20100752_2015-2020_Final_Signed_NPDES_NCS000250_Permit_20161003

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North Ca�vlina Department of Environment and Na#ural Resources
Pa# McCrary
Govemor
Sep#ember 11, 2015
David S. Chang, Ph.D., PE
State Hydraulics Bngineer
1590 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, I�iC 27b99-159Q
Subject: Permit Na. NCS000250
Dear Mr. Chang.
Danald R. van der Vaart
Secretary
In accordance with your applicatifln for a starmwater discharge permit recei�red on March 16, 2015,
we are forwarding herewith the subjeet sta�te - NPDES permit. T'his permit is issued p�rsuant to the
requixements of North Caralt,na General Statute 143-215 .1 and the Memorandum Qf Agreem�nt between
Nortis Carolina and the US Environmental l'rotection agency dated May 9, 1994 (or as subsequently
amended}.
If any parts cvntained in this permit are unacceptabte to yau, yau ha�e ihe right to an adjudicatary
hearing upon written request within thirty (30) days follawtng receipt ofthis 1€tter. This request must be in
the form of a written petitian, conforming tc� Chapter I 50B of the North Caralina General Statu#es, and filed
with the Clffice af Administrative Hearings, Past Dffice Drawer 274�17, Raleigh, North Carolina 2751 i-
7447. Unless such demand is made, ttus decision shall be fmal a.�d bind'ang.
This permit does nat affect the legal requirements to ohEain +other permits which may be required by
the Division oi Environmental Management c�r per�nits required by th� I?ivision of Land Resources, Coastal
A,rea Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmenfial permit that may be required.
We ha�e made every effart to fully partner with the appropriate members of y�ur Department during
the development of this permit. If yflu have any questions concerning this permit, please coni�ct Mike
Randall at 919.807.b374 or [e-mail].
Sincerely,
far Traey Da�is, PE
c�: Ken Pace, NCDOT
Matthew Lauffer, NCD�T
Mike Mitchell, EPA
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STATE t)F NQRTH CARaLINA
DEPARTIVIENT QF �NVIRf]NIVIENT AND NATURAL RESUURCE�
DiVISIUN �F' ENE1tGY, MIP�TER�,L Al`�iIi LAND RES�OURCES
FERMIT NO, NCSfl00250
Tt7 DISCHARGE ST`ORMWATER A.1rTD BURR�W PIT WASTEWATER UNDER TH�
N,�1TI+DNAL P(ILLUTAl'+�T DISCHARGE ELIMtNATIUN SYSTEM
In c�mpli�ce with ttte provisions of NQrth Caralina General Statute 143-215. i, vther lawful
standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina En�vironmental
Management Cnrnmissi�n, and the Federa.l Water Pollution Control Act, as amend+acl,
North Carolina Department of Transp�rtation
is hereby authorized to discharge k�orrar�v pit wastewater and stcrrmwater from cc�nstructivn
activities and the North Carolina Departrnent of Transpartation (NCI)OT) Transportatian
Separate S#onn Sewer System �TS4) locate� statewide in aecvrdance with the discharge
limit�ti€�ns, mc�nitoring requirements, and other conditians set forth in Parts I, II, III, IV, V, VI,
VII and `JIII hereo£
This permit sh�ll b��ome effeeti�e C?ctaber t, 2015.
This perfnit and the authvrization to discharge shall expire at rnidnight on September 30, 20�(}.
Signed this day Se�atember I 1, 2015.
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Tracy Davis, Direc#vr
Di�ision af Energy, Mineral and �,and l�esv�a.rces
By the Authority of the En�vironmental Managem�n� Cvmmis�ion

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TASLE OF CONT�IWTS
Permit No. NCSOOD250
PAGE
PART T PERM�TTEU ACTIVITIES ... .. .... ... ............................ Part I 1 af 2
PART II MOI�ITORII`�G, Ci]�TTRULS, AND LIMITA'I'Il�NS FOR
PERMITTED DISCI3ARGES .................................. Part II 10� I9
Se�tion A Illicit Dxscbarge Detection And Elimaination Pro�ram ,... Far� II 1 of 19
Sec�ian B Post-Constructian Cvntrals ....................................... part II 2 of 19
B.1 Stormwater �utfall Inventory and Prioritizativn Pragram
�.2 BMP Retrofits
B.3 BMP Tc�olbox far Past-Cons#ructian Ru.r�off
B.4 BMP Inspection and Maintenance �'ragxam
B,5 Post-Constr`uctidn S�torrnwater Program
B.6 Vegeta.tion Management
Sectian C Constructivn .......................................................... Part II $ vf 14
D.1 Sediment and Erosion Contral Program
D.2 B�rrow Pit aaad VVaste Pile Activities
D.3 Construction and Sorrgw PitlWaste Pile Activitzes
S�ctian D Industr�al Faca�iiaes ....r .......................................... Part II 11 of I9
E.I Develop, Maintain, and Implement StQrmr�vater Polluti►�n Fre�entivn Plans
E.� Stt�rmwater Pc►llutioxt Frevention Plan Requirernents €or Industrial Activities
E.3 Qualitati�e 1Vlanitori�g
Secti�ua� � Edu�eatioa� and Involwement Prrrgram ........................ Part II 17 of 19
F. I Lnternal
F.2 External
Se�tion F Research Pragram ........ ..... .............. . . . . ......... . ..... ... Part I� 19 af 19
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PART III
Section A
A1.
A2.
A3.
A4.
A5.
A6.
A7.
A8.
A9.
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Al l,
Sectivn B
B1.
B2.
Sec�ivn C
PART IV
Section A
A1.
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A3.
A4.
AS.
Afi,
A7.
A8.
A9.
A1�
TABLE �F CUNT�NTS
���xt No. tvcsaoo�so
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�THER 1tEQUIREMENTS ..................................... Part III 1 of 6
Reporting and Reeard �eeping Requirements ................ Part III 1 of 6
Program Assessm�nt
Starniwater P�llutian Pre�ention Plans
Qualitative ar�d Anal�ticai Monitorin�g
Employee Training
Clrganizationat Duties and Responsibilitiea
Repart Sul�mittals
Recor�ding Results
Planned Changes
Anticipated Noncorn�lianc�e
Twenty-four Hour Reporting
{�ther Informatic�n
Campliance Schedule ................................................ Part III 5 of 6
Stormwat�r Pollution Prevention Plans
Stormwat�r Program Implementatian
Total Maximurrn �aily Load ....................................... Part IYT G of b
STANDARD CaNDITIONS ...................................... Pari III 1 of +b
Cvmpliance and Liability ........................................... Part IV' 1 of 6
l�uty to Comply
Duty ta Mitigate
Ciuil and Crimina.l Liability
�il and Hazardaus Substance Liat�iiity
Prc�perty Rights
Severability
Duty to Provide I�afozmatian
Penalti�s for Tarnpering
Penalties for Fal�ificatian af Reports
Permit Actions
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Permit No. NGSOQ�25i�
TABLE UF C(3NTENTS
Seetian B Op�erarian and Maintenance of P�llutivn Co�trols ....,...... Part IV 4 of +�
B i. Prvper [7peratian and MaRntex�.ance
�2. 1'�Ieed t� Halt or Reduce not a Def�nse
B3. Bypas�ing of Siormwater rContral �'acilities
Section C Monitoring and Recards .......................................... Parf IV 5 vf G
Cl. Representative Satnpling
CZ. Flow Measurements
C3. Test Procedures
C4. 7nspectioaa and �ntry
CS. A�ailability o#`Reports
PART V LIl'VIITATIaT�'S R�C}P�NER ...................................... Part V 1 af i
PART VI ADMINISTERING AND C[�MPLIANCE
M(!1'�TITU1tiNG FEE 1tEQUIREMENTS ...................... Part VI 1+�f 1
PART VI� DE�'�.'�IiT��NS .................................................... Part VII I of 8
PART VIII ACRUI'JYMS ..................................................... part VIIY 1 of 1
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Permit No. NCSd4025D
PART X PERMxT'I'ED ACTIVITIES
During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until expiratian,
NCDOT is authorized to discharge stormwater fram:
� General roadway includirag weigh stations and toiling facilities
• Canstructi4n activities disturbing greater than one acre
• Borrow pits/waste piles (including mines)
• Industzial iacilities wit� the following acti�ities
- Ferry tern�.ina.Is and maintenance
- Vehicle and equipment maint�nance
- Pesticide and fertilizer stQra�e
- Salt and dei�ing chemical storage
- Material storage areas
- Asphalt and concrete plants {NCIJtJT owned and operated anly)
- Rail maintenance
• Non-roadway non-industrial facilities �i.e., affi�e buildings and rest areas}
• General railway
Waste pile activities shall be covered under this permit unless the site requires a permit froan the
Division af Waste Management. If a Division of Waste Managem+ent permit zs required, the
facility also rnust file an applicatian with Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
{DEMLR) for co�erage under a sepa.3rate NPDES stor�mwater permit.
All new general roadway and railway draina,ge, canstruction and bvrr+�w pitlwaste pile activities,
industrial facility drainage, and non-raadway non-industrial faciiity d�rainage will recei�e
automatic cc��erage under this permit. Loc�tion infarmation for NCDOT facilities will be pro�ided
tfl DEMLR upan rec�uest.
All discharges authQrized herein shall be adetiquately treated and managed in accordance with the
terms and conditions tifthis permit. Any other point source discharge ta sur�ace waters of the
state is prohibited unless it is an allawable non-stormwater discharge or is covered by another
permit, authorizat�on ar app�roval.
Caverage of the following activities supersedes the requzrements to seek discharge authorization
under the following NCDENR general perrnits, txnless specifically r�quired by the Directvr:
• NCG020000 (applicable to stormwater point source diseharge outfalls associated with
mining and quanrying of nonmetallic minerals (except fuels), land disturbance, and
vehicle maintenance, mine dewatering discharg� nutialls, wastewater discharge autfalls
from sand andlar gravel aperatians, nondischargi�g elased loop recycle systems, az�d
process recycle wastewater discharge outfalls};
• NCGO$OODO for owners or c►perators of stormwater poant source discharges associated
with activities that have Vehicle Maintenance Areas; and,
• NCG5�6aQ00 ta discharge pesticide products.
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Permit No. I�TCS(104250
This permit does nat include water quality-based effluent lixnits; therefore, in the e�ent �e
gezmit�ee's discha�rges ar� fawad by the DEMLR tcr cause or contribute tv a violativn a�in stream
water quality standards, DEMLR may take enforcernent a�tian or P�iCDOT and DE14�LR shall
conduct an asses�ment and implerrtent the perrnit requirements ne�essary to adequately address
the permittee's cantribution to the water quality standards �r�ola.ti4n.
'This perrnit dc�es not relieve the permittee from responsibility f�r compliar►ce with any ather
applicable feder�, state, or lacal law, rule, standard, ordinan�e, order, judgment, ar decrere.
