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STORMWATER DIVISION CODING SHEET
MS4 PERMITS
PERMIT NO.
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DOC TYPE
❑FINAL PERMIT
❑ ANNUAL REPORT
❑ APPLICATION
❑ COMPLIANCE
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co Atan W. Klimek, P. E. Director
Division of Water Quality
d ^� Cule q I1, Sullins, Depuly Director
Ui5ivision of:Water Quality
November 8, 2004
Mayor Steve Alexander
Town of Ranlo ���V Tf�
1624 Spencer Mountain Road
Gastonia, North Carolina 28054
Subject: NPDES Permit NumberNCS000417
Town of Ranlo
Dear Mr. Alexander;
On July 12, 2004 the North Carolina General Assembly ratified Senate Bill 1210
(S 1210) -Phase II Stormwater Management, The Governor signed the bill on August 2,
2004. This bill addresses implementation of the federal NPDES Phase 11 stormwater
program in North Carolina.
In S 1210, the General Assembly provided a framework that will allow state and
local government agencies to begin implementing the program. The bill establishes
minimum stormwater management requirements for municipal storm sewer systems and
also applies stormwater controls to some developing areas around these municipalities.
Phase 1.1 Draft permits for local governments were publicly noticed the week of
November 1, 2004 for those communities identified in the 1990 U.S. Census. Your
community's permit has been noticed and copies of the draft permit are available at:
http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/su/phase2_draft_permits.htm
We look forward to receiving your comments on this draft permit and continuing
to work together for the benefit of your community and North Carolina. All comments
and request should reference draft permit number NCS000417. Please provide your
comments by Friday, December 10, 2004. 1f you have any questions about this draft
permit don't hesitate to contact me at [phone], ext. 545.
Sincerely,
Mike Randall
cc: Stormwater and General Permits Unit
Mooresville Regional Office
SENOR
N. C. Division of Water Quality 1017 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 [phone] Customer Service
1-877-623-6748

Michael F- Faslcy, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P. E. Director
Division of Water Quality
Coleen H. Sullins, Deputy Director
Division of Water Quality
September 24, 2004
Mayor Steve Alexander
Town of Ranlo
1624 Spencer Mountain Road
Gastonia, North Carolina 28054
Subject: NPDES Permit Number NCS000417
Town of Ranlo
Dear Mr. Alexander;
Enclosed for your review and comment is the draft Phase 2 NPDES Stormwater
Permit for the Town of Ranlo. Following an appropriate public notice and comment
period, we anticipate this permit will become effective in the 41h quarter of 2004.
We believe that this draft permit will provide your community with the flexibility
vital for your community, while at the same time safeguarding and protecting our natural
environment for future generations of North Carolinians.
We took forward to receiving your comments on this draft permit and continuing
to work together for the benefit of your community and North Carolina. Please provide
your comments by Friday, October 8, 2004. You will also have an opportunity to submit
comments during the public comment period in November, 2004. If you have any
questions about this draft permit don't hesitate to contact me at [phone], ext. 545.
Sincerely,
Mike Randall
Environmental Engineer
cc: Stormwater and General Permits Unit
Mooresville Regional Office
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N. C. Division of water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 [phone] Customer Service
1-877-623-6748

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Facility Name:
NPDES Permit Number:
Facility Location:
Type of Activity:
Receiving Stream:
River Basin:
Stream Classification:
Proposed Permit Requirements
Compliance Schedule:
Basis for Monitoring:
Basis for Other Requirements:
Response Requested by (Date)
DOCUMENTS REVIEWED
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Departmenl of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P. E. Director
Division of Water Quality
Coleen H. Sullins, Deputy Director
Division of Water Quality
STAFF REVIEW AND EVALUATION
NPDES Stormwater Permit
Town of Ranlo
NCS000417
Town of Ranlo
Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
Houser Branch, Burton Branch and their tributaries
Catawba River Basin
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See attached draft permit
See Part V, Section A of the attached draft permit
Not applicable
Not applicable
October 8, 2004
NPDES Stormwater Permit Application Form
Narrative Application Supplement: Stormwater Management Program Report
Recommendation: Based on the documents reviewed, the application information submitted on March 7, 2003 is
sufficient to issue an Individual Stormwater Permit.
Prepared by (Signature) Date 2 zo0
Stormwater and Genera[ Permits Supervisor Date
Concurrence by Regional Office C'ti Date 2 0�
Water Quality Supervisor
Date
Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699.1617 [phone]
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Facility Name:
NPDES Permit Number:
Facility Location:
Type of Activity:
Receiving Stream:
River Basin:
Stream Classification:
Proposed Permit Requirements --
Compliance Schedule:
Basis for Monitoring:
Basis for Other Requirements:
Response Requested by (Date):
DOCUMENTS REVIEWED
Michael F. Easlev, Govcmor
Willi:wt G. RosN ]t'.. Sccrcr;uy
North Carolina lkpantncnl of Environment anti Natural Resource.~
Alan W. Klimek, 1'• E. Director
Division of WatcrQuality
Culecn H. Sullins. Dcpuly Director
Dirision of Water Quality
STAFF REVIEW AND EVALUATION
NPDES Stormwater Permit
Town of Ranlo
NCS000417
Town of Ranlo
Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
Houser Branch, Burton Branch and their tributaries
Catawba River Basin
C
See attached draft permit
See Part V, Section A of the attached draft permit
Not applicable
Not applicable
October 8, 2004
NPDES Stormwater Permit Application Form
Narrative Application Supplement: Stormwater Management Program Report
Recommendation: Based on the documents reviewed, the application information submitted on March 7, 2003 is
sufficient to issue an Individual Stormwater Permit.
