NCS000397_Newton 2022 Annual Report_20220830

Reporting
BMP
Reporting
Year
Ref.
Measurable Goal
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Comments
Did Newton complete
a fiscal gap analysis in
1
3.B.1.
reporting year 1?
No
If so, what is the
monetary value of
1
3.B.1.
gap?
Did Newton determine
available funding
mechanisms and
evaluate options in
1
3.B.2.
reporting year 1?
No
Did Newton select a
funding mechanism in
1
3.B.3.
reporting year 1?
No
If so, what reporting
mechanism was
1
3.B.3.
selected?
Did Newton arrange a
partnership with
WPCOG and establish
legal agreement in
1
4.B.1.
reporting year 1?
Yes
If so, what was the
date of the
1
4.B.1.
agreement?
####
Copy of the
agreement will be
provided along with
the annual report
If so, has a copy of the
submission as no
agreement been
copy of it was found
1
4.B.1.
provided to DEQ?
No
on the Laserfiche site

The City of Newton
has contracted out
administration of the
MS4 program with
the WPCOG. The plan
that will be followed
is now the NCDEQ
approved
SWMP/whole
program - not
Did Newton submit a
exclusively outreach.
partnership plan
The specifics of what
detailing specific
will be done are also
commitments of the
written into the
WPCOG partnership to
contract between the
1
4.B.2.
NC DEQ for approval?
Yes
City and the WPCOG
If so, what was the
date the plan was
1
4.B.2.
approved?
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If so, has Newton
implemented the
1
4.B.2.
approved plan?
Yes
Did Newton post
about keeping yard
waste and litter out of
storm drains in
1
7.B.1.
reporting year 1?
Yes
If so, what was the
1
7.B.1.
date of the post?
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The City of Newton
website still needs to
develop its own
page, but as part of
the WPCOG
stormwater program
Did Newton establish
the WPCOG website
the stormwater web
is built and in
page in reporting year
progress of being
1
9.B.1.
1?
Partial
updated

If so, what was the
date the stormwater
1
9.B.1.
web page went live?
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How many hits did the
web page receive in
1
9.B.1.
reporting year 1?
63
Did Newton establish
a hotline phone
number in reporting
1
10.13.1.
year 1?
Yes
Did Newton establish
and train a responsible
party to answer the
stormwater reporting
hotline in reporting
1
10.13.2.
year 1?
Yes
If so, did training
responsible parties
include general
stormwater
knowledge,
appropriate contacts
for stormwater
questions, and citizen
opportunities within
the stormwater
1
10.13.3.
program?
Yes
If so, how many staff
1
10.13.2.
were trained?
1
If so, what were the
1
10.13.2.
training date(s)?
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Did Newton publicize
the stormwater
hotline in the
materials developed
The stormwater
for the stormwater
hotline is included in
program in reporting
WPCOG outreach
1
10.13.4.
year 1?
Yes
materials

The WPCOG
stormwater page has
Did Newton publicize
the hotline number,
the stormwater
City of Newton
hotline on the
specific page still
stormwater web page
needs to be
1
10.13.4.
in reporting year 1?
Partial
developed
Did Newton establish
a tracking mechanism
to document the
number and type of
1
10.13.5.
hotline calls received?
Yes
How many
stormwater hotline
calls were received in
1
10.13.5.
reporting year 1?
2
Did Newton include a
bi-annual agenda item
for City staff to report
No specific
on stormwater
stormwater meetings
concerns and receive
were held. Largely
input from the
due to limited
commission during
meetings because of
permit reporting
COVID-19
1
11.13.1.
period 1?
No
precautions
If so, what was the
1
11.B.1.
date of the meeting?
If so, what stormwater
1
11.13.1.
topics were discussed?

Did Newton include a
second bi-annual
agenda item for City
staff to report on
stormwater concerns
and receive input from
the commission during
permit reporting
1
11.13.1.
period 1?
No
If so, what was the
1
11.13.1.
date of the meeting?
If so, what stormwater
1
11.13.1.
topics were discussed?
Did Newton identify
public areas that could
be cleaned by
1
14.B.1.
volunteers?
Yes
Did Newton review
and update the illicit
discharge ordinance to
maintain adequate
legal authority to
prohibit, detect, and
eliminate illicit
connections and
discharges, illegal
dumping and spills
into the MS4,
including enforcement
procedures and
1
18.B.1.
actions.
Yes
Did Newton revise the
IDDE program to
include a SOP for
investigating potential
illicit discharges and
1
20.13.1.
connections?
Yes

Illicit discharge
procedures were
Did Newton hold an
discussed at training
evaluation meeting
events for city staff,
with IDDE program
opportunities for
stakeholders which
other meetings were
included the
limited for most of
Stormwater
the reporting period
Administrator and
due to COVID
1
21.13.1
Utilities Director?
Yes
concerns
If so, were any
changes to the IDDE
1
21.13.1
Program proposed?
Yes
Did Newton develop a
"Potential Illicit
Discharge Report"
form to include
observed illicit
discharge indicators,
City utilizes the
date, location, and
WPCOG online
1
22.13.1.
contacts made?
Yes
reporting tool
Did Newton develop a
tracking spreadsheet
to collect data from
"Potential Illicit
Discharge Report" as
well as the results of
the investigation, any
follow-up, date of
closure, and
enforcement actions
1
22.13.2.
taken
Yes
Did Newton train
municipal staff on
proper handling of
construction site
runoff control
1
27.13.1.
complaints?
Yes
If so, how many staff
1
27.13.1.
were trained?
45
If so, what was the
6/22/21 &
1
27.13.1.
training date?
6/24/21

