NCS000547_Roxboro NOC-2021-PC-0712_20210722

ROY COOPER
Corrrnor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
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BRIAN WRENN
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Environmental Quality
July 22, 2021
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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
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City of Roxboro
Attn: Thomas S Warren Jr., Assistant City Manager
PO Box 128
Roxboro, NC 27573
Subject: NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE (NOC-2021-PC-0712)
City of Roxboro
NPDES MS4 Permit No. NCS000547
Person County
Dear Mr. Warren:
On May 21, 2021, staff from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
conducted a compliance audit of subject National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit. The audit identified minor
deficiencies with the specific components of the MS4 permit that were reviewed, as provided in
the attached DEQ MS4 Permit Compliance Audit Report.
The city should self -evaluate the permit components that were not reviewed by DEQ for
compliance: Part II; Section C, Public Involvement and Participation, Section E: Construction
Site Runoff Controls; Section F: Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls; Section H: Total
Maximum Daily Loads. The MS4 Phase 11 Audit Template on the DEQ stormwater web site can
be used for this purpose.
In accordance with Part VI of the permit and DEQ policy, a new 5-year MS4 permit will be
issued in response to the audit. As such, the City of Roxboro is required to complete the
following actions:
(1) Respond in writing within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of receipt of this
notice to acknowledge these requirements and the intent to comply.
(2) Develop a Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP) which details specific actions,
measurable goals, and implementation timelines for the stormwater management
program over the new 5-year permit term. The SWMP must be documented utilizing the
DEQ Phase II MS4 SWMP Template, The City of Roxboro shall submit the SWMP to
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DEQ for review and comment within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days from the
date of receipt of this letter.
(3) Submit an NPDES MS4 permit application within thirty (30) days of receiving written
DEQ concurrence that the submitted SWMP documents a compliant stormwater
management program. A new 5-year NPDES MS4 permit will be public noticed along
with the submitted SWMP.
(4) Respond to public comments on the Draft SWMP and submit a Final SWMP for DEQ
approval and final permit issuance. The final DEQ-approved SWMP shall become an
enforceable component of the NPDES MS4 permit.
Required documentation shall be submitted via e-mail [e-mail], or to:
DEQ-DEMLR Stormwater Program
Attn: Jeanette Powell, MS4 Program Coordinator
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
Thank you for your attention to this matter. Should you have any questions, please contact me at
[phone] or thad.valentincO(,,ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
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William H. Denton, IV, PE
Regional Engineer - RRO
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Enclosures: DEQ MS4 Permit Compliance Audit Report
CC via Email:
Thomas S Warren Jr., Assistant City Manager
Annette. [e-mail], DEMLR Stormwater Program Supervisor
[e-mail], DEMLR MS4 Program Coordinator
DEMLR NPDES MS4 Permit Laserfiche File