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
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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,
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Ryar, oser, Public Works Director, Stormwater Program Administrator
ATTEST:
oyce C. McWilliams Walker, Town Clerk
P( cclved
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