Part I Page 2 af 2

p��t r�o. �vcsaoozso
PART II MUNITUR.�NG, C(3NTRULS, ,�ID LIIWIITATIUNS FOR
PEl�.1VIITTED DISCIiARGES
SECTIUN A ILLICIT DISCHARGE DETECTICSN AND ELIMINATTUN' PRUGRAM
a, �bjecti�es
i. Impl�rnent an Illicit ]�ischarge Detectic�n and Elirnination Program tv
detect illicit discharges, spills and illegai dumping into the NCDOT
transpartation separate storna sewer system (TS4).
ii. NCDOT shall implement appropriate procedures and actions to report
illicit spills, discharges and illegal dumping for appropriate enforcement or
other action by NCI]ENR.
b. Managernent Measures
Th� NCD�T sh�ll implement the fallowing rnanagement rneasures #a meet the �bjectives
of the I1licit Discharge Detection and Elimination Program.
Management Measures Measurable Gaals
(a} Provide illicit �ischarge NCDC�T sha11 provide annual training foz appropriate staff and
ident��catifln training. contraetors. Training shall include identificativn at�d
regorting of iliicit discharges and illegal dumping.
{b} Perfarnn illicit discharge NCDOT sha11 perfarm inspectians for illicit disclharges ta the
inspectivns. stormwater drainage system and illegal dutnping activities
when performing other wc�rk on ihe NCDQT system.
Inspectivns s�aa11 be documented when illicit discharg+es are
verified.
(c} Maintain a standard point NCDOT shall maintain a standard re�orting format and
of contact. cantact far all complaints and reports of illicit discharges.
(d) Report illicit discharges. NGDC}T shall investigate all reports af illicit discharges or
illegal duznping. NCDC?T shall report �erified illicit
discharges ta the appropriate NCDENR Regianal �ffice
within 3C1 days of verification.
�(e} Main#ain a iracking NCDC}T shall maintain a tracking database for reports af illicit
database, dis�harges.
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Permit No. NCSG100250
SECTIUI�T B PUST-CONSTRUCTTON CUNTR.ULS
1. Storrnwater Ouifall Iu�entory and Prioritization Program
a. �bjectives
i. Maintain the statewide NCDUT stornnwater autfall in�entory for the
purpase of supporting ather permit programs.
ii. Maintain a starmwater outfall geospatial infc�rmation system (GIS) data
Iayer to map and priaritize sensitive water crtrssings.
iii. Maintain a field in�entory procedure to be used fvr NCDOiTIDEMLR
identxfieci priarity areas.
b. Management Measure
The NCDOT shall implement the follawing management naeasure ta meet the
ohjecti�es of the Stc�rmwater Outfal� In�entary and Prioritization Pragram.
Mana �ment Measure Meastkrable Goals
(a) Maintain a starmwafer I�CDUT will maintain a+GTS-based impIicit skoxx�nwater outfall
outfall inventary of inventory to include outfalls frorn primary and secvndary
existing stormwater road�►�vays.
outfalls to sensitive
waters.
(b) Include in the The stormwater outfali in�entory shall he updated annually ta
in�entr�ry implicit include implicit outfalTs fram newly �ampleted eanstxuctivn
outfalls from newly projects.
completed canstruction
projects.
(�) Include auYfalls far The stormwater outfall inventory shall be updated annually ta
NCD�T industrial inelude changes �r additions to previausly inUentoried NCD(]T
faciiities in the industrial facilities.
inventa .
{d) Fi�ld vutfall inventory NCD�T will maintain the field autfall in�ventory proced►.u'e.
procedure for priority 'The annu�l report shall document implementation of the
areas. pracedure, id�ntify �utuze pniority areas, and de�ine a s�hedule
for implem�nting the proce�dure within the identified priority
areas.
Part II Page 2 of 18

�'ermit No, NCS00�125a
2. BMP Retrofits
a. oY�� eccives
i Develop, �rnplement and support the NCD�T program to be
consistent with 1`�PDES pvst-canstruction cc�ntral measure� and
suppart dev�elopment af the �MP Taol�ax.
ii. Use retro�xts to a.ddress pollutant loading from existing NCD�T activities.
iii. Retrofits should nai b� associated with rtteeting the requirements of any
ather DEMLR 4r DWR prngz�am, u.nless otherwi�e allowed.
b. Management Measures
The NCDaT shall irnplement the ftrllowing management m�asures ta rneet the objec�ives
of the BMI' �etrofit Program.
1Vlana emeiat Measures Measwrable Goals
(a� Identify pat+eniial r�etrofits. Identify a minimu�n af fourteen (14) patentzal
retrofits er ear.
(b) Irnplement Retrofits. Maintain a progra�n to implement �'etrofits.
Cvmplete a total of seventy (70j retrafiis vver the
5-year period of this permit. The retrc�fits will be
apprapriate foz' the identified pollutants of
concern. Include in the a�an.�ual report the number
of reirofiis campleted.
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Permit No. �ICS{}q�2S0
3. BMP Taalbox for Post-Co�struction S�ormwatex Fragram
a. [Jbjecti�es
i, Maxntain and update as necessary a SMF Tc�olbox to aid in the siting,
design, and construction of stormwater quality B1VIPs with guidance on the
suitabiiity of each for NCDDT applications.
ii. Evaluate BMPs for applicability ta a lineax highway systezn.
b. Management Measures
The NCD4T shall impl�ment the fallawing mana�ement mea�ures ta meet the objectives
vf the BMP Toalbv� far Pvst-Constnxction Stormwater Program (FCSF}.
Management Measures Measurable Goals
(a) Maintain a BMP Maintain a stormwater BMP Toolbox to provide design guidance
Toolbox. far past-canstruction stormwater cantrol measures. The BMP
Toolbox will include appropriate useslanticipated applications and
design criteria. Proprietary BMPs will be evaluated in keeping with
DEMLR requirements for permitting new stormvvater techn�lagies.
(b} Update the toolbax as As necessary, evaluate new BMP types or design cornponents for
necessary potential updates to the BPVIP Taalbox. If appiicable to N�DOT
applications, the BMP Tot�lbox will be updateti to inelude tltis new
informatian.
(c) Submit proposed l�ew guidance on propased SMFs will he submitted for DEML�
BMF Taolbox appro�al prior to implementation.
revi�ir�ns to DEMLR
for appra�al.
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Permit Na. NCSQ002Si�
4. BMP Inspection and 1VIaintenance Frogram
a. (]bjectives
i. Maintain a BMP Inspection and Maintenance Program to aid in the
znspection, operation, and maintenance af BMPs.
ii. Mai�ata.�in and update as necessary the BMP Inspection and
Mau�tenance Manual.
b. Management Measures
The NCD(?T shall implement the follc�wing rnanagement rneasures to meet the objectives
of'the BMP Inspection and Ma.intenance Program.
Mana emeni Measures Measuxable Gaals
(a} Evaluate new BMP EValuate new BMPs included in the BMP Toolbax or atherwise
inspection and needed foz inspection and maintenance needs. The e�valuatian
mazntenance needs. will include consideratia�a af the BMi' type, typical siting
conditions, and expe�ted function.
(�r) Maintain BMP Maintain written prr�cedures outlining the inspecti�n and
Inspectian and maintenar�ce reyuirements for �razious types of stormwater BMPs.
Maintenance Written procedures wiil outlin� the regular inspeetion frequency,
1Vlanual. and include an inspection checklist, "how-ta" instructions for
regular maintenance, e�aluation and reporting procedures for nan-
rautine m�iz�ten�zazrce, and � inspection and rnaintenance tracking
rrtechanism. As modift{catxons aze needed, update the Manual to
address needed changes to inspection and main#enance
techniques.
(c} Implement a BMP Implement a BMP Inspectivn and Maintenance Program. The
Inspection and program will in�lude annual training for apprt�priate NCD4T
Maintenance stafF and contractors.
Program.
(d) BMP Inspection and BMP Inspection and 1"vlaintenance Prvgram infDrmatian will be
Maintenance made availabie upon request ta DEMLR.
infarmation.
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Permit l�o. NCS40025�
5. Past-Cvnstrucifan Stormwater Program
a. Qbjecti�ves
In caoperati4n with DENR, irnpiement a post-construction stormwater program to
regulate sta�rmwater from new NCDflT development and rede�v�lopmer�t far new
built upon area {BUA) by requiring struetural and non-structurat best rF�an�gement
prac#ices to protect water quality, reduce pollutant loading, and rfunimize post-
construction impacts ta water qualit�.
b. Management Measures
The NCL7ClT shall implement the fallowing management measures t� meet the abjecti�es
afthe Post-Canstructian RunofF�tormwater Program.
Mana ement Measures Measurable Goa1s
�a) Tmplernent a Post- Irnplement a Post-Ganstz�u.ction StQrmwater Prt�gram (PCSP) tfl
Canstruction c�niral runoff frarn new NCI)�T de�velvpm�nt and rede�velopment.
Stormwater Program. The PCSP shall define implementatian of the apprvveri NCDQT
SMP Toolbax and post-cc�nstruc#ion starmwater contrc�l measures,
(b} Submit revisions to NCD{OT updates andlor re�isions shall he submitted to DEMLR for
the Post-Constructian approval priar to implementa�ion.
Stonnwater Program
tv DEMLR far
apprvval.
Part II Fage 6 af 1$

Permit 1�To. NCSOOD25(l
b. Vegetation Management Program
a. tJbjecti�es
i. Manage appIication of pesticides, fertilizers, and other �egetation
management materials tv zninimize pallutant patential of stormwater
runoff.
ii Use oniy approved vegetation management materials.
b. Management Measures
The NCD�T shall implemen.t the frrllowing managernen# measures to meet the objecti�ves
of the Vegetation Management Program.
Mana ement Meas�res Nleasurable Goals
(a) Tmplernent appropriate Continue to consult with North Carolirza Department of Agricultuze
pest c4ntrol methods and Cvnsumez� Services (NCDA&CS) a�ad PJarth C�rolina State
and practices. UniVersity (1�iCSU}, as needed, in selecting appropziats pest contrt�l
methods and irnplementa.tion practices. NCDDT will z�aintain and
update the 1�CD�T Raadside Vegetakion Management Manual as
new methods and practiees are adopted hy NCD�DT.
(b} Use appropnate Restrict pesticide and ferti�i2er usage to those materials approved
�egetation by EPAlNCDA&CS. Pestieide and fertilizer shall be used in
management mater�als accordance with label restrictions.
as identified in the
measurahle gc�al.
(c) Provide training c�n Provi.de an�aual traini�g far �egetatian managernent persannel and
vegetation �antractors, or xequire equivaient training fvr contxactors. The
managemertt. training shall consist af appropriate uses and applicativns of pest
control methods useti hy NCDQT. This training shall be designed
to increase awareness of proper rnowing techniques, release of
biolog�ical and chernical agents, apprapr�ate spill response, the
conrect use and handling of products and the potentia�l ior water
quality impacts.
