NCS000465_Audit Notification_20210204

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BRIAN WRENN
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NORTH CAROLINA
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February 4, 2021
CERTIFIED MAIL 7017 0190 0000 24S5 7971
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Town of Morrisville
Attn: Ben Mills
100 Town Hall Drive
Morrisville, North Carolina 27560
Subject: NIS4 PERMIT COMPLIANCE AUDIT NOTIFICATION
Town of \Iorrisville
NPDES 11IS4 Permit No. NCS000465
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Mr Mills:
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has reviewed (lie documents submitted in response
to the January 5, 2021 pre -audit documentation request. Based upon this review, staff will be
perfonning the following National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal
Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit compliance audit for the subject pennit.
An on -site audit will be performed, which includes on -site interviews with MS4 representatives and
site inspection(s) of municipal industrial facilities. The on -site audit is scheduled for February 10,
2021 beginning at 8:30 ANI and is expected to take one (1) full day (see attached agenda). Please
arrange for an appropriate meeting space that will accommodate your representatives, 2-3 staff
members from DEQ, and access to any tools routinely utilized to implement the MS4 Program (e.g.
databases, GIS, forms, etc.).
You are expected to ensure that all relevant staff, contractors and management leadership: officials are
present for scheduled audit meetings. Tile audit is structured but informal, and the agenda will be
flexible depending upon progress. However, the Preliminary Findings portion of the audit will be held
as scheduled so that management and elected officials can plan to attend.
On -site meeting rooms must provide adequate space for all participants to maintain appropriate social
distancing protocols for COVID-19. If special arrangements or schedule adjustments are necessary to
achieve this, please discuss this with me prior to the audit date. All participants of on -site meetings
are expected to wear personal protective equipment in accordance with current state requirements,
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guidelines and recommendations; and to also maintain appropriate social distancing protocols for
COV I D-19 at all times.
Should you have any questions regarding the upcoming MS4 Pen -nit compliance audit, please feel free
to contact me at thad.valentine4l ncdenr.<cov or [phone].
Sincerely,
Thad Valentine
Environmental Senior Specialist
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