.S.C. §3701 note) (currently
$37,500 per day for each violation). Any person who negligently violates any permit
condition is subject to criminal penalties of $2,500 to $25,000 per day of violation, or
imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both. Any person who knowingly violates
permit conditions is subject to criminal penalties of $5,000 to $50,000 per day of
violation, or imprisonment for not more than 3 years, or both. Also, any person who
violates a permit condition may be assessed an administrative penalty not to exceed
$16,000 per violation with the maximum amount not to exceed $177,500. [Ref: Section
309 of the Federal Act 33 USC 1319 and 40 CFR 122.41(a).]
C. Under state law, a daily civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars
($25,000) per violation may be assessed against any person who violates or fails to act in
accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of a permit. [Ref: North Carolina
General Statutes 143-215.6A]
d. Any person may be assessed an administrative penalty by the Administrator for violating
sections 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, 318 or 405 of this Act, or any permit condition or
limitation implementing any of such sections in a permit issued under section 402 of this
Act. Pursuant to 40 CFR Part 19 and the Act, administrative penalties for Class I
violations are not to exceed the maximum amounts authorized by Section 309(g)(2)(A) of
the Act and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act (28 U.S.C. §2461 note)
as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act (31 U.S.C. §3701 note) (currently
$11,000 per violation, with the maximum amount of any Class I penalty assessed not to
exceed $27,500). Pursuant to 40 CFR Part 19 and the Act, penalties for Class 11 violations
are not to exceed the maximum amounts authorized by Section 309(g)(2)(B) of the Act
and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act (28 U.S.C. §2461 note) as
amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act (31 U.S.C. §3701 note) (currently
$11,000 per day for each day during which the violation continues, with the maximum
amount of any Class II penalty not to exceed $137,500).
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2. Duty to Mitigate
The permittee shall take reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge in violation of this
permit that has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human health or the environment.
3. Civil and Criminal Liability
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to relieve the permittee from any responsibilities,
liabilities, or penalties for noncompliance pursuant to NCGS 143-215.3, 143-215.6A, 143-215.613,
143-215.6C or Section 309 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1319. Furthermore, the permittee is
responsible for consequential damages, such as fish kills, even though the responsibility for
effective compliance may be temporarily suspended.
4. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any legal action or relieve
the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties to which the permittee is or may be
subject to under NCGS 143-215.75 ct seq. or Section 311 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1321.
Furthermore, the permittee is responsible for consequential damages, such as fish kills, even
though the responsibility for effective compliance may be temporarily suspended.
5. Property Rights
The issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights in either real or personal
property, or any exclusive privileges, nor does it authorize any injury to private property or any
invasion of personal rights, nor any infringement of federal, state or local laws or regulations.
6. Severability
The provisions of this permit are severable, and if any provision of this permit, or the application
of any provision of this permit to any circumstances, is held invalid, the application of such
provision to other circumstances, and the remainder of this permit, shall not be affected thereby.
7. Duty to Provide Information
The permittee shall furnish to the Director, within a reasonable time, any information which the
Director may request to determine whether cause exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing, or
terminating the coverage issued pursuant to this permit or to determine compliance with this
permit. The permittee shall also furnish to the Director upon request, copies of records required
by this permit.
S. Penalties for Tampering
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders
inaccurate, any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this permit shall,
upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per violation,.or by
imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both. If a conviction of a person is
for a violation committed after a first conviction of such person under this paragraph, punishment
is a fine of not more than $20,000 per day of violation, or by imprisonment of not more than 4
years, or both.
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9. Penalties for Falsification of Reports
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who knowingly makes any false statement,
representation, or certification in any record or other document submitted or required to be
maintained under this permit, including monitoring reports or reports of compliance or
noncompliance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per
violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both.
10. Permit Actions
This permit may be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated for cause. The filing of a
request by the permittee for a permit modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination, or a
notification of planned changes or anticipated noncompliance does not stay any permit condition.
11. Duty to Reapply
The permittee is not authorized to discharge after the expiration date. In order to receive
automatic authorization to discharge beyond the expiration date, the perirdttee shall submit a
permit renewal application and fees as are required no later than 180 days prior to the expiration
date of this permit. Any permittee that has not requested renewal at least 180 days prior to
expiration, or any discharge that does not have a permit after the expiration and has not requested
renewal at least 180 days prior to expiration, will be subject to enforcement procedures as
provided in NCGS 143-215.6 and 33 USC 1251 et seq. The renewal application shall include a
review of the Stormwater Program development and implementation over the life of this permit,
the status of programs and a description of further program development to be implemented over
the future permitting time period.
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SECTION B: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE of POLLUTION CONTROLS
Proper Operation and Maintenance
The permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of
treatment and control (and related appurtenances) which are owned and/or operated by the
permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions of this permit. Proper operation and
maintenance also includes adequate laboratory controls and appropriate quality assurance
procedures, when necessary. This provision requires the operation of back-up or auxiliary
facilities or similar systems that are installed by a permittee only when the operation is necessary
to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit.
2. Need to Halt or Reduce not a Defense
It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enforcement action that it would have been
necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain compliance with the
condition of this permit.
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SECTION C: INSPECTION, ENTRY AND AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS
1. Inspection and Entry
The permittee shall allow the Director, or an authorized representative (including an authorized
contractor acting as a representative of the Director), or in the case of a facility which discharges
through a municipal separate storm sewer system, an authorized representative of a municipal
operator or the separate storm sewer system receiving the discharge, upon the presentation of
credentials and other documents as may be required by law, to;
Enter upon the permittee's premises where a regulated facility or activity is located or
conducted, or where records shall be kept under the conditions of this permit;
b. Have access to and copy, at reasonable times, any records of the permittee that shall be
kept under the conditions of this permit;
Inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and control
equipment), practices, or operations of the permittee regulated or required under this
permit; and
d. Sample or monitor at reasonable times, for the purposes of assuring permit compliance or
as otherwise authorized by the Clean Water Act, any substances or parameters at any
location under the control of the permittee.
2. Availability of Reports
Except for data determined to be confidential under NCGS 143-215.3(a)(2) or Section 308 of the
Federal Act, 33 USC 1318, all reports prepared in accordance with the terms of this permit shall
be available for public inspection at the offices of the Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land
Resources. Knowingly making any false statement on any such report may result in the
imposition of criminal penalties as provided for in NCGS 143-215.613 or in Section 309 of the
Federal Act.
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PART VI LIMITATIONS REOPENER
The issuance of this permit does not prohibit the Director from reopening and modifying the permit,
revoking and reissuing the permit, or terminating the permit as allowed by the laws, rules, and regulations
contained in Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 122 and 123; Title 15A of the North Carolina
Administrative Code, Subchapter 2H .0100; and North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 et. al.
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PART VII ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE REQUIREMENTS
The permittee shall pay the administering and compliance monitoring fee within 30 (thirty) days after
being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee in a timely manner in accordance with 1 5A NCAC 2H
.0105(b)(4) may cause this Division to initiate action to revoke the permit.
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PART VIII DEFINITIONS
Act
See Clean Water Act.
Best Management Practice (BMP)
Measures or practices used to reduce the amount of pollution entering surface waters. BMPs can
be structural or non-structural and may take the form of a process, activity, physical structure or
planning (see non-structural BMP).
3. Built -upon Area
"Built -upon area" or'BUA" has the same meaning as in G.S. 143-214.7.
4. Clean Water Act
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act (CWA), as
amended, 33 USC 1251, et. seq.
5. Common Plan of Development
A construction or land disturbing activity is part of a larger common plan of development if it is
completed in one or more of the following ways:.
• In separate stages
• in separate phases
• In combination with other construction activities
It is identified by the documentation (including but not limited to a sign, public notice or hearing,
sales pitch, advertisement, loan application, drawing, plats, blueprints, marketing plans, contracts,
permit application, zoning request, or computer design) or physical demarcation (including but
not limited to boundary signs, lot stakes, or surveyor markings) indicating that construction
activities may occur on a specific plot.
It can include one operator or many operators.
6. Department
Department means the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality.
7. Division (DEMLR)
The Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources, Department of Environmental Quality.
Director
The Director of the Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources, the permit issuing
authority.
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9. EMC
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission.
10, Illicit Discharge
Any discharge to a MS4 that is not composed entirely of stormwater except discharges pursuant
to an NPDES permit (other than the NPDES MS4 permit), allowable non-stormwater discharges,
and discharges resulting from fire -fighting activities.
11. Industrial Activity
For the purposes of this permit, industrial activities shall mean all industrial activities as defined
in 40 CFR 122.26.
12. Large or Medium Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
All municipal separate storm sewers that are either:
(a) Located in an incorporated place with a population of 100,000 or more as determined by
the Decennial Census by the Bureau of Census; or
(b) Located in the counties with unincorporated urbanized populations of 100,000 or more,
except municipal separate storm sewers that are located in the incorporated places,
townships or towns within such counties; or
(c) Owned or operated by a municipality other than those described in paragraph (a) or (b)
and that are designated by the Director as part of the large or medium separate storm
sewer system.
13. Moor municipal separate storm sewer outfall (or "major outfall")
Major municipal separate storm sewer outfall (or "major outfall") means a municipal separate
storm sewer outfall that discharges from a single pipe with an inside diameter of 36 inches or
more or its equivalent (discharge from a single conveyance other than circular pipe which is
associated with a drainage area of more than 50 acres); or for municipal separate storm sewers
that receive storm water from lands zoned for industrial activity (based on comprehensive zoning
plans or the equivalent), an outfall that discharges from a single pipe with an inside diameter of
12 inches or more or from its equivalent (discharge from other than a circular pipe associated
with a drainage area of 2 acres or more).
14. MEP
MEP is defined in the Federal Register (U.S. EPA, 1999, p. 68754). This document says
that "Compliance with the conditions of the general permit and the series of steps
associated with identification and implementation of the minimum control measures will
satisfy the MEP standard." Minimum control measures are defined in the Federal
Register as (1) public education and outreach, (2) public part icipation/involvement, (3)
illicit discharge detection and elimination, (4) construction site runoff control, (5) post -
construction runoff control, and (6) pollution prevention/good housekeeping.
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15. Minimum Desi r-n Criteria (MDC)
"Minimum Design Criteria" or "MDC" means the requirements set forth in 15A NCAC 02H .1050
through 15A NCAC 02H .1062 for siting, site preparation, design and construction, and post -
construction monitoring and evaluation necessary for the Department to issue stormwater permits that
comply with State water quality standards adopted pursuant to G.S. 143-214.1.
16. Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System MS4
Pursuant to 40 CFR 122.26(b)(8) means a conveyance or system of conveyances (including roads
with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, manmade channels,
or storm drains):
(a) Owned or operated by the United States, a State, city, town, county, district, association,
or other public body (created by or pursuant to State law) having jurisdiction over
disposal of sewage, industrial wastes, stormwater, or other wastes, including special
districts under State law such as a sewer district, flood control district or drainage district,
or similar entity, or an Indian tribc or an authorized Indian tribal organization, or a
designated and approved management agency under Section 208 of the Clean Water Act
(CWA) that discharges to waters of the United States or waters of the State.
(b) Designed or used for collecting or conveying stormwater;
(c) Which is not a combined sewer; and
(d) Which is not part of a Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) as defined in 40 CFR
122.2
17. Nan-stormwater Discharge Cate og rie$
The following are categories of non-stormwater discharges that the permittee shall address if it
identifies them as significant contributors of pollutants to the storm sewer system: water line
flushing, landscape irrigation, diverted stream flows, rising groundwater, uncontaminated
groundwater infiltration, [as defined in 40 CFR 35.2005(20)], uncontaminated pumped
groundwater, discharges from potable water sources, foundation drains, air conditioning
condensation, irrigation water, springs, water from crawl space pumps, footing drains, lawn
watering, individual residential car washing, charity car washing, flows from riparian habitats and
wetlands, dechlorinated swimming pool discharges, and street wash water (discharges or flows
from firefighting activities are excluded from the definition of illicit discharge and only need to
be addressed where they are identified as significant sources of pollutants to waters of the United
States).
18. Non-structural BMP
Non-structural BMPs are preventive actions that involve management and source controls such
as: (1) Policies and ordinances that provide requirements and standards to direct growth to
identified areas, protect sensitive areas such as wetlands and riparian areas, maintain and/or
increase open space, provide buffers along sensitive water bodies, minimize impervious surfaces,
and/or minimize disturbance of soils and vegetation; (2) policies or ordinances that encourage
infill development in higher density urban areas, and areas with existing storm sewer
infrastructure; (3) education programs for developers and the public about minimizing water
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quality impacts; (4) other measures such as minimizing the percentage of impervious area after
development, use of measures to minimize directly connected impervious areas; and source
control measures often thought of as good housekeeping, preventive maintenance and spill
prevention.
19. Outfall
Outfall means a point source as defined by 40 CFR 122.2 at the point where a municipal separate
storm sewer discharges to waters of the United States and does not include open conveyances
connecting two municipal separate storm sewers, or pipes, tunnels or other conveyances which
connect segments of the same stream or other waters of the United States and are used to convey
waters of the United -States.
20. Permittee
The owner or operator issued this permit.
21. Point Source Discharge of Stormwater
Any discernible, confined and discrete conveyance including, but not specifically limited to, any
pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, or discrete fissure from which stormwater is or may be
discharged to waters of the state.
22. Redevelopment
"Redevelopment" has the same meaning as in G.S. 143-214.7.
23. Representative Storm Event
A storm event that measures greater than 0.1 inches of rainfall and that is preceded by at
least 72 hours in which no storm event measuring greater than 0.1 inches has occurred. A
single storm event may contain up to 10 consecutive hours of no precipitation. For
example, if it rains for 2 hours without producing any collectable discharge, and then
stops, a sample may be collected if a rain producing a discharge begins again within the
next 10 hours.
24. Storm Sewer System
Is a conveyance or system of conveyances which are designed or used to collect or convey
stormwater runoff that is not part of a combined sewer system or treatment works. This can
include, but is not limited to, streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, man-made channels or
storm drains that convey stormwater runoff.
25. Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activity
The discharge from any point source which is used for collecting and conveying stormwater and
which is directly related to manufacturing, processing or raw material storage areas at an
industrial site. Facilities considered to be engaged in "industrial activities" include those
activities defined in 40 CFR 122.26(b)(14). The term does not include discharges from facilities
or activities excluded from the NPDES program.
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26. Stormwater Control Measures (SCM)
"Stormwater Control Measure" or "SCM," also known as "Best Management Practice" or "BMP," means a
permanent structural device that is designed, constructed, and maintained to remove pollutants from
stormwater runoff by promoting settling or filtration; or to mimic the natural hydrologic cycle by
promoting infiltration, evapo-transpiration, post -filtration discharge, reuse of stormwater, or a combination
thereof.
27. Stormwater Management Program (SWMP)
The term Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) refers to the storrnwater management
program that is required by the Phase I and Phase II regulations to be developed by MS4
permittees.
28. Stormwater Plan
The Stormwater Plan is the written plan that is used to describe the various control measures
and activities the permittee will undertake to implement the stormwater management
program. The Stormwater Plan is a consolidation of all of the permittee's relevant ordinances
or other regulatory requirements, the description of all programs and procedures (including
standard forms to be used for reports and inspections) that will be implemented and enforced
to comply with the permit and to document the selection, design, and installation of all
stormwater control measures.
29. Stormwater Runoff
The flow of water which results from precipitation and which occurs inunediately following
rainfall or as a result of snowmelt.
30. Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL}
A TMDL is a calculation of the maximum amount of a pollutant that a waterbody can receive and
still meet water quality standards, and an allocation of that amount to the pollutant's sources. A
TMDL is a detailed water quality assessment that provides the scientific foundation for an
implementation plan. The implementation plan outlines the steps necessary to reduce pollutant
loads in a certain body of water to restore and maintain water quality standards in all seasons. The
Clean Water Act, Section 303, establishes the water quality standards and TMDL programs.
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NC Department of
Environmental Quality
Received . fZ
`J- APR 2 0 2017 '` _J'
STATE of NORTH CAROLINA r.,... Winston-Salem'
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DEPARTMENT of ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY`Regional Office h
DIVISION OF ENERGY, MINERAL, AND LAND RESOURCES +�
PERMIT NO. NCS000405
TO DISCHARGE STORMWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental
Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
Town of Gibsonville
is hereby authorized to discharge stormwater uorn their municipal separate. storm sewer system located:
within the Town of Gibsonville corporate limits
Atamance and Guilford Counties
to receiving waters, Travis Creek, unnamed tributaries to Travis Creek, Back Creek and unnamed
tributaries to Back Creek, within the Cape Fear River Basin in accordance with the discharge limitations,
monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, 1I, III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII hereof.
This permit shall become effective February 20, 2017.
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on February 19, 2022.
