NCS000440_NOV Response_20191014

Town of Woodfin
- 90 Elk Mountain Road
Woodfin, NC 28804
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DEQ-DEMLR Stormwater Program
Attn: Isaiah Reed
2090 US Highway 70
Swannanoa, NC 28778
October 14, 2019
Dear Mr. Reed:
Attached please find some of the requested documents and information from
your September 17, 2019 letter. I apologize for the delay in response, but recent
changes to my chemotherapy schedule have thrown more than a few monkey
wrenches into the calendar. We are, however, anticipating that we will be able to
provide you with all of the requested documents and actions that are necessary
to bring about compliance.
With that said, I will list the following specific responses:
1 . Please accept this letter as notice of the Town of Woodfin's receipt of this
Notice of Violation (NOV-2019-PC-0638) and our intent to comply with the
outlined requirements.
2. The Board of Aldermen of the Town of Woodfin are scheduled to take up
this matter at their regularly scheduled monthly meeting on November 19,
2019. This would fall outside the 60-day time frame outlined within your
letter by two (2) calendar days. If this is an unacceptable delay please
advise me as soon as possible so that I can attempt to schedule a special
meeting of the Board of Aldermen. The traditional meeting schedule for
our Board is the third Tuesday of every month.
3. It is the intent of the Town of Woodfin to submit documentation for review
and comment no later than one hundred and twenty (120) days from
September 17, 2019.
a. The Town of Woodfin has begun the self-audit process and will make
those documents available as soon as the process can be completed
but within the one hundred and twenty (120) time period described in
the Notice of Violation.

b. The Town of Woodfin will develop a Draft Stormwater Management
Plan in accord with the directives outlined in the Notice of Violation.
4. It is the intention of the Town of Woodfin to submit the required permit
application within 30 days of receiving written notice of concurrence from
DEQ.
5. It is the intention of the Town to respond to public comments and submit a
Final SWMP for DEQ as part of the final permit issuance.
Please accept my apologies, again for the delay in response. We appreciate the
State's patience as we work through the unexpected logistical hurdles enhanced
by my current illness. Should you feel the need to discuss any aspect of this
letter, the NOV or similar such matters, please do not hesitate to contact me at
your convenience.
Yours truly,
Jason Young
Town Administrator
Town of Woodfin
828.253.4887 ext. 1007
iasonyoung(a-woodfin-nc.gov
CC: Johnny Brooks, Director of Public Works
Michael Saunders, Town Planner