Prepared by (Signature) Date Z LOO
Stormwater and General Permits Supervisor Date
Concurrence by Regional Office Date
Date
Water Quality Supervisor
Date
Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 [phone]
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Customer Service
1-877-623-67.9

Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
September 24, 2004
Mayor Steve Alexander
Town of Ranlo
1624 Spencer Mountain Road
Gastonia, North Carolina 28054
Alan W. Klimek, P. E. Direclor
Division of Water Quality
Coleen H. Sullins, Deputy Director
Division of Water Quality
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Subject: NPDES Permit NumberNCS000417
Town of Ranlo
Dear Mr. Alexander;
Enclosed for your review and comment is the draft Phase 2 NPDES Stormwater
Permit for the Town of Ranlo. Following an appropriate public notice and comment
period, we anticipate this permit will become effective in the 4th quarter of 2004.
We believe that this draft permit will provide your community with the flexibility
vital for your community, while at the same time safeguarding and protecting our natural
environment for future generations of North Carolinians.
We look forward to receiving your comments on this draft permit and continuing
to work together for the benefit of your community and North Carolina. Please provide
your comments by Friday, October 8, 2004. You will also have an opportunity to submit
comments during the public comment period in November, 2004. If you have any
questions about this draft permit don't hesitate to contact me at [phone], ext. 545.
Sincerely,
Mike Randall
Environmental Engineer
cc: Stormwater and General Permits Unit
Mooresville Regional Office
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N. C. Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 [phone] Customer Service
1-877-623-6748

DRAFT PERMIT NO. NCS 000417
STATE of NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT of ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
® DIVISION of WATER QUALITY
DRAFT PERMIT NO. NCS 000417
TO DISCHARGE STORMWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provisions of North Carolina General Statuted'43-215.1, other lawful
standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North�U--Wli � Environmental
Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution .(, ritrol Act,DI amended,
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Town of Ranlo
is hereby authorized to discharge stormwater from their tr uiucipal separate storm sewer system
located:
Within the T wi of�RanIo 3 risdietional Area
Ga9to" nCounty
to receiving waters, Houser Branch ,d urton B anch and their tributaries, within the Catawba
River basin in accordance with thefdischarge' limitations, monitoring requirements, and other
conditions set forth in Parts I,11, fth'i"Wr:i7,V VI, VU and VM hereof.
This permit shall become effective Month Day, Year.
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on Month Day, Year.
Signed this day Month Day, Year.
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By the Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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DRAFT PERMIT NO. NCS 000417
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I PERMIT COVERAGE
PART II FINAL LIMITATIONS AND CONTROLS FOR PERMITTED DISCHARGES
SECTION A: PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
SECTION B: PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
SECTION C: PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION
SECTION D: ILLICIT DISCHARGE DETECTION AND ELIMINATION
SECTION E: CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF CONTROLS
SECTION F: POST -CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF CONTROLS
SECTION G: POLLUTION PREVENTION AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING FOR
MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS
PART III PROGRAM ASSESSMENT
PART IV REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS
PART V STANDARD CONDITIONS
SECTION A: COMPLIANCE AND LIABILITY
SECTION B: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF POLLUTION CONTROLS
SECTION C: MONITORING AND RECORDS
PART VI LIMITATIONS REOPENER
PART VII ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE
REQUIREMENTS
PART VIII DEFINITIONS
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DRAFT PERMIT NO. NCS 000417
PART I PERMIT COVERAGE
I. During the period beginning on the effective date of the permit and lasting until
expiration, the Town of Ranlo is authorized to discharge stormwater from the municipal
separate storm sewer system to receiving waters, Houser Branch, Burton Branch and their
Tributaries, within the Catawba River Basin. Such discharge will be controlled, limited
and monitored in accordance with the permittee's Comprehensive Stormwater
Management Plan, herein referred to as the Stormwater Plan. The Stormwater Plan
includes components of the permittee's Phase H Municipal NPDES Stormwater Permit
Application, NPDES Stormwater Permit Application Comprehensive Stormwater
Management Report and any approved modifications.
2. All discharges authorized herein shall be adequately managed in accordance with the
terms and conditions of this permit. Any other point source discharge to surface waters
of the state is prohibited unless it is an allowable non-stormwater discharge or is covered
by another permit, authorization or approval.