Signed this day February 20, 2017.
for Tracy E. Davis, P.E., CPM
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Natural Resources
By the Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

PERMIT NO. NCS000405
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I PERMIT COVERAGE
PART II FINAL LIMITATIONS AND CONTROLS FOR PERMITTED DISCHARGES
SECTION A: PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
SECTION B: PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
SECTION C: PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION
SECTION D: ILLICIT DISCHARGE DETECTION AND ELIMINATION
SECTION E: CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF CONTROLS
SECTION F: POST -CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF CONTROLS
SECTION G: POLLUTION PREVENTION AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING FOR MUNICIPAL
OPERATIONS
SECTION H: TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS (TMDLS)
SECTION I: ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF REPORTS [G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
PART III PROGRAM ASSESSMENT
PART IV REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS
PART V STANDARD CONDITIONS
SECTION A: COMPLIANCE AND LIABILITY
SECTION B: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF POLLUTION CONTROLS
SECTION C: INSPECTION, ENTRY AND AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS
PART VI LIMITATIONS REOPENER
PART VII ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE
REQUIREMENTS
PART VIII DEFINITIONS
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PART I PERMIT COVERAGE
A. During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the
Town of Gibsonville is authorized to discharge stormwater from the municipal separate storm
sewer system (MS4) to receiving waters, Travis Creek, unnamed tributaries to Travis Creek, Back
Creek and unnamed tributaries to Back Creek, within the Cape Fear River Basin. Such discharge
will be controlled, limited and monitored in accordance with the permittee's Stormwatcr Quality
Management Program, herein referred to as the Stormwater Plan. The Stormwater Plan shall
detail the permttee's stormwater management program for the five-year term of the stormwater
permit including, for each of the measures identified in the permit, a narrative description of the
program, a table that identifies each best management practice (BMP) used, the frequency of the
BMP, the measurable goals for each BMP, the implementation schedule, funding and the
responsible person or position for implementation.
B. All discharges authorized herein shall be managed in accordance with the terms and conditions of
this permit. Any other point source discharge to surface waters of the state is prohibited unless it
is an allowable non-stormwater discharge or is covered by another permit, authorization, or
approval.
C. This permit does not relieve the permittee from responsibility for compliance with any other
applicable federal, state, or local law, rule, standard, ordinance, order, judgment, or decree.
D. This permit covers activities associated with the discharge of stormwater from the MS4 within the
corporate limits of the permittee. The permit applies to corporate limits of the permittee, as well
as areas that seek coverage under this permit through inter -local or other similar agreements with
permittee. Agreements for coverage under this permit shall be approved by the Division of
Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources, herein referred to as the Division.
E. The Division may deny or revoke coverage under this permit for separate entities and require
independent permit coverage as deemed necessary. In addition, the permittee may petition the
Division to revoke or deny coverage under this permit for specific entities.
F. All provisions contained and referenced in the Stormwater Plan along with all provisions and
approved modifications of the Stormwater Plan are incorporated by reference and are enforceable
parts of this permit.
G. The permit requires the proper implementation of the Stormwater Plan. To the extent allowable
under State and local law, the permittee must develop and implement a Stormwater PIan in
accordance with Section 402(p)(3)(B)(iii) of the Clean Water Act. The purpose of the
Stormwater Plan is to establish the means by which the permittee will describe how it is in
compliance with the permit and with the provisions of the Clean Water Act. Compliance with the
six minimum measures in 40 CFR § 122.34(b) and with the requirements of this permit constitute
compliance with the Clean Water Act to reduce the discharge of pollutants from the MS4 to the
maximum extent practicable, to protect water quality, and to satisfy the applicable water quality
requirements of the Clean Water Act. Implementation of best management practices consistent
with the provisions of the Stormwater Plan constitutes compliance with the standard of reducing
pollutants to the maximum extent practicable.
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H. The permit authorizes the point source discharge of stormwater runoff from the MS4. In
addition, discharges of non-stormwater are also authorized through the MS4 of the permittee if
such discharges are:
1. Permitted by and in compliance with another permit, authorization, or approval, including
discharges of process and non -process wastewater, and stormwater associated with
industrial activity; or
2. Determined to be incidental non-stormwater flows that do not significantly impact water
quality and may include:
• water line and fire hydrant flushing;
• landscape irrigation;
• diverted stream flows;
• rising groundwater;
• uncontaminated groundwater infiltration;
• uncontaminated pumped groundwater;
• discharges from uncontaminated potable water sources;
• foundation drains;
• air conditioning condensate (commercial/residential);
• irrigation waters;
• springs;
• water from crawl space pumps;
• footing drains;
• lawn watering;
• residential and charity car washing;
• flows from riparian habitats and wetlands;
• dechlorinated swimming pool discharges;
• street wash water;
• flows from firefighting activities.
3. The Division may require that non-stormwater flows of this type be controlled by
the permittee's Stormwater Plan.
I. Unless otherwise stated, full compliance with the requirements of the permit is expected upon the
effective date of the permit.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000405
PART II FINAL LIMITATIONS AND CONTROLS FOR PERMITTED DISCHARGES
SECTION A: PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
The permittee will implement, manage and oversee all provisions of its Stormwater Plan to control to the
maximum extent practical the discharge of pollutants from its municipal storm sewer system associated
with stormwater runoff and illicit discharges, including spills and illegal dumping. The overall program
implementation however, will be subject to, at a minimum, either 1) an annual review by the Division to
determine implementation status and progression toward meeting the pollutant control intent of the
Stormwater Plan, i.e., a compliance audit, or 2) a voluntary assessment process as established by the
Stormwater Association of North Carolina (SWANC), NC APWA and their partners that is at least as
stringent as the annual review described herein. Voluntary assessments may be conducted by the local
government, another local government with and NPDES MS4 permit, or an independent third party and
shall be reviewed and approved by the Division. This includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:
1. The permittee will maintain adequate funding and staffing to implement and manage the
provisions of the Stormwater Plan and meet all requirements of this permit. The Stormwater Plan
shall identify a specific position(s) responsible for the overall coordination, implementation, and
revision to the Plan. Responsibilities for all components of the Plan shall be documented and
position(s) assignments provided.
2. The permittee will implement provisions of the Stormwater Plan and evaluate the performance
and effectiveness of the program components at least annually. Results will be used by the
permittee to modify the program components as necessary to accomplish the intent of the
Stormwater Program. If the permittee implements the six minimum control measures and the
discharges are determined to cause or contribute to non -attainment of an applicable water quality
standard, to address the non -attainment, the permittee shall expand or better tailor its BMPs
within the scope of the six minimum control measures.
The permittee is required to keep the Stormwater Plan up to date. Where the permittee determines
or is informed by the Division that modifications are needed to address any procedural, protocol,
or programmatic change, such changes shall be made as soon as practicable, but not later than 90
days, unless an extension is approved by the Division. When it notifies the Division of proposed
modifications, the permittee will include an explanation and justification of the proposed changes.
The permittee shall provide at least 30 days for the Division to provide feedback on proposed
modifications. Major modifications to the Stormwater Plan shall not take effect until approved by
be submitted to the Director for approval.
4. The permittee is required to make available its Stormwater Plan to the Division upon request. The
permittee is required to keep an up-to-date version of its Stormwater Plan available to the
Division and the public online. At a minimum, the permittee The online materials shall include
ordinances, or other regulatory mechanisms, or a list identifying the ordinances, or other
regulatory mechanisms, providing the legal authority necessary to implement and enforce the
requirements of the permit.
5. The Division may review reports submitted by the permittee to assure that the
Stormwater Plan is implemented appropriately to address the requirements of the permit.
The Division may require modifications to any part of the permittee's Stormwater Plan
where deficiencies are found. If modifications to the Stormwater Plan are necessary, the
Division will notify the permittee of the need to modify the Stormwater Plan to be
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consistent with the permit and will establish a deadline to finalize such changes to the
program.
6. Pursuant to 40 CFR 122.35, an operator of a regulated small MS4 may share the
responsibility to implement the minimum control measures with other entities provided:
a. The other entity, in fact, implements the control measure;
b: The particular control measure, or component thereof, is at least as stringent as the
corresponding NPDES permit requirement; and
c. The other entity agrees to implements the control measure on behalf of the MS4.
Unless implemented by the State or where delegated by the state, the permittee remains
responsible for compliance if the other entity fails to perform the permit obligation and
may be subject to enforcement action if neither the permittee nor the other entity fully
performs the permit obligation.
7. The Permittee shall maintain, and make available to the Division upon request, written
procedures for implementing the six minimum control measures. Written procedures shall
identify specific action steps, schedules, resources and responsibilities for implementing the six
minimum measures. Written procedures can be free standing, or where appropriate, integrated
into the Storm Water Management Plan.
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PERMIT NO, NCS000405
SECTION B: PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
1. Objectives for Public Education and Outreach
Distribute educational materials to the community or conduct equivalent outreach
activities about the impacts of storm water discharges on water bodies and the steps the
public can take to reduce pollutants in storm water runoff.
2. BMPs for Public Education and Outreach
The permittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Public Education
and Outreach Program and shall notify the Division prior to modification of any goals.
BMP .
Measurable Goals
a. Goals and Objectives
Defined goals'and objectives of the Local Public Education and
Outreach Program based on community wide issues.
b. Describe target pollutants
The perr,ittcc shall maintain a description of tho target
and/or stressors
pollutants and/or stressors and likely sources.
c. Describe target audiences
The permittee shall maintain a description of the target
audiences likely to have significant storm water impacts and
why they were selected.
d. Describe residential and
The permittee shall describe issues, such as pollutants, likely
industrial/commercial issues
sources of those pollutants, impacts, and the physical attributes
of stormwater runoff, in their education/outreach program.
e. Informational Web Site
The permittee shall promote and maintain, an internet web site
designed to convey the program's message.
f. Distribute public education
The permittee shall distribute stormwater educational material to
materials to identified target
appropriate target groups. Instead of developing its own
audiences and user groups. For
materials, the permittee may rely on Public Education and
example, schools, homeowners,
Outreach materials supplied by the state, and/or other entities
and/or businesses.
through a cooperative agreement, as available, when
implementing its own program.
g. Maintain Hotline/Help line
The permittee shall promote and maintain a stormwater
hotline/helpline for the purpose of public education and
outreach.
h. Implement a Public Education
The permittee's outreach program, including those elements
and Outreach Program.
implemented locally or through a cooperative agreement, shall
include a combination of approaches designed to reach the target
audiences. For each media, event or activity, including those
elements implemented locally or through a cooperative
agreement the permittee shall estimate and record the extent of
exposure.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000405
SECTION C: PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION
1. Objectives for Public Involvement and Participation
Comply with State and local public notice requirements when implementing a public involvement
and participation program.
2. BMPs for Public Involvement and Participation
The permittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Public
Involvement and Participation Program and shall notify the Division prior to modification of any
goals.
BMP
Measurable Goals
a. Volunteer community
The permittee shall include and promote volunteer opportunities
involvement program
designed to promote ongoing citizen participation.
b. Mechanism for Public
The permittee shall provide and promote a mechanism for public
involvement
involvement that provides for input on stormwater issues and the
stormwater program.
c. Hotline/Help line
The permittee shall promote and maintain a hotline/helpline for
the purpose of public involvement and participation.
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PERMIT NO, NCS000405
SECTION D: ILLICIT DISCHARGE DETECTION AND ELIMINATION (IDDE)
1. Objectives for Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
a. Implement and enforce a program to detect and eliminate illicit discharges into the MS4.
b. Maintain a storm sewer system map, showing the location of all major outfalls and the
names and location of all waters of the United States that receive discharges from those
outfalls;
C. Prohibit, through ordinance, or other regulatory mechanism, non -storm water discharges
except as allowed in this permit and implement appropriate enforcement procedures and
actions;
d. Implement a plan to detect and address non -storm water discharges, including illegal
dumping, to the MS4;
e. Inform public employees, businesses, and the general public of hazards associated with
illegal discharges and improper disposal of waste; and
f. Address the following categories of non -storm water discharges or flows (i.e., illicit
discharges) only if you identify them as significant contributors of pollutants to the MS4:
water line flushing, landscape iiripation, diverted stream flows, rising ground waters,
uncontaminated ground water infiltration, uncontaminated pumped ground water,
discharges from potable water sources, foundation drains, air conditioning condensation,
irrigation water, springs, water from crawl space pumps, footing drains, lawn watering,
individual residential car washing, charity car washes, flows from riparian habitats and
wetlands, dechlorinated swimming pool discharges, and street wash water (discharges or
flows from firefighting activities are excluded from the effective prohibition against non -
storm water and need only be addressed where they are identified as significant sources
of pollutants to waters of the United States).
2. BMPs for Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
The permittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Illicit Discharge
Detection and Elimination Program and shall notify the Division prior to modification of any
goals.
BMP
Measurable. Goals
a. Maintain an Illicit Discharge
Maintain a written Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
Detection and Elimination
Program, including provisions for program assessment and
Program
evaluation and integrating program.
b. Maintain adequate legal authorities
The permittee shall maintain an IDDE ordinances or other
regulatory mechanisms that provides the legal authority to
prohibit illicit connections and discharges.
c. Maintain a Storm Sewer System
The permittee shall maintain a current a map showing major
Map of Major Outfalls.
outfalls and receiving streams.
d. Implement a program to detect dry
The permittee shall maintain a program for conducting dry
weather flows
weather flow field observations in accordance with written
procedures.
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BMP .
Measurable Goals
e. Investigate sources of identified
The permittee shall maintain written procedures for
illicit discharges.
conducting investigations of identified illicit discharges.
f. Track and document investigations
For each case the permittee shall track and document 1) the
illicit discharges
date(s) the illicit discharge was observed; 2) the results of the
investigation; 3) any follow-up of the investigation; and 4) the
date the investigation was closed.
g. Provide Employee Training
The permittee shall implement and document a training
program for appropriate municipal staff, who as part of their
normal job responsibilities, may come into contact with or
otherwise observe an illicit discharge or illicit connection.
h. Provide Public Education
The permittee shall inform public employees, businesses, and
the general public of hazards associated with illegal discharges
and improper disposal of waste.
i. Provide a public reporting
The permittee shall promote, publicize, and facilitate a
mechanism
reporting mechanism for the public and staff to report illicit
discharges and establish and implement citizen request
response procedures.
j. Enforcement of the IDDE
The permittee shall implement a mechanism to track the
ordinance
issuance of notices of violation and enforcement actions as
administered by the permittee. This mechanism shall include
the ability to identify chronic violators for initiation of actions
to reduce noncompliance.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000405
SECTION E: CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF CONTROLS
Pursuant to 40 CFR 122.35(b) and the maximum extent practicable (MEP) standard, the permittee
may rely on the N.C. Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources Sediment and Erosion
Control Program to comply with this minimum measure. The N.C. Division of Energy, Mineral,
and Land Resources Sediment and Erosion Control Program effectively meets the MEP standard
for Construction Site Runoff Controls by permitting and controlling development activities
disturbing one or more acres of land surface and those activities less than one acre that are part of
a larger common plan of development as authorized under the Sediment Pollution Control Act of
1973 and Chapter 4 of Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code. The N.C. Division
of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources Sediment and Erosion Control Program continues to be
monitored by the EPA to ensure the State effectively meets the MEP standard established by the
Sediment Pollution Control Act of 1973 and Chapter 4 of Title 15A of the North Carolina
Administrative Code.
The NCG010000 permit establishes requirements for construction site operators to control waste
such as discarded building materials, concrete truck washout, chemicals, litter, and sanitary waste
at the construction site that may cause adverse -impacts to ;eater quality.
The permittee shall provide and promote a means for the public to notify the appropriate
authorities of observed erosion and sedimentation problems. The permittee may implement a
plan promoting the existence of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
(NCDEQ or DEQ), Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources "Stop Mud" hotline to
meet the requirements of this paragraph.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000405
SECTION F: POST -CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF CONTROLS
1. Objectives for Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls
a. Implement and enforce a program to address storm water runoff from new development
and redevelopment projects, including public transportation maintained by the permittee,
that disturb greater than or equal to one acre, including projects less than one acre that are
part of a larger common plan of development or sale, that discharge into the small MS4.
The program shall ensure that controls are in place that would prevent or minimize water
quality impacts.
b. Implement strategies which include a combination of structural Stormwater Control
Measures (SCM) and/or non-structural best management practices (BMPs) appropriate
for the community;
C. Use an ordinance or other regulatory mechanism to address post -construction runoff from
new development and redevelopment projects; and -
d. Ensure adequate long-term operation and maintenance of SCMs.
2. BMPs for Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls
The permittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Post -
Construction Stormwater Management Program. To the extent there is any conflict between this
permit and the post -construction ordinances adopted by the permittee as approved by the
Division, the post -construction ordinances shall apply with regard to permit compliance.
BMP Measurable Goals ,
a. Adequate legal authorities
Maintain through ordinance, or other regulatory mechanism,
adequate legal authorities designed to meet the objectives of
the Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls Stormwater
Management program.
The permittee shall have the authority to review designs and
proposals for new development and redevelopment to
determine whether adequate stormwater control measures
will be installed, implemented, and maintained.
The permittee shall have the authority to request information
such as stormwater plans, inspection reports, monitoring
results, and other information deemed necessary to evaluate
compliance with the Post -Construction Stormwater
Management Program.
The permittee shall have the authority to enter private
property for the purpose of inspecting at reasonable times any
facilities, equipment, practices, or operations related to
stormwater discharges to determine whether there is
compliance the Post -Construction Stormwater Management
Program.
