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Stormwater SMART MS4 Permit Audit Report by Piedmont Triad Regional Council
Town of Eon, NC: NPDES Permit No. NCS000403
Public Education and Outreach
Staff Interviewed:
Danica Heflin
(Name, Title, Role)
Environmental Programs Coordinator for Stormwater SMART
Piedmont Triad Regional Council
[phone]
[e-mail]
1398 Carrollton Crossing Drive; Kernersville, NC 27284
Permit Citation
Program Requirement Status Supporting
Doc No.
11.13.2.a
The permittee defined goals and objectives of the Local Public Education and Choose
Goals and
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Outreach Program based on community wide issues. an item.
Objectives
Stormwater SMART (SMART) invoiced the permittee in advance of FY20, FY19, FY18, FY17 (additional records available
for previous years) with the shared goal of educating school -aged children and residents of Elon about stormwater
pollution prevention. Our shared objectives include: 1) using curriculum -correlated stormwater education programs
such as Project WET for all ages; 2) providing at least one such program each semester to a school, library, or camp and
tracking number of students from Elon reached; 3) marketing educational citizen science and stewardship programs
such as NC DEQ's "NC Stream Watch" program to seniors, families, and individuals of all ages and tracking number of
participants; 4) manning a booth at a fair or festival during the year to distribute educational information tailored to the
target pollutants in the community and tracking number of visitors; 5) posting water quality information to social media
(Face book/lnstagram) at least once a week; 6) maintaining a website with educational information at
www.stormwatersmart.org.
Please note that these are shared goals and objectives between the permittee and Stormwater SMART which add to the
efforts and actions of the permittee and any other shared agreements.
II.13.2.1b
The permittee maintained a description of the target pollutants and/or stressors and
Choose
Target Pollutants
likely sources.
an item.
Residents and workers in the Town of Elon have an impact on several important tributaries of Haw River including
Travis Creek and Little Alamance; both waterways are listed as impaired for degraded aquatic life. The Town identifies
nonpoint source pollutants on their website at https://www.townofelon.com/town-government/departments/public-
works/stormwater/ and places a special emphasis on pet waste; Stormwater SMART distributes information on pet
waste in English (https://www.ptrc.org/home/showpublisheddocument/7008/636613770568830000) and Spanish
(https://www.ptrc.org/home/showpublisheddocument/7026/636621524793270000) at annual events such as the
Elon's Arbor Day Festival in Beth Schmidt Park (3/19/22), during Alamance Creek Week (typically in April), and through
Alamance Public Libraries (branches and mobile unit). Additionally the Town relies on Stormwater SMART to
supplement this information by maintaining descriptions of target pollutants and/or stressors at
https://www.ptrc.org/services/regional-planning/stormwater-smart/target-pollutants (see Image 1.1 on Page 12),
including 1) commercial cleaning supplies, grease, and "dumpster juice"); 2) household hazardous waste containing
volatile or toxic ingredients such as harsh cleaners, oil -based paint, pesticides, etc.; 3) exposed soil and sediment, 4)
vehicle fluids such as motor oil and other lubricants, car wash detergent and dirty wash water, etc.; 4) pet waste
(bacteria, excess nutrients, viruses); 5) Fertilizers and yard waste such as leaves, grass clippings, sticks and limbs; 6)
Litter from individuals and unsecured loads.
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Stormwater SMART MS4 Permit Audit Report by Piedmont Triad Regional Council
Town of Eon, NC: NPDES Permit No. NCS000403
Public Education and Outreach
II.1132c
Target Audiences
T-ie perm'ttee icentified, assessed annuaIly and updated .he Jescripticn of the target
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The degraded aquatic life in Travis Creek and Little Alamance are likely due to nonpoint source pollution from
stormwater runoff coming from 1) Businesses that Serve Food (Cleaning supplies, grease, and "dumpsterjuice"); 2)
Homeowners (household waste containing volatile or toxic ingredients: motor oil, oil -based paint, car batteries,
gasoline and pesticides); 3) Businesses and Residents Near Creeks, Rivers, and Streams (erosion, litter, mowing within
buffer); Car Owners and Commercial Car Washes (wash water containing oil, grease and heavy metals; detergents
contain surfactants); Pet Owners (pet waste: bacteria, excess nutrients, viruses); Landscapers and Homeowners who
Maintain Lawns (lawn chemicals such as pesticides, fertilizers, yard waste such as leaves, grass clippings, sticks and
limbs); Developers and Homeowners (exposed soil and sediment, erosion from development/practices within buffer);
Families (practices at school, work, and home related to use and disposal of waste materials such as plastics, cardboard,
cigarette butts, HHW, fertilizer, etc.). Stormwater SMART maintains descriptions of the target audiences likely to have
significant stormwater impacts and why they were selected at https://www.ptrc.org/services/regional-
p l a n n i ng/sto rmwate r-s m a rt/ta rget-po I I uta nts.
