NCS000414_SWMP Approval_20230405

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ROYCOOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S.BISER
Secretary
DOUGLAS R.ANSEL NORTH CAROLINA
Interim Director Environmental Quality
April 5,2023
CERTIFIED MAIL 7022 0410 0002 1249 7494
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Town of Chapel Hill
Attn: Chris Blue, Town Manager
405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Chapel Hill,NC 27514
Subject: Letter ofNCDEQ Concurrence
Town of Chapel Hill Draft SWMP
NPDES MS4 Permit No.NCS000414
Orange County
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Dear Mr. Blue:
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NCDEQ staff have reviewed the Draft SWMP submittal and concur with the outlined program
provided that the following comments be addressed in a final Draft SWMP submittal, to be
provided to DEQ within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this letter to continue with the
renewal process.
Specific Comments
1. A BMP for permit requirement 2.1.1 is not present in the SWMP.
a. Consider a documented analysis to confirm that the program is adequately funded and
staffed to take place permit year 1. With an annual reporting metric of
adequate/inadequate.
2. A BMP for permit requirement 2.2.2 is not present in the SWMP.
a. Consider a measurable goal to create all required written procedures for permit year 1
with a reporting metric of yes/no.
b. Consider a measurable goal to review all written programs and update as need for permit
years 2-5 with an annual reporting metric of yes/no.
3. Consider modifying BMPs 12 and 13 to include an estimation of the amount of litter/trash picked
up in tonnage or bag totals. I
4. BMP 26 should include the number of inspections conducted as a reporting metric.
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D_E 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 2 76 9 9-1612
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Letter of Concurrence
Town of Chapel Hill
April S,2023
For final approval, the revised Draft SWMP submittal must include a scanned pdf sent to the below listed
email, and a hard copy with a certifying statement and original "wet"signature by the Town's ranking
elected official or designated Town staff member in compliance with Part IV, Paragraph G of the current
MS4 Permit. Please submit the revised SWMP to:
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DEQ-DEMLR Stormwater Program
Attn: Isaiah Reed
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
And electronically to:
[e-mail]
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Should you have any questions, please contact me at
[phone] or at Isaiah.reedgncdenr. og_v.
Sincere /
Isaiah Reed, PE, XOMS410
MS4 Program Coordinator
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
ec: DEMLR NPDES MS4 Permit Laserfiche File
aweakley@townofchap elhill.org
Isaiah.reed(@ncdenr.gov