This permit does not relieve the permittee from responsibility for compliance with any
other applicable federal, state, or local law, rule, standard, ordinance, order, judgment, or
decree.
4. This permit covers activities associated with the discharge of stormwater from the
municipal storm sewer system within the jurisdictional area of the permittee and
so surrounding areas as described in the approved local comprehensive stormwater
management program to control potential pollution from the storm sewer system. The
permit applies to current and future jurisdictional areas of the permittee, as well as areas
that seek coverage under this permit through inter -local or other similar agreements with
permittee. Agreements for coverage under this permit must be approved by the Division
of Water Quality, herein referred to as the Division.
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The Division may deny or revoke coverage under this permit for separate entities and
require independent permit coverage as deemed necessary. In addition, the permittee may
petition the Division to revoke or deny coverage under this permit for specific entities.
6. Under the authority of Section 402(p) of the Clean Water Act and implementing
regulations 40 CFR Part 122, 123 and t24, North Carolina General Statutes 143-215.1
and Session Law 2004-163 and in accordance with the approved Stormwater Plan all
provisions contained and referenced in the Stormwater Plan are an enforceable part of this
permit. The permittee will develop and implement its approved Stormwater Plan in
accordance with Section 402(p)(3)(B) of the Clean Water Act, provisions outlined by the
Director, and the provisions of this Permit.
7. Discharges authorized under this permit shall not cause or contribute to violations of
water quality standards.
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DRAFT PERMIT NO. NCS 000417
8. The permit authorizes the point source discharge of stormwater runoff from the municipal
storm sewer system. In addition, discharges of non-stormwater are also authorized
through the municipal storm sewer of the permittee if such discharges are: is
(a) Permitted by, and in compliance with, an NPDES discharge permit including
discharges of process and non -process wastewater, and stormwater associated
with industrial activity; or
(b) Determined to be incidental non-stormwater flows that do not significantly impact
water quality and may include:
• water line flushing;
• landscape irrigation;
• diverted stream flows;
• rising groundwaters;
• uncontaminated groundwater infiltration;
• uncontaminated pumped groundwater;
• discharges from potable water sources;
• foundation drains;
• air conditioning condensate (commercial/residential);
• irrigation waters (does not include reclaimed water as described in 15A
NCAC 2H .0200);
• springs;
• water from crawl space pumps;
• footing drains;
• lawn watering;
• residential car washing;
• flows from riparian habitats and wetlands;
• dechlorinated swimming pool discharges;
• street wash water;
• flows from emergency fire fighting.
The Division may require that non-stormwater flows of this type be controlled
by the permittee's Stormwater Plan.
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DRAFT PERMIT NO. NCS 000417
PART II FINAL LIMITATIONS AND CONTROLS FOR PERMITTED
is DISCHARGES
SECTION A: PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
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The permittee will implement, manage and oversee all provisions of its Stormwater Plan
to reduce pollutants discharged from the municipal separate storm sewer system. This
includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:
(a) The permittee will develop and maintain adequate legal authorities to implement
all provisions of the Stormwater Plan. The permittee will keep the Division
advised of the status of development of appropriate ordinances and legal
authorities and will pursue these authorities in accordance with the schedule
outlined in the Stormwater Plan. Any program changes to the schedule must be
approved in accordance with Item 1(I) below.
(b) The permittee Stormwater Plan will be implemented and managed such that the
discharge of pollutants from the municipal storm sewer system is reduced to the
maximum extent practicable. It is anticipated that in order to meet this provision,
implementation of the Stormwater Plan will occur with emphasis given to priority
areas and to management measures and programs that are most effective and
efficient at varying stages of the plan's implementation.
(c) The permittee will implement the appropriate components of the Stormwater Plan
to assure that, to the maximum extent practicable, illicit connections, spills and
illegal dumping into the municipal storm sewer system are prohibited.
(d) The permittee will implement provisions of the Stormwater Plan as appropriate to
monitor and assess the performance of the various management measures that are
a part of the Stormwater Program. This will include, but is not limited to, the
provisions of this permit and the applicable provisions of the permittee's
Stormwater Plan.
(e) The permittee will maintain adequate funding and staffing to implement and
manage the provisions of the Stormwater Plan.
(f) The permittee will implement appropriate education, training, outreach, and
public involvement programs to support the objectives of this stormwater
discharge permit and the Stormwater Plan.
(g) The permittee will implement a program to reduce pollution from construction
site runoff as describe in the permit application and in accordance with this
permit.
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(h) The permittee will implement an appropriate post -construction site runoff control
program to regulate new development and redevelopment by requiring structural
and non-structural best management practices to protect water quality, reduce 18
pollutant loading, and minimize post -development impacts. This program will
include provisions for long term operation and maintenance of BMPs.
(i) The permittee will evaluate municipal operations and develop and implement an
appropriate program for municipal activities and ongoing operation and
maintenance of municipal facilities to reduce the potential for stormwater
pollution.
