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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCS000602_MS4 Annual Report (2022-23 FY)_20230831 NCS000602_GRANITE FALLS 2023 ANNUAL SELF ASSESSMENT Reporting Line Year BMP Reporting Measurable Goal Comments No. (July 1- Ref. Metric June 30) Did Granite Falls submit the Annual Self-Assessment to NCDEQ prior to 2 2 1 August 31 each year? YES Did Granite Falls develop and distribute new educational fliers about illicit 11 2 3.6.2. discharges? YES 12 2 3.6.2. If so, how many educational fliers about illicit discharges were distributed? 35 Did Granite Falls attend at least two community events to disperse stormwater outreach materials/awareness through the use of interactive 21 2 4.B.1. educational games and activities? Butter Fly Festival & Hickory Stem Trek If so, how many event attendees were engaged in stormwater 22 2 4.6.1. outreach/received stormwater information? 100 Did Granite Falls provide additional outreach supplement or alternative 31 2 4.6.2. outreach opportunities if the primary community event(s) were canceled? YES Kids Fest&Catawba Science Center 32 2 4.B.2. If so, how many attendees were engaged in stormwater outreach? 75 Did Granite Falls have WPCOG provide instruction and stormwater 42 2 5.6.1. educational activities to youth? YES Butterfly Festival 43 2 5.6.1. If so, how many WPCOG youth education activities/events were provided? 75 44 2 5.6.1. If so, how many WPCOG youth event participants were reached? 75 55 2 5.6.2. How many storm drains were stenciled? 0 Did Granite Falls create a presentation covering stormwater topics to be In Progress, plan to reach out to more 62 2 5.6.3. presented in digital classrooms and/or provided to teachers? NO schools in next permit year If so, how many classroom presentations were provided by teachers or 63 2 5.6.3. staff? 0 64 2 5.6.3. If so, how many students were reached by classroom presentations? 0 Did Granite Falls provide one presentation about one of the six NPDES Minimum Control Measures at each annual WPCOG Water Quality 77 2 7.6.1. Conference? YES If so, how many attendees were reached during the annual WPCOG Water 78 2 7.6.1. Quality Conference stormwater presentation? 95 Did Granite Falls evaluate the target pollutants and audiences to identify 88 2 8.B.1. where outreach can be improved? YES 89 2 8.6.1. If so, were any revisions made to target pollutants? NO 90 2 8.6.2. If so, were any revisions made to target audiences? NO 104 2 10.B.2. Was the annual selfTssessment uploaded to stormwater website? NO Did any links, contact information, or documents on the stormwater web Another update will be needed with 105 2 10.B.2. page need to be updated? YES new informatin/links 106 2 10.B.3. How many hits did the stormwater web page receive? 123 WPCOG's Website Did Granite Falls provide citizen education as part of the enforcement process for illicit discharges, illegal dumping and improper disposal of 118 2 11.B.3. waste? YES If so, how many educational citizen interactions were completed as part of 119 2 11.B.3. the illicit discharge and illegal dumping enforcement process? 4 129 2 12.B.3. How many stormwater hotline calls were received? 4 Did Granite Falls stormwater hotline staff receive training in general stormwater awareness, complaint call protocols, appropriate contacts for 134 2 12.B.4. referral, and typical stormwater issues? YES Did Granite Falls publicize contact information on the municipal Facebook 139 2 12.B.5. page, and the stormwater program and WPCOG webpages? YES How many messages were received via the web based complaint/ 144 2 15.B.2. reporting/input form? 0 A new form was developed & link is Was the web based complaint/reporting/input form maintained/ being added.This form better works 148 2 15.B.3. updated? PARTIAL with microsoft outlook. 155 2 16.B.1. Did Granite Falls maintain a Facebook page for stormwater messaging? YES Did Granite Falls utilize the Facebook page to promote public involvement in stormwater programs, events and projects and provide 156 2 16.B.2. outreach/general stormwater awareness messages? YES If so, how many posts were made on the Facebook page related to the 157 2 16.B.2. stormwater program? Did Granite Falls participate in quarterly Water Resource Committee 170 2 17.B.1. meetings? YES Page 1 of 5 NCS000602_GRANITE FALLS 2023 ANNUAL SELF ASSESSMENT If so, how many quarterly Water Resource Committee meetings did 171 2 17.B.1. Granite Falls participate in? 2 If so, how many attendees (total of all meetings) were at quarterly Water 172 2 17.B.1. Resource Committee meetings that Granite Falls participated in? Did Granite Falls provide a survey to engage the public and gauge public Survey has been supplied, but no 184 2 18.B.1. interest in stormwater issues and the stormwater program? YES residents have filled it out. 185 2 18.B.1. If so, how many surveys were completed? 