NCS000482_Council Resolution_20220713

RESOLUTION AFFIRMING SUPPORT OF CITY OF MONROE
REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPLIANT
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES)
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4) PROGRAM
R-2022-51
A RESOLUTION to develop and implement a compliant stormwater management
program that meets the requirements of the City of Monroe's National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit number
NCS0000482 to discharge stormwater, inclusive of the required Stormwater Management Plan to
be prepared by the City of Monroe and approved by the North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality.
WHEREAS, section 402(p) of the federal Clean Water Act requires NPDES permits for
stormwater discharges from municipal separate storm sewer systems; and
WHEREAS, in North Carolina, NPDES Permits are issued by the North Carolina
Department of Environmental Quality; and
WHEREAS, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the City
of Monroe its third NPDES MS4 Permit for discharge of stormwater on February 20, 2017;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Monroe was issued Notice of Violation number NOV-2022-PC-
0287 on June 5, 2022 for noncompliance with the issued NPDES MS4 Permit; and
WHEREAS, the City of Monroe acknowledges the specific Notice of Violation
requirement to conduct a self -audit of permit compliance for the balance of permit
requirements not specifically audited by the North Carolina Department of Environmental
Quality, and to develop a draft Stormwater Management Plan to comply with Section
402(p)(3)($)(iii) of the Clean Water Act, 40 CFR 122.34(b) and NPDES MS4 Permit
requirements, and to submit its draft Stormwater Management Plan to the North Carolina
Department of Environmental Quality no later than October 4, 2022 for review and approval;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Monroe acknowledges the requirement to provide adequate
funding and staffing to implement a Stormwater Management Program that complies with its
NPDES MS4 Permit and approved Stormwater Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Monroe acknowledges that North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality enforcement action and penalties could result from non-compliance
with the specific requirements in Notice of Violation number NOV-2022-PC-0287; and
WHEREAS, the City of Monroe acknowledges that any North Carolina Department
of Environmental Quality enforcement action and penalties may not prohibit the U.S.
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Environmental Protection Agency from taking its own enforcement action for non-
compliance with the issued NPDES MS4 Permit.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Monroe
hereby affirms its support for development and implementation of a compliant NPDES MS4
Stormwater Program.
Adopted the 12'h day of July, 2022.
Attest:
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Bridgette H. Robinson, City Clerk
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Marion L. Holloway, J , Mayor
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