NCS000602_Granite Falls 2022 Annual Report_20220830

Reporting
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Year
BMP
Measurable Goal
Reporting
Comments
No.
(July 1 -
Ref.
Metric
June 30)
Did Granite Falls submit the Annual
Self -Assessment to NCDEQ prior to
1
1
1
August 31 each year?
YES
Did Granite Falls develop and
distribute new fliers to raise general
9
1
3.B.1.
stormwater awareness?
YES
If so, how many general stormwater
10
1
3.B.1.
awareness fliers were distributed?
55
Did Granite Falls attend at least two
community events to disperse
stormwater outreach
materials/awareness through the use
of interactive educational games and
19
1
4.B.1.
activities?
YES
If so, how many event attendees
were engaged in stormwater
outreach/received stormwater
20
1
4.B.1.
information?
30
Did Granite Falls provide additional
outreach supplement or alternative
outreach opportunities if the primary
29
1
4.B.2.
community event(s) were canceled?
NO
If so, how many attendees were
30
1
4.B.2.
engaged in stormwater outreach?
Did Granite Falls have WPCOG
provide instruction and stormwater
39
1
5.B.1.
educational activities to youth?
YES
If so, how many WPCOG youth
education activities/events were
40
1
5.B.1.
provided?
2
If so, how many WPCOG youth event
41
1
5.B.1.
participants were reached?
How many storm drains were
Storm drains have metal
54
1
5.B.2.
stenciled?
0
markers.
Did Granite Falls create a
presentation covering stormwater
topics to be presented in digital
classrooms and/or provided to
Being developed for
59
1
5.B.3.
teachers?
Partial
school year 2022-2023.

If so, how many classroom
presentations were provided by
60
1
5.B.3.
teachers or staff?
If so, how many students were
61
1
5.B.3.
reached by classroom presentations?
Did Granite Falls develop printed
stormwater best practices materials
74
1
6.B.1.
for local government distribution?
YES
Did Granite Falls provide one
presentation about one of the six
NPDES Minimum Control Measures
at each annual WPCOG Water Quality
Public Education and
75
1
7.B.1.
Conference?
YES
Outreach.
If so, how many attendees were
reached during the annual WPCOG
Water Quality Conference
76
1
7.B.1.
stormwater presentation?
137
Did Granite Falls evaluate the target
pollutants and audiences to identify
Changes were not
85
1
8.B.1.
where outreach can be improved?
YES
required at this time.
If so, were any revisions made to
86
1
8.B.1.
target pollutants?
NO
If so, were any revisions made to
87
1
8.B.2.
target audiences?
NO
Did Granite Falls develop a
100
1
10.13.1.
stormwater program web page?
YES
Was the annual selfassessment
101
1
10.13.2.
uploaded to stormwater website?
YES
Did any links, contact information, or
documents on the stormwater web
102
1
10.13.2.
page need to be updated?
How many hits did the stormwater
103
1
10.13.3.
web page receive?
93
Did Granite Falls provide citizen
education as part of the enforcement
process for illicit discharges, illegal
dumping and improper disposal of
116
1
11.13.3.
waste?
YES
If so, how many educational citizen
interactions were completed as part
of the illicit discharge and illegal
117
1
11.13.3.
dumping enforcement process?
5