0 196 2 19.B.1. Did Granite Falls provide and promote volunteer stream cleanup activities? YES 197 2 19.B.1. If so, how many stream cleanup events were held? 1 198 2 19.B.1. If so, how many stream cleanup participants were there? 2 199 2 19.B.1. If so, how many trash bags were filled during stream cleanup events? 6 Did Granite Falls provide materials for volunteer stream cleanup activities 213 2 19.B.2. hosted by Granite Falls and WPCOG? YES Did Granite Falls supplement or replace stream clean-up time with outdoor educational activities if streams do not have adequate litter 220 2 19.B.4. available for cleanup? NO If so, how many supplemental or replacement outdoor educational 221 2 19.B.4. activities were held? 0 If so, how many supplemental or replacement outdoor educational activity 222 2 19.B.4. participants were there? 0 Did Granite Falls update the existing MS4 map to include open channels, 234 2 20.B.1. storm drain information and flow direction? YES 235 2 20.B.1. If so, was at least 20%of the MS4 area mapped? Yes Did Granite Falls add newly constructed infrastructure to the existing MS4 Mapping is in progress, constructed 243 2 20.B.2. map? YES infrastructure included 248 2 21.B.1. Did Granite Falls review the IDDE ordinance and update if needed? YES Did Granite Falls review/update priority areas likely to have illicit 255 2 23.B.1. discharges? YES Did Granite Falls perform dry weather inspections in accordance with the 260 2 24.B.2. SOP and schedule? YES In Progress,getting inspected as WPCOG does MS4 Stormwater Mapping for all SW Program Towns in 261 2 24.B.2. If so, how many dry weather inspections were performed? 0 Caldwell County 262 2 24.B.2. If so, how many potential illicit/dry weather discharges were identified? 0 275 2 26.B.1. Did Granite Falls screen priority areas likely to have illicit discharges? NO 276 2 26.B.1. If so, how many illicit discharges were identified in priority areas? 0 Did Granite Falls evaluate and assess the IDDE plan/program and revise if 284 2 26.B.3. necessary? YES 290 2 27.B.2. How many verified IDDE issues were identified? 3 297 2 27.B.3. Did Granite Falls enforce illicit discharge and illegal dumping violations? YES How many illicit discharge and illegal dumping violations/enforcement 298 2 27.B.3. actions were issued? 3 How many illicit discharge and illegal dumping violations/enforcement 299 2 27.B.3. actions were resolved? 3 No chronic violators, once NOV was sent resident would clean up site & put 311 2 27.B.4. Did Granite Falls establish and maintain a list of chronic violators? PARTIAL SCM in place. 312 2 27.B.4. If so, how many chronic violators were identified? 0 Did Granite Falls evaluate and assess the IDDE Program documentation to 319 2 27.B.5. identify areas for improvement? PARTIAL No changes were needed 320 2 27.B.5. If so, were revisions made to the IDDE tracking sheet? NO Did Granite Falls train new staff and contractors to identify and report 330 2 28.B.2. illicit discharges, illicit connections, illegal dumping and spills? NO Up to date.A training presentation is in How many new staff and contractors were trained to identify and report progress to be sent to municipality for 331 2 28.B.2. illicit discharges, illicit connections, illegal dumping and spills? 0 any new hires to watch Did Granite Falls utilize social media and the stormwater webpage(s) to 339 2 29.B.2. publicize contact information for IDDE reporting? YES 345 2 32.B.2. Did Granite Falls evaluate the IDDE complaint response time? YES Page 2 of 5 NCS000602_GRANITE FALLS 2023 ANNUAL SELF ASSESSMENT 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 <24 Hours NOVs with reasonable time to correct. response, One site SCMs on a construction site, <5 days an NOV was re-instated & issue has 346 2 32.B.2. If so, what was the average response time for IDDE complaints/ reports? resolved been fixed. Did Granite Falls train new municipal staff on proper handling of 356 2 33.B.1. construction site runoff complaints? NO Up to date.A training presentation is in How many new staff were trained on proper handling of construction site progress to be sent to municipality for 357 2 33.B.1. runoff complaints? 