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Pezmit No. NCS00425�}
SE+�TIUN C CONSTRX]CTiQN
1. Sedimen# and Erosion Cc�ntral Program
a. Objectit�es
z. �ontinue to contral de�elopment activities disiurbing ane or mQre acres af
land surface including activ�ties by NCDCDT cvntractors.
ii. Require construction site operators ta implement appropriate err�sion and
sediment ct�ntral practices,
iii. �equire site inspectian and enfvrceznent of control measures.
iv. Estab�zsh requirements for construction site operators to cantxol waste tl�zat
may cause ad�erse impa�ts to water quality such as discarded building
materials, concrete truek washout, chemicals, litter, and sanitary wa�te at
the constxuctian site.
b. Managemen# Measures
i. Implementativn of the NCDEP�TR Di�isian of Energy, Minerai a�d Land
Resources Erasion and Secliment Cantrol Pragram delegated to NCD�T
b� the Sedimentation Control Cornmission in February, 1991, and as may
�e subsequently amended, for NCDQT construction prajects and
impiem�entation of the applicable requir�ments of General Perrnit
NCG410U00 effecti�ely meets the vbjecti�es �bo�e by permitting and
cvntrolling develapment activities disiurbing ane or rnore acz�es of land
surface and thase activities less than one acre that are part a� a larger
common plan af de�eioprnent. This pragram is autharized under the
Sediment PailutiQn Control Act of 1973 and Chapter 4 of Title 1 SA of the
Nt�rth Carolina Administrati�e Cvde. This program includes pracedures
fQr public input, sanctians to ensure compliance, requirements for
constructivn site operators to iYnplement appropriate erosian amd sedirnent
cQntrol practices, review of site plans which incorporates consideration of
potential water quality impacts, and procetiures for site inspection ,and
enfarcement of control measures. This program has been delegated to and
implemented by NCD�T,
ii. NCDl7T s�all incorporate the applicahle requirements af NCGOl00Q0, the
Narth Carolina General Fermit to Dischaxge Stormwater under the
National Pollutant Discharge Eliminatit�n System associated with
c�anst�ruction acti�vities issued August 3, 2011 and as rnay be subsequently
amended, into its delegated ErQsion and Sediment Control Program,
pursuant to "NCDOT Applicable Requirement fram I'�IPDES �'reneral
Permit No. NC�010000 for Conshuction Acti�ities and Guidance for
Complying with Those Applicable Requirements" in the memorandum
date�i June 9, 2014 ar as updated.
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Permit No. NCS000250
2. Borrow Pit and Waste Pile Activities
c'1. ���J�CtIV�
Continue tv implenrx�nt sediment and erasian contral measures and r�eclamatian plans on
aIl borrow pit and waste pite grojects, including acti�ities at Ferry Terrninals associated
with dredging aetivities and cQntractor awned ar Ieased barraw pits asst�ciated with
NCI](]T projects in keeping with the sediment and erosion control program delegated by
the North Carolzna Sediment Cantral Cnmmission.
b. Managernent Measures
The NCD�T shall implement the following management measures to rneet the objectives
of tla� Borrow PitJWaste Pile Pragram.
Management Measures Measurable Gaals
(a} Implement erosion and NCDOT shall implement erosion and sediment control measures
sediment c�ntxol on all non-cnmmercial borrow pit and waste pile projects. The
measures on a11 non- meas�zes utiiized shall be in keeping with. the erasion azid
commercial �orrow sedirnent cantrol program estahlished by the Narth Carcrlina
pitslwaste piles, Sedimentation Control Cornrnission.
(b) Implernent approved IVCDQT shall implement the apprvved reclarnatian plan on alI
reclamation plans on nan-cc�mrnercial bQrraw pitlwaste pile projects. The reclamatian
all nan-commercial measures utilized shall be in keeping with the reclamation program
borraw pitslwaste established by the North Carolina 1Vlining and Energy
piles. Commission.
(c} Bvnrow Pit T)ischarge NCDQT in coordination with DEMLR will implemeni the Borrow
Management �rogram Pit Discharge Maz�agement Fragram. T`his proc+ess will cansist of
the following tas�Cs:
• I�nplement apprvpriate management rneasures to treat bonrow
pit wastewater for gi�en canditions.
• Impl�ment an inspection and maintenance program.
• Maintain training material and instruct fietd persannel
overseeing borrow pit operations.
• Evaluate and implement appropn a�te newlinr�av�.tive
technvlogies,
3. Constr�uction and Bo�rrorw FitlWaste Pile Acti�viries
Upon requ�st NGD4T shall provide DEMLR a list of all n�w and completed construction
and bozzow pitlwaste pite aeti�ities subject to this perna.i#.
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SECTIQN D INDUSTRXAL A CTIVX'X'IES
1. Deve�crp, l'Vlaintain and Implement Starmwater Po�llution Preveniion Plans
a. Objective
i. Maintain and impleixa:.exit a Stazm.wa#er �'allutian Prevention Plan {SPPP or
Plan} for each facility with an industtiai ac#ivity that is ca�ered by this
permit.
ii. Develop and implerrient a Plan prior to operation of any new industrial
facilities.
b. Management Measures
The NCDC�T shall implement the following management measures to meet the objectives
of the Industrial Acti�vity P�rogram.
t Measure� I Measurahle Goals
Maint�in and NCD+CaT shall maintain and implement a site specific
implement a SPPP far Starmwater Foilution Pre�ention Plan (SPPP) fc�r each
each co�ered industrial co�ered facility with an industrial activity. Fo�r �ew
acti�ity and related activities ar facitities, the SPPP shall be develaped and
facility. implernented priar to operaiion. New Acti�ities and
facilities shall be identi�ied in the annual report and
inciude a brief description and Ivcation informatian.
SPPF requirements are listed below.
2. Stormwater PoIlution Fre�enticrn Plan Itequiremeuts far Industrial Activities
The Plans shall be considered publiG infarmation in accardance with the
provisi�ns ofthis permit.
�. The Plan shall include, at a rninimum, the fvllovving items:
Site Plan. The site plan shall pravi�e a description of the physical facility
and the potential pollutant sources which may be expected to contribute to
c�ntaxnination of str�rrnwater discharges. Th� site plan sha11 contain the
fvllowing:
(a} A general locatian map (i1SGS quadrangle map or appr�priately
drafted equi�alent map}, showing th� facility's location in relatic�n
to transport�tion routes and surface waters, the name of the
receYving r�vater(s} to which th� s#ormwater outfall(s) and discharge
paints(s) discharges, or if the discharge is ta a municipal separate
5t4TII] Sf:W�T SjrSteiT1, the name of the municipality and the ultirnate
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receiving surface waters; and acc�urate Iatitude and Iongitude af th�
paint{s} of d.ischarge.
(b) A naxrati�e description of s�orage pra�tices, loading and unlaadzng
activities, outdoor process areas, dust or particulate generating or
contral pracesses, and waste dxsposal practices.
(c} A site map drawn ta scale with the distance legend indicating
lflcation af industrial acti�ities (including stc�rage of rnaterials,
di�posa� areas, process a�reas a�ad laading and unloading areas},
drainage shuctures, drainage areas for each outfall and activities
occurring in the drainage area, building locations and impervious
surfaces, and the percentage of each drainage area that is
imperviaus. Fc�r each ouiiall, pro�de a narrati�e description of the
potential pollutants which could be expected tc� be present in the
stormwater discharge.
+(d) A list of significant spilis or leaks af pollut�nts that ha�e occYu�xed
at the facility dwing the 3 previous years and any corrective
activns taken ta mitigate spill impacts.
(e} Certification that the stormwater outfalls and discharge paint{s)
ha�re been evaivated for the presence of non-stormwater
discharges. The certificatian statement in Part III, Section A,
�aragz'aph G(c) will be signed by NC�}C3T Di�isi�n points c�f
cvntact.
ii. Stormwater Management Plan. The stormwater management plan shall
contain a narrative description of the materials managernent practices
ernploy.ed which confial or minirnize the exposure of significant materials
ta starnxwat.�r, zncluding structural and nanstructura] measures. The
stormwater management plan, at a minimum, sha11 in.corporate the
following:
(a) A rerriew of the technical and economic feasibility of changing the
methods �f aperatians and/ar stc�rage practices to eliminate or
reduce exposure afmaterials and processes to starmwater.
Where�er practical the pezmit�ee shall cc��er all storage areas,
material handling apera�.vns, and manufacturing or fueling
aperatians to pre�ent rnaterials exposure to stormwater. In areas
where eliminaiion af exposure is nat practical, the stormwater
management plan shall document the feasibility of diverting the
stormwater n�noff away from areas of patential contaminativn.
(b) A schedule to provide s�condary containment for bulk starage of
liquid materials, storage of Sectian 313 of Title III af the
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SuperFund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA.} water
privrity chemieals, ar starage af hazardous substances to prevent
leaks and spills from eontarninating stormwater runoff. If the
secandary containment de�ice� are connected direc�ly to
starmwatex conveyance systems, the connection shall be controlled
h�r manually acti�ated valves or ather similar devices [which shali
be secured with a locking mechanism] and any stormwater that
accumulates in the containment area shall be at a minimum
visually oUserv�d for cols�r, faam, outfall staining, �isible sheens
and dry weather flow, priar to release of the accumu�ated
stormwater, Accumulated stc�rmwater shall be released if found to
be uncantaminated. Records documenting tiie inciividual making
the abservation, the descripti4n af the accumulated storn�water and
the date and time of the release shall t�e kept for a periad of fiue
years.
(c} A narrati�e description shall be prnwided of best maz�agement
practices (BMPs) to be cansidered such as, but not limited to, oil
and grease separation, debris control, �egetati�e filter strips,
infiltration and stormwater detention or retention, where necessary,
The need for structural BMPs shall be based on the assessment of
patezxtial of sources ta contrihute significant quantities vf
pollu#ants ta stormwater discharges and data collected through
mflrutoring of stormwater discharges.
(d� Inspectian schedules af stormwater con�eyances and cantrals and
measwes tv be taken to limit ar pre�ent erosion associated with the
stormwater systems.