The annual analysis for FY22-23 (presented in November 2022) included Census information showing an increase in
Spanish-speaking populations throughout Alamance County. Spanish-speaking residents are included in each of the
target audience categories: workers including restaurant employees and landscapers, car owners, pet owners,
homeowners and renters, students and parents/caregivers.
Public Education and Outreach
II.B.2.d Residential
Tle permittee des€r"bed issues, su€h as po utants, the likely sources of tiose
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and Industrial/
pollutants, potential impacts, and the o-iysical a.tributes c= stormwa.er runoff in
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Commer€ial Issues
t-ieir edu€ationfcu.rea€h prograrr.
an Item,
SMART informs residents of nonpoint source pollutants (their sources, impacts, and physical properties) in a print
materials, educational visits, social media and at stormwatersmart.org. SMART creates new materials every fiscal year
to engage residents; in FY22 SMART provided new Nature Notebooks to schools and libraries in Alamance County. NEXT
PAGE: Graphic in Nature Notebook with a QR code that links to animated videos about nonpoint source pollutants.
More than 200 families with K-5 students received the notebook. View the 12-page FY21 Nature Notebook for
elementary -aged students here: https://www.ptrc.org/home/showpublisheddocument/11750/637818284971530000
Additionally, these resources are available at for the permittee and the general public to view, download, and print at
www.stormwatersmart.org. Educational videos about residential and commercial target pollutants:
ttDs://www.r)trc.org/services/reRional-DlanninR/stormwater-smart/about-us/stormwater-educational-videos. Print
materials about residential and commercial target pollutants in English: https://www.ptrc.org/services/regional-
planning/stormwater-smart/about-us/documents-resources/-folder-517#docan2216 1592 1307. Print materials
about residential and commercial target pollutants in Spanish: https://www.ptrc.org/services/regional-
planning/stormwater-smart/about-us/documents-resources/-folder-518#docan2216 1592 1307. Print materials
updated in FY20 and FY21 for the Back Creek/Haw River and Big Alamance watersheds describing soil and sediment
pollution caused by construction: https://www.ptrc.org/home/showpublisheddocument/10790/637538360636670000
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Town of Eon, NC: NPDES Permit No. NCS000403
Public Education and Outreach
I I. B.2.e
The permittee promoted and maintained an internet web site designed to convey the Choose
Informational ---
program's message. an item.
Web Site
The main messages for Town of Elon residents are: "Save Our Water by Preventing Stormwater Pollution"; "Clean
Water Begins with YOU and ME!"; "Only Rain Down the Storm Drain!"; "Six Things We Can All Do to Prevent
Stormwater Pollution."
The Town relies on Stormwater SMART to maintain a website to convey the messages through videos, printable
brochures, and subpages: https://www.ptrc.org/services/regional-planning/stormwater-smart/about-us/stormwater-
educational-videos:
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CLEAN WATER STARTS WITH YOU AND ME!
Yau might wonder if you con make a difference when it oornes to preventing pollution.
One smart way of approaching global problems is to focus an your own comer of the
wand when you walk down the street in your own neighborhood, what do- you see?
cigarette butts? Dog poap? Clogged drains? Small things oon mrake a big difference, and
starmwater SMART believes in starting small with SMART quails.
5MAk I goals ore LtpeciFic. mearevable, gchievohhp, relevant, and time-bo rd. what d❑
you wont to do? Haw will you track your progress'' C haosa sarnething you you hove the
time and energy to acoomplisfX and ask yourself why it's important. choose a reasonable
timeline far your goal or project. Need more help? Link here (COMINO 3130 f 20)!) to a form
that will help you set a 5MAR I goal for your awn home, neighborhood, or community.
