NCS000400_MS4 Audit NOD_20230622

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
DOUGLAS R. ANSEL
interim lxrector
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmentral Quality
June 22, 2023
CERTIFIED MAIL 7019 1120 0002 0066 3392
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Town of Jamestown
Attn: Matthew Johnson
PO Box 848
301 East Main Street
Jamestown, NC 27282
Subject: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY (NOD-2023-PC-0186)
Town of Jamestown
NPDES MS4 Permit No. NCS000400
Guilford County
Dear Mr. Johnson:
On June 7, 2023, staff from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) conducted a
compliance audit of subject National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate
Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit. The audit identified minor deficiencies with the specific components of
the MS4 permit that were reviewed, as provided in the attached DEQ MS4 Permit Compliance Audit Report
This report lists and describes the deficiencies with certain components of the MS4 permit, which constitutes
a violation of the Clean Water Act and is grounds for enforcement action.
In accordance with Part VI of the permit and DEQ policy, a new 5-year MS4 permit will be issued in response
to the audit. To address the MS4 permit deficiencies, the Town is required to complete the following actions:
(1) Respond in writing within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of receipt of this notice to
acknowledge these requirements and the intent to comply.
(2) Submit documentation for review and comment within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days
from the date of receipt of this letter:
a. Conduct a self -audit which includes, at a minimum, an evaluation of compliance with the
permit conditions found in Part II Section B: Public Education and Outreach; Section C:
Public Involvement and Participation; and Section E: Construction Site Runoff Controls. The
self -audit must be documented utilizing the DEQ standard MS4 Permit Compliance Audit
Report Template.
Develop a Draft Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP) which details specific actions,
measurable goals, and implementation timelines to bring the stormwater management
program into compliance with NPDES MS4 requirements over the new 5-year permit term.
The SWMP must be documented utilizing the DEQ Phase II MS4 SWMP Template. The SWMP
must address all known compliance deficiencies including, at a minimum, the items detailed
in the DEQ MS4 Program Audit Report and the Town self -audit
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(3) Submit an NPDES MS4 permit application within thirty (30) days of receiving written DEQ
concurrence that the submitted Draft SWMP documents a compliant stormwater management
program. A new 5-year NPDES MS4 permit will be public noticed along with the submitted SWMP.
(4) Respond to public comments on the Draft SWMP and submit a Final SWMP for DEQ approval and
final permit issuance. The final DEQ-approved SWMP shall become an enforceable component of
the NPDES MS4 permit.
Required documentation shall be submitted via e-mail to [e-mail], or to:
DEQ-DEMLR Stormwater Program
Attn: Paul Clark
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
Failure to comply with the aforementioned requirements constitutes a violation of permit conditions. As such,
DEQ may proceed with enforcement. As is stated in Part V, Section A.1(c) of the permit:
Understate law, a daily civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per
violation may be assessed against any person who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms,
conditions, or requirements of a permit [North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6A].
Please note that compliance with the requirements of this NOD and/ or issuance of civil or criminal penalties
levied by DEQ does not preclude the EPA from carrying out its own enforcement case against the permittee.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. Should you have any questions, please contact me at (919) 707-
3642 or [e-mail].
Sincerely,
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Paul Clark
Water Supply Watershed Protection Coordinator
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Enclosures: DEQ MS4 Permit Compliance Audit Report
CC:
Paul Blanchard, Utilities Director, Jamestown
Jason Pegram, Assistant Utilities Director, Jamestown
Lindsey Lengyel, Blue Stream Environmental
Tamara Eplin, DEMLR -Winston Salem Regional Office - Regional Engineer
Isaiah Reed, DEMLR MS4 Program Coordinator
Kieu Tran, DEMLR Compliance and Enforcement
DEMLR NPDES MS4 Permit Laserfiche File
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1612 Mail Service Center I Raleigh. North Carolina 27699-1612
919,707.9200