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Reporting
Line Year BMP Reporting
Measurable Goal Comments
No. (July 1- Ref. Metric
June 30)
Did Valdese submit the Annual Self-Assessment to NCDEQ prior to August
3 3 1 31 each year? YES
Did Valdese develop and distribute new educational fliers about illegal
13 3 3.B.3. dumping? YES
14 3 3.B.3. If so, how many educational fliers about illegal dumping were distributed? 25
Did Valdese attend the annual Waldensian Festival to disperse stormwater
outreach materials/awareness through the use of interactive educational
23 3 4.B.1. games and activities? YES Waldensian Festival (8/12)
If so, how many Waldensian Festival attendees were engaged in
24 3 4.B.1. stormwater outreach/received stormwater information? 100
Did Valdese provide additional outreach supplement or alternative
33 3 4.B.2. outreach opportunities if the annual Waldensian Festival was canceled? YES Morganton Festival (September)
If so, how many attendees were engaged in additional/supplemental
34 3 4.B.2. stormwater outreach? 100
Did Valdese have WPCOG provide instruction and stormwater educational
45 3 5.B.1. activities to youth? YES Enviroscape, Workbooks
46 3 5.B.1. If so, how many WPCOG youth education activities/events were provided? 2 Activities
47 3 5.B.1. If so, how many WPCOG youth event participants were reached? 25
Did Valdese create a presentation covering stormwater topics to be
60 3 5.B.2. presented in digital classrooms and/or provided to teachers? PARTIAL Tree Canopy
If so, how many classroom presentations were provided by teachers or
61 3 5.B.2. staff? 1 13 teachers from Unifour participated
62 3 5.B.2. If so, how many students were reached by classroom presentations?
Did Valdese provide one presentation about one of the six NPDES
Minimum Control Measures at each annual WPCOG Water Quality
74 3 7.B.1. Conference? YES
If so, how many attendees were reached during the annual WPCOG Water
75 3 7.B.1. Quality Conference stormwater presentation? 113
Did Valdese evaluate the target pollutants and audiences to identify where
86 3 8.B.1. outreach can be improved? YES
87 3 8.B.1. If so, were any revisions made to target pollutants? Sediment Runoff is still main one
88 3 8.B.2. If so, were any revisions made to target audiences?
102 3 10.B.2. Was the annual selfThssessment uploaded to stormwater website? YES WPCOG Website
Did any links, contact information, or documents on the stormwater web
103 3 10.B.2. page need to be updated? YES WPCOG Website
Did Valdese post the current SWMP, stormwater ordinance and annual
104 3 10.B.3. assessment on the stormwater web page? YES WPCOG Website
Did Valdese provide citizen education as part of the enforcement process
115 3 11.B.3. for illicit discharges, illegal dumping and improper disposl of waste? YES
If so, how many educational citizen interactions were completed as part of
116 3 11.B.3. the illicit discharge and illegal dumping enforcement process? 7
Did Valdese maintain a hotline for stormwater complaints and
126 3 12.B.2. information? YES
127 3 12.B.3. How many stormwater hotline calls were received? 7
Did Valdese stormwater hotline staff receive training in general WPCOG SW Admin Trained, MS4
stormwater awareness, complaint call protocols, appropriate contacts for Training Video & Powerpoint made
134 3 12.B.4. referral, and typical stormwater issues? YES accessible to Municipal Staff
Did Valdese publicize contact information on the municipal Facebook
139 3 12.B.5. page, and the stormwater program and WPCOG webpages? YES
How many messages were received via the web based complaint/
144 3 15.B.2. reporting/input form? 0 Mainly calls
Was the web based complaint/reporting/input form maintained/
148 3 15.B.3. updated? YES New form created
155 3 16.B.1. Did Valdese maintain a Facebook page for stormwater messaging? PARTIAL Mainly received calls