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BNIP
Measurable Goals
b. Strategies which include
Strategies which include Stormwater Control Measures
Stormwater Control Measures
(SCMs) appropriate for the MS4, include, but are not limited
(SCMs) appropriate for the MS4
to compliance with 15A NCAC 02H Section . 10 00
effectively meets the Post -construction Stormwater Runoff
control requirements.
c. Plan reviews
The permittee shall conduct site plan reviews of all new
development and redeveloped sites that disturb greater than
or equal to one acre (including sites that disturb less than one
acre that are part of a larger common plan of development or
sale). The site plan review shall address how the project
applicant meets the performance standards and how the
project will ensure long-term maintenance
d. Inventory of projects with post-
The permittee shall maintain an inventory of projects with
construction structural stormwater
post -construction structural stormwater control measures
control measures
installed and implemented at new development and
redeveloped sites, including both public and private sector
sites located within the permittee's corporate limits that are
covered by its post -construction ordinance requirements.
e. Deed Restrictions and Protective
The permittee shall provide mechanisms such as recorded
Covenants
deed restrictions and protective covenants that ensure
development activities will maintain the project consistent
with approved plans.
f. Provide a mechanism to require
The permittee shall implementor require an operation and
long-term operation and
maintenance plan for the long-term operation of the SCMs
maintenance of Stormwater Control
required by the program. The operation and maintenance
Measures (SCMs).
plan shall require the owner of each SCM to perform and
maintain a record of annual inspections of each SCM.
Annual inspection of permitted structural SCMs shall be
performed by a qualified professional.
g. Inspections
To ensure that all stormwater control measures are being
maintained pursuant to its maintenance agreement, the
permittee shall conduct and document inspections of each
project site covered under performance standards, at least one
time during the permit term.
Before issuing a certificate of occupancy or temporary
certificate of occupancy, the permittee shall conduct a post -
construction inspection to verify that the permittee's
performance standards have been met or a bond is in place to
guarantee completion.
The permittec shall document and maintain records of
inspection findings and enforcement actions and make them
available for review by the permitting authority.
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BMP Measurable"Goals
h. Educational materials and training The permittee shall make available through paper or
for developers electronic means, ordinances, post -construction
requirements, design standards checklist, and other materials
appropriate for developers. New materials may be
developed by the permittee, or the permittee may use
materials adopted from other programs and adapted to the
permittee's new development and redevelopment program.
i. Enforcement The permittee shall track the issuance of notices of violation
and enforcement actions. This mechanism shall include the
ability to identify chronic violators for initiation of actions to
reduce noncompliance.
3. Post -construction Stormwater Runoff Controls for New Development
a. In order to fulfill the post -construction minimum measure program requirement the
permittee may use the Department's model ordinance, design its own post -construction
practices that meet or exceed the rules found in 15A NCAC 02H 1000, or develop its
own comprehensive watershed plan that is determined by the Department to meet the
post -construction stormwater management measure required by 40 Code of Federal
Regulations § 122.34(b)(5) (1 July 2003 Edition).
b. The permittee shall meet the requirements of the post -construction program for
construction projects that are performed by, or under contract for, the permittee. To meet
this requirement, the permittee may either develop the necessary requirements for post -
construction controls that will pertain to their own projects, or develop procedures to
ensure that the permittee meets these requirements by complying with another entity's
Phase II Stormwater Management Programs for post -construction. If the permittee
decides to rely on another program for compliance with these program areas for their own
projects, they shall indicate in their Stormwater Management Program that the permittee
will fully comply with the requirements of the second party's post -construction programs.
C. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 02H .0150, for areas draining to Nutrient Sensitive Waters,
permittees, delegated programs, and regulated entities must use stormwater control
measures (SCMs) that reduce nutrient loading in order to meet local program
requirements, while still incorporating the stormwater controls required for the project's
density level. Documentation shall be provided where it is not feasible to use
stormwater control measures (SCMs) that reduce nutrient loading. In areas where the
Department has approved a Nutrient Sensitive Water Urban Stormwater Management
Program, the provisions of that program fulfill the nutrient loading reduction
requirement.
d. The design volume of SCMs shall take into account the runoff at build out from all
surfaces draining to the system. Where streets "convey" stormwater, all SCM shall be
sized to treat and control Stormwater runoff from all surfaces draining to the SCM
including streets, driveways, and other impervious surfaces.
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SECTION G: POLLUTION PREVENTION AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING FOR MUNICIPAL
OPERATIONS
1. Objective for Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations
Implement an operation and maintenance program that includes a training component and
has the ultimate goal of preventing or reducing pollutant runoff from municipal
operations.
b. Provide employee training to prevent and reduce storm water pollution from activities
such as park and open space maintenance, fleet and building maintenance, new
construction and land disturbances, and storm water system maintenance.
2. BMPs for the Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal
Operations
The permittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Pollution
Prevention and Good Housekeeping Program and shall notify the Division prior to modification
of any goals.
BMP
Measurable Goals
a. Inventory of municipally
The permittee shall maintain, a current inventory of facilities and
owned or operated facilities
operations owned and operated by the permittee with the potential
for generating polluted stormwater runoff.
b. Operation and Maintenance
The permittee shall maintain and implement, evaluate annually
(O&M) for municipally owned
and update as necessary an Operation and Maintenance (O&M)
or operated facilities
program for municipal owned and operated facilities with the
potential for generating polluted stormwater runoff. The O&M
program shall specify the frequency of inspections and routine
maintenance requirements.
c. Spill Response Procedures
The permittee shall have written spill response procedures for
municipally owned or operated facilities.
d. Streets, roads, and public
The permittee shall evaluate existing and new BMPs annually that
parking lots maintenance
reduce polluted stormwater runoff from municipally -owned
streets, roads, and public parking lots within their corporate limits.
The permitte must evaluate the effectiveness of these BMPs based
on cost and the estimated quantity of pollutants removed.
f. Operation and Maintenance
The permittee shall maintain and implement an O&M program for
(O&M) for municipally -
the stormwater sewer system including catch basins and
owned or maintained catch
conveyance systems that it owns and maintains.
basins and conve ance systems
g. Identify structural stormwater
The permittee shall maintain a current inventory of municipally -
controls
owned or operated structural stormwater controls installed for
compliance with the permittee's post -construction ordinance.
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BMP
`Measurable Goals
h. O&M for municipally -owned
The permittee shall maintain and implement an O&M program for
or maintained structural
municipally -owned or maintained structural stormwater controls
stormwater controls
installed for compliance with the permittee's post -construction
ordinance.
The O&M program shall specify the frequency of inspections and
routine maintenance requirements.
The permittee shall inspect and maintain municipally -owned or
maintained structural stormwater controls in accordance with the
schedule developed by permittee. The pernttee shall document
inspections and maintenance of all municipally -owned or
maintained structural stormwater controls.
i. Pesticide, Herbicide and
The permittee shall ensure municipal employees and contractors
Fertilizer Application
are properly trained and all permits, certifications, and other
Management.
measures for applicators are followed.
j. Staff training
The permittee shall implement an employee training program for
employees involved in implementing pollution prevention and
good housekeeping practices.
k. Prevent or Minimize
The permittee shall describe and implement measures to prevent
Contamination of Stormwater
or minimize contamination of the stormwater runoff from all areas
Runoff from all areas used for
used for vehicle and equipment cleaning.
Vehicle and Equipment
Cleaning
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SECTION H: TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS (TMDLs)
Objective of a Water Quality Recovery Program: Reduce levels of the pollutant of
concern in accordance with approved Waste Load Allocation (WLAs) assigned to
stormwater in an approved TMDL.
2. The Permittee shall comply with the requirements of an approved TMDL.
Within 12 months of the final approval of a TMDL, the permittee's annual reports shall
include a description of existing programs, controls, partnerships, projects, and strategies
to address impaired waters and a brief explanation as to how the programs, controls,
partnerships, projects and strategies address impaired waters.
4. Within 24 months of the final approval of a TMDL, the permittee's annual reports shall
include an assessment of whether additional structural and/or non-structural BMPs are
necessary to address impaired waters and a brief explanation as to how the programs,
controls, partnerships, projects and strategies address impaired waters.
Within 36 months of the final approval of a TMDL, the permittee's annual reports shall
include a description of activities expected to occur and when the activities are expected
to occur.
6. If there was no storm water waste load allocation in the TMDL, in lieu of developing a
Water Quality Recovery Plan, the permittee shall evaluate strategies and tailor and/or
expand BMPs within the scope of the six minimum measures to enhance water quality
recovery strategies in the watershed(s) to which the TMDL applies. The permittee shall
describe the strategies and tailored and/or expanded BMPs in their Stormwater
Management Plan and annual reports.
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SECTION 1: ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF REPORTS [G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
The final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became effective on December 21,
2015. These federal regulations require electronic submittal of all MS4 program reports by no
later than December 21, 2020, and specify that, if a state does not establish a system to receive
such submittals, then permittees must submit monitoring data and reports electronically to the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
2. This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part IV of this
permit (Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements):
• Paragraph 1. Records
• Paragraph 3. Annual Reporting
• Paragraph 8. Report Submittals
3. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Part IV, Paragraph 3.(a.)-(b.)j Note depending on what
EPA request in annual e-reporting [Supersedes Part IV, Paragraph 3.(a.)]
Starting on December 21, 2020, the permittee shall electronically report the following compliance
monitoring data and reports: Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Program Reports (See Part III
2., Program Assessment annual report)
The pernittee may seek an electronic reporting waiver from the Division (see "How to Request a
Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below).
4. Electronic Submissions [Supplements Part IV, Paragraph 8.1
In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(1)(9), the permittee must identify the initial recipient at the
time of each electronic submission. The permittee should use EPA's website resources to identify
the initial recipient for electronic submission.
Initial recipient of electronic NPDES information from NPDES-regulated facilities (initial
recipient) means the entity (EPA or the state, tribe, or territory authorized by EPA to implement
the NPDES program) that is the designated entity for receiving electronic NPDES data [see 40
CFR 127.2(b)]. As of pen -nit issuance, The NC DEQ anticipates that EPA will be the initial
recipient for electronic MS4 Program Reports.
EPA plans to establish a website that will also link to the appropriate electronic reporting tool for
each type of electronic submission and for each state. Instructions on how to access and use the
appropriate electronic reporting tool will be available as well. Currently, Electronic Reporting
Rule information is found at: https://www.epi.Ly
Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements" section
above. The permittee must electronically submit MS4 annual program reports no later than the
15" of the month following the completed reporting period. The permittee must sign and certify
all electronic submissions in accordance with the requirements of Part IV, Paragraph 8. (c.) of this
permit.
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How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting
The permittee may seek a temporary electronic reporting waiver from the Division. To obtain an
electronic reporting waiver, a permittee must first submit an electronic reporting waiver request to
the Division. Requests for temporary electronic reporting waivers must be submitted in writing
to the Division for written approval at least sixty (60) days prior to the date the facility would be
required under this permit to begin submitting monitoring data and reports. The duration of a
temporary waiver shall not exceed 5 years and shall thereupon expire. At such time, monitoring
data and reports shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re -applies
for and is granted a new temporary electronic reporting waiver by the Division. Approved
electronic reporting waivers are not transferrable. Only permittees with an approved reporting
waiver request may submit monitoring data and reports on paper to the Division for the period
that the approved reporting waiver request is effective.
Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found
on the following web page:
iqp://deg.nc.Liov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
Records Retention [Supplements Part IV, Paragraph 1.]
The permittee shall retain records of all Program Assessment annual reports, including electronic
submissions. These records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years from the
date of the report. This period may be extended by request of the Director at any time [40 CFR
122.41].
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PART III PROGRAM ASSESSMENT
The Division may request additional reporting and monitoring information as necessary to evaluate the
progress and results of the permittee's Stormwater Plan.
A. Implementation of the Stormwater Plan will include documentation of all program components
that are being undertaken including, but not limited to, inspections, maintenance activities,
educational programs, implementation of BMPs, enforcement actions, and other stormwater
activities. Documentation will be kept on -file by the permittee for a period of five years and
made available to the Director or his authorized representative upon request.
B. The permittee's Stormwater Plan will be reviewed and updated as necessary, but at least on an
annual basis to identify modifications and improvements needed to maximize Stormwater Plan
effectiveness to the maximum extent practicable. The permittee shall develop and implement a
plan and schedule to address the identified modifications and improvements. The permittee must
submit annual reports to the Department within twelve months from the effective date of this
permit. Subsequent annual reports must be submitted every twelve months from the scheduled
date of the first submittal. Annual reports that include appropriate information to accurately
describe the progress, status, and results of the permittee's Stormwater Plan and will include, but
is not limited to, the following components:
l . The permittee will give a detailed description of the status of implementation of the
Stormwater Plan as a whole. This will include information on development and
implementation of each major component of the Stormwater Plan for the past year and
schedules and plans for the year following each report.
2. The permittee will adequately describe and justify any proposed changes to the
Stormwater Plan. This will include descriptions and supporting information for the
proposed changes and how these changes will impact the Stormwater Plan (results,
effectiveness, implementation schedule, etc.).
3. The permittee will document any necessary changes to programs or practices for
assessment of management measures implemented through the Stormwater Plan.
4. The permittee will include a summary of data accumulated as part of the Stormwater Plan
throughout the year along with an assessment of what the data indicates in light of the
Stormwater Plan.
The annual report shall include an assessment of compliance with the permit, information
on the establishment of appropriate legal authorities, inspections, and enforcement
actions.
C. The Director may notify the permittee when the Stormwater Plan does not meet one or more of
the requirements of the permit. Within 90 days of such notice, the permittee will submit a plan
and time schedule to the Director for modifying the Stormwater Plan to meet the requirements.
.The Director may approve the plan, approve a plan with modifications, or reject the proposed
plan. The permittee will provide certification in writing in accordance with Part W, Paragraph
7(c) to the Director that the changes have been made. Nothing in this paragraph shall be
construed to limit the Director's ability to conduct enforcement actions for violations of this
permit.
D. The Division may request additional reporting information as necessary to evaluate the progress
and results of the permittee's Stormwater Plan.
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PART IV REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS
A. Records
The permittee shall retain records of all monitoring information, including all calibration and
maintenance records and copies of all reports required by this permit, for a period of at least 5
years from the date of the sample, measurement, report or application. This period may be
extended by request of the Director.
B. Annual Reporting
The permittee will submit reporting and monitoring information on an annual basis. The
annual report shall document:
a. A summary of past year activities, including where available, specific quantities
achieved and summaries of enforcement actions.
b. A description of the effectiveness of each program component
C. Planned activities and changes for the next reporting per.od, for each program
component or activity.
d. Fiscal analysis.
2. Reports submitted to submitted to satisfy other State Stormwater Reporting requirements
satisfy the annual reporting requirements of this permit to the extent that the reports
satisfy Part 111, paragraph B 1-5, Part IV, paragraph B 3 (c) and Part II Section 1,
Electronic Reporting [g.s. 143-215.1(b)] of this permit
3. Completion and submittal of the reporting information contained within the online BUMS.
Stormwater Management Program Assessment (SMPA) satisfy Part III, paragraph B 1-5,
Part IV, paragraph B 3 (c) and Part II Section I, Electronic Reporting [g.s. 143-215.1(b)]
of this permit through 2020.
4. Posting the results on the permittee website of the assessment process as established by
the Stormwater Association of North Carolina (SWANC), NC APWA and their partners
as conducted by another local government, a third party, or a self -assessment, satisfy Part
Ill, paragraph B 1-5, Part IV, paragraph B 3 (c) and Part 11 Section I, Electronic
Reporting [g.s. 143-215.1(b)] of this permit.
C. Twenty-four Hour Reporting
The permittee shall report to the Division any noncompliance that may constitute an imminent
threat to health or the environment. Any information shall be provided orally within 24 hours
from the time the permittee became aware of the circumstances. A written submission shall also
be provided within 5 days of the time the pem- ittee becomes aware of the circumstances.
The written submission shall contain a description of the noncompliance, and its causes, the
period of noncompliance and if the noncompliance has not been corrected, the anticipated time
compliance is expected to continue, and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent
reoccurrence of the noncompliance.
D. Additional Reporting
In order to properly characterize the permittee's MS4 discharges or to assess compliance with this
permit, the Director may request reporting information on a more frequent basis as deemed
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necessary either for specific portions of the permittee's Stormwater Plan, or for the entire
Program.
E. Other Information
Where the permittee becomes aware that it failed to submit any relevant facts or submitted
incorrect information in a permit application or in any report to the Director, it shall promptly
submit such facts or information.
F. Planned Changes
The permittee shall notify the Director of any planned modifications to the Stormwater Plan.
Notice shall be given as soon as possible when deleting a provision of the approved Stormwater
Plan; or where the modification could significantly change the timeframe for implementation of
parts of the program or negatively influence the effectiveness of the approved program. Notice of
any changes is required at least through the annual report.
G. Report Submittals
All reports required herein, not submitted electronically shall be submitted to the
following address:
Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
2. All applications, reports, or information, other than those submitted electronically, shall
be signed by a principal executive officer, ranking elected official or duly authorized
representative. A person is a duly authorized representative only if
a. The authorization is made in writing by a principal executive officer or ranking
elected official;
b. The authorization specified either an individual or a position having
responsibility for the overall operation of a regulated facility or activity or an
individual or position having overall responsibility for environmental/stormwater
matters; and
C. The written authorization is submitted to the Director.
Any person signing a document under paragraphs (a) or (b) of this section shall make the
following certification:
"I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared
under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that
qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my
inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly
responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant
penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and
imprisonment for knowing violations."
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PART V STANDARD CONDITIONS
SECTION A: COMPLIANCE AND LIABILITY
1. Duty to Comply
The permittee shall comply with all conditions of this permit. Any permit noncompliance
constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act and is grounds for enforcement action; for permit
termination, revocation and reissuance, or modification; or denial of permit coverage upon
renewal application.
