15_NCS000467_2017 StormwaterReport_20211208

2017 ANNUAL REPORT
Permit NCS000467
Town of Wake Forest
Miles, Scott
[e-mail]

BACKGROUND
The North Carolina Department of Environment Quality (NCDEQ), Division of energy Mineral and Land
Resources (DEMLR), conducted a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Compliance Evaluation
of the Town of Wake Forest on August 28, 2017. The compliance evaluation is conducted to evaluate
the City's compliance with the requirements of Section 402(p) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. §
1342(p), the regulations promulgated there under at 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 122.26, and
the North Carolina National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit No. NCS000453. I
appreciate the staff willingness to work with DWQ during the compliance evaluation.
Town of Wake Forest Staff
• Scott Miles, P.E., Assistant Town Engineer
• Eric Keravuori, P.E., Director of Engineering, and
• Holly Miller, P.E., CPESC, CFM, Assistant Town Engineer
Contact Information
Scott A. Miles, PE, Assistant Town Engineer
Town of Wake Forest
301 S. Brooks St, Wake Forest, NC 27587-2901
[phone]
[phone] (fax)
[e-mail]
Background Information
Permit Number: NCS000467
Permittee: Town of Wake Forest
Reliance on another entity perform one or more of your permit obligations: Not Applicable
Co -Permit Information: Not Applicable
Interagency Agreements or Stormwater Partnerships: CWEP, City of Raleigh, SWANC, AWA
Stormwater Fee: Not Applicable
Hot Line: 919-435-9440
Website Information: https://www.wakeforestnc.pov/environmental-education.aspx
Engineering Department duties include streets/rehab projects, Stormwater/Phase II, Erosion and
Sediment Control, Construction Administration, Environmental Grants, Stream Restoration, Greenway
Construction, Environmental Education, and other duties as required.
Town of Wake Forest has had a delegated E&S program since July 2006. Permits are required for
projects of 1/2 acre or more — SCM are required for sites I acre and above. SCM are designed for the
2/10-yr peak, 85 TSS and N/P reduction. In October 2007, the Town of Wake Forest was issued an
NPDES MS4 Permit, NCS000467, for discharges to receiving waters, Austin Creek, Horse Creek, Sanford
Creek, Smith Creek, Richland Creek, and Toms Creek within the Neuse River Basin. The permit's

limitations and controls cover program implementation, public education and outreach, public
involvement and participation, illicit discharge detection and elimination, construction site runoff
controls, post -construction site runoff controls, pollution prevention and good housekeeping for
municipal operations
The Town of Wake Forest covers 14.3 square miles with populations of 42,000 population.
Watersheds include Richland Creek, Smith Creek, WF reservoir (formerly), Horse Creek (Falls Lake), Toms
Creek (Neuse River).
Municipal Owned Facilities include the Town Hall Complex, a constructed wetland and bio-retention
basin, police station, facilities building, facilities storage building, the Renaissance Center and North
Wake Senior Center, an Operations Center, Joyner Park Maintenance Building Flaherty Park Community
Building, a Community House/Pool and the Alston-Massen burg Community Center.
Water Quality Programs include the E&SC Local Program, an NPDES Phase II program, Water Supply
Watershed (WS II) - Wake Forest Reservoir, Falls Lake Watershed- Horse Creek, the Neuse River Riparian
Buffer Protection, Floodplain Protection, Adopt a Stream program and Potential Neuse River
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Public Education
The Town of Wake Forest distribute education materials during Town events such as "Meet in the
Street" and "Dirt Days."
The Town of Wake Forest maintains a website that includes SeeClickFix, a reporting tool for Town
including flooding, erosion and educational material hot links.
The Town of Wake Forest also responds to citizen phone calls/emails
The Town of Wake Forest conducts outreach activities that include school visits, adopt a stream, Wake
Forest 411(local cable access, Stormwater 101), partners with the Clean Water Education Partnership
(CWEP), placed signage along streams in parks (Miller Park), and is active on social media, Facebook,
Twitter, and Town of Wake Forest App.
The Town of Wake Forest promotes and maintains a stormwater hotline/helpline for the purpose of
public education and outreach.
Public Participation
The Town of Wake Forest encourages public participation through adopt a stream programs,
Stormwater BMP Education, NC Museum of Science onsite programs, Scout storm drainage stenciling,
the recently adopted Unified Development Ordinance - eliciting input into all aspects of the ordinance
including stormwater and erosion control, Wake Forest Middle School — Future Cities club, responding
to request and questions Hotline/Help Line and engineering department phone calls, SeeClickFix, Social
Media, Town Facebook, Twitter, Town WF App, and the Smith Creek Water Quality Monitoring program
which included 20 monitoring stations, volunteer water quality testing, aquatic insect counts- spring and
fall, stream cleanups- spring and fall, Environmental Education Programs, and buffers restoration
Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE)
The Town of Wake Forest has an IDDE Ordinance in place (Unified Development Ordinance Section
12.5.8). The ordinance gives legal authority to enforce IDDE program. Streets maintenance crews
regularly check pipes for any signs of illicit discharge and respond to complaints. The Town of Wake
Forest uses the DEQ SSO form to document illicit discharge investigations.
Employees are expected to report unusual substances in storm drains or streets. IDDE is a part of the
public education programs and the public reporting mechanism includes SeeClickFix, phone calls, and
emails.
The Town of Wake Forest maintains a written Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Program,
including provisions for program assessment and evaluation and integrating program.
The Town of Wake Forest promotes, publicizes, and facilitates a reporting mechanism for the public
and staff to report illicit discharges and establish and implement citizen request response procedures.

