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PROGRAM SELF -AUDIT REPORT
NPDES PERMIT NO. NCS000480
RUTHERFORD COLLEGE, NORTH CAROLINA
980 Malcolm Blvd.
P.O. Box 406
Rutherford College, NC 28671Address
Self -Audit Date: 7/25/19
Report Date: 10/12/19
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral & Land Resources Stormwater Program
512 N. Salisbury Street, 9th floor
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
MS4 Permit Self -Audit Report
Rutherford College, NC: NPDES Permit No. NCS000480
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
AuditDetails..................................................................................................................................................1
PermitteeInformation..................................................................................................................................2
Construction Site Runoff Controls.................................................................................................................3
DISCLAIMER
This audit consists of an evaluation of program compliance with the issued permit and implementation of
the approved Stormwater Management Plan. This audit report does not include a review of all program
components, and program deficiencies in addition to those noted may be present. The permittee is
required to assess program progress and permit compliance, and to implement the approved Stormwater
Management Plan in accordance with the issued permit.
Audit Date: 7/25/19
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Audit Details
Audit ID Number:
Audit Date(s):
NCS000480—Rutherford College MS4 Self-Audit-2019JULY 25
7/25/19
Minimum Control Measures Evaluated:
❑ Program Implementation, Documentation & Assessment
❑ Public Education & Outreach
❑ Public Involvement & Participation
❑ Illicit Discharge Detection & Elimination
® Construction Site Runoff Controls— No delegated Sediment and Erosion Control Program
❑ Construction Site Runoff Controls— Delegated Sediment and Erosion Control Program
❑ Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls
❑ Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations
❑ Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)
Field Site Visits:
❑ Municipal Facilities. Number visited: Choose an item.
❑ MS4Outfalls. Number visited: Choose an item.
❑ Construction Sites. Number visited: Choose an item.
❑ Post -Construction Stormwater Runoff Controls. Number visited: Choose an item.
❑ Other: Number visited: Choose an Item.
❑ Other: . Number visited: Choose an Item.
Inspector(s) Conducting Audit
Name. Title
Organization
Kenneth Geathers, Town Manager
Town of Rutherford College
Audit Report Author:
Date:
7/25/19
Signature � J G ^�J
Audit Report Author:
Date
Signature
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Permittee Information
MS4 Permittee Name:
Town of Rutherford College
Permit Effective Date:
February 20, 2017
Permit Expiration Date:
February 19, 2022
City, State, ZIP:
980 Malcolm Blvd., Rutherford College, NC 28671
Date of Last MS4 Inspection/Audit:
May 9, 2019
Co-permittee(s), if applicable: N/A
Permit Owner of Record:
Kenneth B. Geathers Jr., Town Manager
Primary MS4 Representatives Participating in Audit
Name, Title
Organization
Kenneth Geathers, Town Manager
Town of Rutherford College
John Leger, Utility Director
Town of Rutherford College
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Construction Site Runoff Controls
Staff Interviewed:
Kenneth Geathers, Town Manager
(Name, Title, Role)
John Leger, Utility Director
Program Delegation Status:
❑ The permittee has a delegated Sediment and Erosion Control Program and implements the North Carolina
Sedimentation Pollution Control Act (SPCA) of 1973 components of this minimum measure (complete the permit
citation and SPCA citation sections).
® The permittee does not have a delegated Sediment and Erosion Control Program and relies on DEMLR to comply
with the North Carolina Sedimentation Pollution Control Act (SPCA) of 1973 components of this minimum measure
(complete only the permit citation section).
Permit Citation Program Requirement Status Supporting
Doc No.
II.E.3 Construction
Site Runoff Controls The permittee provides and promotes a means for the public to notify the
(NPDES Permit No. appropriate authorities of observed erosion and sedimentation problems (e.g., Yes ---
NCS000435J promoting the existence of the DEQ DEMLR "Stop Mud" hotline).
The Town publishes the number of the Utility Director for the public in case of water/sewer/stormwater drainage issues. His
number is available on the Town website and is posted at Town Hall. The administration will ensure that the public is aware to
report runoff/drainage issues to the Town Government as soon as reasonable.
SPCA Citation
Delegated Program Requirement
Status
Supporting
Doc No.
113A-60 Local
The permittee has adopted an ordinance or other regulatory mechanism to enforce
Not
erosion and
the erosion and sedimentation control program.
Applicable
sedimentation
control programs (a)
If yes, the ordinance meets or exceeds the minimum requirements of the
Not
SPCA.
Applicable
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If yes, the ordinance applies throughout the corporate limits of the permittee.
Not
(Permit Part I.D]
Applicable
Comments (Provide regulatory mechanism reference or Supporting Documentation number)
§ 113A-60 Local
erosion and
The permittee collects a fee paid by each person who submits an erosion and
Not
sedimentation
sedimentation control plan.
Applicable
control programs (d)
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Comments (indicate the fee amount if applicable)
§ 113A-60 Local
Has any person initiated a land -disturbing activity (within the permittee's
erosion and
jurisdiction) for which an erosion and sedimentation control plan is required in the
Not
Applicable
sedimentation
absence of an approved plan?
control programs (e)
If yes, the permittee has notified the North Carolina Sedimentation Control
Not
Commission of all such cases.
Applicable
Has the permittee determined that a person engaged in a land -disturbing activity
Not
has failed to comply with an approved erosion and sedimentation control plan?
Applicable
If yes, has the permittee referred any such matters to the North Carolina
Not
Sedimentation Control Commission for inspection and enforcement?
Applicable
Comments
§ 113A-61 Local
The permittee reviews each erosion and sedimentation control plan submitted to
approval of erosion
them and notifies the person submitting the plan that it has been approved,
Not
Applicable
and sedimentation
approved with modification, or disapproved within 30 days of receipt.
control plans
The permittee only approves an erosion and sedimentation control plan upon
Not
determining that it complies with all applicable State and local regulations.
Applicable
The permittee has disapproved of an erosion and sedimentation control plan in
Not
order to protect riparian buffers along surface waters.
Applicable
If yes, the permittee notified the Director of the Division of Energy,
Not
Mineral, and Land Resources within 10 days of the disapproval.
Applicable
Comments
§ 113A-61.1
Inspection of land-
The certificate of approval of each erosion and sedimentation control plan
Not
disturbing activity;
approved by the permittee includes a notice of the right to inspect.
Applicable
notice of violation
(a)
The permittee provides for inspection of land -disturbing activities to ensure
compliance with the SPCA and to determine whether the measures required in an
Not
Applicable
erosion and sedimentation control plan are effective.
Comments
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§ 113A-61.1
When the permittee determines that a person engaged in land -disturbing activity
Inspection of land-
has failed to comply with the SPCA, the Permittee immediately issues a notice of
Not
Applicable
disturbing activity;
violation upon that person.
notice of violation
Each notice of violation issued by the permittee specifies the date by which the
Not
(c)
person must comply.
Applicable
Eachnotice of violation issued by the permittee informs the person of the actions
Not
that need to be taken to comply.
Applicable
Comments
11§ 3A•64 Penalties
Does the permittee issue civil penalties as part of the erosion and sedimentation
Not
program?
Applicable
Comments (indicate when/why a civil penalty is issued, and the amount if applicable)
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