NCS000478_Laurel Park Council Resolution_20190927

Res. 2019-11
RESOLUTION AFFIRMING THE TOWN OF LAUREL PARK COUNCIL'S SUPPORT
REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPLIANT NPDES MS4 STORMWATER
PROGRAM
A RESOLUTION to develop and implement a compliant stormwater management
program that meets the requirements of the Town of Laurel Park National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)
Permit number NCS000478 to discharge stormwater, inclusive of the required
Stormwater Management Plan to be prepared by the Town of Laurel Park and approved
by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality.
WHEREAS, Section 402(p) of the federal Clean Water Act requires NPDES
permits for stormwater discharges from municipal separate storm sewer systems;
and
WHEREAS, in North Carolina, NPDES Permits are issued by the North Carolina
Department of Environmental Quality; and
WHEREAS, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the
Town of Laurel Park its third NPDES MS4 Permit for discharge of stormwater on
February 20, 2017; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Laurel Park was issued Notice of Violation number NOV-
2019-PC-0605 on August 29, 2019 for noncompliance with the issued NPDES MS4
Permit; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Laurel Park acknowledges the specific Notice of Violation
requirement to obtain a new individual NPDES MS4 Permit; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Laurel Park acknowledges the specific Notice of Violation
requirement to conduct a self- audit of perm it compliance for the balance of permit
requirements not specifically audited by the North Carolina Department of Environmental
Quality, and to develop a draft Stormwater Management Plan to comply with Section
402(p)(3)(B)(iii) of the Clean Water Act, 40 CFR 122.34(b) and NPDES MS4 Permit
requirements, and to submit its draft Stormwater Management Plan to the North
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Carolina Department of Environmental Quality no later than December 27, 2019 for review
and approval; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Laurel Park acknowledges the specific Notice of
Violation requirement to adopt a Council Resolution to implement a compliant and
enforceable Stormwater management program as defined by both the NPDES MS4 Permit
number NCS000478 and the required new Stormwater Management Plan, and said
resolution is to be submitted to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
no later than October 28, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Laurel Park acknowledges the requirement to provide
adequate funding and staffing to implement a Stormwater Management Program that
complies with its NPDES MS4 Permit and approved Stormwater Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Laurel Park acknowledges that North Carolina
Department of Environmental Quality enforcement action and penalties could result from
non-compliance with the specific requirements in Notice of Violation number NOV-2019-
PC-0605; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Laurel Park acknowledges that any North Carolina
Department of Environmental Quality enforcement action and penalties may not prohibit
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from taking its own enforcement action for non-
compliance with the issued NPDES MS4 Permit_
NOW, THEREFORE, HE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the Town of Laurel
Park hereby affirms its support for development and implementation of compliant NPDES
MS4 Stormwater Program.
Adopted this the 1211, day of September 2019.
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ATTEST:
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Kimberly B. Hensley, CMC
Town Clerk
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Christopher W. Todd
Town Manager