Did Granite Falls establish a hotline
for stormwater complaints and
126
1
12.13.1.
information?
YES
Did Granite Falls identify specific staff
who will serve as the hotline
127
1
12.13.2.
contact(s)?
YES
How many stormwater hotline calls
128
1
12.13.3.
were received?
8
Did Granite Falls stormwater hotline
staff receive training in general
stormwater awareness, complaint
call protocols, appropriate contacts
for referral, and typical stormwater
133
1
12.13.4.
issues?
YES
Did Granite Falls publicize contact
information on the municipal
Facebook page, and the stormwater
138
1
12.13.5.
program and WPCOG webpages?
YES
Did Granite Falls establish a web
based complaint/ reporting/input
143
1
15.B.1.
form?
YES
Did Granite Falls maintain a Facebook
152
1
16.13.1.
page for stormwater messaging?
YES
Did Granite Falls utilize the Facebook
page to promote public involvement
in stormwater programs, events and
projects and provide
outreach/general stormwater
153
1
16.13.2.
awareness messages?
YES
If so, how many posts were made on
the Facebook page related to the
154
1
16.13.2.
stormwater program?
1
Did Granite Falls participate in
quarterly Water Resource Committee
167
1
17.13.1.
meetings?
YES
If so, how many quarterly Water
Resource Committee meetings did
168
1
17.13.1.
Granite Falls participate in?
2
If so, how many attendees (total of
all meetings) were at quarterly Water
Resource Committee meetings that
169
1
17.13.1.
Granite Falls participated in?
38

Did Granite Falls provide a survey to
engage the public and gauge public
interest in stormwater issues and the
182
1
18.13.1.
stormwater program?
YES
Survey has been
supplied but none have
If so, how many surveys were
been received from
183
1
18.13.1.
completed?
0
citizens
Did Granite Falls provide and
promote volunteer stream cleanup
192
1
19.13.1.
activities?
YES
If so, how many stream cleanup
193
1
19.13.1.
events were held?
1
If so, how many stream cleanup
194
1
19.B.1.
participants were there?
13
If so, how many trash bags were
195
1
19.B.1.
filled during stream cleanup events?
12
Did Granite Falls provide materials
for volunteer stream cleanup
activities hosted by Granite Falls and
212
1
19.13.2.
WPCOG?
YES
Did Granite Falls supplement or
replace stream clean-up time with
outdoor educational activities if
streams do not have adequate litter
217
1
19.13.4.
available for cleanup?
YES
If so, how many supplemental or
replacement outdoor educational
218
1
19.B.4.
activities were held?
1
If so, how many supplemental or
replacement outdoor educational
Activities provided at
219
1
19.13.4.
activity participants were there?
13
Stream Clean -Up.
Did Granite Falls update the existing
MS4 map to include open channels,
storm drain information and flow
232
1
20.13.1.
direction?
YES
If so, was at least 20% of the MS4
233
1
20.13.1.
area mapped?
Yes
Did Granite Falls add newly
Mapping is in progress,
constructed infrastructure to the
constructed
242
1
20.B.2.
existing MS4 map?
YES
infrastructure included
Did Granite Falls review the IDDE
247
1
21.13.1.
ordinance and update if needed?
YES

Did Granite Falls develop a written
252
1
22.13.1.
IDDE Plan?
YES
Template for IDDE plan
What date did Granite Falls submit
and O&M plan was
the written IDDE Plan to DEQ for
provided to JP on
253
1
22.13.1.
approval?
####
11/3/2020
Without repeat
discharges priority IDDE
areas were not
applicable. Currently
working with WM site
maps and NPDES permit
locations to generate
priority areas. High
pollution potential
Did Granite Falls use the MS4 map to
areas (such as
locate priority areas likely to have
industrial) are
254
1
23.13.1.
illicit discharges?
YES
prioritized
Did Granite Falls establish dry
weather inspection procedures and a
259
1
24.B.1.
schedule?
YES
Did Granite Falls establish procedures
to track and document illicit
272
1
25.13.1.
discharge investigations?
YES
Did Granite Falls screen priority areas
273
1
26.13.1.
likely to have illicit discharges?
YES
None were found during
If so, how many illicit discharges
this permit cycle in high
274
1
26.13.1.
were identified in priority areas?
0
risk areas
Did Granite Falls evaluate and assess
the IDDE plan/program and revise if
283
1
26.13.3.
necessary?
YES
Did Granite Falls develop the IDDE
288
1
27.13.1.
tracking sheet?
YES
How many verified IDDE issues were
289
1
27.13.2.
identified?
5
Enforcement
procedures are in place
and are used, but no
verified IDDE cases in
Granite Falls were
Did Granite Falls enforce illicit
related to illegal
discharge and illegal dumping
dumping during this
294
1
27.13.3.
violations?
YES
permit cycle