(e} Vehicle and Equipment Cleaning Areas. The Plan. must describe
measures that prevea�t or minimiz+� cflntamination af the
stormwater runofffrom all areas used for Vehicle and equipment
cleaning. The facility shail ct}nsider performing all cleaning
operations indoors, covering the cleaning operation, ensuring that
all washwater drain to the sanitary sewer system (i.e., nat the
stormwater drainage system, unless penn�itted by another NPDES
general or in.dividual permit), co�Iecting the starmwater runoff
from the cleaning area and prvviding treatrnent or recycling, or
ather equi�alent measures. If sanitary sewer is nat aVailable to the
. facility and cleaning aperatians take place �utdoors, the cleaz�ing
aperativns shall take place an grassed or gra�veled azeas tv prevent
poant source discharges vf the washwater into the stortn drains �r
surface waters. Where cleaning �perations cannot be performed as
descri�ed abo�e and when aperations are performed in the �icinity
of a storm drainage caliection system, the drain is ta be cot�ered
with a partable drain co�ver dwring clearx acti�vities, Any excess
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panded water shall be remo�ed and properly handled, e.g., by
pump tc� a sanitary sewer syst�m or other }aroper dispasal method,
prior to rernvving the drain cover. Detergents used au�doors shall
be biodegradable and the pH adjusted to be in the xange of G tc� 9
standard units. The point source discharge of vehicle and
equipment wash waters, including tanic cleaning operations, are
not authorized by this perrnit and must be co�ered under a sepaz�ate
NPDES general or indi�idual permi# az discharged to a sanitary
sewer in accordance with applicable industrial pretreatment
requirernents.
iii Spill Pre�ention and Response Plan. 'I'�e Spill Prevention and Response
plan shall incarporate an assessment c�f patential poliutant saurces based
an a materials inventory of the facility. Fa�ility personnel (or team}
responsible for implementing the plan shall be identified in the plan. A
responsible person shall be on-site at all times during facility operations
that ha�e the potera�ial to contaminate starmwater runoff through �pills or
exposure of materials associated with the facility operatians.
iv. Preventative Maintenance and Go4d Housekeeping Frogram. A
pre�entati�e mair�tenance program shall be de�eloped. The program shall
dacurnent �chethties of inspections and maintenance activities of
stormwater can#rol sys�ez�ns, plant equipment and systems. Inspectivn of
maierial handling areas ar�d regular cleaning schedules of these areas shall
}�e incorporated into #he program.
�. Emp�oyee Training. Training sehedules shall be de�elaped and txainzng
praUided at a minimum on an annual basis an pra�per spill response and
�leanup procedures az�d preventative maintenance acti�ities for ail
personnel in�olVed in any of the facility's operations that haue the
potential to cc�ntaminate stormwaier runoff. Facility personnel (or team}
responsible far implementing the training shall be identified i� tla� Plan.
�i. Respvnsible Party. The Starmwater Pollution Pre�ention Plan shali
identify a specific pvsition{s} responsible fvr the o�verall caordination,
de�elopment, implernentation, and re�ision to the Plan. Responsibilities
for all camponents vf the Plan shall be documented and. position(s}
assignments pro�ided.
vi� Plan Amendment.
(a) The permittee shali amend the Plan whenever there is a change in
design, eonst�uction, operation, or maintenance which has a
significant effect an the patential for the discharge ofpollutants to
surface waters. The Stvrmwat�r P�llution Preventian Plan shall be
r�viewed and updated an an annual basis.
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(b} The L3irectar may notify the permittee when the Plan does not meet
one or mare af the min�mum requir�ments of the permit. Within
30 days of such natiee, the permittee shall submit a time schedule
to the Director for modifying the Plan to meet minimum
requirements. 'The pezrnittee shall pra�vide certification in writing
(in accordance vvith Part III, Section A, Paragraph 6) to the
Dire�tar that the changes have been made.
viii Facility Inspectians. Inspections of t�ae facility and all storr�wa#ear systems
shall acc�xr at a rninimum vn a semiannuai schedule, once in the fall
�5e�atember-No�ember) and oncc; during the spring (Apri1= June}. The
inspection and any subsequent maintenance acti�ities perfarmed shall be
dvcumented, recording date and time of inspection, individual{s) making
the inspection and a nazratiye descriptian of the facility's stormwater
control sys#ems, plant e�uipment and systems. Recards of these
inspections shall be incarporated into the Stormwat�ex Pollution Prevention
Plan or maintained in a retrie�able electranic �rersion.
i�. Implementativn. Irnpletnentation c�f the Flan shall include documentation
of alI monitoring, rneasurennents, inspectians and maintenance activities
and trauung provided to employees, including the iog of the sampling data
and of activities taken io implement BMPs associated witYi the industrial
acti�vities, izzcluding vehicle maintenanee acti�ities. Such documentation
shall be kept on-site far a p�riod of five years and made available to the
Directar or his authorized representative immediately upon request.
3. Qualitati�e Manitaring
a. Objec�ive
(i} E�aluate the effecti�eness of the indus�ial Stormwater Pollut�on
Pre�ention Plans (SPPP} for each industrial facility.
(ii) Perform xequired quaiitati�e monitoring at stormwater discharge paints ar
vutfalls identified in the SPPPs ar d�aring supplemental inspections as
required in Part II.D.2.i.
b. Qu�litatiVe manitoring shall be perfc�xrned at each industrial stormwater
outfall or discharge point twice per year, ance in the s�ring (April -]une)
and once in the fall (September - November). Qualitati�e monitoring
rec�uires an inspection of each storrnwater ouifall or discharge paint far the
parameters listeci in paragraph (c}. Qualitati�e monitvring is far the
purpose c�f e�aluating the effectiveness of the SPPP. Nv ana�ytical tests
axe required. NCDQT u�ill pursue correctian af stormwater quality where
qualitati�ve monitoring indicates degradation af quaiity in catnparisan ta
previous rnanitaring events.
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c. (�ualita�ive Monitnring Requirements for Indnstrial Activities
Dischar e Characteristics Fr uency Monitorin LocatiQn
Co1or Semi-Anr►ual St�rmwater Discharge Points or Outfalls
xdentified in the SPPP*
C�doz` Semi-Annual Stormwater Discharge Pvints or {]utfalls
identified in the SPPP'�
Clarity Semi-Annual Stormwater Discharge Points or Dutfails
identified in the SPPP*
Floating Salids Semi-Annual Starnlwater Diseharge Fvints ar autfalls
identified in the SPFP*
Suspended Solids Sezni-Annual Stormwater Discharge Points or 4utfalls
identified zn the SPPP*
Foam Serni-Annual. Starmwater Discharge Points or Outfalls
identified in the SPPP*
Oil Sheen Semi-Annual Storrnwater I3ischarge Points or �utfalls
identified in the SPPP*
Erasic�n at or imme+3iately ��i-Annual Stormwater Discharge Points or 4utfalls
below the stormwater
dischar e oint or outfall identified in the SPFP*
[)th�r ohvious indicators af ��i-Annual Stormw�ter Dischaz�ge Points or C)utfalls
st4rmwater pollutian
identified in the SPPP*
Vi�ual obse�-vations can be pe�orrned at a laeation upstream of the stormwater outf'aIl vr
dischaurge point for the purpase afimpro�ved safety or access.
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SECTIQN E EDUCATION AND 1NVOLVEMENT PRD+GRAM
1. Tnternal — NCDUT Staff and Can#ractars
a. Qbjectives
i. Izxiplement a prograrm tca train 1'`iCDDT sta�f and can�ractors about the
impvrtance Qf stormwater quality.
ii. The training should include topics such as spiil con#rol, chemfcal
appiication, illieit di�charges and illegal dumping, etc.
b. Management Measures
The NCDOT shall implement the follvwing manage�nent measures to meet the
objectives ofthe Pubiic Education and In�olvement Pragram: Internal.
Additional training parograms are listed under other programs.
Management Measures Measurable Goals
(a) Pravide pollution NCD4T shall provide annual stornav�rater pvllution awareness
prevention awareness training for appropriate NCDGT persannel and contrac#ors
training for construction in�volved in construction and maintenance acti�ities. NCD�T
workers. may require contractors tc� ha�e equiValent training in lieu af
NCD�T-provided txa�ning. Training sha.11 include general
stoz7mwater awareness, NFDES stormwater permit
NCGOl000Q im�lementation, identification of stormwater
pallution patential, appropriate spill response actions and
contacts far reporting spills and illicit dischargeslillegal
dumping.
(b) Provide pollutian NCl7(�T shall maintain a program af a.n�aual stoz�nwatez
prevention avc+areness pollutian awareness training for appropriate NCD�T
training for maintenance maintenance staff. NCI}{lT shall also maintain an ongt�ing
workers. awareness pragram for Adopt-A-Highway �volunteers and
prison inmaie iaborers. NCDOT may require �ontractors to
ha�e equivalent training in lieu of NCD�T-provided trainix►g.
Training shall include general starrnwater awareness,
identificati�n of stormwater pollution potential and
appropriate cc3ntacts for reparting spills and illicit discharges
lillegai dumping.
{cj Provide p�llution NCDOT shall pro�ide annual Stormwater Pollutian
prer�en�ion awarerress pre�ention Plan training f�r appropriate Ir1CDDT staff.
training for NCDOT Training shall include general starmwater gollution
staC�': awareness, site-speeific Stvrmrnrater Pollution Prevention Plan
awareness, and reportingldocumentation procedures.
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Mana ement Measures Measurahle Goals
(d) SMP Implementation NCD�T shall provide training to appropz-iate NCDOT
Training �ersvnnel on implem�ntation of post-constructian BMPs in
keeping with the Toalbox, In.spection and Maintenance
Manual, and the Past-Construction Star�nwater Program,
NCD�T may zequire cflntractors to ha�ve equivalent training
in lieu of NCD�T-grovided training.
{e) Maintain Internal Maaintain #he I�ternai Education and Involvement
Educatian and Plan, The plan sha�l inctude the requirements for the
Invol�+�m�nt Plan. measurabie goals abave.
2. External - Public
a. Obj ectives
z. �nplement a program to edu�ate the public abaut the importance of
stormwater quality, �d what they can do to support it
ii. Maintain diverse educational materials to engage and educate the guhlic
from diff�r�nt sacial, economic and age groups.
iii. Encauxage puhlic in�vvl�ernent in NCl]UT stormwater quality pragraxns.
b, Mar�agement Measures
1'he NCD�T shall irnplement t�ie following management measures to meet the
objecti�es of the Public �ducation and Invol�emen#:
Mana ement Measures Nleasurable Gc�als
a. External Maintain the External Education and Involvement Plan.
Education and The plan shall include the requirements for the
InVol�ement P1an. measu�z�able goals below,
b. Provide pollution Provi.de siortnwater pollution pre�ention awat`eness
prevention infornaation to the general public.
awareness
educativnal
materials to
general ublic.
c. Maintain a public Maintain a public education website to document P3CDOT
education website. po�llution pre�ention prograrns and prvmate skormwater
quality. 'Ihe website will inelude informatzon an stormwater,
water quality, stormwater prajects and activiti�es, and ways to
contact stormwater znanagement program staff.
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Mana ement Measures iVleasu.rable Goa1s
d. De�elop Work with DENR and athear agencies to pramat� and distribute
educatianal public education materials
artnershi s.
e. Continue public Gontinue the Adopt-a-Highway program, Additi4nal
in�al�ement programs may alsa be developed.
rograms.
S�GTIUN F RESEARCI3 PR1JGi2ANi
1. Obj ectives
a. Canduct reseau'ch with faculty and staff a# state uni�rersities or othe�' designated
institutians that result in independent quantitati�e assessment of stormwater from
I�CD�T permitted acti�ities andlar measure slructural BMP eff�;ctiveness.
b. Conduct research to erahance ar improve exist�zzg practices or de�elop new
methods or processes ta meet permit requirernents.
