NCS000476_Canton Council Resolution_20210201

Council/Board Resolution of Commitment to Implement a Compliant NPDES MS4 Program
Resolution No.: 011421
Date Adopted: January 141h, 2021
RESOLUTION AFFIRMING THE TOWN OF CANTON BOARD OF ALDERMEN/ALDERWOMEN'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 Canton's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit number NCS-000476 to discharge stormwater,
inclusive of the required Stormwater Management Plan to be prepared by the Town of Canton 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 Canton its third
NPDES MS4 Permit for discharge of stormwater on February 20`h, 2017; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Canton was issued Notice of Violation number NOV-2020-PC-0502 on December
11, 2020 for noncompliance with the issued NPDES MS4 Permit; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Canton acknowledges the specific Notice of Violation requirement to obtain a
new individual NPDES MS4 Permit; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Canton 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 March 11, 2021 for review and approval; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Canton 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 NCS-000476 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 February V, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Canton 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 Canton 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-0502; and

Council/Board Resolution of Commitment to Implement a Compliant NPDES MS4 Program
WHEREAS, the Town of Canton 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 of the Town of Canton hereby affirms its support
for development and implementation of a compliant NPDES MS4 Stormwater Program.
Nicholas Scheuer, Stormwater Program
Administrator
Jasdn Burrell, Town Manager
isa Stinnet , Town Clerk
ADOPTED BY the City Council of the Town of Canton, North Carolina the 141 day of January, 2021 and
signed in authentication thereof the 14th day of January, 2021.