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Home My WebLink AboutNCG110107_Regional Office Physical File Scan Up To 2/1/2021Permit Number KNVG11031-07. Program Category NPDES SW Permit Type Municipal WWTP > 1 MGD, Stormwater Discharge, COC Primary Reviewer bill.diuguid Coastal SW Rule Permitted Flow Facili Central Files: APS SWP 06/04/13 Permit Tracking Slip Status Project Type Active Renewal Version Permit Classification 3.00 COC Permit Contact Affiliation Lance Mundy 327 Ecology St Spindale NC 28160 Facility Name Major/Minor Region Spintlale W1NTP Minor Asheville Location Address County Ecology St Rutherford Spindale NC 28160 Facility Contact Affiliation Lance Mundy 327 Ecology St Owner Spindale NC 28160 Owner Name Owner Type Town of Spindale Government - Municipal Owner Affiliation Cameron McHargue mgr town PO Box 186 Dates/Events Spindale NC 28160 Scheduled Orig Issue App Received Draft Initiated Issuance Public Notice Issue Effective Expiration. 06/22/07 05/21/13 06/01/13 06/01/13 &U-31/18 Regulated Activities Requested/Received Events Wastewater treatment and disposal RO staff report received RO staff report requested Outfall 1 Waterbody Name Hollands Creek Stream Index Number Current Class Subbasin 9-41-13-7-(3) C 03-08-02 NPDES Stormwater Program AYCC%ll0 /O'7 Town of Spindale State of North Carolina County of Rutherford Joint Meeting: February 28, 2011 The Spindale Board of Commissioners held a joint meeting- with the Town of Rutherfordton in the Dining Room of the Spindale House. The following elected officials were present: Mayor Mickey Bland; Commissioners Nancy Walker, Toby Tomblin and Tommy Hardin. Rutherfordton elected officials present included: Mayor Jimmy Dancy; Councilmen Terry Cobb, Stan Clements, Christy Bare and Bob Jones. Staff present included Cameron McHargue, Town Manager; Karen Andrews, Rutherfordton Town Manager; Cathy Swafford, Town Clerk; Lee Edwards, Spindale Code Enforcement Officer; Keith Ward, Rutherfordton Public Works Director; Donald Hutchins, Rutherfordton Code Enforcement Officer and David Lloyd, Rutherfordton Town Attorney. Guests present included David Odom, Odom Engineering, PLLC; and Bill Diuguid and Mike Randall from the NPDES Stormwater Program. Mayor Bland called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm and welcomed Rutherfordton's Town Council and guests to the meeting. Mr. Odom gave some background information on the NPDES stormwater program that was established in 1990. Phase I covered municipalities with populations of 100,000 or more. Phase II, which is where Spindale and Rutherfordton fall, was established in 2006 and applies to certain communities with populations less than 100,000. North Carolina administers this program through the Division of Water Quality under the authority of the Environmental Management Commission. Spindale and Rutherfordton were selected due to degraded water quality in streams located in both towns. Phase II rules require that the Towns reduce the discharge of pollutants to the "maximum extent practicable", protect water quality and satisfy the appropriate water quality requirements of the Clean Water Act. Specifically, the Towns have six items that are considered minimum control measures: o Public Education and Outreach o Public Participation/Involvement o Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination o Construction Site Runoff Control o Post -Construction Runoff Control o Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping The permit application is due to NCDWQ 18 months from the date of the notification letter, which was received by the Towns in February 2010. The Public Education Program must be in place within 12 months after the permit is issued. Once the State receives the application it takes an average of 6 months for the permit to be issued. The first expenditures will be in FY 2012-13 and would involve the public education and outreach component of the permit. A stormwater ordinance regulating development activities must be adopted within 24 months after the permit is issued. The practical implication of this ordinance would require that all new construction activities that disturb more than one acre of land will be required to utilize approved Best Management Practices (BMPs) to treat stormwater runoff to remove 85% of Total Suspended Solids if the proposed construction activity exceeds 24% Built Upon Area. There are a variety of Best Management Practices that may be utilized to satisfy this requirement. BMPs must be monitored by the Town to ensure compliance with operating requirements. There are several steps involved: o Ensure BMPs are part of the project approved process o Ensure access easements and operational agreements are in place for each project o Maintain an updated map identifying the location of the BMPs o Ensure required inspects with maintenance is completed for each BMP o Requires stormwater compliance review to be part of the construction permitting process o Requires a stormwater management panel be established to oversee stormwater issues o Requires someone to oversee, manage and document the Public Education Component and includes progress measurements o Requires staff training to ensure compliance with good housekeeping practices including the development of procedures for Town owned properties o Requires the development of a map identifying major outfalls, BMPs and Town owned facilities Mr. Diuguid and Mr. Randall work with the NPDES stormwater program and help Towns with the implementation of these regulatory permits. Commissioner Tomblin asked what criteria was used to determine that Spindale and Rutherfordton had to meet these requirements. Mr. Diuguid explained the process that was used and who made those decisions. Concerns expressed from each Council include the following: o How to pay for this unfunded federal mandate o How it would affect future growth and development — since it appears that it puts the Towns at a disadvantage in competing with areas that do not have stormwater issues o How and why Spindale and Rutherfordton were chosen o What is the specific pollution going into the streams to make them impaired o Is it possible to protest o Explanation to our citizens o Co -permitting o County's role in process Guests from the NPDES Stormwater Program left the meeting at 8:00 pm and the meeting took a short 5 minute recess before continuing. Upon return, the two Boards came up with a plan of action to. include asking for a 6- month permit extension and requesting that our local legislatorsattend a joint meeting for the Towns to discuss the impact of these requirements on the two Towns'. It was also suggested that Walter Dalton be invited to this same meeting. Commissioner Hardin made a motion to adjourn. Commissioner Tomblin seconded and the motion carried unanimously.