Illicit
discharge
(detection,
how to
report,
impacts) and
good
housekeeping
(general and
specific
practices,
If so, what topics were
impacts, data
1
27.13.1.
included?
tracking)
Did Newton develop
and implement an
ordinance to require
construction site
operators to control
1
29.13.1.
waste?
Yes
A specific fact sheet
has not been created
for developers yet,
Did Newton
however standard
identify/develop a fact
language and
sheet to share at pre-
templates for post -
construction meetings
construction
to communicate new
documentation are
waste management
provided by the
requirements for
WPCOG stormwater
construction site
administrator on any
1
30.13.1.
operators?
Partial
new projects
Did Newton add the
construction waste
management fact
sheet to the
stormwater web
1
30.13.2.
page?
No
Did Newton distribute
the construction
waste management
fact sheet at pre-
In person meetings
construction
were minimized to
1
30.13.3.
meetings?
No
reduce Covid-19 risk

If so, how many
construction waste
management fact
sheets were
1
30.13.3.
distributed?
Did Newton track the
number of low -density
and high -density plan
1
31.13.1.
reviews performed?
Yes
If so, how many low
density project
reviews were
1
31.13.1.
performed?
0
If so, how many high
density project
reviews were
1
31.13.1.
performed?
1
If so, how many low
density project
reviews were
1
31.13.2.
approved?
0
If so, how many high
density project
reviews were
1
31.13.2.
approved?
1
Did Newton 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 enforcement
1
31.13.3.
action (if any)?
Yes
How many SCM
inspections were
1
31.13.4.
performed?
10
How many low -density
inspections were
1
31.13.5.
performed?
0

How many
enforcement actions
1
31.13.5.
were taken?
1
The
Did Newton establish
information/standard
a developer
documents exist and
stormwater resources
are provided by the
section on the city
WPCOG stormwater
website including links
admin to new
to ordinances, post
projects/developers,
construction
but it has not yet
requirements, design
been uploaded to the
standards, and other
City of Newton or
1
37.13.1.
relevant material?
No
WPCOG websites
Did Newton compile
an inventory list of
existing City -owned
1
38.13.1.
facilities?
Yes
If so, how many
facilities were
1
38.13.1.
inventoried?
29
If so, date the list was
1
38.13.1.
completed?
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Did Newton review
general spill response
procedures for city-
1
42.13.1.
owned facilities?
Yes
Municipal o&m plan
Did Newton review
has been created
specific spill response
which outline spill
procedures for City
response procedures
facilities and
overall. Specific
operations with
facility plans for high
potential to produce
risk facilities are in
1
42.13.2.
high hazard spills?
Partial
progress
Did Newton train new
fire department staff
in spill response
1
42.13.4.
procedures?
Yes

If so, how many new
1
42.13.4.
staff were trained?
48
Did Newton train staff
at facilities with
potential for high
hazard spills on first
response actions and
1
42.13.5.
reporting procedures?
Yes
If so, how many new
1
42.13.5.
staff were trained?
45
Did Newton create an
inventory of existing
City -owned SCMs with
information including
type, year built, date
of last inspection, and
1
45.13.1.
maintenance actions?
Yes
The only municipally
owned SCM In
Newton is the new
fire station and it has
Did Newton locate
been added to the
city -owned SCMs and
WPCOG SCM map
add them to the MS4
but has not been
Map, with type of SCM
updated on any
1
46.13.1.
indicated?
Yes
online map viewers
Did Newton maintain
Right -of -Way Pest
Control, Public Health
Control, and
Ornamental & Turf
Pest Control applicator
certifications for
appropriate
1
47.13.1.
personnel?
Yes
Did Newton review
the municipal facilities
inventory to
determine which
facilities require a
NPDES stormwater
1
48.13.1.
permit?
Yes
If so, how many
facilities require a
1
48.13.1.
stormwater permit?
2

If so, did Newton
confirm/ensure/obtain
No new facilities
a valid NPDES
have been developed
Stormwater permit for
that would require
each facility that
additional NPDES
1
48.13.2.
requires one?
Yes
permits
Did Newton develop a
municipal industrial
The city utilizes the
facility inspection
WPCOG inspection
1
48.13.3.
form?
Yes
forms
Did Newton establish
an NPDES Industrial
Permit inventory and
tracking mechanism
for municipally owned
facilities which
includes permit
number, permit
expiration date, and
1
48.13.5.
inspections?
Yes
Did Newton develop a
SOP, including a
schedule and plan to
document street
sweeping following a
regular schedule in
order to reduce
pollutants from City
owned and
1
51.13.1.
maintained streets?
Yes
Did Newton develop a
SOP, including a
schedule and plan to
document periodic
collection of leaves
from residential and
public areas to reduce
pollutants and
clogging of storm
1
52.13.1.
system inlets?
Yes