Submit your farm for a chance to- win S100 for cleanup supplies!
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Stormwater SMART MS4 Permit Audit Report by Piedmont Triad Regional Council
Town of Eon, NC: NPDES Permit No. NCS000403
Public Education and Outreach
II.B.2.f
The permittee distributed stormwater educational material to appropriate target Choose
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Materials groups. an item.
Stormwater SMART distributed print materials to Elon residents during educational programs and to residents, business
owners, and other individuals at festivals (see Elon Arbor Day Festival at Beth Schmidt Park on 3/19/22) and the farmers
market in April of 2022, as well as at various events related to Alamance Creek Week events in FY18, F19, FY20, and
FY21. The Old North State Council of Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts Peaks to Piedmont helped to distribute Nature
Notebooks to packs and troops throughout the Piedmont in 2022 (numbers specific to Elon coming soon). In 2021 and
2022, more than 100 of Elon's K-5 students took home stormwater educational materials through the Alamance Public
Library system, including the Mobile Unit. The libraries also reached homeowners by distributing Rainscaping Guides
and native wildflower seed packets (new "Rain Garden" blend).
Rainscaping Guides and Rain Garden Seed Packets for Elon residents (Arbor Day Festival, Alamance Public Libraries):
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Stormwater SMART MS4 Permit Audit Report by Piedmont Triad Regional Council
Town of Eon, NC: NPDES Permit No. NCS000403
Public Education and Outreach
Note: Distribution numbers for print materials are documented annually in SMART's reports to the permittee: in FY18
at https://www.ptrc.org/home/showpublisheddocument/8634/636777209200830000; FY19 at
https://www.ptrc.org/home/showpublisheddocument/9428/637390779467930000; FY20 at
https://www.ptrc.org/home/showpublisheddocument/10425/637394004643370000. Reports prior to FY18 at
https://www.ptrc.org/services/regional-planning/stormwater-smart/about-us/documents-resources/-folder-
460#docan2216 1592 1307.
II.B.2.g
The permittee promoted and maintained a stormwater hotline/helpline for the
Choose
Hotline/Help Line
purpose of public education and outreach.
an item.
The Town of Elon's Stormwater Page states:
Polluted stormwater runofF is a leading cause of impairment to the nearly 40 percent of
surveyed U.S. water bodies which do not meet water duality standards. Over land or via
storm sewer systems, polluted runofF is discharged, often untreated, directly into local
water bodies. When left uncontrolled, this water pollution can result in the destruction
of fish, wildlife, and aquatic life habitats; a loss in aesthetic value; and threats to public
health due to contaminated food, drinking water supplies, and recreational waterways.
To learn more about stormwater runoiT pollution and solutions, visit the Piedmont Triad
Regional Council's site at www.stormwatersmart.org.
The Town's Stormwater Page is housed under Public Works and links directly to phone numbers for Public Works staff
at 336-584-9600: https://www.townofelon.com/town-government/departments/public-works/directory/. Residents
can also link from the top/main menu under "Contact Us" at https://www.townofelon.com/town-
government/departments/planning-and-zoning/code-enforcement/:
CONTACT US Public Works Department 336.584.9600 — Contact them to request pick up of yard
waste, if there is a water leak on your street, if there is a large pothole on your street, to
request an additional trash container, or emergency maintenance requests.
Additionally, Stormwater SMART provides several ways for members of the Elon community to request outreach and
education materials: 1) Request -A -Program web forms are located at https://www.ptrc.org/services/regional-
planning/stormwater-smart/your-school; 2) Public education and outreach email ([e-mail]) is
provided at https://www.ptrc.org/services/regional-planning/stormwater-smart/about-us. Phone number
336.904.0300 is included on print materials, in email communication, and on the website at
https://www.ptrc.org/services/regional-planning/stormwater-smart/about-us.
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Stormwater SMART MS4 Permit Audit Report by Piedmont Triad Regional Council
Town of Eon, NC: NPDES Permit No. NCS000403
Public Education and Outreach
II.B.2.h
The permittee`s outreach program, including those elements implemented locally or
Choose
Public Education
through a cooperative agreement, included a combination of approaches designed to
and Outreach
reach the target audiences.
an item.