If so, how many posts were made on the Facebook page related to the
156 3 16.B.1. stormwater program? 0 Need to increase social media
167 3 17.B.1. Did Valdese participate in quarterly Water Resource Committee meetings? YES
If so, how many quarterly Water Resource Committee meetings did
168 3 17.B.1. Valdese participate in? 3
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If so, how many attendees (total of all meetings) were at quarterly Water
169 3 17.B.1. Resource Committee meetings that Valdese participated in? 3 58 total participants
Did Valdese provide a survey to engage the public and gauge public
180 3 18.B.1. interest in stormwater issues and the stormwater program? PARTIAL
181 3 18.B.1. If so, how many surveys were completed? 0
194 3 19.B.1. Did Valdese provide and promote volunteer stream cleanup activities? PARTIAL Burke County Chamber Litter Sweep
195 3 19.B.1. If so, how many stream cleanup events were held? 1
196 3 19.B.1. If so, how many stream cleanup participants were there? 5
197 3 19.B.1. If so, how many trash bags were filled during stream cleanup events? 5
Did Valdese provide materials for volunteer stream cleanup activities
208 3 19.B.2. hosted by Valdese and WPCOG? YES
Did Valdese will publicize stream cleanup events to the public on the
213 3 19.B.3. WPCOG website,The Town website, and flyers distributed at Town Hall? PARTIAL
Did Valdese update the existing MS4 map to include new infrastructure
220 3 20.B.1. and outfalls? PARTIAL In Progress
221 3 20.B.1. If so, how many new outfalls were mapped? 0
228 3 21.B.1. Did Valdese review the IDDE ordinance and update if needed? PARTIAL
Did Valdese review/update priority areas likely to have high pollution
235 3 23.B.2. potential? PARTIAL
Did Valdese perform dry weather inspections in accordance with the IDDE
242 3 24.B.2. Plan and schedule? YES In Progress
243 3 24.B.2. If so, how many dry weather inspections were performed? 3
244 3 24.B.2. If so, how many potential illicit/dry weather discharges were identified? 0
256 3 26.B.1. Did Valdese screen priority areas likely to have illicit discharges? PARTIAL Mainly new construction sites
257 3 26.B.1. If so, how many illicit discharges were identified in priority areas?
Did Valdese evaluate and assess the IDDE plan/program and revise if
264 3 26.B.3. necessary? YES
270 3 27.B.2. How many verified IDDE issues were identified?
279 3 27.B.3. Did Valdese enforce illicit discharge and illegal dumping violations? YES
How many illicit discharge and illegal dumping violations/enforcement
280 3 27.B.3. actions were issued? 7
How many illicit discharge and illegal dumping violations/enforcement
281 3 27.B.3. actions were resolved? 7
292 3 27.B.4. Did Valdese establish and maintain a list of chronic violators? YES
293 3 27.B.4. If so, how many chronic violators were identified? 2
Did Valdese evaluate and assess the IDDE Program documentation to
300 3 27.B.5. identify areas for improvement? YES
301 3 27.B.5. If so, were revisions made to the IDDE tracking tool? YES
Did Valdese train new staff and contractors to identify and report illicit
311 3 28.B.2. discharges, illicit connections, illegal dumping and spills? YES
How many new staff and contractors were trained to identify and report
312 3 28.B.2. illicit discharges, illicit connections, illegal dumping and spills?
Did Valdese utilize social media and the stormwater webpage(s)to
319 3 29.B.2. publicize contact information for IDDE reporting? PARTIAL
326 3 32.B.2. Did Valdese evaluate the IDDE complaint response time? YES
327 3 32.B.2. If so, what was the average response time for IDDE complaints/ reports? 24 hours
Did Valdese train municipal staff on proper handling of construction site
338 3 33.B.1. complaints? YES
How many staff were trained on proper handling of construction site
339 3 33.B.1. complaints?
How many construction site complaints were received from municipal
340 3 33.B.2. staff?