2, M�n$gement Measures
The NCDDT shall implement the follcrwing rnanagem.ent measures ta meet the vhjecti�res
vf the Research Program and shall nvtify DEMLR prior to modificatian of any goals.
Management Measurahle Goals
Measures
a. Research Plan Mainta.in a Research Plan. The Plan shall �e in keeping with the
g�idelines established by the �'ederat Highway Adminisiration
(FHWA} Evaivation and Managennent of Highway Runoff W ater
Quality Manual {FHWA-PD-96-0�32} and FHWA's Natic�nal
Highway Runoff and Data Methodalogy Synthesis (FHWA-EP-
03-Q54, ar any updates.
The Research Plan will include:
1) A description af the Research Program and process for
requesting fundin�.
2} A process that identifies research needs in order to impro�e
ro am areas.
b. 5u�rnit the Mvdifi�ations tQ the NCD�T Research Plan shall be submitted to
Research Plan DEMLR.
to DEMLR
c. Implement the NCD�T shall continue to perfarm and sponsor research to fulfill the
Research Plan Research Plan.
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Pern�,it No. I�CS4QU250
PART III (}THER REQUYREMENTS
SECTI�N A REPQRTING AND RECURI? �EEPING REQUIREMENTS
1. Program Assessment
a. NCD{3T shalt proVide DEMLR with an artnual repart consisting of a program
summary and assessrnent. The report shall include tlae status af each camponent
in Part II af this permit, propased changes to the s#ortnwater ma�xiagemer�t
program or implementation schedule, a summary of illicit evnnection and i�legal
dumping reports and inspeetions, identificatian of e�Forts to impra�e water quality
or reduce deg�radation as a result of NCDQT activities, and successes, failure� and
milestvnes/accamplishxnents of the program.
b. The annual assessment repvrt shall be submitteci ta DENiLR no later than flctvber
31 of each year for the reporting p�riod from 7uly 1 thrc�ugh June 3�.
c. NCDOT s�all maintain a capy af each annual prvgram assessment report on file
for a pe�iod of �ive years.
Z. Stormwater Polltrtion Pre�ention Plans
a. Irnplementation ofthe Stormwater Potlution Pre�vention Plan (SPPP} at ea�h
industri$1 facility sh�€ll include documentativn of all monitoring, measurements,
inspec#�ons, maintenance activities and training prouided to employees. Such
dacumentation shall be kept on-site for a period of five years and made available
to DEMLI� irnrnediately upvn request.
b. In. �e e�vent tha# DEMLR determines that � SPPP does not meet the requirements
of this pernait, NCD�T shall submit a propvsal and schedule for nnodifying the
SFPP. NCDQT shall als� certify that the SPPP has been modified in accordance
with the subrnitted proposal.
3. Qualitati�e and Analy�aical Manitoring
a. Qualitati�e and analytical monitoring shall be dvcurnented and records maintained.
These reports shall i�e made available ta DEMLR upon request.
b. NCD�T shaii retaiz� �`eco�'ds of all manitoring information, inciuding atl
calihratian and maintenance records and all original strip �hart recordings for
cantinuous rnonito�.ng instrumentativn, and r„opies af all reports required by this
permit for a period of at least 5 years from the date oFthe sample, rneasurement,
report ar application. This period may be extended by request ofthe �ireciar at
any tirne.
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4. Emp�uyee Trainiuug
Training perforn�ed in conjunction with a SPPP requirement shall be docusnented and
rnaintained at the facility as part ofthe Sl'PP.
5. Organizational Du�ies �nd I�esponsibilities
NCD4T shall maintain a lzst of pc�sitions aresponsible for implementing the pra�risions of
this permit including central crffice staff and divisianal staff. The list shall include
pQsitions, wark addresses and phone nurnbers and a brief description of tlaeir
respons�bilities andlor duties, training and qualificatians applicable tra this perimit.
Descriptions af respernsibilities andlar duties, training and �ualifications may be
described separately andlor referenced tc� another document (x,e., training maierial,
SPPFs, jab descriptions, or in the employee's personnel record}. VVhere mvre tkaan one
position is liste�d, one mu�t he named as primary cantact and athers must be listed in the
vrd�r in which they �avill assume respansihiiity as aiternates. This li�t will be available
upon request.
G. Report Submittals
a. Duplicate sigzied capies of all reports required herein, shall be submitted to the
f�llowing address:
Divisian af Energy, Mineral and Land Resoarces
Stormwat�r Pe�mitting Unit
t612 MaiI Service Center
Raleigh, Narth Carolina 27f99-1b12
b. All applicatians artd annual reports suhmitted ta DEMLR shall be signed by a
pxi.ancipal exec�tzve officer or duly authorized representati�e. A person is a duly
authvrized representative only rf
i. The authorization is made in writing by a principal executive officer;
ii. Tlxe authorizatian specified either an individual or a position having
respvnsibiliiy for the a�verall vpera�ion af a regeallate�i facility or acti�ity or
an individual or pasif�on ha�ving o�v�rall respvnsibiiity far
envirvnmentallstormwater rnatters; and
iii. 1fie written authorization is submitteti to the Director.
c. Any person signing a dacument under paragraphs a. or b. of this section shall
make the followin,g certificativn.
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"I certify, under penaliy of 1aw, that this document and all attachmex�ts were prepared
under my directian or super�ision in accordance with a system designed to assure that
qualified personnel properly gather and e�aluate the information suhmitted. Base.�i an my'
znquiry of the person or persons who manage the s�stem., or those persans direc#ly
responsible for gathering the information, #he information submitted is, to the best ofm;y
knowie�ige and belief, true, accurate, and com.pleie. I am aware that tlxxet'e az�e �ignificant
penalties far submztting false informatian, including the possibiiity of fines and
impris�nment for knawing violatians."
7. Recording Resnits
For each rneaswrement, sample, inspection ar maintenance acti�ity performed or aollected
pursuant to the requirements of this permit, the permit�e� shall recard the foliawing
infaxmatian:
a, The date, exact place, and time of sampling, measurements, 1riSpECtlaT1 Oi'
maintenance activity;
b. T`he individual{s} who perFormed the sampl'rng, rneasurements, inspecti�n or
maintenance activity;
c. The date(s) analyses were perfarmed,
d. The individual(s} who performed the analyses;
e. The analytical techniques or tr�ethods used; and
f. The results of such analyses.
8. Planned Changes
The permittee shall give nvtice ta the Director as saon as possible af any planned changes
whie� eould sign�fica€ntly alter the naiure vr quantity of polluiants discharged. This
notific�tian requarement includes pollutants that are not specifically listed in the pertnit or
subject tv r�vtzfication requirem�nts in 40 CFR Part 122.42 (a}.
9. A,n�icipated �Voncompliance
The permittee shall give notice to the Director as saon as possible of any planned chang�es
which may result in noncompliance with #he pennit requirements.
1 U. Tvventy-four Haur Reparting
a. The permittee shali report to the central office or the appropriate regional office
any nonc�mplianee or reasonably aanticipated noncompliance vvhich xnay
endanger health or the enviranrnent. Any information �ha11 be provided oraliy
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within 24 hours frc�m ths time the permittee became aware af the circumstances,
A written submission shall als� be prorrided within S days of the time the
pe�nmittee becomes aware of the circuumstances. Ta repo�t an en�ruanmental
emergency, call: 1-$00-85$-Q�68.
b, The written submissicrn shall contain a descripticrn of the ncrnc�mpliance, and its
causes; the periad vf noncvmpliaz�ce, including exact dates and txmes, and rf the
noncomp�iance has nc�t been correcte�d, the anti�ipated time cvmpliance is
expected to continue; arid steps taken or planne� ta reduce, eliminate, and prevent
reoccurrence of the noncc�mpliance.
�. The Director may waive the written repart c�n a case-by-case basis if the arai
report has been received within 24 hours.
1 L �ther Infnrmatian
Where the permittee becomes aware that it faileti ta subrnit any relevant faets in applying
to �e cavered under this permit ar in any report to the Director, it shall promptly submit
such facts ar infarmation.
SECTIUN S CCIMPLIANCE SCHEDULE
Stormwater Pollutian Prer��tion Plans
a. Existing Industrial Facilities: The required �tormwater Follution Prevention Plan
shall be updated on an annual basis.
b. ProposedC�Iew Industrial Facilities: The Starmwater Pollutian Prerrention Flan.
shall be de�eloged and iznple�xaented priar tv the beg�inning of discharges from the
c►perativz� of the industrial acti�vity and be updated thereaf�er an an annual hasis.
Se�ndary cantainment shall be accomplished priar to the beginning of discharges
from the aperation of the industrial activity.
2. Storinwater Progr�un Implementat�an
NCDOT may madify the stormwater management program implementatian schedule
through the annuai reporting prc�eess.
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SECTIflN C T(]TAL MAXIMUM DA�LY LUAD ASSESSMENT
It is the responsibility of the permittee to keep abreast witla the de�elopment of the 303(dj list as
well as with the issuance of TMDLs.
1, At any time during the effec#iVe dates of this perxxiit, NCD�T will de�etop and implemez�# a
prograrrm ("Pragram"} to address impaired waters idexxtified in TMDLs in which NCDQT
is named as a significant contributor of the pollutant address�d by the TMDL and that
assigns NCDOT a wastelaad allocation (WLA) separate frvm other point sources.
2. NGD{7T's Program shall summarize the lacatians of NCDC}T autfalls that are identified
in its implicit Stormwater 4utfall In�entory that have the patenti�l ta discharge the
TMDL pollutant of concern into the impaired segrnents, to their tributaries, and to
segments and tributaries within the watershed contributing to the impaired segnents.
3. NCDOT's Program shall irnplernent an Assessment & Monitoring Plan ("Plan"}. T"he
Plan shall inciude an eValuation vf ihe need far additianal data collectian related to the
NCDOT's discharge of the TMDL poilutant af �ncern. Additic�nal data collection t4 be
evaluated rnay include (but does not require) a supplemental inventory of NCD�T
outfalls, monitoring, an assessment of the effectiVeness of existing BMPs, and an
assessment flf non-NCDQT dischaarges entexing NCD(7T's con�eyance system and
negati�ely impacting the quality of NCDOT stormwater discharge. If the Plan praposes
analyti�al monitoring, then it shall include a description af the sample types, frequency,
and seasonal cc�nsiderations, if applicable. Wh+�re ap�rapriate, NCD�T may reduce its
monitoring burden by monita�ing outfalls that DEMLR considers substantially similar to
other outfalls. The Plan may be adjusted as additional outfalls are identified.
4. 'The Plan shall inclnde a schedule for implementing the proposed assessment and
m4nitoring acti�ities. The Plan shall be submitted to DEMLR for cammenfs no later
than 12 rnonths a�ter notificaiion by NCDEIVR that NCDOT has �beex► assigneti a WLA
DEML�t shall camplete its review of the Plan within 6 manths of recei�ing the plan from
NCD�T.
