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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCS000494_Lewisville Council Resolution_20200908RESOLUTION 2020061 OF THE LEWISVILLE TOWN COUNCIL AFFIRMING THE MS4 TOWN OF LEWISVILLE COUNCIL'S SUPPORT REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPLIANT NPDES MS4 STORMWATER PROGRAM September 3, 2020 A RESOLUTION to develop and implement a compliant stormwater management program that meets the requirements of the MS4 Town of Lewisville National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit number NCS000494 to discharge stormwater, inclusive of the required Stormwater Management Plan to be prepared by the MS4 Town of Lewisville 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 MS4 Town of Lewisville its third NPDES MS4 Permit for discharge of stormwater on 02/20/2017; and WHEREAS, the MS4 Town of Lewisville was issued Notice of Violation number NOV-2020-PC-0327 on 08/06/2020 for noncompliance with the issued NPDES MS4 Permit; and WHEREAS, the MS4 Town of Lewisville acknowledges the specific Notice of Violation requirement to obtain a new individual NPDES MS4 Permit; and WHEREAS, the MS4 Town of Lewisville acknowledges the specific Notice of Violation requirement to conduct a self -audit of permit 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 Carolina Department of Environmental Quality no later than 120DaysFroniNOV 08/06/2020 for review and approval; and WHEREAS, the MS4 Town of Lewisville 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 numberNCS000494 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 60DaysFromN0V 08/06/2020; and WHEREAS, the MS4 Town of Lewisville 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 MS4 Town of Lewisville 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-2020-PC-0327; and Received Page I of 2 SEP - 8 2020 Land QuAb/ Section Asheville RESOLUTION 2020061 OF THE LEWISVILLE TOWN COUNCIL AFFIRMING THE MS4 TOWN OF LEWISVILLE COUNCIL'S SUPPORT REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPLIANT NPDES MS4 STORMWATER PROGRAM September 3, 2020 WHEREAS, the MS4 Town of Lewisville 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, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council ofthe MS4 Town ofLewisville hereby affirms its support for development and implementation of a compliant NPDES MS4 Stormwater Program. Adopted, this 3`d Day of September, 2020 by the Lewisville Town Council of the MS4 Town of Lewisville, North Carolina and signed in authentication thereof on September 3, 2020. Mike Horn, Mayor William H. Perkins, Jr, �� -a44-�- Ryar, oser, Public Works Director, Stormwater Program Administrator ATTEST: oyce C. McWilliams Walker, Town Clerk P( cclved SFP 8 !020 Page 2of 2