One discharge
investigation came from
a mistaken illegal
dumping report, but
How many illicit discharge and illegal
otherwise they were
dumping violations/enforcement
related to construction
295
1
27.13.3.
actions were issued?
0
sediment and pet waste
How many illicit discharge and illegal
dumping violations/enforcement
296
1
27.13.3.
actions were resolved?
0
See 295
Did Granite Falls establish and
309
1
27.13.4.
maintain a list of chronic violators?
YES
The tracking sheet
exists, but no
chronic/repeat violators
If so, how many chronic violators
have been determined
310
1
27.13.4.
were identified?
0
in Granite Falls
Did Granite Falls identify staff and
contractors likely to observe and
identify illicit discharges, illicit
connections, illegal dumping and
327
1
28.13.1.
spills?
YES
Did Granite Falls train identified staff
and contractors to identify and
report illicit discharges, illicit
connections, illegal dumping and
328
1
28.13.2.
spills?
YES
How many staff and contractors were
trained to identify and report illicit
discharges, illicit connections, illegal
329
1
28.13.2.
dumping and spills?
13
Did Granite Falls utilize social media
and the stormwater webpage(s) to
publicize contact information for
338
1
29.13.2.
IDDE reporting?
YES
Did Granite Falls evaluate the IDDE
343
1
32.13.2.
complaint response time?
YES

Reports are followed up
on the same day or the
following day
depending on time of
report. Resolution time
follows within the
periods outlined by
issued NOVs with
<24
reasonable time to
Hours
correct. No issued NOVS
response,
required further
If so, what was the average response
<5 days
enforcement to correct
344
1
32.13.2.
time for IDDE complaints / reports?
resolved
the issue
Did Granite Falls train municipal staff
on proper handling of construction
353
1
33.13.1.
site runoff complaints?
YES
How many staff were trained on
proper handling of construction site
354
1
33.13.1.
runoff complaints?
13
How many construction site runoff
complaints were received from
355
1
33.13.2.
municipal staff?
4
Did Granite Falls administer a public
survey to receive perspective on
368
1
34.13.1.
construction site runoff?
YES
Did Granite Falls publicize the ability
to report concerns about
construction runoff issues via the
online form on the Granite Falls and
369
1
34.13.4.
WPCOG websites and social media?
YES
Did Granite Falls develop an
ordinance that addresses
378
1
35.13.1.
construction site waste?
YES
Did Granite Falls adopt an ordinance
that addresses construction site
379
1
35.13.2.
waste?
YES
Did Granite Falls train municipal staff
on identifying and reporting
384
1
35.13.3.
construction site waste violations?
YES
How many staff were trained on
identifying and reporting
385
1
35.13.3.
construction site waste violations?
13

Did Granite Falls track the number of
low -density and high -density plan
406
1
36
reviews performed?
YES
If so, how many low density project
407
1
36
reviews were performed?
3
No submitted plans in
If so, how many high density project
this time frame hit HD
408
1
36
reviews were performed?
0
under WSW or Phase II
If so, how many low density project
409
1
36
reviews were approved?
3
If so, how many high density project
410
1
36
reviews were approved?
0
See 408
Did Granite Falls maintain a current
inventory of low -density projects and
constructed SCMs, including SCM
type or low -density acreage, location,
last inspection date and type of
431
1
36
enforcement action (if any)?
YES
How many high density non -
municipally owned SCM inspections
436
1
36
were performed?
6
How many low -density inspections
441
1
36
were performed?
3
How many post -construction
446
1
36
enforcement actions were issued?
0
Did Granite Falls train field and office
staff in Stormwater Ordinance
procedures and enforcement
451
1
38.13.1.
actions?
YES
How many staff were trained in
Stormwater Ordinance procedures
452
1
38.13.1.
and enforcement actions?
13
How many post -construction notices
461
1
38.13.2.
of violation were issued?
0
How many post -construction Civil
462
1
38.13.2.
Citations were issued?
0
How many post -construction
violations are still in process of
463
1
38.13.2.
abatement?
0
Did Granite Falls review post -
construction procedures and
476
1
39.13.1.
documents and update as needed?
YES