5. NCDflT shall initiate implementation of the Plar� within b mvnths af receiving Plan
appro�al fram DEIVILR. In accordance with the Plan implementation schedule,lVCDQT
shall pro�vide a surnmary af the assessment and mvnitvring a�cti�vzt�es performed within a
reporting penod in subsequent annu�I reports.
Within d months of completing the assessment and manitoring activities outlined in the Plan,
NCD�T shall submit a report of its findings to DEIVILR. The report shall include an assessnnent
of whether additional structural andlar non-structural BMPs a.z'e necessary to meet NCDaT's
WLA. If neeessary, the rept�rt will also document why BMPs are infeasible to mee# the WLA
and discuss BMPs to reduce the load t� the maximum extent practicable. The report shall
include a schedule for implementing such BMPs. Upon appra�al by DEMLR, NCDUT shall
implement any appraved BMPs in accordanee with the schedule. Subsequent aru�ual reports will
pro�ide updates on the implementatian af tr�ie Plan.
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Permit N�. NC5000250
PA�T IV STANDARD CUNDITIUNS
SECTIUN A COMPLIANCE AND LIABILITY
1. Duty ta Camply
NCD�T must comply with all canditians oFthis permit. Any permit nancvmpliance
constiiutes a �iala�ion of the Clean Water Act and is g.r�wnds for enforcement action; for
permit termination, revocation and reissuance, or rnodi�icataon; or denial of pern�it
co�erage upon renewal application,
a. NCD�T shall comply with standards or prohibitions established under section
3D7�a) of the Clean Water Act #'or toxic pollutamts w7iitlun the time pro�ided in the
reguiatians t�at establish these standards or prohil�itzons, e�ert if the permit has
not yet been modified to incorporate the requirement.
b. The Ciean Water Act pro�ides tl�at a�ay person who �iolates section 301, 3Q2, 306,
307, 308, 318 or 405 of the Act, or any pez7mit Gandition or limitation
irnplexraenting any such se�tians in a permit issued under section 402, or any
r�quirement impased in a pretreatment program appro�ed under sections
402{a)(3) or 4D2(b)(8) of the Act, is subject to a civil penalty not ta exceed
$27,50{? per day for eac� �iolataion. The Clean Water Act provides that any person
who negligently �iolates sections 3�11, 3Q2, 306, 307, 308, 31 S, or 405 of the Act,
ar any condition or Iimitation implementing any of such sectians in a permit
issued under section 402 of the Act, or any requirement impvse� in a pre#reatrnent
prvgram apparoved under section 402�a}(3) pr 402(b)(8) a�the Act, is subject to
crimin�l penalhe5 Of $2,500 tQ $25,OD0 per day of �iolativn, or imprisonment of
not more than 1 year, or bath. In the case of a secflnd or subsequen# convietian for
a negligent �iolation, a person shall be subject to criminal penatties of not more
than $50,{}00 per day of �iolation, or by imprisonment of nat more than 2 years,
ar both. Any person who knowingly violates such sectians, t�r sueh candi�ions vr
limitations is subject to criminal penalties af $5,4D0 t4 $SO,OaO per day af
violation, or imprisonxnent for nat xnore than 3 years, ar both. In the case of a
se�ond or subseque�n# conviction for a knowing violation, a person shall be subject
to criminal penalties of not more than $100,000 per day of violation, or
imprisonment of nc�t more than b yeax's, or both. Any person who knowingly
violates section 30I, 342, 303, 30�, 3a7, 308, 3i.$ or 4Q5 of th� Act, or any permit
condition or lixnitation implementing any of such sections in a permit issued under
section 442 of the Act, and who knows at that time that he thereby places anather
person in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury, shall, upon
conviction, be subject to a fine of nat mare th,an $254,�a0 or imprisanrnent of not
more than 15 years, or bvth. In the case of a second or subsec�uent c�n�iction for a
knowing en+�angerment r�iolation, a person sha11 be subject to a fine of not mQre
than $5fla,00[7 or by imprisonment af not rnor� than 3[3 years, or hath. An
organiza�.on, as defined in section 3{]9(c}(3)(B}(iii} of the C'WA, shall, upc�n
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���t Na. �vcs000�so
cc}nviction of �iolating the imminent danger prowision, be subject to a fine of not
more �haa� $ l,D04,000 and can be fined up to $2,�04,a�0 far second or subsequent
canvi�tions.
c. Under state law, a daily civil penalty of nc�t more than ten thousand dc�llars
(� 10,p0p} per via�atz�n may he assessed against any persan wha violates vr fails
ta act in accordance with the terms, canditic�ns, ar requirernents of a perrnit. [l�ef:
1"�Iorth Carolina General Statutes 143-215.+6A]
d. Any person may be assess�l an administrarive penalt� by the Director �'or
violating section 301, 3fl2, 306, 307, 308, 318, or 405 of the Act, or any permit
condition or limitaiion implernenting any of such sections in a permit issued under
section 402 of the Act. Administrative perialties for Class I vialations are not ta
exceed $11,000 per violation, with the ma�cimum amount of any �lass I penalty
assessed not to exceed $�7,5�0. Penalties for Ciass II violatians are not to exceed
$I i,U00 per day far each day during which the vfoiation continues, with the
maximum amount af any Class II penalty not to exceed $137,500.
2. Duty to Mitigate
NCDQT shall take all reasonable step� to minimize or prevent any discharge in violation
af this permit which has a reasonahle likelihood of adversely afFecting human health or
the environrnent.
3. Civil and Cirim�inaX Liability
Except as provided in Part IV, Section B, Paragraph 3+�f this permif regazding bypassing
of stozmwater contxol facilities, nv#hing in this penmit shall be canstrued to relie�e the
perrnittee frmm any responsihilities, liabilities, �r per�alties ft�r noncampliance pursuant to
NCGS 143-2153,143-215.6A, 143-215.65, 143-215.6C or Sec�ion 309 of the Federal Act,
33 USC 13I9. Furthermore, ihe permittee is respansible for consequential damages, such
as fish kills, even though the responsibiiity f�r efFect�ve complianee may be ternporarily
suspended.
4. ail and Hax�rdvus Suhstaz�ce Liability
Nathing in this per�nit shall be eonstrued to preclude the instiiutian of any legal actioa� or
relie�ve the permittee frorn any respansibilities, liabilities, or penalties to which the
permittee is or may be subject to under NCGS 143-21�.75 et seq. or Section 311 af the
Federal Act, 33 L7SC 1321.
5. Property Rights
The issuance af thi.s pennit does nvt con�vey any property rights in either real or personal
property, or any exclusive priuileges, nor dves it autharize any injury to private property
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vr any invasion of personal rights, nQr any infringement af F�deral, State or lvcal laws ar
regulations.
b. Severability
The prowisions of this permit are se�erable, and if any pravision vf this permit, or the
application of any provision of this permit to any circumstances, is held invalid, the
application af suck► pr��vision to other circumstances, and the remainder of this permit,
shall not be affected thereby.
7. Duty ta Prvvide Information
The pernrnutittee shall furnish ta the Directoz, within a rea�onable time, any information
which the Director rnay request to determine �rhether caus� exists for modifying,
revoking and reissuing, or terminating the co�erage issued pursuar�t fa this permit or ta
determine campliance with this permit. The permittee sha11 alsv fiirnish to the Directvr
upon request, cflpies af records required by this pertnit.
S. Penalties for Tam.pering
'I'he Clean Water Act provides that any pers�n who falsifies, tampers with, or knowiz�gly
renders inaccurate, arty monitoring devic� or method required to be maintained under this
permit shall, upon can�iction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,00� per
�iolatzon, ar by imp�isonment for nat mar+� than two years per violation, or by both. If a
convictian of a persvn is for a�vinl�tiar� cammitted a�e�r a first con�iction of such person
under this paragraph, punish�nent is a fine af not more than $20,oao �e� ��y ���x��&��a�,,
or by imprisonment af not rnore than 4 years, ar both.
9. Penalties for Falsification of Reparts
The Clean Water Act prov°ides that any pers+�n �ho knvwizagly makes any false
staternent, representation, or c�ertificatian in any record or ather docutnent subrnitted or
required to be maintained eander this permit, including monitoring reports vr reports of
compliance or noncampliance shaii, upon cc�n�ictian, be punished by a fine afnat more
than $10,000 per violation, ar by impris�runent for not more than two years per vialatian,
or by both.
1U. Permit Actians
This permit rnay be anodified, revoked and reissued, or terfninated far cause. The
noiificatian af planneti changes or anticipated nancompliance does not stay any permit
condition.
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Permit No. NCS000254
SECT�flN B+DPER�ATXON ,ANI) MATNTENA1tiTCE OF P�LLUTIt31"�I C�►NTI2QLS
1. Proper Operation and Maintenance
The permittee shall at all times prv�erly vperate ar�d maintain a11 facilities and systems af
treatmenf and control �and related appurtenances} which are installed ar used by the
perntittee to achie�e com.pliance with the conditic�ns of this permii. Praper operativn and
maintenance alsa includes adequate Iaboratory �nirois and appropriate quality assurance
procedures. This pro�ision requires the operation of back-up or auxitiary facilities or
simiiar systems that are installed by a permittee only when the operativn is necessary to
achie�ve compliance with the conditions af the permit.
2. Need ta Halt ar Rerluce not a Defense
It s�all nat be a defense far a pern-►itiee in an enforcement action that it would have been
necessary to halt or retiuce the pernxit�ed acti�vit}i in order to maintain compliance with the
conditian af thi� permit.
3. Byp�ssing of Stormwater Control Facilities
Bypass is prohibited and the Directar may take enforcement ac�ion against a permittee far
bypass unless:
a. Bypass was unavoidable to prevent Iass aflife, personal injury or severe property
darnage; axad
b. There were no feasible alternatives t� the bypass, �uch as the use of auxiliazy
contral facilities, retention of starmwater or maintenance during nflrmal periods
of equipment dawntime or dry weather. This cr�ndition is not sati�fied if adequate
backup contzols should ha�ve been installed in the exercise af reasonable
eng�neering judgment to prevent a bypass which occwnred dtair�ng z�orrnal peri�ds
of equipment dawntime ar pre�enri�e maintenance; and
c. The p�r�mittee submitted notices as required under Part III, Section A of this
permit.
d. The Director may appro�e an anticipated byp�ss, after considering its ad►rerse
effects, if the Director determines that it will meet the three conditians Iisted
above.
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Permit �Vo. NCS0�0250
SECTTOi'� C MONITORING AND RECQRDS
1. R.epresentative Sampling
Samples collected. and measurements taken, as requared here�in, shall be characteristic o�
the voIume �und nature of the permitted discharge. Analytical sampling sha11 be
perfQrmed during a representative storm e�rent. Samples shall be taken on a day arzd time
that is ehaxacteristic of the discharge. AIt samples shall be taken before the disc}�azge
jains or is diluted by any other waste stream, bady of water, ar substance. Monitoring
points as specified in this permit shall not be Ghanged r�rithout natification to and
appra�al of #he Directar.