0) Proposed permit modifications must be submitted to the Director for approval.
SECTION B: PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
1. Objectives for Public Education and Outreach
(a) Distribute educational materials to the community.
(b) Conduct public outreach activities.
(c) Raise public awareness on the causes and impacts of stormwater pollution.
(d) Inform the public on steps they can take to reduce or prevent stormwater pollution.
2. BMPs for Public Education and Outreach
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communities.
(b) Informational Web Site
Develop and maintain internet web site.
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information on water quality, stormwater
projects and activities, and ways to contact
stormwater management program staff
(c) Public education
Develop general stormwater educational
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material targeting school children,
homeowners, and/or
homeowners, and businesses.
businesses
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Distribute written material through utility
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mail outs, at special events, and at high
traffic businesses
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SECTION C: PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION
1. Objectives for Public Involvement and Participation
(a) Provide opportunities for the public to participate in program development and
implementation.
(b) Reach out and engage major economic and ethnic groups.
(c) Comply with applicable State and local public notice requirements.
2. BMPs for Public Involvement and Participation
The permittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Public
Involvement and Participation Program and shall notify the Division prior to modification of
any goals.
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Organize and implement a volunteer
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promote on2ing citizen participation.
(c) Establish a Citizens
Establish a citizen's advisory panel to
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Advisory Panel
review the Stormwater Plan, to review the
annual report, and to advise the permittee
on the Stormwater Plan.
SECTION D: ILLICIT DISCHARGE DETECTION AND ELIMINATION
1. Objectives for Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
(a) Detect and eliminate illicit discharges, including spills and illegal dumping.
(b) Address significant contributors of pollutants to the storm sewer system. The
permittee may require specific controls for a category of discharges, or prohibit
that discharge completely, if one or more of these categories of sources are
identified as a significant contributor of pollutants to the storm sewer system.
(c) Implement appropriate enforcement procedures and actions.
(d) Develop a storm sewer system map showing all outfalls and waters receiving
discharges.
(e) Inform employees, businesses, and the general public of hazards associated with
illegal discharges and improper disposal of waste.
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DRAFT PERMIT NO. NCS 000417
2. BMPs. for Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
The permittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Illicit
Discharge Detection and Elimination Program and shall notify the Division prior to
modification of any goals.
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and enforce approved Illicit Discharge
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(c) Develop a Storm Sewer
Complete identification, locations of and
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mapping of stormwater drainage system
components. At a minimum, mapping
components includes outfalls, drainage
areas and receivinstreams.
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Implement inspection program to detect
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dry weather flows at system outfalls.
procedures
Establish procedures for tracing the
sources of illicit discharges and for
removing the sources. Develop procedures
for identification of priority areas likely to
have illicit discharges.Continue to
identify, locate, and update map of
drainage system components on a priority
basis per approved Illicit Discharge
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Conduct training for town staff on
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the general public of hazards associated
with illegal discharges and improper
disposal of waste.
(g) Establish a public
Establish and publicize a reporting
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mechanism for the public to report illicit
discharges
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SECTION E: CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF CONTROLS
0 1. Objectives for Construction Site Runoff Controls
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(a) Reduce pollutants in stormwater runoff from construction activities disturbing one
or more acres of land surface and those activities less than one acre that are part of
a larger common plan of development.
(b) Provide procedures for public input, sanctions to ensure compliance, requirements
for construction site operators to implement appropriate erosion and sediment
control practices, review of site plans which incorporates consideration of
potential water quality impacts, and procedures for site inspection and
enforcement of control measures.
(c) Establish requirements for construction site operators to control waste such as
discarded building materials, concrete truck washout, chemicals, litter, and
sanitary waste at the construction site that may cause adverse impacts to water
quality.
2. BMPs for Construction Site Runoff Controls
The permittee shall implement the following BMPs to meet the objectives of the Public
Involvement and Participation Program and shall notify the Division prior to modification of
any goals.
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for erosion and
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sediment control
compliance. Instead of originating a new
program, the permittee may elect to
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Division of Land Resources (DLR)
Erosion and Sediment Control Program,
either as administered by the DLR, or as
delegated by the Sedimentation Control
Commission (SCC) to another entity with
appropriate jurisdiction, including the
permittee. The permittee may rely on the
DLR program only to the extent that that
program satisfies all of the following
BMPs.
(b) Develop requirements
Require construction site operators to
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implement erosion and sediment control
operators
BMPs and to control construction site
wastes that may cause adverse water
quality impacts.
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(c) Provide educational
New materials may be developed by the
and training materials
permittee, or the permittee may use
for construction site
materials adopted from other programs
operators
and adapted to the permittee's
construction runoff controls program.
(d) Institute plan reviews
Review construction plans and establish
procedures that incorporate water quality
considerations in construction site plan
reviews.
(e) Establish public
Establish procedures for receipt and
information procedures
consideration of erosion and
sedimentation information submitted by
the public. Publicize the procedures and
contact information. The procedures must
lead directly to a site inspection or other
timely follow-up action.
