NCS000428_Burlington Audit Notification_20220628

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ELIZABIETH.S. RISER
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BRIAN WRENN
Director
CERTIFIED MAIL 7019 1120 0002 0066 3323
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
City of Burlington
Attn: Amy Barber, Stormwater Manager
Post Office Box 1358
Burlington, NC 27216
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
June 28, 2022
Subject: MS4 PERMIT COMPLIANCE AUDIT NOTIFICATION
City of Burlington
NPDES MS4 Permit No. NCS000428
Alamance County
Dear Ms. Barber:
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has reviewed the documents submitted in response to the May
5, 2022 pre -audit documentation request. Based upon this review, staff will be performing the following National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit
compliance audit for the subject permit.
An on -site audit will be performed, which includes on -site interviews with MS4 representatives and site
inspection(s) of municipal industrial facilities, outfalls, and/or post -construction sites. The on -site audit is
scheduled for July 27, 2022 beginning at 8:30 am and is expected to take at least one (1) full day (see
attached agenda). Please arrange for an appropriate meeting space that will accommodate your representatives,
1-2 staff members from DEQ and access to any tools routinely utilized to implement the MS4 Program (e.g.
databases, GIS, forms, etc.).
You are expected to ensure that all relevant staff, contractors and management/leadership/officials are present
for scheduled audit meetings. The audit is structured but informal, and the agenda will be flexible depending
upon progress. However, the Preliminary Findings portion of the audit will be held as scheduled so that
management and elected officials can plan to attend.
On -site meeting rooms must provide adequate space for all participants to maintain appropriate social distancing
protocols for COVID-19. If special arrangements or schedule adjustments are necessary to achieve this, please
discuss this with me prior to the audit date. All participants of on -site meetings are expected to wear personal
protective equipment in accordance with current state requirements, guidelines and recommendations; and to
also maintain appropriate social distancing protocols for COVID-19 at all times.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Qmxlity , Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
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Should you have any questions regarding the upcoming MS4 Permit compliance audit, please feel free to contact
me at 12aul.clark0ticdenr.gov or [phone].
Sincerely,
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Paul Clark
Water Supply Watershed Protection Coordinator
Cc: Bob Patterson, Burlington Water Resources Director
David Bowan, Burlington Engineering Department
[e-mail]. MS4 Program Coordinator
DEMLR Winston Salem Regional Office
DEMLR NPDES MS4 Permit Laserfiche File
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
512 North Salisbury Strtet 11612 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699,1612
919.7079200