NCS000478_Audit Report Transmittal_20190826

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Town of Laurel Park
Attn: Christopher Todd, Town Manager
441 White Pine Drive
Laurel Park, North Carolina 28739
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
August 27, 2019
Subject: COMPLIANCE AUDIT REPORT TRANSMITTAL
Town of Laurel Park
NPDES MS4 Permit No. NCS000478
Henderson County
Dear Mr. Todd:
Enclosed please find the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate
Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit Compliance Audit Report for the subject NPDES MS4 Permit. The
report documents staff findings from the August 12' audit, which evaluated compliance with the permitted
MS4 program administration requirements and the specific minimum control measures checked below:
© Public Education and Outreach
M Public Involvement and Participation
M Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
❑ Construction Site Runoff Controls
❑ Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls
9 Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations
Reported findings are based upon the documentation provided and staff observations at the time of the audit.
Therefore, this report may not identify all permit compliance issues. The permittee is required to evaluate
program compliance for the program components not checked above and take immediate action to correct all
deficiencies.
Any additional compliance reporting requirements and/or enforcement action by the Department of
Environmental Quality (DEQ) shall be provided under separate cover. Should you have any questions
regarding this MS4 Permit Compliance Audit Report, please feel free to contact me at
[e-mail] or(828)296-4614.
Sincee1W
Isaiah Reed
Stormwater Program Administrator
efd�D _E QJ� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Asheville Regional Office 12090 U.S. Highway 70 1 Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
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828.296.4500

Enclosures: DEQ MS4 Program Audit Report (August 12, 2019, Town of Laurel Park)
cc: Isaiah Reed, Stormwater Program Administrator
Jeanette Powell, DEMLR MS4 Program Coordinator
Alaina Morman, DEMLR Stormwater Compliance & Enforcement
DEMLR NPDES MS4 Permit Laserfiche File