NCS000558_Benson Draft SWMP v2 Transmittal Letter_20210714

MAYOR
JERRY M. MEDLIN
MAYOR PRO-TEM
CASANDRA P. STACK
COMMISSIONER
MAXINE HOLLEY
JAMES D. JOHNSON
DEAN MCLAMB
WILLIAM NEIGHBORS
DR. R. MAX RAYNOR
Jeanette Powell
NCDEQ — DEMLR Stormwater
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
TOWN OF BENSON
P.O. BOX 69
303 EAST CHURCH STREET
BENSON, NC 27504
[phone]
FAX [phone]
www.townofbenson.com
July 1, 2021
Subject: Stormwater Management Plan and Self -Audit
Ms. Powell,
TOWN MANAGER
FREDERICK NELSON
ASSISTANT TOWN MANAGER
KIMBERLY PICKETT
TOWN CLERK
ANGELA THORNTON
TOWN ATTORNEY
R. ISAAC PARKER
RECEIVED
JUL 14 2021
DENR-LAND QUALITY
STORNIVVATER PERMITTING
Please find included the draft Stormwater Management Plan and self -audit report items that were
required by the Notice of Violation. We appreciate your help in reaching compliance with our MS4
permit. We are working with consultants to help implement the plan, and develop policies and
procedures to help our Town maintain MS4 permit compliance. In 2018, the Town had a population of
3,844. Growth opportunities will certainly continue to increase the population quickly.
We have learned that in doing our daily tasks, we performing work that meets conditions of our permit.
We, simply, did not correlate those duties to task necessary to MS4 permit compliance.
As we have discussed, the Town has been significantly impacted by large storm events in the past,
including Hurricane Matthew. As a result, we are working with FEMA and environmental consultants
on the daylighting and restoration of a stream and incorporating water quality into the flood mitigation
project. If state and federal funding is available, the Town desires to develop an outdoor educational
park where the stream will be restored and daylighted. We are also constructing a new public works
facility that will allow for many materials and most equipment to be stored under rooftop. It will also
include a washbay equipped with oil/sand separators to ensure clean water discharges.
Again, thank you for your assistance. If additional information is needed, please reach out to me at
my office at [phone] or at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Tim Robbins
Director of Public Works and Utilities