(f) Establish inspection
Establish procedures for site inspection
and enforcement
and enforcement of control measure
procedures
requirements. The procedures should
include prioritizing areas of inspections
based on local criteria.
SECTION F: POST -CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF CONTROLS
1. Objectives for Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls
(a) Manage stormwater runoff from new development / redevelopment that that
drains to the MS4 and disturbs an acre or more of land surface, including projects
less than an acre that are part of a larger common plan of development or sale.
(b) Ensure long term operation and maintenance of BMPs.
(c) Ensure controls are in place to minimize water quality impacts.
2. BMPs for Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls
The permittee's Stormwater Management Ordinance and any subsequent amendments and the
additional BMPs below shall be implemented throughout the permittee's jurisdictional area to
meet the objectives of the Post -Construction Site Runoff Control Program.
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enforce a program to address post -
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construction runoff controls for new
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development and redevelopment. The
ordinance must be reviewed and approved
by the Department prior to
implementation. Ensure that controls are
in place to prevent or minimize water
quality impacts.
(b) Develop community
Develop guidance material or training
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education
class for local developers explaining the
local post -construction approval process.
(c) Establish compliance
Take appropriate actions to address non-
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compliance and ensure enforcement of the
procedures
Program.
(d) Establish strategies
Ensure adequate long-term operation and
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maintenance of structural BMPs. Require
structural and non-
annual inspection reports of permitted
structural BMPs
structural BMPs performed by a qualified
appropriate for the
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(e) Ensure structural BMP
Establish pre -construction review of plans
X
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design, construction,
inspection during construction, and post -
operation and
construction acceptance procedures.
maintenenace
Require and review annual BMP
compliance
inspection reports.
(f) Establish a program to
Control the sources of fecal coliform to
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control sources of fecal
the maximum extent practicable. Develop
coliform to the
and implement an oversight program to
maximum extent
ensure proper operation and maintenance
practicable
of on -site wastewater treatment systems
for domestic wastewater and conduct an
O&M awareness program for on -site
wastewater treatment system owners.
Municipalities must coordinate this
program with the county health
department.
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least 30 feet landward of all perennial and
intermittent surface waters. For the
purpose of this permit, a surface water
shall be present if the feature is shown of
either the most recent version of the soil
survey map prepared by the Natural
Resources Conservation Service of the
United States Department of Agriculture
or the recent version of the 1:24,000 scale
(7.5 minute) quadrangle topographic maps
prepared by the United States Geologic
Survey (USGA).
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allowed when surface waters are not
present in accordance with the provisions
of 15A NCAC 2B .0233 (3)(a).
(h) Ensure long term
Require recorded deed restrictions and
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project conformity with
protective covenants to ensure that
the permittee's
subsequent development activities will
Program objective of
maintain the projects consistent with the
minimizing water
permittee's Post -Construction Site Runoff
quality impacts
Controls Program.
(i) Establish low -density
Define low -density projects as having
X
X
X
development
24% or less built -upon area (or no more
requirements
than 2 dwelling units per acre).
Require the use of vegetated conveyances
to the maximum extent practicalble.
(j) Establish high -density
Define high -density projects as having
X
X
X
development
greater than 24% built -upon area.
requirements
Control and treat the difference in
stormwater runoff volume leaving the
project site between the pre and post
development conditions for the 1 year 24
hour storm.
Runoff volume draw down time shall be a
minimum of 24 hours, but not more than
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General Engineering Design Criteria for
all projects shall be in accordance with
15A NCAC 2H .1008(c).
SECTION G: POLLUTION PREVENTION AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
FOR MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS
1. Objective for Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal
Operations
Prevent or reduce stormwater pollution from municipal operations.
0 2. BMPs for the Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal
Operations
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Prevention and Good Housekeeping Program and shall notify the Division prior to
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Develop an operation and maintenance
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(b) Inspection and
Develop an inventory of all facilities and
X
X
X
X
evaluation of facilities
operations owned and operated by the
and operations
permittee with the potential for generating
polluted stormwater runoff. Specifically
inspect the potential sources of polluted
runoff, the stormwater controls, and
conveyance systems. Evaluate the sources,
document deficiencies, plan corrective
actions, and document the
accomplishment of corrective actions.
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Conduct annual review of the industrial
X
X
X
industrial activities
activities that hold a Phase I NPDES
stormwater permit owned and operated by
the permittee. Specifically review the
following aspects: the Stormwater
Pollution Prevention Plan where one is
required, the timeliness of any monitoring
reports required by the Phase I permit, and
the results of inspections and subsequent
follow-up actions at the facilities.
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PART III PROGRAM ASSESSMENT
Implementation of the Stormwater Plan will include documentation of all program
components that are being undertaken including, but not limited to, monitoring and
sampling, inspections, maintenance activities, educational programs, implementation of
BMPs and enforcement actions.- Documentation will be kept on -file by the permittee for
a period of five years and made available to the Director or his authorized representative
immediately upon request.