How many pre -CO SCM inspections
None were permitted
481
1
42.B.1.
were completed?
0
during reporting period
How many repeat pre -CO SCM
None were permitted
482
1
42.B.1.
inspections were completed?
0
during reporting period
How many permitted projects with
None were permitted
483
1
40.B.1.
O&M Plans received their CO?
0
during reporting period
How many SCM inspections were
484
1
42.13.2.
completed by municipal staff?
6
How many SCM inspections
performed by municipal staff were
485
1
42.13.2.
failed?
0
How many qualified licensed
professional SCM inspections
completed with documentation
486
1
42.13.3.
received?
6
How many SCMs are under annual
487
1
42.13.3.
inspection enforcement?
0
Did Granite Falls conduct inspections
of 20% of low -density projects this
488
1
42.13.4.
year?
YES
Did Granite Falls provide educational
materials about low density
developments during the issuance of
zoning permits, distributed through
mailings, posted on social media, and
521
1
43.13.3.
handed out at events?
YES
How many low density educational
During plan review
522
1
43.13.3.
materials were distributed?
3
process
Did Granite Falls provide educational
materials to developers about high
density development during the
issuance of zoning permits,
distributed through mailings, posted
on social media, and handed out at
531
1
44.13.2.
events?
YES
During plan review
How many high density educational
process and responding
532
1
44.13.2.
materials were distributed?
7
to developer inquiry's
Did Granite Falls establish/maintain
links to all post -construction
ordinances, manuals, policies,
checklists, design standards, and/or
541
1
44.13.3.
other materials on the website?

Did Granite Falls maintain a Pet
546
1
45.B.1.
Waste Ordinance?
YES
Used on 1 IDDE case
Did Granite Falls implement and
involving pet waste
547
1
45.B.1.
enforce the Pet Waste Ordinance?
YES
leaving a property
Did Granite Falls develop educational
awareness materials on fecal
coliform pollution associated with
556
1
45.13.2.
maintenance of septic systems?
YES
How many educational awareness
materials on fecal coliform pollution
associated with maintenance of
557
1
45.13.2.
septic systems were distributed?
0
How many municipal facilities have
562
1
46.13.2.
O&M Plans?
1
Did Granite Falls verify the municipal
563
1
47.13.1.
facility list is complete?
YES
How many municipal facilities were
identified to have stormwater
564
1
47.13.2.
pollution potential / spill risk?
1
How many municipal facilities were
inspected to ensure good
housekeeping / spill prevention and
565
1
47.13.3.
control measures are implemented?
19
How many municipal facilities
implemented corrective action(s)
570
1
47.13.4.
following inspection?
1
Did Granite Falls develop a written
Included as part of
spill response procedure plan for
municipal O&M and
575
1
48.13.1
each facility that requires one?
YES
facility 0&M
How many municipal facilities
implemented spill response
576
1
48.13.2.
procedure plans?
2
How many non -reportable spills were
documented according to the spill
585
1
48.13.5.
response SOP?
How many reportable spills were
documented according to the spill
586
1
48.13.5.
response SOP?
Did Granite Falls develop an MS4
O&M Plan to define required
595
1
49.B.1.
procedures, inspections, schedules,
YES