0 any new hires to watch How many construction site runoff complaints were received from 358 2 33.B.2. municipal staff? 0 Did Granite Falls administer a public survey to receive perspective on 370 2 34.B.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 WPCOG websites 371 2 34.B.4. and social media? YES Did Granite Falls maintain/update the adopted construction site waste 380 2 35.B.4. ordinance? YES Did Granite Falls train municipal staff on identifying and reporting 386 2 35.B.3. construction site waste violations? YES How many staff were trained on identifying and reporting construction 387 2 35.B.3. site waste violations? 13 394 2 35.B.5. Did Granite Falls enforce construction site waste violations? YES 395 2 35.B.5. How many construction site waste enforcement actions were issued? 3 396 2 35.B.5. How many construction sitewaste violations were remedied? 3 Did Granite Falls track the number of low-density and high-density plan 411 2 36 reviews performed? YES In Progress 412 2 36 If so, how many low density project reviews were performed? 2 413 2 36 If so, how many high density project reviews were performed? 0 123 Evolution Fitness; Granite Falls 414 2 36 If so, how many low density project reviews were approved? 2 Retail 415 2 36 If so, how many high density project reviews were approved? 0 Did Granite Falls maintain a current inventory of low-density projects and constructed SCMs, including SCM type or low-density acreage, location, 432 2 36 last inspection date and type of enforcement action (if any)? YES How many high density non-municipally owned SCM inspections were 437 2 36 performed? 6 442 2 36 How many low-density inspections were performed? 4 447 2 36 How many post-construction enforcement actions were issued? 0 Did Granite Falls train field and office staff in Stormwater Ordinance 453 2 38.B.1. procedures and enforcement actions? YES How many staff were trained in Stormwater Ordinance procedures and 454 2 38.B.1. enforcement actions? 464 2 38.B.2. How many post-construction notices of violation were issued? 0 465 2 38.B.2. How many post-construction Civil Citations were issued? 0 466 2 38.B.2. How many post-construction violations are still in process of abatement? 0 Did Granite Falls review post-construction procedures and documents and 477 2 39.B.1. update as needed? YES 489 2 42.B.1. How many pre-CO SCM inspections were completed? 0 490 2 42.B.1. How many repeat pre-CO SCM inspections were completed? 0 491 2 40.B.1. How many permitted projects with O&M Plans received their CO? 0 492 2 42.B.2. How many SCM inspections were completed by municipal staff? 6 493 2 42.B.2. How many SCM inspections performed by municipal staff were failed? 0 How many qualified licensed professional SCM inspections completed with 494 2 42.B.3. documentation received? 6 495 2 42.B.3. How many SCMs are under annual inspection enforcement? 0 Did Granite Falls conduct inspections of 496 2 42.B.4. 20%of low-density projects this year? PARTIAL In Progress Did Granite Falls provide educational materials about low density developments during the issuance of zoning permits, distributed through 523 2 43.B.3. mailings, posted on social media, and handed out at events? YES 524 2 43.B.3. How many low density educational materials were distributed? 2 During plan review process Page 3 of 5 NCS000602_GRANITE FALLS 2023 ANNUAL SELF ASSESSMENT Did Granite Falls provide educational materials to developers about high density development during the issuance of zoning permits, distributed 533 2 44.B.2. through mailings, posted on social media, and handed out at events? YES During plan review process and 534 2 44.B.2. How many high density educational materials were distributed? 1 responding to developer inquiry's Did Granite Falls establish/maintain links to all post-construction ordinances, manuals, policies, checklists, design standards, and/or other 542 2 44.B.3. materials on the website? YES Additions) info will need to be added 548 2 45.B.1. Did Granite Falls maintain a Pet Waste Ordinance? YES 549 2 45.B.1. Did Granite Falls implement and enforce the Pet Waste Ordinance? YES How many educational awareness materials on fecal coliform pollution 558 2 45.B.2. associated with maintenance of septic systems were distributed? 0 How many municipal facilities were inspected to ensure good 566 2 47.B.3. housekeeping/spill prevention and control measures are implemented? 1 How many municipal facilities implemented corrective action(s)following 571 2 47.B.4. inspection? 