2. The permittee's Stormwater Plan will be reviewed and updated as necessary, but at least
on an annual basis. The permittee will submit a report of this evaluation and monitoring
information to the Division on an annual basis. This information will be submitted by
[Set date two months after permit year's end] of each year and cover the previous year's
activities from [Insert start date] to [Insert end date]. The permittee's reporting will
include appropriate information to accurately describe the progress, status and results of
the permittee's Stormwater Plan and will include, but is not limited to, the following
components:
(a) The permittee will give a detailed description of the status of implementation of
the Stormwater Plan. This will include information on development and
implementation of all components of the Stormwater Plan for the past year and
schedules and plans for the year following each report.
(b) The permittee will adequately describe and justify any proposed changes to the
Stormwater Plan. This will include descriptions and supporting information for
the proposed changes and how these changes will impact the Stormwater Plan
(results, effectiveness, implementation schedule, etc.).
(c) The permittee will document any necessary changes to programs or practices for
assessment of management measures implemented through the Stormwater Plan.
In addition, any changes in the cost of, or funding for, the Stormwater Plan will be
documented.
(d) The permittee will include a summary of data accumulated as part of the
Stormwater Plan throughout the year along with an assessment of what the data
indicates in light of the Stormwater Plan.
(e) The permittee will provide information on the annual expenditures and budget
anticipated for the year following each report along with an assessment of the
continued financial support for the overall Stormwater Plan.
U) The permittee will provide a summary of activities undertaken as part of the
Stormwater Plan throughout the year. This summary will include, but is not
limited to, information on the establishment of appropriate legal authorities,
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review of the storm sewer system, education, training and results of the illicit
discharge detection and elimination program.
(g) The permittee will provide information concerning areas of water quality
improvement or degradation. Depending on the level of implementation of the
Stormwater Plan, this information may be submitted based on pilot studies,
individual projects or on a watershed or sub -watershed basis.
The Director may notify the permittee when the Stormwater Plan does not meet one or
more of the requirements of the permit. Within 30 days of such notice, the permittee will
submit a plan and time schedule to the Director for modifying the Stormwater Plan to
meet the requirements. The Director may approve the corrective action plan, approve a
plan with modifications, or reject the proposed plan. The permittee will provide
certification in writing (in accordance with Part IV, Paragraph 2) to the Director that the
changes have been made. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to limit the
Director's ability to conduct enforcement actions for violations of this permit.
4. The Division may request additional reporting information as necessary to assess the
progress and results of the permittee's Stormwater Plan.
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PART IV REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS
0 1. Monitoring Records
The permittee shall retain records of all monitoring information, including all calibration
and maintenance records and all original chart recordings for continuous monitoring
instrumentation, and copies of all reports required by this permit for a period of at least 5
years from the date of the sample, measurement, report or application. This period may
be extended by request of the Director at any time prior to the end of the five year period.
2. Report Submittals
(a) Duplicate signed copies of all reports required herein, shall be submitted to the
following address:
Department of Environmental and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Stormwater Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
(b) All applications, reports, or information submitted to DWQ shall be signed by a
principal executive officer, ranking elected official or duly authorized
representative. A person is a duly authorized representative only if:
(1) The authorization is made in writing by a principal executive officer or
ranking elected official;
(ii) The authorization specified either an individual or a position having
responsibility for the overall operation of a regulated facility or activity or
an individual or position having overall responsibility for
env iron mental/stormwater matters; and
(iii) The written authorization is submitted to the Director.
(c) Any person signing a document under paragraphs (a) or (b) of this section shall
make the following certification:
"I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were
prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed
to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information
submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system,
or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the
information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate,
and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false
information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing
violations."
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4.
5.
6.
Recording Results 0
For each measurement, sample, inspection or maintenance activity performed or collected
pursuant to the requirements of this permit, the permittee shall record the following
information:
(a) The dates, exact place, and time of sampling, measurements, inspection or
maintenance activity;
(b) The individual(s) who performed the sampling, measurements, inspection or
maintenance activity;
(c) The date(s) analyses were performed;
(d) The individual(s) who performed the analyses;
(e) The analytical techniques or methods used; and
(f) The results of such analyses.
Planned Changes
The permittee shall give notice to the Director as soon as possible of any planned changes
or activities which could significantly alter the nature or quantity of pollutants discharged.
This notification requirement includes pollutants which are not specifically listed in the
permit or subject to notification requirements under 40 CFR Part 122.42.(a).
Anticipated Noncompliance
The permittee shall give notice to the Director as soon as possible of any planned changes
which may result in noncompliance with the permit requirements.
Twenty-four Hour Reporting
The permittee shall report to the central office or the appropriate regional office any
noncompliance which may endanger health or the environment. Any information shall be
provided orally within 24 hours from the time the permittee became aware of the
circumstances. A written submission shall also be provided within 5 days of the time the
permittee becomes aware of the circumstances.
