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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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