The pernuttee shall comply with standards or prohibitions established under Section
307(a) of the Clean Water Act for toxic pollutants within the time provided in the
regulations that establish these standards or prohibitions, even if the permit has not yet
been modified to incorporate the requirement.
b. The Clean Water Act provides that any person who violates a permit condition is subject
to a civil penalty not to exceed the maximum amounts authorized by Section 309(d) of
the Act and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act (28 U.S.C. §2461 note)
as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act (31 U.S.C. §3701 note) (currently
$37,500 per day for each violation). Any person who negligently violates any permit
condition is subject to criminal penalties of $2,500 to $25,000 per day of violation, or
imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both. Any person who knowingly violates
permit conditions is subject to criminal penalties of $5,000 to $50,000 per day of
violation, or imprisonment for not more than 3 years, or both. Also, any person who
violates a permit condition may be assessed an administrative penalty not to exceed
$16,000 per violation with the maximum amount not to exceed $177,500. [Ref. Section
309 of the Federal Act 33 USC 1319 and 40 CFR 122.41(a).]
C. Under state law, a daily civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars
($25,000) per violation may be assessed against any person who violates or fails to act in
accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of a permit. [Ref: North Carolina
General Statutes 143-215.6A]
d. Any person may be assessed an administrative penalty by the Administrator for violating
sections 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, 318 or 405 of this Act, or any permit condition or
limitation implementing any of such sections in a permit issued under section 402 of this
Act. Pursuant to 40 CFR Part 19 and the Act, administrative penalties for Class I
violations are not to exceed the maximum amounts authorized by Section 309(g)(2)(A) of
the Act and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act (28 U.S.C. §2461 note)
as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act (31 U.S.C. §3701 note) (currently
$11,000 per violation, with the maximum amount of any Class I penalty assessed not to
exceed $27,500), Pursuant to 40 CFR Part 19 and the Act, penalties for Class H violations
are not to exceed the maximum amounts authorized by Section 309(g)(2)(B) of the Act
and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act (28 U.S.C. §2461 note) as
amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act (31 U.S.C. §3701 note) (currently
$11,000 per day for each day during which the violation continues, with the maximum
amount of any Class II penalty not to exceed $137,500).
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2. Duty to Mitigate
The permittee shall take reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge in violation of this
permit that has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human health or the environment.
3. Civil and Criminal Liability
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to relieve the permittee from any responsibilities,
liabilities, or penalties for noncompliance pursuant to NCGS 143-215.3, 143-215.6A, 143-215.613,
143-215.6C or Section 309 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1319. Furthermore, the permittee is
responsible for consequential damages, such as fish kills, even though the responsibility for
effective compliance may be temporarily suspended.
4. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any legal action or relieve
the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties to which the permittee is or may be
subject to under NCGS 143-215.75 et seq. or Section 311 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1321.
Furthermore, the permittee is responsible for consequential damages, such as fish kills, even
though the responsibility for effective compliance may be temporarily suspended.
Property Rights
The issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights in either real or personal
property, or any exclusive privileges, nor does it authorize any injury to private property or any
invasion of personal rights, nor any infringement of federal, state or local laws or regulations.
6. Severability
The provisions of this permit are severable, and if any provision of this permit, or the application
of any provision of this permit to any circumstances, is held invalid, the application of such
provision to other circumstances, and the remainder of this permit, shall not be affected thereby.
7. Duty to Provide Information
The permittee shall furnish to the Director, within a reasonable time, any information which the
Director may request to determine whether cause exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing, or
terminating the coverage issued pursuant to this permit or to determine compliance with this
permit. The permittee shall also furnish to the Director upon request, copies of records required
by this permit.
S. Penalties for Tampering
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders
inaccurate, any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this permit shall,
upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per violation, or by
imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both. If a conviction of a person is
for a violation committed after a first conviction of such person under this paragraph, punishment
is a fine of not more than $20,000 per day of violation, or by imprisonment of not more than 4
years, or both.
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9. Penalties for Falsification of Reports
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who knowingly makes any false statement,
representation, or certification in any record or other document submitted or required to be
maintained under this permit, including monitoring reports or reports of compliance or
noncompliance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per
violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both.
10. Permit Actions
This permit may be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated for cause. The filing of a
request by the permittee for a permit modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination, or a
notification of planned changes or anticipated noncompliance does not stay any permit condition.
11. Duty to Reapply
The permittee is not authorized to discharge after the expiration date. In order to receive
automatic authorization to discharge beyond the expiration_ date, the permittee shall submit a
permit renewal application and fees as are required no later than 180 days prior to the expiration
date of this permit. Any permittee that has not requested renewal at least 180 days prior to
expiration, or any discharge that does not have a permit after the expiration and has not requested
renewal at least 180 days prior to expiration, will be subject to enforcement procedures as
provided in NCGS 143-215.6 and 33 USC 1251 et seq. The renewal application shall include a
review of the Stormwater Program development and implementation over the life of this permit,
the status of programs and a description of further program development to be implemented over
the future permitting time period.
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SECTION B; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE of POLLUTION CONTROLS
I. Proper Operation and Maintenance
The permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of
treatment and control (and related appurtenances) which are owned and/or operated by the
permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions of this permit. Proper operation and
maintenance also includes adequate laboratory controls and appropriate quality assurance
procedures, when necessary. This provision requires the operation of back-up or auxiliary
facilities or similar systems that are installed by a permittee only when the operation is necessary
to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit.
Need to Halt or Reduce not a Defense
It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enforcement action that it would have been
necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain compliance with the
condition of this permit.
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SECTION C: MONITORING AND RECORDS
Inspection and Entry
The permittee shall allow the Director, or an authorized representative (including an authorized
contractor acting as a representative of the Director), or in the case of a facility which discharges
through a municipal separate storm sewer system, an authorized representative of a municipal
operator or the separate storm sewer system receiving the discharge, upon the presentation of
credentials and other documents as may be required by law, to;
Enter upon the pennittee's premises where a regulated facility or activity is locatdd or
conducted, or where records shall be kept under the conditions of this permit;
b. Have access to and copy, at reasonable times, any records of the permittee that shall be
kept under the conditions of this permit;
C. Inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and control
equipment), practices, or operations of the permittee regulated or required under this
permit; and
d. Sample or monitor at reasonable times, for the purposes of assuring permit compliance or
as otherwise authorized by the Clean Water Act, any substances or parameters at any
location under the control of the permittee.
2. Availability of Reports
Except for data determined to be confidential under NCGS 143-215.3(a)(2) or Section 308 of the
Federal Act, 33 USC 1318, all reports prepared in accordance with the terms of this permit shall
be available for public inspection at. the offices of the Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land
Resources. Knowingly making any false statement on any such report may result in the
imposition of criminal penalties as provided for in NCGS 143-215.6B or in Section 309 of the
Federal Act.
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PART VI LIMITATIONS REOPENER
The issuance of this permit does not prohibit the Director from reopening and modifying the permit,
revoking and reissuing the permit, or terminating the permit as allowed by the laws, rules, and regulations
contained in Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 122 and 123; Title 15A of the North Carolina
Administrative Code, Subchapter 2H .0100; and North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 et. al.
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PART VII ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE REQUIREMENTS
The permittee shall pay the administering and compliance monitoring fee within 30 (thirty) days after
being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee in a timely manner in accordance with 15A NCAC 2H
.0105(b)(4) may cause this Division to initiate action to revoke the permit.
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PART VIII DEFINITIONS
1. Act
See Clean Water Act,
2. Best Management Practice (BMP)
Measures or practices used to reduce the amount of pollution entering surface waters. BMPs can
be structural or non-structural and may take the form of a process, activity, physical structure or
planning (see non-structural BMP).
3. Built -upon Area
"Built -upon area" or "BUA" has the same meaning as in G.S. 143-214.7.
4. Clean Water Act
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act (CWA), as
amended, 33 USC 1251, et. seq.
Common Plan of Develooment
A construction or land disturbing activity is part of a larger common plan of development if it is
completed in one or more of the following ways:
+ In separate stages
+ In separate phases
• In combination with other construction activities
It is identified by the documentation (including but not limited to a sign, public notice or hearing,
sales pitch, advertisement, loan application, drawing, plats, blueprints, marketing plans, contracts,
permit application, zoning request, or computer design) or physical demarcation (including but
not limited to boundary signs, lot stakes, or surveyor markings) indicating that construction
activities may occur on a specific plot.
It can include one operator or many operators.
Department
Department means the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality.
Division (DEMLR)
The Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources, Department of Environmental Quality.
Director
The Director of the Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources, the permit issuing
authority.
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9. EMC
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission.
10, Illicit Discharge
Any discharge to a MS4 that is not composed entirely of stormwater except discharges pursuant
to an NPDES permit (other than the NPDES MS4 permit), allowable non-stormwater discharges,
and discharges resulting from fire -fighting activities.
11. Industrial Activity
For the purposes of this permit, industrial activities shall mean all industrial activities as defined
in 40 CFR 122.26.
12. Large or Medium Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
All municipal separate storm sewers that are either:
(a) Located in an incorporated place with a population of 100,000 or more as determined by the
Decennial Census by the Bureau of Census; or
(b) Located in the counties with unincorporated urbanized populations of 100,000 or more,
except municipal separate storm sewers that are located in the incorporated places,
townships or towns within such counties; or
(c) Owned or operated by a municipality other than those described in paragraph (a) or (b) and
that are designated by the Director as part of the large or medium separate storm sewer
system.
13. Major municipal separate storm sewer outfall (or `major outfall")
Major municipal separate storm sewer outfall (or "major outfall") means a municipal separate
storm sewer outfall that discharges from a single pipe with an inside diameter of 36 inches or
more or its equivalent (discharge from a single conveyance other than circular pipe which is
associated with a drainage area of more than 50 acres); or for municipal separate storm sewers
that receive storm water from lands zoned for industrial activity (based on comprehensive zoning
plans or the equivalent), an outfall that discharges from a single pipe with an inside diameter of
12 inches or more or from its equivalent (discharge from other than a circular pipe associated
with a drainage area of 2 acres or more).
14. MEP
MEP is defined in the Federal Register (U.S. EPA, 1999, p. 68754). This document says
that "Compliance with the conditions of the general permit and the series of steps
associated with identification and implementation of the minimum control measures will
satisfy the MEP standard." Minimum control measures are defined in the Federal
Register as (1) public education and outreach, (2) public participation/involvement, (3)
illicit discharge detection and elimination, (4) construction site runoff control, (5) post -
construction runoff control, and (6) pollution prevention/good housekeeping.
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15. Minimum Design Criteria (MDC)
"Minimum Design Criteria" or "MDC' means the requirements set forth in 15A NCAC 02H .1050
through 15A NCAC 02H .1062 for siting, site preparation, design and construction, and post -
construction monitoring and evaluation necessary for the Department to issue stormwater permits that
comply with State water quality standards adopted pursuant to G.S. 143-214.1.
16. Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System MS4
Pursuant to 40 CFR 122.26(b)(8) means a conveyance or system of conveyances (including roads
with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, manmade channels,
or storm drains):
(a) Owned or operated by the United States, a State, city, town, county, district, association,
or other public body (created by or pursuant to State law) having jurisdiction over
disposal of sewage, industrial wastes, stormwater, or other wastes, including special
districts under State law such as a sewer district, flood control district or drainage district,
or si,nilar entity, or an Indian tribe or an authorized Indian tribal organization, or a
designated and approved management agency under Section 208 of the Clean Water Act
(CWA) that discharges to waters of the United States or waters of the State.
(b) Designed or used for collecting or conveying stormwater;
(c) Which is not a combined sewer; and
(d) Which is not part of a Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) as defined in 40 CFR
122.2
17.. Non-stormwater Discharge Categories
The following are categories of non-stormwater discharges that the permittee shall address if it
identifies them as significant contributors of pollutants to the storm sewer system: water line
flushing, landscape irrigation, diverted stream flows, rising groundwater, uncontaminated
groundwater infiltration, [as defined in 40 CFR 35.2005(20)], uncontaminated pumped
groundwater, discharges from potable water sources, foundation drains, air conditioning
condensation, irrigation water, springs, water from crawl space pumps, footing drains, lawn
watering, individual residential car washing, charity car washing, flows from riparian habitats and
wetlands, dechlorinated swimming pool discharges, and street wash water (discharges or flows
from firefighting activities are excluded from the definition of illicit discharge and only need to
be addressed where they are identified as significant sources of pollutants to waters of the United
States).
18. Non-structural BMP
Non-structural BMPs are preventive actions that involve management and source controls such
as: (1) Policies and ordinances that provide requirements and standards to direct growth to
identified areas, protect sensitive areas such as wetlands and riparian areas, maintain and/or
increase open space, provide buffers along sensitive water bodies, minimize impervious surfaces,
and/or minimize disturbance of soils and vegetation; (2) policies or ordinances that encourage
infill development in higher density urban areas, and areas with existing storm sewer
infrastructure; (3) education programs for developers and the public about minimizing water
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quality impacts; (4) other measures such as minimizing the percentage of impervious area after
development, use of measures to minimize directly connected impervious areas, and source
control measures often thought of as good housekeeping, preventive maintenance and spill
prevention.
19. Outfali
Outfall means a point source as defined by 40 CFR 122.2 at the point where a municipal separate
storm sewer discharges to waters of the United States and does not include open conveyances
connecting two municipal separate storm sewers, or pipes, tunnels or other conveyances which
connect segments of the same stream or other waters of the United States and are used to convey
waters of the United States.
20. Permittee
The owner or operator issued this permit.
21. Point Source Discharge of Stormwater
Any discernible, confined and discrete conveyance including, but not specifically limited to, any
pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, or discrete fissure from which stormwater is or may be
discharged to waters of the state.
22. Redevelopment
"Redevelopment" has the same meaning as in G.S. 143-214.7.
23. Representative Storm Event
A storm event that measures greater than 0.1 inches of rainfall and that is preceded by at
least 72 hours in which no storm event measuring greater than 0.1 inches has occurred. A
single storm event may contain up to 10 consecutive hours of no precipitation. For
example, if it rains for 2 hours without producing any collectable discharge, and then
stops, a sample may be collected if a rain producing a discharge begins again within the
next 10 hours.
24. Storm Sewer System
Is a conveyance or system of conveyances which are designed or used to collect or convey
stormwater runoff that is not part of a combined sewer system or treatment works. This can
include, but is not limited to, streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, man-made channels or
storm drains that convey stormwater runoff.
25. Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activity
The discharge from any point source which is used for collecting and conveying stormwater and
which is directly related to manufacturing, processing or raw material storage areas at an
industrial site. Facilities considered to be engaged in "industrial activities" include those
activities defined in 40 CFR 122.26(b)(14). The term does not include discharges from facilities
or activities excluded from the NPDES program.
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26. Stormwater Control Measures (SCM�
"Stormwater Control Measure" or "SCM," also known as "Best Management Practice" or "BMP," means a
permanent structural device that is designed, constructed, and maintained to remove pollutants from
stormwater runoff by promoting settling or filtration; or to mimic the natural hydrologic cycle by
promoting infiltration, evapo-transpiration, post -filtration discharge, reuse of stormwater, or a combination
thereof.
27. Stormwater Management Program (SWMP)
The term Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) refers to the stormwater management
program that is required by the Phase I and Phase II regulations to be developed by MS4
permittees.
28. Stormwater Plan
The Stormwater Plan is the written plan that is used to describe the various control measures
and activities the permittee will undertake to implement the stormwater management
program. The Stormwater Plan is a consolidation of all of the pernvttee's relevant ordinances
or other regulatory requirements, the description of all programs and procedures (including
standard forms to be used for reports and inspections) that will be implemented and enforced
to comply with the permit and to document the selection, design, and installation of all
stormwater control measures.
29. Stormwater Runoff
The flow of water which results from precipitation and which occurs immediately following
rainfall or as a result of snowmelt.
30. Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
A TMDL is a calculation of the maximum amount of a pollutant that a waterbody can receive and
still meet water quality standards, and an allocation of that amount to the pollutants sources. A
TMDL is a detailed water quality assessment that provides the scientific foundation for an
implementation plan. The implementation plan outlines the steps necessary to reduce pollutant
loads in a certain body of water to restore and maintain water quality standards in all seasons. The
Clean Water Act, Section 303, establishes the water quality standards and TMDL programs.
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NC Department of
Environmental Quality
Received
=' APR 2 0 2017
STATE of NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT of ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY`
DIVISION OF ENERGY, MINERAL, AND LAND RESOURCES
PERMIT NO. NCS000404
TO DISCHARGE STORMWATER UNDER THE
Winston-Salem
Regional Office
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental
Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
Town of Haw River
is hereby authorized to discharge stormwater from their municipal separate storm sewer system located:
within the Town of Haw River corporate limits
Alamance County
to receiving waters, Haw River, Boyd's Creek, and MoAdams Creek within the Cape Fear River Basin in
accordance with the discharge limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts
I, lI, 1I1, IV, V, VI, VI1 and V11I hereof.
This permit shall become effective February 20, 2017.
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on February 19, 2022.