Program
For each media, event or activity, including those elements implemented locally or
Choose
through a cooperative agreement the pern ittee estimated and recorded the extent
of exposure.
an item.---
The Town of Elon relies on Stormwater SMART to utilize a combination of approaches to reach the target audiences and
record the extent of exposure. SMART reports this information to representatives for the Town at quarterly meetings
and in the annual report available after fiscal year end (June 30). An excerpt below from the 2019-2020 report:
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EVENTS & PROGRAMS
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SMART staff provided outreach and
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education to this year's target groups (K-12ts,p
OKo�
ts total postsrnfYlOStormwater
studenhome & auto owners, service workers,
and the general public) thanks to the abundant
702 2.9K
parks, camps, and other public facilities 1n and
sndscritrers impressions
around the Town of Elon. Attendance numbers at
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bottom left include participants who live, work, or
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2-5 235
attend school in Eton, ZIP Code 27244.
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EnviroScape and Project WEf:
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Haw River Assembly Learning Celebration,
Sept 30-Oct 3
• Thataways Youth Center, Burlington, Jan 2
• Boy Scouts Merit Badge College, Dec 14
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Summer Reading,Ala rnance County Libraries
o May Memorial, Jul 2; North Park, Jul 10-11
o Gibsonville, Jul ll
Summer Camp, Lake Macintosh, Jul30
ATTENDEES AT FAIRS,
Public Participation Assemblies
FESTIVALS, MARKETS
• Cape Fear RiverAs%mbly, Elon University,
K-12 STUDENTS AT PROGRAMS
Sept 24
IN SCHOOLS & LIBRARIES
Public Participation (Onlinefor Covid-19)
ONLINE WEB FORM SUBMIS-
■ Seeds for Surveys, March l-April 30
SIONS (PUBLIC PARTICIPATION)
. iNaturalist.org BioThon,April-June
SCOUTS EARNED ENVIRON-
Fairs and Festivals:
MENTAL SCIENCE BADGES
e Carousel Festival, Burlington, Sept21
OBSERVATIONS ON
• Gibsonville Fall Festival, Oct12
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VOLUNTEERS IDENTIFYING BIO-
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BROCHURES, FLYERS, AND
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DISTRIBUTED
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Excerpts from the 2020-2021 report:
Fishing
Clinic,
Graham -
Mebane Lake
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Alamance
Creek Week
Litter
Cleanup
9 2021
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Watch an
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March
2021
37 # OF ELON RESIDENTS GIVEN EDUCATIONAL NATURE NOTEBOOKS BY
ALAMANCE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN FY21
45 # OF NC NATIVE WILDFLOWER SEED PACKETS GIVEN TO RESIDENTS OF
ELON ALONG WITH RAIN GARDEN INSTRUCTION CARDS
24 �] /��lc VIRTUAL WEBINAR ATTENDEES FROM ALAMANCE REGION IN
RAINSCAPING TRAININGS ON 8f 12/21 & 8/19/21
p NC STREAM WATCHERS TRAINED ON TRAILS ALONG THE
v HAW RIVER IN ALAMANCE COUNTY PARKS
84 p/��[t EDUCATIONAL GEOCACHING CHECK -INS FOR
ALAMANCE CREEK WEEK (MAY 2021)
« 62o[c COMMUNITY CLEANUP ATTENDEES DURING
- ALAMANCE CREEK WEEK
104* VIRTUAL SUMMER READING ATTENDEES, ALAMANCE
VHF PUBLIC LIBRARIES (JULY & AUGUST, 2020)
A5 RESIDENTS OF ELON WHO PICKED UP OR DOWNLOADED A BUFFER
�F BASICS BROCHURE FOR LITTLE ALAMANCE CREEK
42* ATTENDEES AT FISHING CLINICS DURING ALAMANCE CREEK WEEK (LAKE
MACKINTOSH MARINA, GRAHAM-MEBANE LAKE, & LAKE MICHAEL)
71** ATTENDEES AT STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
BY STORMWATER SMART:
• ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATORS OF NC
• 9/19/21; WILDERNESS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, 2f 12/21
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EEC * SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS ON FACEBOOK AND
1D0 INSTAGRAM (REGIONAL)
IMPRESSIONS & ENGAGEMENT (FACEBOOK +
VMEK] 491 INSTAGRAM) ATTRIBUTED TO ELON
VISITS TO WWW.STORMWATERSMART.ORG WEB
CREEK WEEK: MAY 1- MAY S, ZQZI 439 PAGES ATTRIBUTED TO ELON
621 PARTICIPANTS
Since 2018, Stormwater SMART has provided free educational videos for librarians, media specialists, and other
educators to use, and we provide the number of hits to each webpage
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Town of Eon, NC: NPDES Permit No. NCS000403
Public Education and Outreach
For the upcoming report on activity through June 30, Stormwater SMART will report on a variety of activities including
1) in -person programming in schools, libraries, and camps; 2) information booths at fairs, festivals, and farmer's
markets; 3) virtual programming, 4) video and print materials in English and Spanish. To ensure that instruction and
other communication such as print materials are the appropriate for the target audiences, SMART takes into account
several factors before each program: literacy levels, curriculum correlations (for K-12), motivation for learning (i.e.