2. Flt�w Measurements
Where r�quired, appropriate flow rneasurement devices and methods consistent with
accepted scientific practices shall be selected and used tc� ensure the accuracy and
reliahiiity of zneasur�ments af the �alume of monitored discharges.
3. Test Procedures
Test prpcedures far the analysis of pollutants shall confarm to the EMC regulations
published pwrsuant ta NCGS 143-215.G3 et. sec�, the Water and Air Quality Reporting
Acts, and to regulati4ns published pursuant ta Section 304(g), 33 USC I314, ofthe
Federal Water Pollution Contral Act, as Amended, and Regulatian 40 CFR 136.
Ta meet the intent of the monitoring required by this permit, all test pr�eedures must
produce minimum detectian and reporting le�rels and all data generated must be reported
down to the minimum deteetion or lvwer reporting le�el of the procedure.
4. Inspectian and Entry
The pezxnittee shall allow the Director, or an authvrized repatesentative (including an
authorized contractor acting as a representative of the Director), rar in the cas� of a facility
which discharges thxvugh a municigal separate storm sewer systern, at� a.utharizetl
representative of a rnu.�icipal operator or the separate storm sewer sys#em recei�ing the
discharge, upan the presentation af credentials and oiher dacuments as may be required
by law, ta;
a. Enter upon the permittee's premises where a regulated facility ar activity is
located ar ctmducted, or where records must be kept under the cflnditions afthis
perrn��it;
h, Ha�e aecess to and eapy, at reasanable times, any records that must be kept under
the conditions of this permit;
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�c. Inspect at reasonable tixnes any facilities, equipment (inel�ding monitoring and
contrvl equipment}, practices, or operations regulated ar required under this
permit; a.nd
d. Sample c�r monitor at reasonat�Ie times, far the purpc�ses af assuring perrnit
complianr„e or as atherwise autharized by the CI�n Water Act, any substances or
parameters at an.y location.
5. Av��ability o� �eports
Except for data deterr�ined tt� �a� cozafident�al un�1�r �TCGS 143-215.3(a}(�} ar Sec#�on
3Q8 ofthe Federal Act, 33 USC 1318, al� reports prepared in accordanee writh the terms
of this permit sha11 be a�vailable for publi� inspection at the c�ffices af the DEMLR. As
requireci by #he Act, analytical �ata shail not be considered canfidential. Knowingly
m€aking �y fatse stateme�t an any such repvrt may result in the impasition of criminal
penalties as pra�ided �ar in NCGS 143-215.68 vr in Sectivn 309 of the Fe�eral Act.
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Perr�it Nc�. NCSO(1025U
FART V LIMITATIQP�iB REUPENER
Thx.s permit shall be m+adified or, alterna#iveiy, re�t�ked and reisstted, to camply with any'
applicable �effluent guideline or water qualYty standard issued or apprc��ed under �ectians 302(b}
(2) (c}, a.z��i (d}, 3d4(b) {2} and 307(a) of the Clean Water Act, if the effluent guideline or water
c�uaiity standard so issued. o�r approved;
a. Contains different cQnditions or is otherwise more stringent than atxy' limitation in the
permit; c�r
b. Contz�ols �y pollutant z�ot lirnited in the permit.
The perrnit as modified or reissued t�nder this paragraph sriall also �antain any other
requirements in the Act then applicable.
T`he issuance of this �ezmit does nc�t prohibxt the Director frorn recrpening and modifying the
permit, revoking and reis�uing the pe�n�t, or terminating the per.nr�it as allawed by °t�xe laws,
rules, and regulativns contained in Title 4(}, Cade �f Federal Regtzlations, Parts 122 and 123;
Tikle I SA of the NQrth Carolina Administrati�e C�de, Suhehapter ZH .ai 0�; and NQrth Garolina
General Statute 143-215.1 et. al.
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PART VI A�l1VIXt+��STER11�1'G AN� CCIMPLIANCE M[3N�'TURiNG FEE
REQUiREME�'+1TS
Tkje permittee must pay the administeriz�� �nnd cvmplia.r�ce monifaring fee wxtlain. 3tl {thirty} days
after �eing bitied by the DEMLR. F�ilure tc� pay the fee in tim.ely rnanner in acc�rdan�e with
� 5A NGAC 2H .(}1(]5�(b)(4} may cause the DEMLR to initiate actiQn fio revoke the Certificate af
Co�aerage.
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PART VII DEFINITICINS
1 } Act
See Clean Water Aet.
2} Allovva�le Non-Stormwater Dischar�es
This permit regulates storn�water discharges. Nfln-storrnwater discharges which shall be
allowed in the stvrnawater conveyance system are;
�a} All other discharges that are authorized by a non-stormwater NPDES permit.
�b} UncQntaminated g+�undwater, f4Ullf,��t14i1 i�iS1i1S, air -�onditia�aer �rz' air
compressor condensate without added chemicals, springs, discharges af
uncontaminated pata�le water, waterli�xe and fire hydrant flushings, water from
footing drains, flvws frorn riparian ha�iitats and weilands, irrigation drainage,
landscape watering, pavement wash water whi�h daes not use detergents and no
spills or Ieaks or toxic or hazardaus materiais have occurred (tualess aIl materials
ha�re been remo�ed), routine external buitding; wa�h dQwn which does not use
detergents, and incidental windblcrwn mist fram cnoling towers that callect on
roaftops.
(c} Discharges resulting from fire-fighting training withvut chemical additi�es vr
from fire-figfiting.
3) Best Management Practices (BMPs)
Measures or practices used to reduce the amount of pallution ent�rning surface waters.
$MPs may take the form of a pracess, activity, or physical stru+cture.
4} Borraw Fit
A Borrow Pit means a man-rnade depressian in the g�rown.d created when earthen
rnaterials are remo�ed to pra�ide fill or materials at another site. Often, the pit will fiil
with rain water or groundwater and must be dewatere+3 to cantinue the remo�val oiF
mate�ials.
S} Built Upan Area fBL]A)
For the purpQses of implementing storrnwater pragrams, "buitt-upon area" means
iFnpervious surface and partially impervicaus surface tv ihe extent that the partiaily
impervious surface does not allow water to infiltrate thraugh the surface and into the
subsoil. "Built-upon area" does not include a slatted deck ar the water area af a
swimming poal. tSL2�i4-120}.
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6) Bulk Storage of Liquid Pt�oducts
Bulk Storage of Liquid Products means liquid raw materials, manufactured pradu�ts,
waste rnaterials or by-praducts with a c�pacity tha� triggers campliance witki 40 CFR 1 i 2.
7) Bvt3ass
A by�aass is #.�e knowz� diversion of stormwater or wastewat�r from any pvrtic�n of a
�controi facility, including the callectian system, which is not a designed or established
operating mode for the facility.
8j Clean Water Act
The Federal Water Pollutiar� Control Act, also knawn as the Clean Water Act (CWA}, as
amended, 33 USC 1251, et. seq.
9} DEMLR
fihe Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resaurces, Department c�f Environment and
Natural Resvurces
10} Director
fihe Director af the Division af Energy, Mineral and Land Resaurc+e�, the permit issuing
authonty.
11}DWR
T'h.e Divi.sion af Water Resources, Departmeni of Environment and Natural Resources.
12) Grah Sarnple
An individual samgle coileeieci instantaneously. Grab samples that will be directly
analyzed ax qualitati�ely monitared must be taken within the first 30 minutes of
discharge.
13) Hazardaus Substance
Any substaz�ce designated in 4d CFR Part 115 pursuant to Sectian 31 I of the Clean Water
Acf.
14) Industrial Activitv
For the pw�poses af thi.s permit, indu5trial actirrities shall mean all industrial acfii�ities
listed defined zra 4� CFR 1 Z2.2b. S#armw�ter fram general rvadway, general railway,
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constructian activities, borrow pitslwaste pites, az�d other non-roadway facility are not
e�nsidered Industrial Activities.
15) Irnnlicit Starrnwater �utfall Inventory
An impiicit stormwater outfall in�entvry is a geospatial Iist of points created using az� `in-
office' pxocedure, typically GIS-based, intended to estisnate the possil�le locations of
NCD�dT poi.nt saurces of stvrmwater discharge into waters af the United States.
16} Implicit �utfall
An impiicit outfall is a geospatial point listed in the irnplicit storm�water outfall in�ventory.
implicit outfalls are not verified in the field as meeting the definition of an outfall.
17} 1Vlunicipal Separate Storrn Sewer System
Municipal separate storm sewer means a conveyance or system af canveyances
(includiag roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch l�asins, cur�s, gutters,
ditches, maxz-made ch�.rmels, or storrr� drains}:
(i) Owned Qr operated by a State, city, town, i�vrough, county, parish, district,
associa�ion, or other public body (created by vr pursuant to State law} ha�ving
junsdiction o�er dispasal of sewage, industrial wastes, starm water, or other wastes,
including spe�ial districts under State law suGh as a sewer district, fload cantrol
district or drainage distxict, or similar ez�tity, or an Indian tribe or an authorized
Indian tribal organizati�n, or a desxgnated and approv�d management agency under
sectian 2�8 af the CWA tha# di�charges tv wate;rs of the United States;
(ii} I]esigned or used for collecting or con�eying storm water;
[iii) Which is not a coznbined sewer; and
(i�) Which is not part of a Puhlicly Owned Treatment W orks (PUTW} as defined at 40
CFR I 22.2.
A Phase I MS4 includes rnedium and large MS4s. To be a mediurn ar large MS�L, the
MS4 must �re loeated in an urbax�ized area with a pnpulation greater than l OQ,dOU.
A Phase II NIS4 includes regulated s�nall hiiS4s. Ta be a regulated small MS4, the MS4
must be lo�at�d in an urbanized area with a populatian less thar� 1 f10,�aU but with
selected population densities. Phase II M54s are identified by NCDENR at
http;/1h2o.enr.state.nc.uslsulNPDES_Phase_II Starmwater_Pro� 2400_Census.htm.
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1 S) Non-�+omrt�ercia.l borrow pitlwaste pile proiect
A nan-cominercial barrow pit ar waste piie is a location which only supports I�CDOT
operations and does nat sell materials to nan-NCD�T entities.
19) autfall
Qutfall rneans a poiz�t source at the point where a muzaicipal separate storm sewer
discharges to waters oFthe United States and daes not inciude crp�a can�eyances
connecting twa municipal separate storm sewers, or pipes, tunnels or other con�eyances
which connect segments of the �ame stream or other waters of the �]nited States and are
use+3 tv c�rn�vey watecz�s vf the United States. (40 CFR 1�2.25 (b}(9)}.
20) Permittee
The ovvner or operator is�ued this p�mnit (NCD�T).