Signed this day February 20, 2017.
for Tracy E. Davis, P.E., CPM
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Natural Resources
By the Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

PERMIT NO. NCS000404
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I PERMIT COVERAGE
PART II FINAL LIMITATIONS AND CONTROLS FOR PERMITTED DISCHARGES
SECTION A: PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
SECTION B: PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
SECTION C: PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION
SECTION D: ILLICIT DISCHARGE DETECTION AND ELIMINATION
SECTION E: CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF CONTROLS
SECTION F: POST -CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF CONTROLS
SECTION G: POLLUTION PREVENTION AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING FOR MUNICIPAL
OPERATIONS
SECTION H: TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS (TMDLS)
SECTION I: ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF REPORTS [G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
PART III PROGRAM ASSESSMENT
PART IV REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS
PART V STANDARD CONDITIONS
SECTION A: COMPLIANCE AND LIABILITY
SECTION B: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF POLLUTION CONTROLS
SECTION C: INSPECTION, ENTRY AND AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS
PART VI LIMITATIONS REOPENER
PART VII ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE
REQUIREMENTS
PART VIII DEFINITIONS
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PERMIT NO. NCS000404
PART I PERMIT COVERAGE
A. During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the
Town of Haw River is authorized to discharge stormwater from the municipal separate storm
sewer system (MS4) to receiving waters, Haw River, Boyd's Creek, and MoAdams Creek within
the Cape Fear River Basin. Such discharge will be controlled, limited and monitored in
accordance with the permittee's Stormwater Quality Management Program, herein referred to as
the Stormwater Plan. The Stormwater Plan shall detail the pernittee's stormwater management
program for the five-year term of the stormwater permit including, for each measure identified in
the permit, a narrative description of the program, a table that identifies each best management
practice (BMP) used, the frequency of the BMP, the measurable goals for each BMP, the
implementation schedule, funding and the responsible person or position for implementation.
B. All discharges authorized herein shall be managed in accordance with the terms and conditions of
this permit. Any other point source discharge to surface waters of the state is prohibited unless it
is an allowable non-stormwater discharge or is covered by another permit, authorization, or
approval.
C. This permit does not relieve the permittee from responsibility for compliance with any other
applicable federal, state, or local law, rule, standard, ordinance, order, judgment, or decree.
D. This permit covers activities associated with the discharge of stormwater from the MS4 within the
corporate limits of the permittee. The permit applies to corporate limits of the permittee, as well
as areas that seek coverage under this permit through inter -local or other similar agreements with
pernttee. Agreements for coverage under this permit shall be approved by the Division of
Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources, herein referred to as the Division.
E. The Division may deny or revoke coverage under this permit for separate entities and require
independent permit coverage as deemed necessary. In addition, the permittee may petition the
Division to revoke or deny coverage under this permit for specific entities.
F. All provisions contained and referenced in the Stormwater Plan along with all provisions and
approved modifications of the Stormwater Plan are incorporated by reference and are enforceable
parts of this permit.
G. The permit requires the proper implementation of the Stormwater Plan. To the extent allowable
under State and local law, the permittee must develop and implement a Stormwater Plan in
accordance with Section 402(p)(3)(B)(iii) of the Clean Water Act. The purpose of the
Stormwater Plan is to establish the means by which the permittee will describe how it is in
compliance with the permit and with the provisions of the Clean Water Act. Compliance with the
six minimum measures in 40 CFR § 122.34(b) and with the requirements of this permit constitute
compliance with the Clean Water Act to reduce the discharge of pollutants from the MS4 to the
maximum extent practicable, to protect water quality, and to satisfy the applicable water quality
requirements of the Clean Water Act. Implementation of best management practices consistent
with the provisions of the Stormwater Plan constitutes compliance with the standard of reducing
pollutants to the maximum extent practicable.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000404
H. The permit authorizes the point source discharge of stormwater runoff from the MS4. In
addition, discharges of non-stormwater are also authorized through the MS4 of the permittee if
such discharges are:
1. Permitted by and in compliance with another permit, authorization, or approval, including
discharges of process and non -process wastewater, and stormwater associated with
industrial activity; or
2. Determined to be incidental non-stormwater flows that do not significantly impact water
quality and may include:
• water line and fire hydrant flushing;
• landscape irrigation;
• diverted stream flows;
• rising groundwater;
• uncontaminated groundwater infiltration;
• uncontaminated pumped groundwater;
• discharges from uncontaminated potable water sources;
• foundation drains;
• air conditioning condensate (commercial/residential);
• irrigation waters;
• springs;
• water from crawl space pumps;
• footing drains;
• lawn watering;
• residential and charity car washing;
• flows from riparian habitats and wetlands;
• dechlorinated swimming pool discharges;
• street wash water;
• flows from firefighting activities.
I The Division may require that non-stormwater flows of this type be controlled by
the permittee's Stormwater Plan.
I. Unless otherwise stated, full compliance with the requirements of the permit is expected upon the
effective date of the permit.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000404
PART It FINAL LIMITATIONS AND CONTROLS FOR PERMITTED DISCHARGES
SECTION A: PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
The permittee will implement, manage and oversee all provisions of its Stormwater Plan to control to the
maximum extent practical the discharge of pollutants from its municipal storm sewer system associated
with stormwater runoff and illicit discharges, including spills and illegal dumping. The overall program
implementation however, will be subject to, at a minimum, either 1) an annual review by the Division to
determine implementation status and progression toward meeting the pollutant control intent of the
Stormwater Plan, i.e., a compliance audit, or 2) a voluntary assessment process as established by the
Stormwater Association of North Carolina (SWANC), NC APWA and their partners that is at least as
stringent as the annual review described herein. Voluntary assessments may be conducted by the local
government, another local government with and NPDES MS4 permit, or an independent third party and
shall be reviewed and approved by the Division. This includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:
The permittee will maintain adequate funding and staffing to implement and manage the
provisions of the Stormwater Plan and meet all requirements of this permit. The Stormwater Plan
shall identify a specific position(s) responsible for the overall coordination, implementation, and
revision to the Plan. Responsibilities for all components of the Plan shall be doewnented and
position(s) assignments provided.
2. The permittee will implement provisions of the Stormwater Plan and evaluate the performance
and effectiveness of the program components at least annually. Results will be used by the
permittee to modify the program components as necessary to accomplish the intent of the
Stormwater Program. If the permittee implements the six minimum control measures and the
discharges are determined to cause or contribute to non -attainment of an applicable water quality
standard, to address the non -attainment, the permittee shall expand or better tailor its BMPs
within the scope of the six minimum control measures.
The pennittee is required to keep the Stormwater Plan up to date. Where the permittee determines
or is informed by the Division that modifications are needed to address any procedural, protocol,
or programmatic change, such changes shall be made as soon as practicable, but not later than 90
days, unless an extension is approved by the Division. When it notifies the Division of proposed
modifications, the permittee will include an explanation and justification of the proposed changes.
The permittee shall provide at least 30 days for the Division to provide feedback on proposed
modifications. Major modifications to the Stormwater Plan shall not take effect until approved by
be submitted to the Director for approval.
The permittee is required to make available its Stormwater Plan to the Division upon request. The
permittee is required to keep an up-to-date version of its Stormwater Plan available to the
Division and the public online. At a minimum, the permittee The online materials shall include
ordinances, or other regulatory mechanisms, or a list identifying the ordinances, or other
regulatory mechanisms, providing the legal authority necessary to implement and enforce the
requirements of the permit.
The Division may review reports submitted by the permittee to assure that the Stormwater Plan is
implemented appropriately to address the requirements of the permit. The Division may require
modifications to any part of the permittee's Stormwater Plan where deficiencies are found. If
modifications to the Stormwater Plan are necessary, the Division will notify the permittee of the
need to modify the Stormwater Plan to be consistent with the permit and will establish a deadline
to finalize such changes to the program.
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6. Pursuant to 40 C);R 122.35, an operator of a regulated small MS4 may share the responsibility to
implement the minimum control measures with other entities provided:
a. The other entity, in fact, implements the control measure;
b. The particular control measure, or component thereof, is at least as stringent as the
corresponding NPDES permit requirement; and
C. The other entity agrees to implements the control measure on behalf of the MS4.
Unless implemented by the State or where delegated by the state, the permittee remains
responsible for compliance if the other entity fails to perform the permit obligation and may be
subject to enforcement action if neither the permittee nor the other entity fully performs the
permit obligation.
7. The Permittee shall maintain, and make available to the Division upon request, written
procedures for implementing the six minimum control measures. Written procedures shall
identify specific action steps, schedules, resources and responsibilities for implementing the six
minimum measures. Written procedures can be free standing, or where appropriate, integrated
into the Storm Water Management Plan.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000404
SECTION B: PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
1. Objectives for Public Education and Outreach
Distribute educational materials to the community or conduct equivalent outreach
activities about the impacts of storm water discharges on water bodies and the steps that
the public can take to reduce pollutants in storm water runoff.
2. BMPs for Public Education and Outreach
The permittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Public Education
and Outreach Program and shall notify the Division prior to modification of any goals.
BMP
Measurable Goals
a. Goals and Objectives
Defined goals and objectives of the Local Public Education and
Outreach Program based on community wide issues.
b. Describe target pollutants
The permittee shall maintain a description of the target
and/or stressors
pollutants and/or stressors and likely sources.
c. Describe target audiences
The permittee shall maintain a description of the target
audiences likely to have significant storm water impacts and
why they were selected.
d. Describe residential and
The permittce shall describe issues, such as pollutants, likely
industrial/commercial issues
sources of those pollutants, impacts, and the physical attributes
of stormwater runoff, in their education/outreach program.
e. Informational Web Site
The permittee shall promote and maintain, an internet web site
designed to convey the program's message.
f. Distribute public education
The permittee shall distribute stormwater educational material to
materials to identified target
appropriate target groups . Instead of developing its own
audiences and user groups. For
materials, the permittee may rely on Public Education and
example, schools, homeowners,
Outreach materials supplied by the state, and/or other entities
and/or businesses.
through a cooperative agreement, as available, when
implementing its own program.
g. Maintain Hotline/Help line
The permittee shall promote and maintain a stormwater
hotline/helpline for the purpose of public education and
outreach.
h. Implement a Public Education
The permittee's outreach program, including those elements
and Outreach Program.
implemented locally or through a cooperative agreement, shall
include a combination of approaches designed to reach the target
audiences. For each media, event or activity, including those
elements implemented locally or through a cooperative
agreement the permittee shall estimate and record the extent of
exposure.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000404
SECTION C: PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION
1. Objectives for Public Involvement and Participation
Comply with State and local public notice requirements when implementing a public involvement
and participation program.
2. BMPs for Public Involvement and Participation
The permittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Public
Involvement and Participation Program and shall notify the Division prior to modification of any
goals.
BMP
Measurable Goals
a. Volunteer community
The permittee shall include and promote volunteer opportunities
involvement program
designed to promote ongoing citizen participation.
b. Mechanism for Public
The permittee shall provide and promote a mechanism for public
involvement
involvement that provides for input on stormwater issues and the
stormwater program.
c. Hotline/Help tine
The permittee shall promote and maintain a hotline/helpline for
the purpose of public involvement and participation.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000404
SECTION D: ILLICIT DISCHARGE DETECTION AND ELIMINATION (IDDE)
1. Objectives for Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
a. Implement and enforce a program to detect and eliminate illicit discharges into the MS4.
b. Maintain a storm sewer system map, showing the location of all major outfalls and the
names and location of all waters of the United States that receive discharges from those
outfalls;
c. Prohibit, through ordinance, or other regulatory mechanism, non -storm water discharges
except as allowed in this permit and implement appropriate enforcement procedures and
actions;
d. Implement a plan to detect and address non -storm water discharges, including illegal
dumping, to the MS4;
e. Inform public employees, businesses, and the general public of hazards associated with
illegal discharges and improper disposal of waste; and
f. Address the following categories of non -storm water discharges or flows (i.e., illicit
discharges) only if you identify them as significant contributors of pollutants to the MS4:
water line flushing, landscape irrigation, diverted stream flows, rising ground waters,
uncontaminated ground water infiltration, uncontaminated pumped ground water,
discharges from potable water sources, foundation drains, air conditioning condensation,
irrigation water, springs, water from crawl space pumps, footing drains, lawn watering,
individual residential car washing, charity car washes, flows from riparian habitats and
wetlands, dechlorinated swimming pool discharges, and street wash water (discharges or
flows from firefighting activities are excluded from the effective prohibition against non -
storm water and need only be addressed where they are identified as significant sources
of pollutants to waters of the United States).
2. BMPs for Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
The permittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Illicit Discharge
Detection and Elimination Program and shall notify the Division prior to modification of any
goals.
BMP
`Measurable Goals:
a. Maintain an Illicit Discharge
Maintain a written Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
Detection and Elimination
Program, including provisions for program assessment and
Program
evaluation and integrating program.
b. Maintain adequate legal authorities
The permittee shall maintain an IDDE ordinances or other
regulatory mechanisms that provides the legal authority to
prohibit illicit connections and discharges.
c. Maintain a Storm Sewer System
The permittee shall maintain a current a map showing major
Map of Major Outfalls.
outfalls and receiving streams.
d. Implement a program to detect dry
The pernttee shall maintain a program for conducting dry
weather flows
weather flow field observations in accordance with written
procedures.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000404
BMP ,'
Measurable.Goals ' .
e. Investigate sources of identified
The permittee shall maintain written procedures for
illicit discharges.
conducting investigations of identified illicit discharges.
f. Track and document investigations
For each case the permittee shall track and document 1) the
illicit discharges
date(s) the illicit discharge was observed; 2) the results of the
investigation; 3) any follow-up of the investigation; and 4) the
date the investigation was closed.
g. Provide Employee Training
The permittee shall implement and document a training
program for appropriate municipal staff, who as part of their
normal job responsibilities, may come into contact with or
otherwise observe an illicit discharge or illicit connection.
h. Provide Public Education
The permittee shall inform public employees, businesses, and
the general public of hazards associated with illegal discharges
and improper disposal of waste.
i. Provide a public reporting
The permittee shall promote, publicize, and facilitate a
mechanism
reporting mechanism for the public and staff to report illicit
discharges and establish and implement citizen request
response procedures.
j. Enforcement of the IDDE
The permittee shall implement a mechanism to track the
ordinance
issuance of notices of violation and enforcement actions as
administered by the permittee. This mechanism shall include
the ability to identify chronic violators for initiation of actions
to reduce noncompliance.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000404
SECTION E: CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF CONTROLS
Pursuant to 40 CFR 122.35(b) and the maximum extent practicable (MEP) standard, the permittee
may rely on the N.C. Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources Sediment and Erosion
Control Program to comply with this minimum measure. The N.C. Division of Energy, Mineral,
and Land Resources Sediment and Erosion Control Program effectively meets the MEP standard
for Construction Site Runoff Controls by permitting and controlling development activities
disturbing one or more acres of land surface and those activities less than one acre that are part of
a larger common plan of development as authorized under the Sediment Pollution Control Act of
1973 and Chapter 4 of Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code. The N.C. Division
of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources Sediment and Erosion Control Program continues to be
monitored by the EPA to ensure the State effectively meets the MEP standard established by the
Sediment Pollution Control Act of 1973 and Chapter 4 of Title 15A of the North Carolina
Administrative Code.
2. The NCGO10000 permit establishes requirements for construction site operators to control waste
such as discarded building materials, concrete truck washout, chemicals, litter, and sanitary waste
at the construction site that may cause adverse impacts to water quality.
3. The permittee shall provide and promote a means for the public to notify the appropriate
authorities of observed erosion and sedimentation problems. The permittee may implement a
plan promoting the existence of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
(NCDEQ or DEQ), Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources "Stop Mud" hotline to
meet the requirements of this paragraph.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000404
SECTION F: POST -CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF CONTROLS
1. Objectives for Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls
a. Implement and enforce a program to address storm water runoff from new development
and redevelopment projects, including public transportation maintained by the permittee,
that disturb greater than or equal to one acre, including projects less than one acre that are
part of a larger common plan of development or sale, that discharge into the small MS4.
The program shall ensure that controls are in place that would prevent or minimize water
quality impacts.
b. Implement strategies which include a combination of structural Stormwater Control
Measures (SCM) and/or non-structural best management practices (BMPs) appropriate
for the community;
C. Use an ordinance or other regulatory mechanism to address post -construction runoff from
new development and redevelopment projects; and
d. Ensure adequate long-term operation and maintenance of SCMs.
2. BMPs for Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls
The permittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Post -
Construction Stormwater Management Program. To the extent there is any conflict between this
permit and the post -construction ordinances adopted by the permittee as approved by the
Division, the post -construction ordinances shall apply with regard to permit compliance.
BMP
Measurable Goals
a. Adequate legal authorities
Maintain through ordinance, or other regulatory mechanism,
adequate legal authorities designed to meet the objectives of
the Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls Stormwater
Management program.
The permittee shall have the authority to review designs and
proposals for new development and redevelopment to
determine whether adequate stormwater control measures
will be installed, implemented, and maintained.
The permittee shall have the authority to request information
such as stormwater plans, inspection reports, monitoring
results, and other information deemed necessary to evaluate
compliance with the Post -Construction Stormwater
Management Program.
