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The City of Gastonia Organizational Hierarchy for the Stormwater Department
The City of Gastonia operates its Stormwater Department under the branch of Public Works
Department for the City of Gastonia. The Director of Public Works oversees all aspects of Public
Works and answers directly to the City Manager, City Council and the Mayor.
Under the guidance of the Public Works Director, the Assistant Public Works Director operates
various divisions, including the Stormwater Department, which is divided into an administrative
and operational workforce. (See Chart 1)
The Administrative component consists of:
1.) The Stormwater Utilities Administrator: This position is responsible for overseeing the
management of the stormwater permit. The position also ensures that the Six
Minimum Control Measures, as outlined by the US Environmental Protection Agency,
are fulfilled and effectively managed. This management includes overseeing the day to
day duties of the Stormwater Technician and Stormwater Inspector.
2.) Stormwater Technician: The Stormwater Technician oversees some of the technical
components of the stormwater permit. These components include the following 3 of
the aforementioned minimum measures [1. Public Education and Outreach, 2. Public
Participation and 3. Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination ("Shared duty with the
Stormwater Inspector)] The Technician is also answers questions regarding ERU billing
and manages the GIS Mapping data.
3.) Stormwater Inspector: The Stormwater inspector also is critical to the program as this
position also oversees 3 of the measures as well. This position is responsible for the
following measures: Measure #5 Management of Post Construction Runoff, Measure
#6 Good Housekeeping and Pollution Prevention and Measure #3. Illicit Discharge
Detection and Elimination "(Shared with the Stormwater Technician)
"Measure #4 of the Six Minimum Measures is accomplished through an inter -local
agreement with Gaston Natural Resources Department (A department of Gaston
County) which manages a county wide Erosion Control and development level
stormwater control ordinance. This agreement was set into motion in 2006 and has
been renewed each year since.

The Operational component consists of:
4.) Assistant Division Manager: The ADM is responsible for overseeing the operational
and visible components of the stormwater permit. This position ensures that all
projects and maintenance tied to the stormwater utility are completed to engineering
and industry standard. This position oversees the construction and field work tied to
the management of roadways and right-of-ways within the city. This position, and
those under it are essential in ensuring that overland flow is not inhibited and that the
stormwater utility is functioning at the highest level. The ADM also directly manages
the Stormwater Field Supervisor and The Right -of -Way Supervisor
5.) Stormwater Field Supervisor: This position directly oversees the construction workers
and crew chiefs who ensure that the stormwater utilities are operating appropriately.
This includes, but is not limited to, infrastructure maintenance, repair and reporting.
6.) Right of way Field Supervisor: This position directly oversees the equipment operation
and field crews that are needed to satisfy right-of-way maintenance and litter
collection.

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