homeowner protecting property value, self -enrichment program at the library, etc.), and biggest environmental
stressors in the community (pet waste, fertilizer, etc.) These materials are revised and updated annually based on
SMART's research and observations made in the community.
Additionally, these resources are available at for the permittee and the general public to view, download, and print at
www.stormwatersmart.or. Educational videos about residential and commercial target pollutants:
https://www.ptrc.org/services/regional-planning/stormwater-smart/about-us/stormwater-educational-videos. Print
materials about residential and commercial target pollutants in English: https://www.ptrc.org/services/regional-
planning/stormwater-smart/about-us/documents-resources/-folder-517#docan2216 1592 1307. Print materials
about residential and commercial target pollutants in Spanish: https://www.ptrc.org/services/regional-
planning/stormwater-smart/about-us/documents-resources/-folder-518#docan2216 1592 1307. Print materials
updated in FY20 and FY21 for the Back Creek/Haw River watershed and Cane Creek -Haw River watershed describing soil
and sediment pollution caused by construction:
https://www.ptrc.org/home/showpublisheddocument/10790/637538360636670000.
Distribution, participation, online reach and online engagement numbers are documented annually in SMART's reports
to the permittee: in FY18 at https://www.ptrc.org/home/showpublisheddocument/8634/636777209200830000; FY19
at https://www.ptrc.org/home/showpublisheddocument/9428/637390779467930000; FY20 at
https://www.ptrc.org/home/showpublisheddocument/10425/637394004643370000. Reports prior to FY18 at
https://www.ptrc.org/services/regional-planning/stormwater-smart/about-us/documents-resources/-folder-
460#docan2216 1592 1307.
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Town of Eon, NC: NPDES Permit No. NCS000403
Public Education and Outreach
Additional I The Town of Elon relies on Stormwater
Comments: SMART to educate the general public
about illegal discharges and to inform
businesses about the improper discharge
of waste. This is done in person, online,
and with print materials.
Print materials include Water Pollution
Detection and Elimination Brochure
(image right), which are handed out in
print during the Elon Arbor Day festival
and are available year-round online:
httDs://www.Dtrc.oria/home/showDublish
eddocument/7002/636613770556930000
When visiting schools, camps, and
businesses, SMART displays a model of a
storm drain with a "NO DUMPING" sign
affixed to the model drain.
For businesses, SMART offers an online
video training in Illicit Discharge Detection
and Elimination at:
httDs://www.Dtrc.orR/services/reeional-
planning/stormwater-smart/your-local-
government/idde-training-illicit-discharge-
detection-elimination-for-ms4s
The training includes an employee glove
box guide with blank observation reports,
available year-round to print at
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Town of Eon, NC: NPDES Permit No. NCS000403
Public Education and Outreach
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Stormwater SMART MS4 Permit Audit Report by Piedmont Triad Regional Council
Town of Eon, NC: NPDES Permit No. NCS000403
Public Education and Outreach
Public Involvement and Participation
Staff Interviewed:
Danica Heflin
(Name, Title, Role)
Environmental Programs Coordinator for Stormwater SMART
Piedmont Triad Regional Council
[phone]
dhefling ptrc.org
1398 Carrollton Crossing Drive; Kernersville, NC 27284
Permit Citation
I Program Requirement Status Supporting
Doc No.
