NCS000481_Maiden Request for Waiver_20080613

TOWN OF MAIDEN
NORTH CAROLINA
28650
P.O. BOX 125 • [phone]
FAX [phone] • TDD 800-735-2962
June 19, 2008
Mr. Mike Randall
NCDENR
Storm Water Permitting
DWQ
1617 Mail Service Center
Salisbury St.
Raleigh, NC 27604-1617
Dear Mr. Randall
The Town of Maiden, population 3,700 est, is requesting our NPDES Permit No. NCS000481 be
rescinded and a waiver granted pursuant to 40 CFR 122.32. In evaluating the waters bodies as they enter
and leave the Town of Maiden it does appear that storm water controls are not needed based on the
waste load allocations that are part of an EPA approved or established TMDL. The Town of Maiden
anticipates future discharges from the town do not have the potential of exceeding water quality
standards, including impairment of designated uses, or significant water quality impacts, including
habitat and biological impacts.
Under Session Law 2006-246, post -construction stormwater management requirements will be
implemented in the Town of Maiden water supply watershed area(s) of incorporated Catawba County
and within the Town of Maiden incorporated area(s) of Lincoln County. We believe that these
requirements, along with the other measures the Town has implemented will minimize the impacts due
to polluted stormwater runoff within the jurisdiction of the Town of Maiden.
Town staff routinely visit areas within its jurisdiction with an eye out for illicit discharges to
storm drains and waterways. Additionally we work with the Western Piedmont Council of Governments
Stormwater Working Group to insure we are increasing the educational opportunities available to staff
members.
The town actively pursues pollution prevention maintaining an inventory of municipal facilities
and operations with the potential for generating polluted stormwater runoff, including the MS4 system
and associated BMPs. Town staff as part of their daily duties inspect municipal facilities and operations
for potential sources of polluted runoff, the stormwater controls and conveyance systems with the
ultimate goal of preventing or reducing pollutant runoff.
The Town of Maiden will continue to protect its water quality through its Stormwater
management efforts as outlined below:

- Catawba County currently provides construction inspection and regulations to regulate
Stormwater from construction sites.
- The Town of Maiden along with Catawba County currently has policies in place that regulate
subdivisions whereby they issue permits, and conduct inspections. The Town of Maiden will continue
its partnership with Catawba County to regulate storm waters.
- The town has used and will use workshops, its website, and newsletters to provide
education information on Stormwater issues.
- The town staff does accept speaking engagements with any community group(s) and
schools to continue to emphasize the importance of protecting our waters with written
material handouts.
- The town maintains 25.65 miles of streets of which the majority are ribbon -type
pavement with properly maintained ditch lines.
-The town provides public water and sewer services and they are available to those outside of the town
limits. A small segment of homes still utilize septic tank systems and are encouraged to connect to the
system where available.
The Town of Maiden's stormwater discharges into tributaries of and into Clarks Creek, a
tributary of the Catawba River. While Clarks Creek is listed as impaired, the DWQ report shows the cause
of the point source impairment to be the Newton Waste Water Treatment Plant. As part of the Town's
continued efforts to insure the highest possible quality stormwater the town council decided to run a
full water analysis for one day.
This snap shot of time showed that Maiden is not having a significant impact on water quality. In
looking at the attached result it should be kept in mind that the water samples taken also include areas
of the county. The Town's limits are strung out with some areas still in rural agricultural production with
the other side of the creak urban. The test results showed a high level of fecal matter in the creeks,
however in many testing locations farm animals were in the waterway or fields drained into the creeks
directly. Additionally many of the farms use chicken dung as a fertilizing agent two or three times a year
to amend the soil. While the Town attempts to work with these farms they are located outside of the
Town's Jurisdiction. The town has forwarded these results to Catawba County who handles all the towns
and county septic tank inspections if any of the above problems are manmade.
I would additionally like to thank you for your time and efforts in assisting the Town through the
waiver process. If you have any questions please feel free to call me at [phone] and I will have
the appropriate staff contact you.
Sincerely,
ko ertL. S yre `
Mayor, Town of Maiden

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O�0� w A T �i9OG Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
�— North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
U < Coleen H. Sullins Director
Division of Water Quality
October 10, 2008
The Town of Maiden
Attn: Mayor Robert L. Smyre
P.O. Box 125
Maiden, North Carolina 28650
Subject: Request for Waiver, Public Notice
Dear Mayor Smyre;
Pursuant to 40 CFR 122.32, the State may waive the requirements otherwise applicable to
the municipality if the MS4 serves a population under 10,000 and the permitting authority has
determined that future discharges from the MS4 does not have the potential to result in
exceedances of water quality standards, including impairment of designated uses, or other
significant water quality impacts, including habitat and biological impacts.
DWQ is seeking comment to determine if Town of Maiden should be granted a waiver
pursuant to 40 CFR 122.32. The public notice will be published by October 30, 2008. Comments
must be received no later than November 30, 2008. DWQ will evaluate all of the comments
received, the requirements of state laws and administrative rules, the rights of the municipalities,
and our mandate to protect public health and environmental quality. DWQ will either grant a
waiver or deny the request for a waiver based on a review of the comments received and a site
visit to determine that future discharges from the MS4 do not have the potential to result in
exceedances of water quality standards, including impairment of designated uses, or other
significant water quality impacts, including habitat and biological impacts. I would like to
schedule a site visit to evaluate the Town's existing programs. The site visit will likely last two
days. During the site visit I would like to evaluate the Town's stormwater programs for public
outreach, public involvement, illicit discharge, good housekeeping, construction and post -
construction.
If you have any questions concerning the request for a site visit, the request for waiver,
the public notice or process, please contact me at 919-807-6374 or [e-mail].
Sincerely, n�
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Mike Randall
NorthCarolina
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