documentation, and MS4
maintenance and evaluations?
When did Granite Falls submit the
Submitted alongside
596
1
49.13.2.
MS4 O&M Plan to DEQ?
####
IDDE plan
Did Granite Falls provide
comprehensive stormwater training
605
1
50.B.1.
to municipal staff and contractors?
YES
How many comprehensive
stormwater training sessions were
606
1
50.B.1.
held?
1
How many municipal and contractor
staff received comprehensive
607
1
50.B.1.
stormwater training?
13
Did Granite Falls inspect the MS4
616
1
51.13.1.
infrastructure?
Yes
How many MS4 catch basins were
617
1
51.13.1.
inspected?
215
How many MS4 conveyances were
618
1
51.13.1.
inspected?
215
How many MS4 issues were
619
1
51.13.1.
documented?
6
How many MS4
cleanings/maintenance actions were
636
1
52.13.2.
performed?
12
Did Granite Falls maintain an
inventory of municipally -owned
SCMs with information including
type, year built, date of last
Granite Falls does not
641
1
53.13.1.
inspection and maintenance actions?
have a municipal SCM
How many municipally -owned SCMs
642
1
53.13.1.
are in the inventory?
0
Did Granite Falls develop/maintain a
Granite Falls does not
SCM Operation and Maintenance
have a municipal SCM,
Plan for each municipally -owned
but should one be built
643
1
53.13.2.
SCM?
NO
it will require an O&M
How many municipally -owned SCM
Granite Falls does not
656
1
54.13.3.
inspections were performed?
0
have a municipal SCM
How many municipally -owned SCMs
had documented
661
1
54.13.4.
deficiencies/required maintenance?
0
See above

How many municipally -owned SCM
corrective actions/repairs were
662
1
54.13.4.
performed?
0
See above
Did Granite Falls ensure that only
certified landscapers/applicators are
applying pesticides, herbicides and
671
1
56.13.1.
fertilizers?
YES
How many certified
landscapers/applicators are applying
672
1
56.13.1.
pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers?
8
Did Granite Falls establish standard
operating procedures for vehicle and
681
1
57.13.1.
equipment washing?
YES
Did Granite Falls implement standard
operating procedures for vehicle and
682
1
57.13.3.
equipment washing?
YES
Did Granite Falls ensure all municipal
facilities have appropriate industrial
687
1
58.13.1.
stormwater permit coverage?
YES
How many municipal facilities have
industrial stormwater permit
688
1
58.13.1.
coverage?
1
Did Granite Falls perform annual
689
1
59.13.1.
municipal parking lot sweeping?
YES
Did Granite Falls remove litter/debris
690
1
59.13.1.
from municipal parking lots weekly?
YES
Did Granite Falls track
conveyances/infrastructure that have
frequent problems with pollution to
691
1
59.13.2.
prioritize their maintenance?
YES
Did Granite Falls distribute
educational flyers regarding street
704
1
59.13.3.
runoff pollution?
YES
How many educational flyers
regarding street runoff pollution
705
1
59.13.3.
were distributed?
35
Did Granite Falls service public waste
714
1
60.B.1.
receptacles?
YES
How many trash bags were
715
1
60.B.1.
used/collected?
1,500
Did Granite Falls collect litter on an
724
1
60.13.2.
as -needed basis?
YES

How much trash was collected
725
1
60.13.2.
(pounds)?
1,500
Did Granite Falls perform at least two
leaf collections between October and
734
1
61.13.1.
April?
YES
How many cubic yards of leaves were
735
1
61.13.1.
collected?
86
Did Granite Falls train first
responders on minimizing, collecting
and disposing of fluids and other
vehicular pollutants following an
744
1
62.13.1.
accident?
YES
How many first responders were
trained on minimizing, collecting and
disposing of fluids and other
vehicular pollutants following an
745
1
62.13.1.
accident?
Did Granite Falls equip and maintain
754
1
62.13.2.
spill kits in first responder vehicles?
YES
How many first responder spill kits
5 Ibs of
755
1
62.13.2.
were maintained / refilled?
absorbant
How many public education materials
about vehicle leaks / pollution
Included on General
764
1
62.13.3.
potential were distributed?
35
Runoff Information Flier
Did Granite Falls enforce significant
vehicle leaks from parked cars under
769
1
62.13.4.
the IDDE ordinance?
YES
No significant vehicle
leaks were found or
How many enforcement actions were
reported. Otherwise
issued for significant vehicle leaks
they will be treated as a
770
1
62.13.4.
from parked cars?
0
discharge and recorded