II.C.2.a Volunteer
Community
The permittee included and promoted volunteer opportunities designed to promote Choose
Involvement
ongoing citizen participation. an item.
Program I I I
The Town of Elon relies on Stormwater SMART to promote volunteer opportunities for the citizens of Elon during
Alamance Creek Week, which takes place in the spring and/or fall of each year. The event is promoted through social
media posts on Facebook targeted to residents in each ZIP Code to help with accurate outreach tracking. These posts
link to the alamancecreekweek.org website where Elon residents can register for cleanups. SMART distributes Creek
Week flyers to all Alamance County public libraries and the Mobile Unit, which serves Elon and the other areas without
a dedicated branch within Town limits. SMART promotes independent stewardship activities at Beth Schmidt Park
(2150 Elon Park Dr, Elon, NC 27244) such as NC Stream Watch (trash inventories, trash collection); and guided
stewardship activities like bioindicator monitoring, stream buffer monitoring, nutrient monitoring — also through NC
DEQ's Stream Watch framework. (The printed materials themselves are unique to SMART members in the Piedmont
and geared specifically for Piedmont stream habitats.)
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Stormwater SMART MS4 Permit Audit Report by Piedmont Triad Regional Council
Town of Eon, NC: NPDES Permit No. NCS000403
Public Education and Outreach
NEW PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR FY23:
In June of 2022, Stormwater SMART met with faculty at Elon University to develop Capstone projects for Engineering
graduate students to install stormwater devices — swales, rain gardens, etc. — with educational signage, and to be built
with community participation and involvement.
Elon faculty expressed a commitment to involving K-12 students in the design, installation, maintenance, and
monitoring of these educational stormwater sites. This partnership is in development and we expect to announce a
Capstone Project in 2023!
These activities are documented annually in SMART's reports to the permittee: in FY18 at
https://www.ptrc.org/home/showpublisheddocument/8634/636777209200830000; FY19 at
https://www.ptrc.org/home/showpublisheddocument/9428/637390779467930000; FY20 at
https://www.ptrc.org/home/showpublisheddocument/10425/637394004643370000. Reports prior to FY18 at
https://www.ptrc.org/services/regional-planning/stormwater-smart/about-us/documents-resources/-folder-
460#docan2216 1592 1307.
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Public Education and Outreach
II.C.2.b
Mechanism for
The permittee provided and promoted a mechanism for public involvement that
Choose
Public
provides for input on stormwater issues and the stormwater program.
an item.
Involvement
The Town relies on Stormwater SMART to solicit feedback on educational programs. This is done through feedback
forms in classrooms, and during the pandemic in FY 2020, through an online survey marketed on Facebook.
Please share your thoughts! Why did you join the UoThon? Did you have any challenges? What was
your favorite thing about participating?
21 responses
It was great help for identifying the cool things we found on trails in Alamance Ccunty...and recording the
items! Very easy to use!
This event inspired my wife and I to get out and explore the areas around us, we will continue to use
iNaturlist.
I love nature and wanted to learn about the plants and animals around me. I found several new plants and
insects that I had never seen before.
To add some interest and learning into getting outdoors more, especially during COVID. My daughter and I
had fun snapping pictures on our nature walk in the woods near. our house. It made us pay attention to the
little things we often don't notice.
ee credit was offered and it was fun to complete with my family. We were all on the hunt all the time
Just a fun way to learn about different species around me and share with others who appreciate nature as
much as I do
II.C.2.c
The permittee promoted and maintained a hotline/helpline for the purpose of public
Choose
Hotline/Help Line
involvement and participation.
an item.
In additional to the City's hotline, Stormwater SMART includes the Coordinator's name (Danica Heflin), phone number
(336-904-0300) and email address ([e-mail] and [e-mail]) to the public on all printed
materials distributed at Elon Library, farmers markets, schools, at alamancecreekweek.org and at stormwatersmart.org.
On the next page is example taken from the Buffer Basics Guide (for homeowners) for Big Alamance Creek Watershed.
On the Back page, the brochure directs residents to Elon Public Works for stormwater concerns.