Construction Site Runoff Controls
The Town of Wake Forest is a delegated Sediment and Erosion Control Program. Thus, the Town meets the
maximum extent practicable (MEP) standard for Construction Site Runoff Controls by permitting and
controlling development activities disturbing one-half or more acres of land surface and those activities less
than one-half of an acre that are part of a larger common plan of development as authorized under the
Sediment Pollution Control Act of 1973 and Chapter 4 of Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative
Code.
Post Construction Runoff
The Town of Wake Forest provides adequate legal authority— Unified Development Ordinance (UDO)
Section 12.5. The Town adopted MCMs that meet or exceed State's requirements. The State SCMs
manual is referenced in the LIDO as the standard.
The town engineers review plans for compliance to permit requirements. All sites greater than 1 acre
are deemed critical by Stormwater Administrator. In July 2017, there were 8 new plan reviews, 3 new
projects began construction. Budget for annual maintenance must be submitted as part of review (if
maintenance to be performed by Management Company). The Town maintains and inventory of
projects and an excel spreadsheet listing all SCMs within the Town. Currently there are 27 projects with
permanent SCMs in place - requiring annual inspection. Eleven projects under construction that have
permanent SCMs. As part of the ordinance, the O&M agreement must be registered with Wake County
Register of Deeds (Section 12.5.6.1-1). The Town maintains an excel spreadsheet listing all SCMs within
the Town. Annual inspections are due by December 31st - reminder letters mailed in August/September.
Inspections must be performed in accordance with the approved O&M agreement by certified inspector,
PE, or registered Landscape Architect. The Town performs audit to see what projects have not been
performing annual maintenance requirements.
Before issuing a certificate of occupancy or temporary certificate of occupancy, the Town conduct a
post -construction inspection to verify that the performance standards have been met.
Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping
The Town of Wake Forest has identified Town of Wake Forest owned and/or operated facilities.
The Town of Wake Forest has described stormwater sewer system maintenance activities (i.e., parking
lot maintenance, street sweeping, culverts, cleaning curbs and catch basins, storm lines and ditches)
schedules, and inspection procedures for controls to reduce floatables and other pollutants to the Town
of Wake Forest's MS4.
The Town of Wake Forest maintain Spill Response Procedures and maintains records of training.
The Town of Wake Forest maintains streets/roads, including a street sweeping program. The Town tries
to get to each street annually. High use streets are swept monthly if needed. Maintenance is tracked in
a spreadsheet.

The Town has identified Structural Stormwater Controls throughout their jurisdiction.
The Town has a Pesticide, Herbicide and Fertilizer Application Management Plan. Nine of the eleven
Parks and Recreation employees have their pesticide license with the other two planning to acquire
their license within the next year. The Joyner Park Maintenance Facility has designated area for cleaning
equipment, a gravel wash pad, which is replaced as needed.