The permittee shall have the authority to enter private
property for the purpose of inspecting at reasonable times any
facilities, equipment, practices, or operations related to
stormwater discharges to determine whether there is
compliance the Post -Construction Stormwater Management
Program.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000404
BMP
Measurable Goals"
b. Strategies which include
Strategies which include Stormwater Control Measures
Stormwater Control Measures
(SCMs) appropriate for the MS4, include, but are not limited
(SCMs) appropriate for the MS4
to compliance with 15A NCAC 02H Section. 1000
effectively meets the Post -construction Stormwater Runoff
control requirements.
c. Plan reviews
The permittee shall conduct site plan reviews of all new
development and redeveloped sites that disturb greater than
or equal to one acre (including sites that disturb less than one
acre that are part of a larger common plan of development or
sale). The site plan review shall address how the project
applicant meets the performance standards and how the
project will ensure long-term maintenance.
d. Inventory of projects with post-
The permittee shall maintain an inventory of projects with
construction structural stormwater
post -construction structural stormwater control measures
control measures
installed and implemented at new development and
redeveloped sites, including both public and private sector
sites located within the pemuttee's corporate limits that are
covered by its post -construction ordinance requirements.
e. Deed Restrictions and Protective
The pertrt ttee shall provide mechanisms such as recorded
Covenants
deed restrictions and protective covenants that ensure
development activities will maintain the project consistent
with approved plans.
f. Provide a mechanism to require
The permittee shall implement or require an operation and
long-term operation and
maintenance plan for the long-term operation of the SCMs
maintenance of Stormwater Control
required by the program. The operation and maintenance
Measures (SCMs).
plan shall require the owner of each SCM to perform and
maintain a record of annual inspections of each SCM.
Annual inspection of permitted structural SCMs shall be
performed by a qualified professional.
g. Inspections
To ensure that all stormwater control measures are being
maintained pursuant to its maintenance agreement, the
permittee shall conduct and document inspections of each
project site covered under performance standards, at least one
time during the permit term.
Before is a certificate of occupancy or temporary
certificate of occupancy, the permittee shall conduct a post -
construction inspection to verify that the permittee's
performance standards have been met or a bond is in place to
guarantee completion.
The permittee shall document and maintain records of
inspection findings and enforcement actions and make them
available for review by the permitting authority.
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h. Educational materials and training
for developers
The permittee shall make available through paper or
electronic means, ordinances, post -construction
requirements, design standards checklist, and other materials
appropriate for developers. New materials may be
developed by the permittee, or the permittee may use
materials adopted from other programs and adapted to the
permittee's new development and redevelopment program.
i. Enforcement The permittee shall track the issuance of notices of violation
and enforcement actions. This mechanism shall include the
ability to identify chronic violators for initiation of actions to
reduce noncompliance.
3. Post -construction Stormwater Runoff Controls for New Development
In order to fulfill the post -construction minimum measure program requirement the
permittee may use the Department's model ordinance, design its own post -construction
practices that meet or exceed the rules found in 15A NCAC 02H 1000, or develop its
own comprehensive watershed plan that is determined by the Department to meet the
post -construction stormwater management measure required by 40 Code of Federal
Regulations § 122.34(b)(5) (I July 2003 Edition).
b. The permittee shall meet the requirements of the post -construction program for
construction projects that are performed by, or under contract for, the permittee. To meet
this requirement, the permittee may either develop the necessary requirements for post -
construction controls that will pertain to their own projects, or develop procedures to
ensure that the permittee meets these requirements by complying with another entity's
Phase II Stormwater Management Programs for post -construction. If the permittee
decides to rely on another program for compliance with these program areas for their own
projects, they shall indicate in their Stormwater Management Program that the permittee
will fully comply with the requirements of the second party's post -construction programs.
c. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 02H .0150, for areas draining to Nutrient Sensitive Waters,
permittees, delegated programs, and regulated entities must use stormwater control
measures (SCMs) that reduce nutrient loading in order to meet local program
requirements, while still incorporating the Stormwater controls required for the project's
density level. Documentation shall be provided where it is not feasible to use
stormwater control measures (SCMs) that reduce nutrient loading. In areas where the
Department has approved a Nutrient Sensitive Water Urban Stormwater Management
Program, the provisions of that program fulfill the nutrient loading reduction
requirement.
d. The design volume of SCMs shall take into account the runoff at build out from all
surfaces draining to the system. Where streets "convey" stormwater, all SCM shall be
sized to treat and control stormwater runoff from all surfaces draining to the SCM
including streets, driveways, and other impervious surfaces.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000404
SECTION G: POLLUTION PREVENTION AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING FOR MUNICIPAL
OPERATIONS
1. Objective for Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations
a. Implement an operation and maintenance program that includes a training component and
has the ultimate goal of preventing or reducing pollutant runoff from municipal
operations.
b. Provide employee training to prevent and reduce storm water pollution from activities
such as park and open space maintenance, fleet and building maintenance, new
construction and land disturbances, and storm water system maintenance.
2. BMPs for the Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal
Operations
The permittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Pollution
Prevention and Good Housekeeping Program and shall notify the Division prior to modification
of any goals.
BMP
Measurable Goals
a. Inventory of municipally
The permittee shall maintain, a current inventory of facilities and
owned or operated facilities
operations owned and operated by the permittee with the potential
for generating polluted stormwater runoff.
b. Operation and Maintenance
The permittee shall maintain and implement, evaluate annually
(O&M) for municipally owned
and update as necessary an Operation and Maintenance (O&M)
or operated facilities
program for municipal owned and operated facilities with the
potential for generating polluted stormwater runoff. The O&M
program shall specify the frequency of inspections and routine
maintenance requirements.
c. Spill Response Procedures
The permittee shall have written spill response procedures for
municipally owned or operated facilities.
d. Streets, roads, and public
The permittee shall evaluate existing and new BMPs annually that
parking lots maintenance
reduce polluted stormwater runoff from municipally -owned
streets, roads, and public parking lots within their corporate limits.
The permitte must evaluate the effectiveness of these BMPs based
on cost and the estimated quantity of pollutants removed.
f. Operation and Maintenance
The permittee shall maintain and implement an O&M program for
(O&M) for municipally -
the stormwater sewer system including catch basins and
owned or maintained catch
conveyance systems that it owns and maintains.
basins and conveyance systems
d. Identify structural stormwater
The permittee shall maintain a current inventory of municipally -
controls
owned or operated structural stormwater controls installed for
compliance with the permittee's post -construction ordinance.
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BMP
Measurable Goals
e. O&M for municipally -owned
The permittee shall maintain and implement an O&M program for
or maintained structural
municipally -owned or maintained structural stormwater controls
stormwater controls
installed for compliance with the permittee's post -construction
ordinance.
The O&M program shall specify the frequency of inspections and
routine maintenance requirements.
The permittce shall inspect and maintain municipally -owned or
maintained structural stormwater controls in accordance with the
schedule developed by permittee. The permittee shall document
inspections and maintenance of all municipally -owned or
maintained structural stormwater controls.
f. Pesticide, Herbicide and
The permittee shall ensure municipal employees and contractors
Fertilizer Application
are properly trained and all permits, certifications, and other
Management.
measures for applicators are followed.
g. Staff training
The permittee shall implement an employee training program for
employees involved in implementing pollution prevention and
good housekeeping practices.
h. Prevent or Minimize
The permittee shall describe and implement measures to prevent
Contamination of Stormwater
or minimize contamination of the stormwater runoff from all areas
Runoff from all areas used for
used for vehicle and equipment cleaning.
Vehicle and Equipment
Cleaning
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SECTION H: TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS (TMDLs)
Objective of a Water Quality Recovery Program: Reduce levels of the pollutant of
concern in accordance with approved Waste Load Allocation (WLAs) assigned to
stormwater in an approved TMDL.
2. The Permittee shall comply with the requirements of an approved TMDL.
Within 12 months of the final approval of a TMDL, the permittee's annual reports shall
include a description of existing programs, controls, partnerships, projects, and strategies
to address impaired waters and a brief explanation as to how the programs, controls,
partnerships, projects and strategies address impaired waters.
4. Within 24 months of the final approval of a TMDL, the permittee's annual reports shall
include an assessment of whether additional structural and/or non-structural BMPs are
necessary to address impaired waters and a brief explanation as to how the programs,
controls, partnerships, projects and strategies address impaired waters.
Within 36 months of the final approval of a TMDL, the permittee's annual reports shall
include a description of activities expected to occur and when the activities are expected
to occur.
If there was no storm water waste load allocation in the TMDL, in lieu of developing a
Water Quality Recovery Plan, the permittee shall evaluate strategies and tailor and/or
expand BMPs within the scope of the six minimum measures to enhance water quality
recovery strategies in the watershed(s) to which the TMDL applies. The permittee shall
describe the strategies and tailored and/or expanded BMPs in their Stormwater
Management Plan and annual reports.
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SECTION I: ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF REPORTS [G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
The final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became effective on December 21,
2015. These federal regulations require electronic submittal of all MS4 program reports by no
later than December 21, 2020, and specify that, if a state does not establish a system to receive
such submittals, then permittees must submit monitoring data and reports electronically to the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part IV of this
permit (Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements):
• Paragraph 1. Records
• Paragraph 3. Annual Reporting
• Paragraph 8. Report Submittals
3. Reporting Requirements [Supersedes Part IV, Paragraph 3.(a.)-(b.)] Note depending on what
EPA request in annual e-reporting [Supersedes Part IV, Paragraph 3.(a.)]
Starting on December 21, 2020, the permittee shall electronically report the following compliance
monitoring data and reports: Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Program Reports (See Part III
2., Program Assessment annual report)
The permittee may seek an electronic reporting waiver from the Division (see "How to Request a
Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below).
4. Electronic Submissions [Supplements Part IV, Paragraph 8.]
In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(1)(9), the permittee must identify the initial recipient at the
time of each electronic submission. The permittee should use EPA's website resources to identify
the initial recipient for electronic submission.
Initial recipient of electronic NPDES information from NPDES-regulated facilities (initial
recipient) means the entity (EPA or the state, tribe, or territory authorized by EPA to implement
the NPDES program) that is the designated entity for receiving electronic NPDES data [see 40
CFR 127.2(b)]. As of permit issuance, The NC DEQ anticipates that EPA will be the initial
recipient for electronic MS4 Program Reports.
EPA plans to establish a website that will also link to the appropriate electronic reporting tool for
each type of electronic submission and for each state. Instructions on how to access and use the
appropriate electronic reporting tool will be available as well. Currently, Electronic Reporting
Rule information is found at: https://www.epa.gov/compliance/final-national-pollutant-
discharge-elimination-system-npdes-electronic-reportin -rule
Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements" section
above. The permittee must electronically submit MS4 annual program reports no later than the
15't' of the month following the completed reporting period. The permittee must sign and certify
all electronic submissions in accordance with the requirements of Part IV, Paragraph 8. (c.) of this
permit.
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How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting
The permittee may seek a temporary electronic reporting waiver from the Division. To obtain an
electronic reporting waiver, a permittee must first submit an electronic reporting waiver request to
the Division. Requests for temporary electronic reporting waivers must be submitted in writing
to the Division for written approval at least sixty (60) days prior to the date the facility would be
required under this permit to begin submitting monitoring data and reports. The duration of a
temporary waiver shall not exceed 5 years and shall thereupon expire. At such time, monitoring
data and reports shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittce re -applies
for and is granted a new temporary electronic reporting waiver by the Division. Approved
electronic reporting waivers are not transferrable. Only permittees with an approved reporting
waiver request may submit monitoring data and reports on paper to the Division for the period
that the approved reporting waiver request is effective.
Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are found
on the following web page:
littp://deg.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/edmr
6. Records Retention [Supplements Part W, Paragraph 1.]
The permittee shall retain records of all Program Assessment annual reports, including electronic
submissions. These records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years from the date of
the report. This period may be extended by request of the Director at any time [40 CFR 122.41 ].
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PART III PROGRAM ASSESSMENT
The Division may request additional reporting and monitoring information as necessary to evaluate the
progress and results of the Permittee's Stormwatcr Plan.
A. Implementation of the Stormwater Plan will include documentation of all program components
that are being undertaken including, but not limited to, inspections, maintenance activities,
educational programs, implementation of BMPs, enforcement actions, and other stormwater
activities. Documentation will be kept on -file by the permittee for a period of five years and
made available to the Director or his authorized representative upon request.
B. The permittee's Stormwater Plan will be reviewed and updated as necessary, but at least on an
annual basis to identify modifications and improvements needed to maximize Stormwater Plan
effectiveness to the maximum extent practicable. The permittee shall develop and implement a
plan and schedule to address the identified modifications and improvements. The permittee must
submit annual reports to the Department within twelve months from the effective date of this
permit. Subsequent annual reports must be submitted every twelve months from the scheduled
date of the first submittal. Annual reports that include appropriate information to accurately
describe the progress, status, and results of the permittee's Stormwater Plan and will include, but
is not limited to, the following components:
1. The permittee will give a detailed description of the status of implementation of the
Stormwatcr Plan as a whole. This will include information on development and
implementation of each major component of the Stormwater Plan for the past year and
schedules and plans for the year following each report.
2. The permittee will adequately describe and justify any proposed changes to the
Stormwater Plan. This will include descriptions and supporting information for the
proposed changes and how these changes will impact the Stormwater Plan (results,
effectiveness, implementation schedule, etc.).
3. The permittee will document any necessary changes to programs or practices for
assessment of management measures implemented through the Stormwater Plan.
4. The pennittee will include a summary of data accumulated as part of the Stormwater Plan
throughout the year along with an assessment of what the data indicates in light of the
Stormwater Plan.
5. The annual report shall include an assessment of compliance with the permit, information
on the establishment of appropriate legal authorities, inspections, and enforcement
actions.
C. The Director may notify the permittee when the Stormwater Plan does not meet one or more of
the requirements of the permit. Within 90 days of such notice, the permittee will submit a plan
and time schedule to the Director for modifying the Stormwater Plan to meet the requirements.
The Director may approve the plan, approve a plan with modifications, or reject the proposed
plan. The permittee will provide certification in writing in accordance with Part IV, Paragraph
7(c) to the Director that the changes have been made. Nothing in this paragraph shall be
construed to limit the Director's ability to conduct enforcement actions for violations of this
permit.
D. The Division may request additional reporting information as necessary to evaluate the progress
and results of the permittee's Stormwater Plan.
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PART 1V REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS
A. Records
The permittee shall retain records of all monitoring information, including all calibration and
maintenance records and copies of all reports required by this permit, for a period of at least 5
years from the date of the sample, measurement, report or application. This period may be
extended by request of the Director.
B. Annual Reporting
The permittee will submit reporting and monitoring information on an annual basis. The
annual report shall document:
a. A summary of past year activities, including where available, specific quantities
achieved and summaries of enforcement actions.
b. A description of the effectiveness of each program component
C. Planned activities and changes for the next reporting period, for each program
component or activity.
d. Fiscal analysis.
2. Reports submitted to satisfy other State Stormwater Reporting requirements satisfy the
annual reporting requirements of this permit to the extent that the reports satisfy Part III,
paragraph B 1-5, Part IV, paragraph B 3 (c) and Part II Section I, Electronic Reporting
[g.s. 143-215,1(b)] of this permit
3. Completion and submittal of the reporting information contained within the online BIMS
Stormwater Management Program Assessment (SMPA) satisfy Part III, paragraph B 1-5,
Part IV, paragraph B 3 (c) and Part 11 Section I, Electronic Reporting [g.s. 143-215.1(b)]
of this permit through 2020.
2. Posting the results on the permittee website of the assessment process as established by
the Stormwater Association of North Carolina (SWANC), NC APWA and their partners
as conducted by another local government, a third party, or a self -assessment, satisfy Part
III, paragraph B 1-5, Part IV, paragraph B 3 (c) and Part II Section I, Electronic
Reporting [g.s. 143-215.1(b)] of this permit.
C. Twenty-four Hour Reporting
The permittee shall report to the Division any noncompliance that may constitute an imminent
threat to health or the environment. Any information shall be provided orally within 24 hours
from the time the permittee became aware of the circumstances. A written submission shall also
be provided within 5 days of the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances.
The written submission shall contain a description of the noncompliance, and its causes, the
period of noncompliance and if the noncompliance has not been corrected, the anticipated time
compliance is expected to continue, and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent
reoccurrence of the noncompliance.
D. Additional Reporting
In order to properly characterize the permittee's MS4 discharges or to assess compliance with this
permit, the Director may request reporting information on a more frequent basis as deemed
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necessary either for specific portions of the permittee's Stormwater Plan, or for the entire
Program.
E. Other Information
Where the pemuttee becomes aware that it failed to submit any relevant facts or submitted
incorrect information in a permit application or in any report to the Director, it shall promptly
submit such facts or information.
F. Planned Changes
The permittee shall notify the Director of any planned modifications to the Stormwater Plan.
Notice shall be given as soon as possible when deleting a provision of the approved Stormwater
Plan; or where the modification could significantly change the timeframe for implementation of
parts of the program or negatively influence the effectiveness of the approved program. Notice of
any changes is required at least through the annual report.
G. Report Submittals
All reports required herein, not submitted electronically shall be submitted to the
following address:
Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
All applications, reports, or information, other than those submitted electronically, shall
be signed by a principal executive officer, ranking elected official or duly authorized
representative. A person is a duly authorized representative only if:
a. The authorization is made in writing by a principal executive officer or ranking
elected official;
b. The authorization specified either an individual or a position having
responsibility for the overall operation of a regulated facility or activity or an
individual or position having overall responsibility for environmental/stormwater
matters; and
C. The written authorization is submitted to the Director.
3. Any person signing a document under paragraphs (a) or (b) of this section shall make the
following certification:
"I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared
under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that
qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my
inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly
responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant
penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and
imprisonment for knowing violations."