The written submission shall contain a description of the noncompliance, and its causes;
the period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times, and if the noncompliance
has not been corrected, the anticipated time compliance is expected to continue; and steps
taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance.
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The Director may waive the written report on a case -by -case basis if the oral report has
been received within 24 hours.
7. Annual Reporting
The permittee will submit reporting and monitoring information on an annual basis per
Part M of this permit on forms provided by the DWQ.
8. Additional Reporting
The Director may request reporting information on a more frequent basis as deemed
necessary either for specific portions of the permittee's Stormwater Plan, or for the entire
Program.
9. Other Information
Where the permittee becomes aware that it failed to submit any relevant facts in applying
to be covered under this permit or in any report to the Director, it shall promptly submit
such facts or information.
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PART V STANDARD CONDITIONS
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SECTION A: COMPLIANCE AND LIABILITY
1. Duty to Comply
The permittee must comply with all conditions of this permit. Any permit noncompliance
constitutes a violation of the Clean Water Act and is grounds for enforcement action; for
permit termination, revocation and reissuance, or modification; or denial of permit
coverage upon renewal application.
(a) The pem-ittee shall comply with standards or prohibitions established under
section 307(a) of the Clean Water Act for toxic pollutants within the time
provided in the regulations that establish these standards or prohibitions, even if
the permit has not yet been modified to incorporate the requirement.
(b) The Clean Water Act provides that any person who violates a permit condition is
subject to a civil penalty not to exceed the maximum amounts authorized by
Section 309(d) of the Act and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
(28 U.S.C. §2461 note) as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act (31
U.S.C. §3701 note) (currently $27,500 per day for each violation). Any person
who negligently violates any permit condition is subject to criminal penalties of
$2,500 to $25,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment for not more than 1 year,
or both. Any person who knowingly violates permit conditions is subject to
criminal penalties of $5,000 to $50,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment for
not more than 3 years, or both. Also, any person who violates a permit condition
may be assessed an administrative penalty not to exceed $11,000 per violation
with the maximum amount not to exceed $137,500. [Ref: Section 309 of the
Federal Act 33 USC 1319 and 40 CFR 122.41(a).]
(c) Under state law, a daily civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand
dollars ($25,000) per violation may be assessed against any person who violates
or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of a
permit. [Ref: North Carolina General Statutes 143-215.6A]
(d) Any person may be assessed an administrative penalty by the Administrator for
violating sections 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, 318 or 405 of this Act, or any permit
condition or limitation implementing any of such sections in a permit issued under
section 402 of this Act. Pursuant to 40 CFR Part 19 and the Act, administrative
penalties for Class I violations are not to exceed the maximum amounts
authorized by Section 309(g)(2)(A) of the Act and the Federal Civil Penalties
Inflation Adjustment Act (28 U.S.C. §2461 note) as amended by the Debt
Collection Improvement Act (3I U.S.C. §3701 note) (currently $ l 1,000 per
violation, with the maximum amount of any Class I penalty assessed not to exceed
$27,500). Pursuant to 40 CFR Part 19 and the Act, penalties for Class II violations
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are not to exceed the maximum amounts authorized by Section 309(g)(2)(B) of
the Act and the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act (28 U.S.C. §2461
is note) as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act (31 U.S.C. §3701
note) (currently $1 1,000 per day for each day during which the violation
continues, with the maximum amount of any Class U penalty not to exceed
$137,500).
2. Duty to Mitigate
The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge in
violation of this permit which has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human
health or the environment.
3. Civil and Criminal Liability
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to relieve the permittee from any
responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties for noncompliance pursuant to NCGS. 143-215.3,
143-215.6A, 143-215.6B, 143-215.6C or Section 309 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1319.
Furthermore, the permittee is responsible for consequential damages, such as fish kills,
even though the responsibility for effective compliance may be temporarily suspended.
4. Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Nothing in this permit shall be construed to preclude the institution of any legal action or
relieve the permittee from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties to which the
permittee is or may be subject to under NCGS 143-215.75 et seq. or Section 311 of the
Federal Act, 33 USC 1321.
5. Property Rights
The issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights in either real or personal
property, or any exclusive privileges, nor does it authorize any injury to private property
or any invasion of personal rights, nor any infringement of Federal, State or local laws or
regulations.
6. Severability
The provisions of this permit are severable, and if any provision of this permit, or the
application of any provision of this permit to any circumstances, is held invalid, the
application of such provision to other circumstances, and the remainder of this permit,
shall not be affected thereby.
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7. Duty to Provide Information
The permittee shall furnish to the Director, within a reasonable time, any information
which the Director may request to determine whether cause exists for modifying,
revoking and reissuing, or terminating the coverage issued pursuant to this permit or to
determine compliance with this permit. The permittee shall also furnish to the Director
upon request, copies of records required to be kept by this permit.