1 Public Works Included as part of municipal O&M and 577 2 48.B.3. Did Granite Falls review/maintain written spill response plans? YES facility O&M 578 2 48.B.3. How many spill response procedure plans were revised? 0 How many non-reportable spills were documented according to the spill 587 2 48.B.5. response SOP? 0 How many reportable spills were documented according to the spill 588 2 48.B.5. response SOP? 0 597 2 49.B.3. Did Granite Falls implement the MS4 O&M Plan? YES 601 2 49.B.4. How many MS4 inspections were completed? 1 Public Works How many comprehensive stormwater training sessions for new staff were 608 2 50.B.2. held? 0 How many new municipal and contractor staff received comprehensive 609 2 50.B.2. stormwater training ? 0 620 2 51.B.1. Did Granite Falls inspect the MS4 infrastructure? YES Catch basins &conveyance numbers 621 2 51.B.1. How many MS4 catch basins were inspected? 188 are combined amounts 622 2 51.B.1. How many MS4 conveyances were inspected? 188 623 2 51.B.1. How many MS4 issues were documented? 6 Cleaned every catch basin monthly to bi-monthly. Repaired failing catch basin at Sterling and Main St Fixed sinkhole next to catch basin at rec center. Fixed and extended outfall discharge off of Forest Ave. Added drainage culvert on 637 2 52.B.2. How many MS4 cleanings/maintenance actions were performed? Poplar Dr. Did Granite Falls maintain an inventory of municipally-owned SCMs with Granite Falls does not have a municipal information including type,year built, date of last inspection and SCM, but should one be built it will 644 2 53.B.1. maintenance actions? NO require an O&M 645 2 53.B.1. How many municipally-owned SCMs are in the inventory? 0 Did Granite Falls develop/maintain a SCM Operation and Maintenance 646 2 53.B.2. Plan for each muncipally-owned SCM? NO Granite Falls does not have a municipal 657 2 54.B.3. How many municipally-owned SCM inspections were performed? 0 SCM How many municipally-owned SCMs had documented 663 2 54.B.4. deficiencies/required maintenance? 0 See above How many municipally-owned SCM corrective actions/repairs were 664 2 54.B.4. performed? 0 See above Did Granite Falls ensure that only certified landscapers/applicators are 673 2 56.B.1. applying pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers? YES How many certified landscapers/applicators are applying pesticides, 674 2 56.B.1. herbicides and fertilizers? 8 Did Granite Falls implement standard operating procedures for vehicle and 683 2 57.B.3. equipment washing? YES 692 2 59.B.1. Did Granite Falls perform annual municipal parking lot sweeping? YES 693 2 59.B.1. Did Granite Falls remove litter/debris from municipal parking lots weekly? YES Did Granite Falls track conveyances/infrastructure that have frequent 694 2 59.B.2. problems with pollution to prioritize their maintenance? YES Did Granite Falls distribute educational flyers regarding street ruoff 706 2 59.B.3. pollution? YES Page 4 of 5 NCS000602_GRANITE FALLS 2023 ANNUAL SELF ASSESSMENT How many educational flyers regarding street runoff pollution were 707 2 59.B.3. distributed? 75 716 2 60.B.1. Did Granite Falls service public waste receptacles? YES 1,245 receptacles 717 2 60.B.1. How many trash bags were used/collected? each week 726 2 60.B.2. Did Granite Falls collect litter on an as-needed basis? YES 727 2 60.B.2. How much trash was collected (pounds)? 490 Did Granite Falls perform at least two leaf collections between October 736 2 61.B.1. and April? YES 85.7 cubic yards (120 737 2 61.B.1. How many cubic yards of leaves were collected? tons) Did Granite Falls train first responders on minimizing, collecting and 746 2 62.B.1. disposing of fluids and other vehicular pollutants following an accident? YES How many first responders were trained on minimizing, collecting and 747 2 62.B.1. disposing of fluids and other vehicular pollutants following an accident? All 756 2 62.B.2. Did Granite Falls equip and maintain spill kits in first responder vehicles? YES yes a new kit and dykes were purchased 757 2 62.B.2. How many first responder spill kits were maintained/ refilled? this year How many public education materials about vehicle leaks/pollution 765 2 62.B.3. potential were distributed? 75 Did Granite Falls enforce significant vehicle leaks from parked cars under 771 2 62.B.4. the IDDE ordinance? YES No significant vehicle leaks were found How many enforcement actions were issued for significant vehicle leaks or reported. Otherwise they will be 772 2 62.B.4. from parked cars? 0 treated as a discharge and recorded Page 5 of 5