Did Valdese administer a public survey to receive perspective on
351 3 34.B.1. construction site runoff? PARTIAL
Did Valdese publicize the ability to report concerns about construction
runoff issues via the online form on the Valdese and WPCOG websites and Link to Reporting Tool &WPCOG
352 3 34.B.4. social media? YES Website,with hotline number/email
Did Valdese maintain/update the adopted construction site waste
360 3 35.B.4. ordinance? YES
Did Valdese train municipal staff on identifying and reporting construction
367 3 35.B.3. site waste violations? YES
How many staff were trained on identifying and reporting construction
368 3 35.B.3. site waste violations?
376 3 35.B.5. Did Valdese enforce construction site waste violations? YES
377 3 35.B.5. How many construction site waste enforcement actions were issued?
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378 3 35.B.5. How many construction sitewaste violations were remedied?
Did Valdese track the number of low-density and high-density plan reviews
395 3 36 performed? PARTIAL Need to be updated & recorded
396 3 36 If so, how many low density project reviews were performed?
397 3 36 If so, how many high density project reviews were performed?
398 3 36 If so, how many low density project reviews were approved?
399 3 36 If so, how many high density project reviews were approved?
Did Valdese maintain a current inventory of low-density projects and
constructed SCMs, including SCM type or low-density acreage, location,
412 3 36 last inspection date and type of enforcement action (if any)? PARTIAL
How many high density non-municipally owned SCM inspections were
417 3 36 performed?
422 3 36 How many low-density inspections were performed?
427 3 36 How many post-construction enforcement actions were issued?
Did Valdese train field and office staff in Stormwater Ordinance
434 3 38.B.1. procedures and enforcement actions? PARTIAL
How many staff were trained in Stormwater Ordinance procedures and
435 3 38.B.1. enforcement actions?
446 3 38.B.2. How many post-construction notices of violation were issued?
447 3 38.B.2. How many post-construction Civil Citations were issued?
448 3 38.B.2. How many post-construction violations are still in process of abatement?
Did Valdese review post-construction procedures and documents and
457 3 39.B.1. update as needed? PARTIAL
480 3 42.B.1. How many pre-CO SCM inspections were completed?
481 3 42.B.1. How many repeat pre-CO SCM inspections were completed?
482 3 40.B.1. How many permitted projects with O&M Plans received their CO?
483 3 42.B.2. How many SCM inspections were completed by municipal staff?
484 3 42.B.2. How many SCM inspections performed by municipal staff were failed?
How many qualified licensed professional SCM inspections completed with
485 3 42.B.3. documentation received?
486 3 42.B.3. How many SCMs are under annual inspection enforcement?
Did Valdese conduct inspections of
487 3 42.B.4. 20%of low-density projects this year? PARTIAL
488 3 42.B.4. How many low density violators were found?
489 3 42.B.4. How many low density violations were enforced?
Did Valdese provide educational materials about low density WPCOG SW Admin has made a Post
developments during the issuance of zoning permits, distributed through Construction Sheet Available to Town
514 3 43.B.3. mailings, posted on social media, and handed out at events? PARTIAL &on WPCOG Website
515 3 43.B.3. How many low density educational materials were distributed?
Did Valdese provide educational materials to developers about high WPCOG SW Admin has made a Post
density development during the issuance of zoning permits, distributed Construction Sheet Available to Town
524 3 44.B.2. through mailings, posted on social media, and handed out at events? PARTIAL &on WPCOG Website
525 3 44.B.2. How many high density educational materials were distributed?
Did Valdese establish/maintain links to all post-construction ordinances,
manuals, policies, checklists, design standards, and/or other materials on
532 3 44.B.3. the website? PARTIAL WPCOG Website
539 3 45.B.1. Did Valdese maintain a Pet Waste Ordinance? YES
540 3 45.B.1. Did Valdese implement and enforce the Pet Waste Ordinance? YES
How many educational awareness materials on fecal coliform pollution
548 3 45.B.2. associated with maintenance of septic systems were distributed? 20
How many high potential municipal facilities recevied annual inspections
558 3 47.B.3. for good housekeeping/poluution prevention? 1 Public Works
How many low potential municipal facilities were inspected for good
559 3 47.B.3. housekeeping/pollution prevention (once per permit term required)?
