NCS000584_Lexington Designation Letter_20140508

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
May 8, 2014
J. Alan Carson, City Manager
Lexington City Hall
28 W Center St
Lexington, NC 27292
Subject: Storrwater Permitting Requirements
Dear Mr. Carson;
John E. Skvarla, fll
Secretary
You are receiving this letter because the City has been identified as being located within an
urbanized area according to the 2010 Census and therefore the City's municipal separate storm sewer system
(MS4) is subject to the Clean Water Act's stormwater permitting requirements.
Stormwater discharges are a significant contributor to local water quality impairments as high levels
of sediment, oil, toxics and other pollutants flow from impervious surfaces into waterways. In 1987,
Congress established a phased approach to regulating stonmwater discharges from municipal storm sewer
systems. The largest municipalities were regulated first, followed by smaller municipalities located in
urbanized areas as defined by the most recent US Census. The most recent Census shows that all or part of
the City is located within an urbanized area.
EPA requires local governments with populations over 10,000 that own or operate a MS4 within an
urban area, as defined by the most recent US Census, to submit an application for a Phase 11 Stormwater
Discharge Permit. Please submit the application, a narrative that describes the City's proposed Stormwater
Management Plan, and the $860.00 application fee no later than June 1, 2015, to:
Mike Randall
Stormwater Permitting Program
NC Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources (DEMLR)
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
A sample stornnuater management plan and application form can be found on the following website:
http.//nnrta 1.ncdesir.nrg/weksllrlms4resourcrs
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
Energy Section - Geological Survey Section - Land Quality Section
1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612.919-707-92001 FAX: [phone]
512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, north Carolina 27604 • Internet: htto:llportal,ncdenr.oLg1webArl
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Once you receive your permit you will have 12 months to develop a public education program and
18 months to develop a post -construction program. It is expected that by the end of the first five-year permit
term, the remainder the permit requirements will be fully developed and implemented.
If you have any questions, please contact either at Mike Randall at mike.randall a,ncdenr, agov or 919=
807-6374 or Bill Diuguid at bill._dastguid pcdenr.aov or 919-807-6369.
,Sincerely,
'fop Trucy C, Davis, 011votor
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