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PERMIT NO. NCS000404
PART V STANDARD CONDITIONS
SECTION A: COMPLIANCE AND LIABILITY
1. Duty to Comply
The permittee shall comply with all conditions of this permit. Any permit noncompliance
constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act and is grounds for enforcement action; for permit
termination, revocation and reissuance, or modification; or denial of permit coverage upon
renewal application.
a. The permittee shall comply with standards or prohibitions established under Section
307(a) of the Clean Water Act for toxic pollutants within the time provided in the
regulations that establish these standards or prohibitions, even if the permit has not yet
been modified to incorporate the requirement.
b. The Clean Water Act provides that any person who violates a permit condition is subject
to a civil penalty not to exceed the maximum amounts authorized by Section 309(d) of
the Act and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act (28 U.S.C. §2461 note)
as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act (31 U.S.C. §3701 note) (currently
$37,500 per day for each violation). Any person who negligently violates any permit
condition is subject to criminal penalties of $2,500 to S25,000 per day of violation, or
imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both. Any person who knowingly violates
permit conditions is subject to criminal penalties of $5,000 to $50,000 per day of
violation, or imprisonment for not more than 3 years, or both. Also, any person who
violates a permit condition may be assessed an administrative penalty not to exceed
$16,000 per violation with the maximum amount not to exceed $177,500. [Ref: Section
309 of the Federal Act 33 USC 1319 and 40 CFR 122.41(a).]
C. Under state law, a daily civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars
($25,000) per violation may be assessed against any person who violates or fails to act in
accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of a permit. [Ref: North Carolina
General Statutes 143-215.6A]
d. Any person may be assessed an administrative penalty by the Administrator for violating
sections 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, 318 or 405 of this Act, or any permit condition or
limitation implementing any of such sections in a permit issued under section 402 of this
Act. Pursuant to 40 CFR Part 19 and the Act, administrative penalties for Class I
violations are not to exceed the maximum amounts authorized by Section 309(g)(2)(A) of
the Act and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act (28 U.S.C. §2461 note)
as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act (31 U.S.C. §3701 note) (currently
$11,000 per violation, with the maximum amount of any Class I penalty assessed not to
exceed $27,500). Pursuant to 40 CFR Part 19 and the Act, penalties for Class II violations
are not to exceed the maximum amounts authorized by Section 309(g)(2)(B) of the Act
and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act (28 U.S.C. §2461 note) as
amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act (31 U.S.C. §3701 note) (currently
$11,000 per day for each day during which the violation continues, with the maximum
amount of any Class II penalty not to exceed $137,500).
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2. Duty to Mitigate
The permittee shall take reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge in violation of this
permit that has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human health or the environment.
3. Civil and Criminal Liability
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to relieve the permittee from any responsibilities,
liabilities, or penalties for noncompliance pursuant to NCGS 143-215.3, 143-215.6A, 143-215.613,
143-215.6C or Section 309 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1319. Furthermore, the permittee is
responsible for consequential damages, such as fish kills, even though the responsibility for
effective compliance may be temporarily suspended.
4. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any legal action or relieve
the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties to which the permittee is or may be
subject to under NCGS 143-215.75 et seq. or Section 311 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1321.
Furthermore, the permittee is responsible for consequential damages, such as fish kills, even
though the responsibility for effective compliance may be temporarily suspended.
5. Property Rights
The issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights in either real or personal
property, or any exclusive privileges, nor does it authorize any injury to private property or any
invasion of personal rights, nor any infringement of federal, state or local laws or regulations.
6. Severability
The provisions of this permit are severable, and if any provision of this permit, or the application
of any provision of this permit to any circumstances, is held invalid, the application of such
provision to other circumstances, and the remainder of this permit, shall not be affected thereby.
7. Duty to Provide Information
The permittee shall furnish to the Director, within a reasonable time, any information which the
Director may request to determine whether cause exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing, or
terminating the coverage issued pursuant to this permit or to determine compliance with this
permit. The permittee shall also furnish to the Director upon request, copies of records required
by this permit.
8. Penalties for Tampering
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders
inaccurate, any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this permit shall,
upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per violation, or by
imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both. If a conviction of a person is
for a violation committed after a first conviction of such person under this paragraph, punishment
is a fine of not more than $20,000 per day of violation, or by imprisonment of not more than 4
years, or both.
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9. Penalties for Falsification of Reports
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who knowingly makes any false statement,
representation, or certification in any record or other document submitted or required to be
maintained under this permit, including monitoring reports or reports of compliance or
noncompliance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per
violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both.
10. Permit Actions
This permit may be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated for cause. The filing of a
request by the permittee for a permit modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination, or a
notification of planned changes or anticipated noncompliance does not stay any permit condition.
11. Duty to Reapply
The permittee is not authorized to discharge after the expiration date. In order to receive
automatic authorization to discharge beyond the expiration date, the permittee shall submit a
permit renewal application and fees as are required no later than 180 days prior to the expiration
date of this permit. Any permittee that has not requested renewal at least 180 days prior to
expiration, or any discharge that does not have a permit after the expiration and has not requested
renewal at least 180 days prior to expiration, will be subject to enforcement procedures as
provided in NCGS 143-215.6 and 33 USC 1251 et seq. The renewal application shall include a
review of the Stormwater Program development and implementation over the life of this permit,
the status of programs and a description of further program development to be implemented over
the future permitting time period.
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PERMIT NO, NCS000404
SECTION B: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE of POLLUTION CONTROLS
1. Proper Operation and Maintenance
The permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of
treatment and control (and related appurtenances) which are owned and/or operated by the
permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions of this permit. Proper operation and
maintenance also includes adequate laboratory controls and appropriate quality assurance
procedures, when necessary. This provision requires the operation of back-up or auxiliary
facilities or similar systems that are installed by a permitter only when the operation is necessary
to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit.
2. - Need to Halt or Reduce not a Defense
It"shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enforcement action that it would have been
necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain compliance with the
condition of this permit.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000404
SECTION C: INSPECTION, ENTRY AND AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS
1. Inspection and Entry
The permittee shall allow the Director, or an authorized representative (including an authorized
contractor acting as a representative of the Director), or in the case of a facility which discharges
through a municipal separate storm sewer system, an authorized representative of a municipal
operator or the separate storm sewer system receiving the discharge, upon the presentation of
credentials and other documents as may be required by law, to;
a. Enter upon the permittee's premises where a regulated facility or activity is located or
conducted, or where records shall be kept under the conditions of this permit;
b. Have access to and copy, at reasonable times, any records of the permittee that shall be
kept under the conditions of this permit;
C. Inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and control
equipment), practices, or operations of the permittee regulated or required under this
permit; and
d. Sample or monitor at reasonable times, for the purposes of assuring permit compliance or
as otherwise authorized by the Clean Water Act, any substances or parameters at any
location under the control of the permittee.
2. Availability of Reports
Except for data determined to be confidential under NCGS 143-215.3(a)(2) or Section 308 of the
Federal Act, 33 USC 1318, all reports prepared in accordance with the terns of this permit shall
be available for public inspection at the offices of the Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land
Resources. As required by the Act, analytical data shall not be considered confidential.
Knowingly making any false statement on any such report may result in the imposition of
criminal penalties as provided for in NCGS 143-215.613 or in Section 309 of the Federal Act.
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PERMIT NO, NCS000404
PART VI LIMITATIONS REOPENER
The issuance of this permit does not prohibit the Director from reopening and modifying the permit,
revoking and reissuing the permit, or terminating the permit as allowed by the laws, rules, and regulations
contained in Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 122 and 123; Title 15A of the North Carolina
Administrative Code, Subchapter 2H .0100; and North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 et. al.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000404
PART VII ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE REQUIREMENTS
The permittee shall pay the administering and compliance monitoring fee within 30 (thirty) days after
being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee in a timely manner in accordance with 15A NCAC 2H
.0105(b)(4) may cause this Division to initiate action to revoke the permit.
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PERMIT NO, NCS000404
PART VIII DEFINITIONS
Act
See Clean Water Act.
2. Best Management Practice (BMP)
Measures or practices used to reduce the amount of pollution entering surface waters. BMPs can
be structural or non-structural and may take the form of a process, activity, physical structure or
planning (see non-structural BMP).
3. Built -upon Area
"Built -upon area" or "BUA" has the same meaning as in G.S. 143-214.7.
4. Clean Water Act
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Watcr Act (CWA), as
amended, 33 USC 1251, et. seq.
Common Plan of Development
A construction or land disturbing activity is part of a larger common plan of development if it is
completed in one or more of the following ways:
• In separate stages
• In separate phases
• In combination with other construction activities
It is identified by the documentation (including but not limited to a sign, public notice or hearing,
sales pitch, advertisement, loan application, drawing, plats, blueprints, marketing plans, contracts,
permit application, zoning request, or computer design) or physical demarcation (including but
not limited to boundary signs, lot stakes, or surveyor markings) indicating that construction
activities may occur on a specific plot.
It can include one operator or many operators.
6. Department
Department means the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality.
7. Division (DEMLR)
The Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources, Department of Environmental Quality.
Director
The Director of the Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources, the permit issuing
authority.
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EMC
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission.
10. Illicit Discharge
Any discharge to a MS4 that is not composed entirely of stormwater except discharges pursuant
to an NPDES permit (other than the NPDES MS4 permit), allowable non-stormwater discharges,
and discharges resulting from fire -fighting activities.
11. Industrial Activity
For the purposes of this permit, industrial activities shall mean all industrial activities as defined
in 40 CFR 122.26.
12. Large or Medium Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
All municipal separate storm sewers that are either:
(a) Located in an incorporated place with a population of 100,000 or more as determined by
the Decennial Census by the Bureau of Census; or
(b) Located in the counties with unincorporated urbanized populations of 100,000 or more,
except municipal separate storm sewers that are located in the incorporated places,
townships or towns within such counties; or
(c) Owned or operated by a municipality other than those described in paragraph (a) or (b)
and that are designated by the Director as part of the large or medium separate storm
sewer system.
13. Major municipal separate storm sewer outfall (or "major outfall")
Major municipal separate storm sewer outfall (or 'major outfall") means a municipal separate
storm sewer outfall that discharges from a single pipe with an inside diameter of 36 inches or
more or its equivalent (discharge from a single conveyance other than circular pipe which is
associated with a drainage area of more than 50 acres); or for municipal separate storm sewers
that receive storm water from lands zoned for industrial activity (based on comprehensive zoning
plans or the cquivalent),.an outfall that discharges from a single pipe with an inside diameter of
12 inches or more or from its equivalent (discharge from other than a circular pipe associated
with a drainage area of 2 acres or more).
14. MEP
MEP is defined in the Federal Register (U.S. EPA, 1999, p. 68754). This document says
that "Compliance with the conditions of the general permit and the series of steps
associated with identification and implementation of the minimum control measures will
satisfy the MEP standard." Minimum control measures are defined in the Federal
Register as (1) public education and outreach, (2) public participation/involvement, (3)
illicit discharge detection and elimination, (4) construction site runoff control, (5) post -
construction runoff control, and (6) pollution prevention/good housekeeping.
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15. Minimum Desian Criteria DC
"Minimum Design Criteria" or "MDC" means the requirements set forth in 15A NCAC 02H .1050
through 15A NCAC 02H .1062 for siting, site preparation, design and construction, and post -
construction monitoring and evaluation necessary for the Department to issue stormwater permits that
comply with State water quality standards adopted pursuant to G.S. 143-214.1.
16. Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4}
Pursuant to 40 CFR 122.26(b)(8) means a conveyance or system of conveyances (including roads
with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, guttcrs, ditches, manmade channels,
or storm drains):
(a) Owned or operated by the United States, a State, city, town, county, district, association,
or other public body (created by or pursuant to State law) having jurisdiction over
disposal of sewage, industrial wastes, stormwater, or other wastes, including special
districts under State law such as a sewer district, flood control district or drainage district,
or similar entity, or an Indian tribe or an authorized Indian tribal organization, or a
designated and approved management agency under Section 208 'of the Cleats Water Act
(CWA) that discharges to waters of the United States or waters of the State.
(b) Designed or used for collecting or conveying stormwater;
(c) Which is not a combined sewer; and
(d) Which is not part of a Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) as defined in 40 CFR
122.2
17. Non-stormwater Discharge Categories
The following are categories of non-stormwater discharges that the permittee shall address if it
identifies them as significant contributors of pollutants to the storm sewer system: water line
flushing, landscape irrigation, diverted stream flows, rising groundwater, uncontaminated
groundwater infiltration, [as defined in 40 CFR 35.2005(20)], uncontaminated pumped
groundwater, discharges from potable water sources, foundation drains, air conditioning
condensation, irrigation water, springs, water from crawl space pumps, footing drains, lawn
watering, individual residential car washing, charity car washing, flows from riparian habitats and
wetlands, dechlorinated swimming pool discharges, and street wash water (discharges or flows
from firefighting activities are excluded from the definition of illicit discharge and only need to
be addressed where they are identified as significant sources of pollutants to waters of the United
States).
18. Non-structural BMP
Non-structural BMPs are preventive actions that involve management and source controls such
as: (1) Policies and ordinances that provide requirements and standards to direct growth to
identified areas, protect sensitive areas such as wetlands and riparian areas, maintain and/or
increase open space, provide buffers along sensitive water bodies, minimize impervious surfaces,
and/or minimize disturbance of soils and vegetation; (2) policies or ordinances that encourage
infill development in higher density urban areas, and areas with existing storm sewer
infrastructure; (3) education programs for developers and the public about minimizing water
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PERMIT NO. NCS000404
quality impacts; (4) other measures such as minimizing the percentage of impervious area after
development, use of measures to minimize directly connected impervious areas, and source
control measures often thought of as good housekeeping, preventive maintenance and spill
prevention.
19. Outfall
Outfall means a point source as defined by 40 CFR 122.2 at the point where a municipal separate
storm sewer discharges to waters of the United States and does not include open conveyances
connecting two municipal separate storm sewers, or pipes, tunnels or other conveyances which
connect segments of the same stream or other waters of the United States and are used to convey
waters of the United States.
20. Permittee
The owner or operator issued this permit.
21. Point Source Discharge of Stormwater
Any discernible, confined and discrete conveyance including, but not specifically limited to, any
pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, or discrete fissure from which stormwater is or may be
discharged to waters of the state.
22. Redevelopment
"Redevelopment" has the same meaning as in G.S. 143-214.7.
23, Representative Storm Event
A storm event that measures greater than 0.1 inches of rainfall and that is preceded by at
least 72 hours in which no storm event measuring greater than 0.1 inches has occurred. A
single storm event may contain up to 10 consecutive hours of no precipitation. For
example, if it rains for 2 hours without producing any collectable discharge, and then
stops, a sample may be collected if a rain producing a discharge begins again within the
next 10 hours.
24. Storm Sewer System
Is a conveyance or system of conveyances which are designed or used to collect or convey
stormwater runoff that is not part of a combined sewer system or treatment works. This can
include, but is not limited to, streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, man-made channels or
storm drains that convey stormwater runoff.
25. Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activity
The discharge from any point source which is used for collecting and conveying stormwater and
which is directly related to manufacturing, processing or raw material storage areas at an
industrial site. Facilities considered to be engaged in "industrial activities" include those
activities defined in 40 CFR 122.26(b)(14). The term does not include discharges from facilities
or activities excluded from the NPDES program.
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PERMIT NO. NCS000404
26. Stormwater Control Measures (SCM)
"Stormwater Control Measure" or "SCM," also known as "Best Management Practice" or'BMP," means a
permanent structural device that is designed, constructed, and maintained to remove pollutants from
stormwater runoff by promoting settling or filtration; or to mimic the natural hydrologic cycle by
promoting infiltration, evapo-transpiration, post -filtration discharge, reuse of stormwater, or a combination
thereof.
27. Stormwater Management Program (SWMP)
The term Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) refers to the stormwater management
program that is required by the Phase I and Phase 11 regulations to be developed by MS4
permittees.
28. Stormwater Plan
The Stormwater Plan is the written plan that is used to describe the various control measures
and activities the permittee will undertake to implement the stormwater management
program. The Stormwater Plan is a consolidation of all of the perrnittee's relevant ordinances
or other regulatory requirements, the description of all programs and procedures (including
standard forms to be used for reports and inspections) that will be implemented and enforced
to comply with the permit and to document the selection, design, and installation of all
stormwater control measures.
29. Stormwater Runoff
The flow of water which results from precipitation and which occurs immediately following
rainfall or as a result of snowmelt.
30. Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
A TMDL is a calculation of the maximum amount of a pollutant that a waterbody can receive and
still meet water quality standards, and an allocation of that amount to the pollutant's sources. A
TMDL is a detailed water quality assessment that provides the scientific foundation for an
implementation plan. The implementation plan outlines the steps necessary to reduce pollutant
loads in a certain body of water to restore and maintain water quality standards in all seasons. The
Clean Water Act, Section 303, establishes the water quality standards and TMDL programs.
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Compliance Inspection Report
Permit: NCG140101 Effective: 07/01/16 Expiration: 06/30/i7' owner: Chandler Concrete Co., Inc.
SOC: Effective: Expiration: Facility: Chandler Concrete Co., Inc. (3292 Hwy 105 S)
County: Watauga 3292 Hwy 105 S
Region: Winston-Salem
• Boone NC 28607
Contact Person: Kenneth E Waegerle Title: Phone: [phone]
Directions to Facility:
System Classifications:
Primary ORC:
Secondary ORC(s):
On -Site Representative(s):
Related Permits:
Inspection Date: 07/25/2017
Primary Inspector: Glen White
Secondary Inspector(s):
Certification:
Phone:
EntryTime: 10:OOAM Exit Time: 11:45AM
Phone: [phone]
Reason for Inspection: Routine Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Permit Inspection Type: Ready Mix Concrete StormwaterlWastewater Discharge COC
Facility Status: Compliant Not Compliant
Question Areas:
Storm Water
(See attachment summary)
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Permit. NCG140101 Owner- Facility: Chandler Concrete Co., Inc.
