NCS000429_Gastonia Document Request_20220211

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Director
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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 11, 2022
7018 3090 0001 2322 6280
City of Gastonia
Attention: Michael Peoples, City Manager
Post Office Box 1748
Gastonia, North Carolina 28053-1748
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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
City of Gastonia
Attention: Danon Lawson, Stormwater Utility Administrator
1300 North Broad Street
Gastonia, North Carolina 28053
Subject: MS4 PERMIT COMPLIANCE AUDIT DOCUMENTATION REQUEST
City of Gastonia
NPDES MS4 Permit No. NCS000429
Gaston County
Dear Mr. Peoples:
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will be performing a National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit compliance audit
for the subject permit. This correspondence is a formal request to submit required permit documentation
prior to DEQ scheduling the audit. All submitted documentation will become a permanent record of the
compliance audit. DEQ may request additional information prior to, during and/or following the
compliance audit. The scope and venue for the compliance audit will be determined based on a review of
the provided documentation, and DEQ will notify you in writing of the date(s) and time(s) for the audit.
Please submit the following required permit documentation for the current permit within seven (7)
calendar days of receipt of this letter:
a. Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP)
b. Annual Reports not already submitted through DEQ's online BIMS SWMPA portal
MS4 Program organizational chart and associated program responsibilities for staff/positions
d. MS4 map of outfalls and receiving waters
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
OOX Mooresville Regional Office 1610 East Center Avenue, Suite 3011 Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
704-663-1699

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Audit Request Documentation
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February 11, 2022
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e. Formal stormwater program implementation agreements with any other entities
f. Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Program Plan
g. MS4 Operation and Maintenance Plan
h. Municipal SCM Operation and Maintenance Plan
i. Post -construction ordinance reference or link.
All documentation shall be submitted via e-mail to [e-mail], or to:
NCDEQ-DEMLR Stormwater Program
Attention: Jesse McDonnell, Environmental Specialist
610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301
Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
Should you have any questions regarding the upcoming MS4 Permit compliance audit, please contact
Jesse McDonnell at [e-mail] or [phone].
Sincerely,
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Zahid S. Khan, CPM, CPESC, CPSWQ
Regional Engineer
Land Quality Section
c: Jeanette Powell, DEMLR MS4 Program Coordinator, [e-mail]
DEMLR NPDES MS4 Permit Laserfiche File