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Town of Eon, NC: NPDES Permit No. NCS000403
Public Education and Outreach
BIG ALAMANCE CREEK
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WATER QUALITY
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The water qudlty of Big Alam¢nce Creek 1,
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There only ¢ few sections of both Big ISEDIMENT
Al —an —Creek and Little AI--ce
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Creek listed as Category 5 impaired
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waters by the North Cardin. Department LAND ARE THE 11
of Envi—entol Qe¢lity (NCIDEQ).
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tfowever, there ore no —Ithat1&POILUTIUM
require a Tot.] Maximum Daily Load
(TME4. TMDL's are monaget-I plans
created to limit the discharge of specific
pollutants into waterloodies that already
Big Narnonce Creek Is a vital water sovrca Area (sq miles) 262
have excessive pallutlan. While no TMI)h
that flows through numerous communmes In Q
Cj the Pledrswut Trod Ion North Miles of Streams- - - - - - 373
are r aired, there are still water udi
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s to k Ina Stewards of the wat-fi d need Z ff of Impaired Steams________ 3
o How Blg Ala,, Creak connects 1. Dominant Lard khe_______ Forest
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indicators fo 6e c..ti-s of within the
tershed. Including, PCB Cantominatian :
and stream ha6aat degradation. _ - �.
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protected beam, F-o, lake. '
Stream buffers not oni filter pollutants,
WHERE IS IT? 0 i5 Io ated the heart of the
pre ol—i¢n,andred-flooding,t1n Is
piedmont Triad, occupying land 'n
also provide habitats for a variety of -
Greensboro and Burlington. The
imd cpeciec, many d whom use stream
watershed is noharad 6y uttla
buffers like highways to t-el within their
. _ . Ad —Creek and Big Alomance
" - creek, hich join together in
- - - _ Mackintosh lake. Big Al.mance
range in search of food, water and shelter. _
Health vegetation provides ¢ safe, _ p-g_
sh.dejplace to rest and reproduce.
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,,,,,,,, _, • and on into the How in'.1 The How
River later jai ns with the Deep River
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buffer
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streo,u honks, peuails,g ilre lossof sediment llaeoreyna lewm
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wmeaheds ihro,gh membealip in Stxmwoter SM K
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the bank landward for 3R feet or.ther. 2R feet, —.11.9 . 50-
pmgranming
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all sides of the stream. Zone I foot buffer m total. Grading 5
has the stronger protections o1 IF:
en — and stewardship pragmne like NC St..
the two zones, and should have re vegetation are allowed
t ah(fromd,e NC Bepartment of Fmrironmemd asality)
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a a fun way m gain scienitfsc skills, enjoy local parts,
shrubs, and ree, re added (i.e. paved
rap- II- heath oFenr waterway.€ with NC S-.m
NO clearin din walkways or slabs]
W. h, peopi 4oll ages.nd n6i€niera.oIsomh.-
developpm sshonld take place IFnotreesare renoved.
here. No mowing, tree removal, Some stormwater unoff Is
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or pesticide and fertilizer use.
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and otl�er=onrewn=es
hops and paved areas. or rain garden can help! }
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HOW 001 KNOW IF A WATERWAY IS REGULATE07
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what m.y look like. dry dimh during part.(the your m.y h.. prateoted
C.ntml Stonnwater Sk%RT Far more mfarmotion above
stream th.t requires a permit hr any kind d development. Before doing
free stormwater the triad:
1 anything within the 59' 6uffer that .f6e strewn health (clearing trees
STORMWATE Email stormwo anepnc�org, Tynane (336) 909-11300
1 wd shrubs, .dding v 11I .rid trvcteres, .,plying fertili ear and
9iedr orrt Triad RegianalCwncil
pestiodes, redirecting vm er Now, etc_) check with your local garerement
1398 Carrollton Crossing grire Kern—AIIe, NC 27P
1 • for .zzistwce in delennining it you ore denting with a protected stre.m,
en i{ wamr.arely Ilow:_ Sae the nert page Icrlocd conmm info.motien.
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Town of Eon, NC: NPDES Permit No. NCS000403
Thank you! Please contact me with any concerns or questions about the information in this report:
PIEDMONT TRIAD
REGIONAL COUNCIL
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Danioa Heflin
Environmental Programs Coordinator
t : 336.904.0300
e: [e-mail] I : www.ptrc.org
a: 1398 Carrollton Crossing Drive. I ernersville, NC 27284