Inspection Date: 07/25/2017 Inspection Type : Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine
Inspection Summary:
On 7/19/2017 Glen White of NCDEQ - DEMLR, met with Ken Waegerle, Jerry Houch, Donnie Brady and Andrew Goodnight
wo conduct a multimedia inspection in regard to the facilities air quality and stormwater permits. This was an announced
inspection,
A previous inspection was conducted on 7/11/2017 as part of an investigation following a complaint that was recieved
regarding possible discharges at facilities in the area. All facilities in the immediate area, that have stormwater permits,
were visited on that day. Inspection was unannounced. On that day, an illicit wastewater discharge was discovered. No
wastewater monitoring was being conducted.
The issue appears to have been resolved. Mr. Waegerle has delegated one person to begin quarterly monitoring for process
wastewater in accordance with the permit. Process wastewater requires more monitoring for additional parameters above
those of stormwater. Parameters to be monitored quarterly are: pH, TSS, SS, TPH, volume of discharge. Since discharge
is to trout waters, TSS limit is 10 mg/L. Future site visits will verify compliance.
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permit: NCG140101 Owner - Facility: Chandler Concrete Co., Inc.
Inspection Date: 07125/2017 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Reason for VisIt: Routine
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Yes No NA NE
Does the site have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan?
i
❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a General Location (USGS) map?
®
❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a "Narrative Description of Practices"?
0
❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a detailed site map including outfall locations and drainage areas?
❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a list of significant spills occurring during the past 3 years?
❑
E ❑ ❑
# Has the facility evaluated feasible alternatives to current practices?
E
❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the facility provide all necessary secondary containment?
0
❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a BMP summary?
E
❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a Spill Prevention and Response Plan (SPRP)?
0
❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Plan?
®
❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the facility provide and document Employee Training?
®
❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a list of Responsible Party(s)?
0
❑ ❑ ❑
# is the Plan reviewed and updated annually?
!
❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a Stormwater Facility Inspection Program?
0
❑ ❑ ❑
Has the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan been implemented?
0
❑ ❑ ❑
Comment: On Julv 14. 2017 this facility was issued an NOV for deficiencies discovered durina an
investigation that was conducted following a stormwater complaint. Mr. Wae erle appears to be
addressing those issues. SPPP appears to comply.
Qualitative Monitorinq Yes No NA NE
Has the facility conducted its Qualitative Monitoring semi-annually? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑
Comment: Issue resolved.
Analytical Monitoring
Yes No NA NE
Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring? ❑ ❑ ❑
# Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring from Vehicle Maintenance areas? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑
Comment: The 7/11/2017 NOV was issued for failure to provide analytical monitoring for wastewater
discharges.Mr. Waegerle said that this facility will now designate personnel to conduct
monitoring on a quarterly basis, as the permit requires. The basin had been pumped down on
the date of inspection. _ If process water is to be discharged, quarterly wastewater monitorin_cL
must be takinq place. Appears issue may be resolved. Will verify on future date.
Permit and Outfalls
Yes No NA NE
# Is a copy of the Permit and the Certificate of Coverage available at the site? ® ❑ ❑ ❑
# Were all outfalls observed during the inspection? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
# If the facility has representative outfall status, is it property documented by the Division? ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑
# Has the facility evaluated all illicit (non stormwater) discharges? ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑
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permit: NCG140101 Owner - Facility: Chandler Concrete Co., Inc.
Inspection Date: 07/2512017 Inspection Type : Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine
Comment: Facility has one outfall and discharges process water at one location through a hose attached to
amp in the upper basin chamber. The water in that chamber appeared settled out with a light
film on the top_ Did not appear that it would be an issue to discharge but again, analytical
monitoring for wastewater component must be done_quarterly to be compliant. Include all
effluent arameters for process wastewater. Appears Mr. Waegerle has developed a plan to
make sure monitoring is performed as required,
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Energy, Mineral
and Land Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
June 7, 2016
PAT MCCRORY
Governor
DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Secretary
CERTIFIED MAIL #7008 3230 0000 9861 6962 CERTIFIED MAIL #7008 3230 0000 9861 6955
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Attn: Ted Chandler
Chandler Concrete Co, Inc.
1006 A. Church Street
Burlington, NC 27216
Attn. Kenneth E. Waegerle
Chandler Concrete Co, Inc.
1006 A. Church Street
Burlington, NC 27216
Subject: NOTICE OF DISCREPANCIES
NOD-2016-PC-0237
Permit No. NCG 140442
Chandler Concrete Mebane Plant #610
Alamance County
Dear Mr. Chandler:
On June 6, 2016 Glen White and Sue White of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
conducted a compliance inspection at the facility located on Governor Ralph Scott Parkway in the city of
Mebane in Alamance County, as required by your industrial stormwater permit.
This facility is covered under General Permit No. NCG 140442 which allows the discharge of stormwater
point source discharges associated with activities classified as Ready Mixed Concrete and like
Activities to the surface waters of North Carolina
Accordingly, the following observations and violations were noted during the DEMLR (Division of
Energy, Minerals, & Land Resources) inspection and subsequent file review:
1. Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP):
The General Permit NCG 140000, Part III requires the permittee to develop and implement a
SPPP that includes all of the information required in No. 1 thru 10 of Section M. Inspection
revealed that this facility has not developed and maintained Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
in accordance with permit requirements.
2. Qualitative Monitoring):
General Permit NCG 140000, Part IV Section C requires the facility to conduct qualitative
monitoring twice per year following the established guidelines. The permit for this facility was
issued on December l7"', 2016. To be in compliance with the Qualitative Monitoring
requirements of this permit, this monitoring must be performed after a significant rain event, prior
to June 30, 2016. Monitoring must be completed twice annually and records must be kept with
the SPPP for a minimum of five (5) years.
3. Analytical Monitoring):
General Permit NCG 140000, Part IV Section A requires the facility to conduct analytical
monitoring twice annually at each of the facilities stormwater outfalls. The current permit only
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requires sampling for TSS (Total Suspended Solids) and pH semi-annually. To be in compliance
with the Analytical Monitoring requirements of this permit, this monitoring must be performed
after a significant rain event, prior to June 30, 2016. Monitoring must be completed twice
annually and records must be kept with the SPPP for a minimum of five (5) years.
Required Response
Accordingly, you are directed to respond to this letter in writing within 30 calendar days of receipt of
this Notice. Your response should outline how the violations will be addressed and should be sent to this
office at the letterhead address and include the following:
Develop a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP) to include all information required per
NCG 140000 Part III, No. I thru 10. (site overview, location map, narrative description, site plan,
record of spills and leaks, secondary containment record, BMP summary, spill prevention &
response, preventative maintenance & good housekeeping, facility inspection records, employee
training records, responsible party contact information, SPPP annual update and amendment
records.
2. Perform Qualitative Monitoring prior to June 30, 2016 and twice annually after that. Keep
records in the SPPP binder.
3. Perform Analytical Monitoring per permit requirements defined in Part IV, Section A. prior to
June 30, 2016 and semi-annually after that. Keep records in SPPP and maintain for five (5) year
minimum.
Please direct any questions regarding this inspection report to Sue White at [phone].
Enclosures: Inspection Report
CC' DEMLR - WSRO
Sincerely,
Matthew E. Gantt, P.E.
Regional Engineer
Land Quality Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Pat McCrory
Governor
October 26, 2015
Ted Greene
Chandler Concrete Co.
3292 Hwy 105 S
Boone, NC 28607
Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection
NPDES General Stormwater Permit NCG140000
Certificate of Coverage NCG140101
Chandler Concrete - Boone
Watauga County
Dear Mr. Greene:
Donald R. van der Vaart
Secreta ry
Glen White and Sue White of the Winston-Salem Regional Office of the NC Division of Energy, Mineral, and
Land Resources (DEMLR) conducted a compliance evaluation inspection at the subject facility on October 22,
2015. Your assistance was greatly appreciated. An inspection checklist is attached foryour records and the
inspection findings are summarized below.
1. Permit
This facility holds a General Storm water Permit for establishments classified as primarily engaged in Ready
Mix Concrete and like activities under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), The
permit became effective July 1, 2011 and expires June 30, 2016. Your permit renewal package must be
received in the Central Office in Raleigh no later than 180 days prior to the expiration date of the permit.
2. Records/Reports
Part II, Section A of the permit requires the development of a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP).
The plan must include all nine (9) subsections of Part II, Section A of the permit. An updated copy of the
SPPP was available for review at the time of inspection. Qualitative monitoring is required to be completed
and documented twice yearly as defined in Part ll, Section C of the permit. The SPPP plan must be updated
annually and qualitative monitoring must be conducted and properly documented semi-annually to retain
compliance with the permit.
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
Energy Section • Geological Survey Section • Land Quality Section
1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612 • 919-707-9200 / FAX: [phone]
512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 • Internet: http:/Iportal.ncdenr.org/wed
An Equal Opportunity \ Affirmative Action Employer — 50% Recycled \ 10% Post Consumer Paper

3. Facility Site Review
This facility manufactures ready mix concrete for residential, commercial and industrial applications. The
inspectors met with Mr. Ted Greene of the facility and reviewed the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
and observed the condition of the site and outfali. The site was clean and in operation at the time of
inspection.
4. Effluent/Receiving Waters
Stormwater from this facility discharges into Laurel Fork Creek a part of the Watauga River Basin.
5. Self -Monitoring Program
Analytical Monitoring: This site is required to provide analytical monitoring under current operating
procedures. Monitoring records were available for review at time of inspection. It appears that benchmarks
have not been exceeded.
6._Qualitative Monitoring: All qualitative records do not need to be submitted to DEMLR, however, the
records must be kept on file at the facility for a period of five years. This site is required to complete
qualitative monitoring twice annua4ly. Monitoring records were available for review and are current through
2015.
If you have any questions concerning this letter or the attached inspection report, please contact Glen White
at [phone].
Sincerely,
Matthew E. Gantt, P.E.
Regional Engineer
Land Quality Section
Attachments:
1. BIMS Inspection Checklist
CC: Division of Land Quality — WSRO

Compliance Inspection Report
Permit: NCG140101 Effective: 07l01111 Expiration: 06/30/16 Owner: Chandler Concrete Co., Inc.
SOC: Effective: Expiration: Facility: Chandler Concrete Co., Inc.
county: Watauga 3292 Hwy 105 S
Region: V'Anston-Salem
Buono NC 28607
Contact Person: Randy Carroll Title: Phone: [phone]
Directions to Facility:
System Classifications:
Primary ORC:
Secondary ORC(s):
On -Site Representative(s):
Related Permits:
Inspection Date: 10/22/2015
Primary Inspector: Glen White
Secondary Inspector(s):
Certification:
Phone:
EntryTime: 10:50AM Exit Time: 11:45AM
Phone: [phone]
Reason for Inspection: Routine Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Permit Inspection Type: Ready Mix Concrete StormwaterNvastewater Discharge COC
Facility Status: ® Compliant ❑ Not Compliant
Question Areas:
® Storm Water
(See attachment summary)
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Permit: NCG140101 Owner - Facility: Chandler Concrete Co., Inc.
Inspection Date: 1012212015 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine
Inspection Summary:
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permit NCG140101 Owner - Facility: Chandler Concrete Co., Inc.
Inspection Date: 10/22/2015 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaivation
Reason for Visit: Routine
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Yes No NA NE
Does the site have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan?
® ❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a General Location (USGS) map?
® ❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a "Narrative Description of Practices"?
® ❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a detailed site map including outfall locations and drainage areas?
® ❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a list of significant spills occurring during the past 3 years?
® ❑ ❑ ❑
# Has the facility evaluated feasible alternatives to current practices?
® ❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the facility provide all necessary secondary containment?
® ❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a BMP summary?
® ❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a Spill Prevention and Response Plan (SPRP)?
®❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Plan?
® ❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the facility provide and document Employee Training?
® ❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a list of Responsible Party(s)?
® ❑ ❑ ❑
# is the Plan reviewed and updated annually?
® ❑ ❑ ❑
# Does the Plan include a Stormwater Facility Inspection Program?
®❑ ❑ ❑
Has the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan been implemented?
® ❑ ❑ ❑
Comment: SP3 plan includes all required sections and is updated annually,
Qualitative Monitoring Yes No NA NE
Has the facility conducted its Qualitative Monitoring semi-annually? ® ❑ ❑ ❑
Comment: Monitoring has been conducted sem-annual) .Need to make sure documentation is provided
even in drought conditions. A record needs to show_ monitoring or reason it was not completed
during a 6-month period.
Analytical Monitoring Yes No NA NE
Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring? ❑ ®Ell]
# Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring from Vehicle Maintenance areas? ❑ ❑ ® ❑
Comment: Provide analytical monitoring at next rainfall event. Documentation shows complete records_
from 2004 thru 2013. Inspector will stop by when back in Watauga to review results and yerify
compliance.
Permit and Outfalls
Yes No NA NE
# Is a copy of the Permit and the Certificate of Coverage available at the site? ® ❑ ❑ ❑
# Were all outfalls observed during the inspection? ® ❑ ❑ ❑
# If the facility has representative outfall status, is it properly documented by the Division? ❑ ❑ ❑
# Has the facility evaluated all illicit (non stormwater) discharges? ® ❑ ❑ ❑
Comment: Site outfall is at Chain link fence near corner of drive.
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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins
Governor Director
August 4, 2011
Mr. James Woody
Environmental Manager
Chandler Concrete Co., Inc.
PO Box 131
Boone, NC 28607
RECEIVED AN.C-'D� Fdt of EHR
AUG 19 2pil I
Winslor�-Salem i
Regional pfrce
Natural Resources
Dee Freeman
Secretary -
Subject: NPDES General Permit NCG 140000
Certificate of Coverage NCG 140101
Chandler Concrete Co., Inc.
Formerly Chandler Concrete
Watauga County
Dear Mr. Woody:
On June 24, 2011, Division personnel received your request to revise your stormwater permit
Certificate of Coverage to accurately reflect your new company and facility name.
Please find enclosed the revised Certificate of Coverage. The terms and conditions contained in the
General Permit remain unchanged and in fuii effect. This revised Certificate of Coverage is issued under
the requirements of North Carolina General Statutes 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement
between North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
If you have any questions, please contact the Stormwater Permitting Unit at 919-807-6300.
cc: DWQ Central Files
Asheville Regional Office
Stormwater Permitting Unit
Wetlands and Stormwater Branch
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Location: 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone] Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748
Intemet: www.ncwaterquality.org
Sincerely,
ORIGINAL SIGNED Bl
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for Coleen H. Sullins
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG140000
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE No. NCG140101
STORMWATER DISCHARGES
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards
and regulations promul4gated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management
Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
Chandler Concrete Co., Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge stormwater from a facility located at
Chandler Concrete Co., Inc.
3292 Hwy 105 South
Boone
Watauga County
to receiving waters designated as Laurel York Creek in the Watauga River Basin in accordance with the
effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts 1, 11, III, IV, V and
VI of General Permit No. NCG 140000 as attached.
This certificate of coverage shall become effective August 4, 2011.
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day August 4, 2011.
ORIGINAL SIGNED Bl
KEN PICKLE
for Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

United States Environmental Protection Agency
Form Approved.
EPA Washington, D.C.20460
OMB No.2040-0057
Approval expires B-31-98
Section A: National Data System Coding (i.e., PCS)
Transaction Code NPDES yr/molday Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type
1 INI 2 1 s l 3I NCG 140101 11 12 05/10/12 17 18 I C I 191 s I 20 I I
U U !—!
Remarks
21111111111111 11111111111111J1.1111 11111111 11111Li6
Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating 131 QA ----------- —-------------- Reserved ----------- -----------
67 I 169 70 (4 71 I ty I 72 ) N ( 73 � 74 75 1-1 80
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Section 13: Facility Data
Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include
Entry Time/Date
Permit Effective Date
POTW name and NPDES permit Number)
10:00 AM 05/10/12
04/08/01
Chandler Concrete Co., Inc.
Exit Time/Date
Permit Expiration Date
3292 Hwy 105 S
Boone NC 28607
11:00 AM 05/10/12
09/07/31
Name(s) of Onsite Reoresentative(s)/Titles(s)1Phone and Fax Number(s)
Other Facility Data
/it
Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number
Contacted
Ted Greene,805 State Farm Rd Ste 203 Boone NC 28607/1828-964-303218283261561 No
Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated)
Permit Operations & Maintenance Records/Reports Self -Monitoring Program
Pollution Prevention Facility Site Review Storm Water
Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
(See attachment summary)
Name(s) and Signature(s) of Inspector(s) Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date
Sue White WSRO WQ11336-771-50001
Signature of Management Q A Reviewer AgencylOffice/Phone and Fax Numbers Date
EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete.
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NPDES yrlmolday Inspection Type
3I NCG1401.01 It1 121
05/10/12 117 18:1 '
Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
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Permit: NCG140101 Owner -Facility: Chandler Concrete Co., Inc.
Inspection Date: 10/12/2005 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Permit Yes No NA NE
(If the present permit expires in 6 months or less). Has the permittee submitted a new application?
00013
Is the facility as described in the permit?
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❑ ❑
# Are there any special conditions for the permit?
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Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public?
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Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection?
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Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE
1s the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑
Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for ex: MLSS, MCRT, Settleable Solids, pH, DO, Sludge ■ ❑ ❑ ❑
Judge, and other that are applicable?
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