21 } Paint Saurce
Point soures means any discsrnible, confined, and discrete con�eyance, including but nat
limited to, any pipe, ditch, channel, t�uut�i, canduit, well, discrete fissure, c�ntainer,
rvliing stock, concenixated animal feeding operation, landfill leachate callection system,
Vessel t�r ather floating craft from which pollutants are or may be dis�harged, This term
d�es not include return #lows from irrigated agriculture or agricultural storm water
runof£ {40 CFR 122.2}.
2Z} Representative Storm Event
A storm event that measures greater than �. � inches of rainfall and tha# is preceded by at
least 72 hvwrs in which no starm e�ent measuring greater than 0.1 inches has occurred. A
singte storrn euent may contain up to 10 cpnsecutive hours af no precipitati�n. Far
example, if it rains far 2 hours withaut produGing any ct}llectable discharge, and then
stops, a sample may be collected if a rain producing a discharge begins again within the
next 10 hours.
23} Retrofit
A retrofit is a structural ar non-structural bes# managernent practice which provides
stormwater treatment or aids the Department in its pollukian pre�entian objectiVes, and is
canstructed on existing develapment or put into practi� within existing palicies and
procedwres. Retrofit best managenr�er�t practices are typically constructed or put inta
practice some perivd vf time after tt�e original de�elopnnent acti�ities we�re cannpleted and
were not part of the original de�elopment plans.
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Z�l} Secondarv Containrnent
Spill contait�ment for the contents of the single largest tank within tl�e containment
structure plus sufFxcient fi�b�ard to allaw for the 25-year, 24-haur stc�rm event.
Z5) Seation 313 Water Priority Chemical
A chemical or chemical category which:
a. Is iisted in 40 CFR 372.65 pwrsuant to Section 313 of Title III of the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986, also titled the Emergency
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986;
b. Is present at vr abo�re threshold levels at a facility s�abject to SARA t�tle III,
Sectian 313 reporting requxremexats; and
c. That met at least ane of the following criteria:
(1} Is listed in appendix D af 4Q CFR Part 122 on either Table II (organic
privrity pollutar►ts}, Table III (certain metals, cyanides, and phenal�) or
Table IV (certain toxic paltutants and hazardous substances};
(2) Is listed as a hazardous substance pursuant to Section 3 I 1(b)(2}(A.) vf the
CWA at 4{l CFR 116.4; or
(3) Is a pvllutant far which EPA has published acuie vr chronic water quality
criteria.
25) Sensiti�ve Water
a. Waters that are classifieci as high quality, outstanding resouurce, shellfish, trout, or
nutrient-sensiti�e waters in accvrdance with subsections (d} and (e) of 15A
NCAC 2B .0101 (Procedures for Assignment of Water Quality St�ndards —
General Pracedures).
b. Waters that are occupied l�y or desagnated as critical habitat for aquatic animal
spec�es that are listed as threat�ned ar endangered by the United States Fish and
Wildtife Service or the Natimnal Tvlarine Fisheries Sei-�ice under the provisions of
the Endangered Species Act af 1973 (Pub. L. No. 93-205; $7 Stat. 884; 16 U.S.C.
§§ 153 i, et seq.), as amended.
c. Waters for which the designated use, as desaribed by the classiftcation systetn set
out in subsections (c), {d}, and {e} of 15A 1'�T+CAC �B .Qi O1 (Procedures for
Assignment af Water Qualit;y Standards — General Proeedures}, have been
determined tQ be impaired in accordance with the requirements of suY�section �d}
c�f 33 U.S.C. § 1313 due to exeeedances afvvater qualiiy standards eriter�a for one
4r more of the following parametezs. alunninum, arsenic, copper, iron, manganese,
total polycyclic arornatic hydrocarbons, fecal colifarm, turbidity.
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d. T`he following North Carolina water quality cla�sifications are HQW by
definition. Water Supply I{WS-I}, Water Supply TI �WS-II), Shellfishing (SA},
and waters which the Environmental Managernent CQmmission has re�eived a
petitivn for reclassificatian ta eifiher WS-I or W S-TI,
27) Severe Propertv Damage
Meauxs substantial physicaI damage �a praperty, damage to the control facilities that
causes them to hecome inoperable, or substantial and perir�anent loss of natural resawrces
which can reasona�ly be expected ta oc�ur in the ahsence of a bypass. Se�ere property
damage does not mean economic lass caused l�y delays in productian.
28) Si�nificant Materials
Includes, but is not iimited to: raw materials; fuels; materials such as solvents, detergents,
and plastic pellets; finished materials such as metallic praducts; raw materials used in
focrd processing vr praduction; hazardaus substances designated under section 1 ti 1(14} of
CERCLA; any chernical the facility is required to r�port �ursuant to section 313 of Title
TTT of SARA; fertilizers; �7�St1Ci[��5; and waste products such as ashes, slag and sludge
that have th� potential to be released with �tormwater discharges.
24} Si€mificant Spills
Includes, but is nat limited to: releases of oil or haaardous substances in excess of
reportahle quantities under Sectian 311 of the Clea�rx Water Act (Ref: 40 GFR I 10.10 and
CFR 117.21 } or Sectian 1 Q2 of CERCLA (Re� 4� CFR 302.4).
3D) Stormwater Associated wi#h Industrial Activi
Tkie discharge from any point source which is used far eollecting and convey'�ng
stvrmwa#er a.nd which is direc�ly relateti to manufacturing, processing or raw rnatezial
storage areas at an industrial site. Fa�ilities considereci to be engaged in "indu�trial
activities" include those activities defined in 4d CFR 12i.2C(b)(14}. The term does not
include discharges from facilities or activities excluded from the NPDES program. See
also the definition c�f indust�rial activities.
31) Stormwater I7ischarge Point �SI]P�
A SDP, also known as a"discharge p�int", is defined as a point saurce at the point where
stvrmwater lea�es a NCD�QT owned property vr right-of-way baundary and is not
discharging to waters af the United States at that point.
32) Stormwater Pc�llutian Prevention Flan
A camprehensi�e site-specific plan which detaiis measures and pra�tices to reduce
stormwater pollution and is based on an evaluatian of the poliutic�n potential of the site.
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33} Stormwater Runoff
Tl�e averland flow of waier which res�alts frorn precipitation and which occurs
irnrnediately following rainfall or as a result af snc�wmelt.
34} Ten Year Desi�n Storm
Th� maximum 24-hour precipi#ation event expected ta be equalec� or exceeded on the
average ance in ten years. Design storm information can be found in the State bf Nor�h
Carolina Erosian and Sediment C�ntrol Planning and Design Manual..
35) Toxic P'ollutant
Any p�llutant listed as toxic under Section 307{a)(1) nf the Clean Water Act.
36) Tran�portation Impravement Project
A Trazaspr�rtation Impra�vement Project typicaily means a Iarge-scale project ta construct
a primary roadway, such as an intersta�e or State highway.
37) Transpartatian Separate Stvrm Sewer System (TS4)
Transpc�rtation se�arate storm sewer, a type aFmunicipal separate storm sewer system
(MS4}, means a conveyan�; or system of canveyances (including rvads with drainage
systems, municipal streets, catch laasins, curbs, gutters, ditches, man-made channels, or
storm drains):
(i) 4wned vr operated by a State, city', town, boraugh, cauntyr, parish, district,
associatian, or other public b4dy (created by or pursuant ta State la�v} having
jurisdiction c��er disposal af sewage, industrial wastes, stoxm water, or other wastes,
�neluding speci�l districts under State law such as a sewer distzict, fload cvntrai
disbrict or drainage disfict, ar similar entity, ar an Indian tribe ar an authorized
Indian tribal organization, or a designated and approved management agency under
se�tion 208 of the CWA that di�charges tv waters of the United 5tates;
(ii) Designed Qr used for ec311ecting or cvnveying storm wate�r in a linear environment
and. applicable non-roadway and industrial facilities.
(iii} Which is not a combined sewer; and
(i�) Which is nat part vf � Publicly 4wned Treatment Warks (PQTW) as defined at 40
CFR 12�.2.
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3$} Ut�set
Means an excepfional incident in which there is unintenti€�nal and temporary
nanc�mpliance with technology base� permit limitations because of factors beyond the
reasonable control af the p�'mittee. An upsei does not include noncompliance to the
extent Gaused by vperational error, irnpmperly designed kreata.neni or cantrol faciliiies,
inadequate treatment or control facilities, lack c�f pre�enti�e mai�ntenance, oar careless ar
impraper opez�ation.
�'�}� W�St� P'I��
A Waste Pile means a s�ack or pile af materials rem�ir�ing frc�m constrraction or
m.aint�na.nc� acti�vities. For NCDC}T projects, these waste piles typically r.onsist af
earthen rnaterials or co�struction rnaterial n�bble,
4�} Vehicle Maintenance Acti�itv
Vehicle rehabilitativn, mechanical r�paa�-s, painting, fueliz�g, l�brication, c�r vehicle
cleaning aperations.
41) 25-year, 24 hour storm event
The mau�imum 24-how �recipitativn event expect�d to be equaled or exceeded, on the
average, once in 2� years.
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PART VIII ACRQNYMS
BMP Best Management Practice
BUA Built Upon Area
CE�CLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Carnpensativn, a.ztd Liability Act
CFR Code t�f Federal Regulatians
CWA Clearn Water Act
DEMLR Divisivn af Energy, Minerals and Land Resources
DWR Division t�f Water Resources
EPA Environmental Protectic�n Agency {ilnited States)
ESC Erosian and S�d.imenta�ion C�ntral
FHWA Federal Highwa� Adnninist�ativn
GIS Geospatial Info�snmatian Syste�n
IDD�EP Iliicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Program {�re�iously ICID Program}
MCM Minimum Contral Mea.sures
MS4 Mwucipal Separate Storm S�wer System
1'�ICAC Narth Carolina Administrative Code
NCDA&CS North Carolina Department of Agri+cuiture and Cansumer Services
N�DENR Narth Carolina De�partrnent of Environment and Natural Resources
NCDQT North Carolina Department of Transpart�tion
NCTA North Carolina Tra�asporta.tiorz Authority
NCGS 1`�orth Carolina �sneral Statute
NHL3 PwIation�l Hydragraphy Dataset
NPDES Nationa.l Poliutan# Discharge Elimination System
PCSP Post-Construction Stonnwater Pragram
PC]T�V Publicly �wned Treatment Wvx-ks
SA Water Quality Designation — Shellfishing
SARA Superfiind Amendments and Reautharization Aet
SAP
SPPP
TIP
TS4
TMI�L
MI
USGS
WLA
WS
Stormwater Discharge Point
Stormwater Pollutian Pre�ention 1'Ian
Transportation Improvement Parvgram
Transpartation Separate Storm Sewer Systern
Total Maximum Daily Lc�ad
United States Gealogical Sur�+ey
Waste Laa.d All�cati4n
Water Qualiry Designation — Wat�r Supply wate�r
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