How many municipal facilities implemented corrective action(s)following
566 3 47.B.3. inspection? 1
573 3 48.B.3. Did Valdese review/maintain written spill response plans? PARTIAL Needs to be updated
574 3 48.B.3. How many spill response procedure plans were revised?
How many non-reportable spills were documented according to the spill
583 3 48.B.5. response SOP?
How many reportable spills were documented according to the spill
584 3 48.B.5. response SOP?
O&M Plan in Progress, need to add
592 3 49.B.3. Did Valdese implement the MS4 O&M Plan? PARTIAL maps
596 3 49.B.4. How many MS4 inspections were completed?
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How many comprehensive stormwater training sessions for new staff were
604 3 50.B.2. held?
How many new municipal and contractor staff received comprehensive
605 3 50.B.2. stormwater training ?
620 3 51.B.1. Did Valdese inspect the MS4 infrastructure? YES _
621 3 51.B.1. How many MS4 catch basins were inspected? 4
622 3 51.B.1. How many MS4 conveyances were inspected? 4
623 3 51.B.1. How many MS4 issues were documented? 1
624 3 51.B.1. How many miles of roadside/ROW conveyances were inspected?
637 3 52.B.2. How many MS4 cleanings/maintenance actions were performed? 1
Did Valdese maintain an inventory of municipally-owned SCMs with
information including type,year built, date of last inspection and
646 3 53.B.1. maintenance actions? NO No municipal SCMs
647 3 53.B.1. How many municipally-owned SCMs are in the inventory?
Did Valdese develop/maintain a SCM Operation and Maintenance Plan for
648 3 53.B.2. each muncipally-owned SCM? NO No municipal SCMs
657 3 54.B.3. How many municipally-owned SCM inspections were performed? No municipal SCMs
How many municipally-owned SCMs had documented
664 3 54.B.4. deficiencies/required maintenance? No municipal SCMs
How many municipally-owned SCM corrective actions/repairs were
665 3 54.B.4. performed? No municipal SCMs
Did Valdese ensure that only certified landscapers/applicators are applying
674 3 56.B.1. pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers? YES
How many certified landscapers/applicators are applying pesticides,
675 3 56.B.1. herbicides and fertilizers? 2
Did Valdese implement standard operating procedures for vehicle and
683 3 57.B.3. equipment washing? YES 550
692 3 59.B.1. Did Valdese perform municipal street/curb and gutter sweeping? YES
693 3 59.B.1. How many lane miles were swept?
702 3 59.B.2. Did Valdese distribute educational flyers regarding street runoff pollution? YES
How many educational flyers regarding street ruoff pollution were
703 3 59.B.2. distributed? 20
712 3 60.B.1. Did Valdese service public waste receptacles? YES
713 3 60.B.1. How many trash bags were used/collected? 240
Did Valdese collect litter from public right-of-way outside of Downtown on 1 event was held with 10 participants
722 3 60.B.2. an as-needed basis? YES that collected 3501bs
723 3 60.B.2. How much trash was collected (pounds)? 1,400
732 3 61.B.1. Did Valdese collect leaves? YES
450 cubic
733 3 61.B.1. How many cubic yards of leaves were collected? yards
Did Valdese train first responders on minimizing, collecting and disposing
742 3 62.B.1. of fluids and other vehicular pollutants following an accident? YES
How many first responders were trained on minimizing, collecting and
743 3 62.B.1. disposing of fluids and other vehicular pollutants following an accident?
752 3 62.B.2. Did Valdese equip and maintain spill kits in first responder vehicles? YES
753 3 62.B.2. How many first responder spill kits were maintained/ refilled?
How many public education materials about vehicle leaks/pollution
760 3 62.B.3. potential were distributed?
Did Valdese enforce significant vehicle leaks from parked cars under the
767 3 62.B.4. IDDE ordinance? YES
How many enforcement actions were issued for significant vehicle leaks
768 3 62.B.4. from parked cars?
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