8. Penalties for Tampering
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly
renders inaccurate, any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this
permit shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per
violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both. If a
conviction of a person is for a violation con-unitted after a first conviction of such person
under this paragraph, punishment is a fine of not more that $20,000 per day of violation,
or by imprisonment of not more than 4 years, or both.
9. Penalties for Falsification of Reports
The Clean Water Act provides that any person who knowingly makes any false statement,
representation, or certification in any record or other document submitted or required to
be maintained under this permit, including monitoring reports or reports of compliance or
noncompliance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 per
violation, or by imprisonment for not more than two years per violation, or by both.
10. Permit Actions
This permit may be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated for cause. The
notification of planned changes or anticipated noncompliance does not stay any permit
condition.
SECTION B: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE of POLLUTION
CONTROLS
1. Proper Operation and Maintenance
The permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of
treatment and control (and related appurtenances) which are owned and/or operated by
the permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions of this permit. Proper operation
and maintenance also includes adequate laboratory controls and appropriate duality
assurance procedures. This provision requires the operation of back-up or auxiliary
facilities or similar systems which are installed by a permittee only when the operation is
necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit.
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2. Need to Halt or Reduce not a Defense
It shall not be a defense for a permittee in an enforcement action that it would have been
necessary to Malt or reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain compliance with the
condition of this permit.
SECTION C: MONITORING AND RECORDS
1. Representative Sampling
When required herein, stormwater samples collected and measurements taken shall be
characteristic of the volume and nature of the permitted discharge. Analytical stormwater
sampling shall be performed during a representative storm event. These samples shall be
taken on a day and time that is characteristic of the discharge. Where appropriate, all
stormwater samples shall be taken before the discharge joins or is diluted by any other
waste stream, body of water, or substance. When specified herein, monitoring points
established in this permit shall not be changed without notification to and approval of the
Director.
2. Flow Measurements
Where required, appropriate flow measurement devices and methods consistent with
accepted scientific practices shall be selected and used to ensure the accuracy and
reliability of measurements of the volume of monitored discharges.
3. Test Procedures
Test procedures for the analysis of pollutants shall conform to the EMC regulations
published pursuant to NCGS 143-215.63 et. seq, the Water and Air Quality Reporting
Acts, and to regulations published pursuant to Section 304(g), 33 USC 1314, of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as Amended, and Regulation 40 CFR 136.
To meet the intent of the monitoring required by this permit, all test procedures must
produce minimum detection and reporting levels and all data generated must be reported
down to the minimum detection or lower reporting level of the procedure.
4. Inspection and Entry
The permittee shall allow the Director, or an authorized representative (including an
authorized contractor acting as a representative of the Director), or in the case of a facility
which discharges through a municipal separate storm sewer system, an authorized
representative of a municipal operator or the separate storm sewer system receiving the
discharge, upon the presentation of credentials and other documents as may be required
by law, to;
(a) Enter upon the permittee's premises where a regulated facility or activity is located
or conducted, or where records must be kept under the conditions of this permit;
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(b) Have access to and copy, at reasonable times, any records that must be kept under
the conditions of this permit; 0
(c) Inspect at reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and
control equipment), practices, or operations regulated or required under this permit;
and
(d) Sample or monitor at reasonable times, for the purposes of assuring permit
compliance or as otherwise authorized by the Clean Water Act, any substances or
parameters at any location.
5. Availability of Reports
Except for data determined to be confidential under NCGS 143-215.3(a)(2) or Section
308 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1318, all reports prepared in accordance with the terms of
this permit shall be available for public inspection at the offices of the Division of Water
Quality. As required by the Act, analytical data shall not be considered confidential.
Knowingly making any false statement on any such report may result in the imposition of
criminal penalties as provided for in NCGS 143-215.6B or in Section 309 of the Federal
Act.
PART VI LIMITATIONS REOPENER
The issuance of this permit does not prohibit the Director from reopening and modifying the
permit, revoking and reissuing the permit, or terminating the permit as allowed by the laws, rules,
and regulations contained in Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 122 and 123; Title 15A
of the North Carolina Administrative Code, Subchapter 2H .0100; and North Carolina General
Statute 143-215.1 et. al.
PART VII ADMINISTERING AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING FEE
REQUIREMENTS
The permittee must pay the administering and compliance monitoring fee within 30 (thirty) days
after being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee in a timely manner in accordance with
15A NCAC 2H .0105(b)(4) may cause this Division to initiate action to revoke the permit.
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PART VIII DEFINITIONS
0 1. Act
See Clean Water Act.
2. Best Management Practice (BMP)
Measures or practices used to reduce the amount of pollution entering surface waters.
BMPs can be structural or non-structural and may take the form of a process, activity,
physical structure or planning (see non-structural BMP).
3. Clean Water Act
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act (CWA), as
amended, 33 USC 1251, et. seq.
4. Division (DWQ)
The Division of Water Quality, Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
5. Director
The Director of the Division of Water Quality, the permit issuing authority.
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The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission.
7. Grab Samp_1_e
An individual sample collected instantaneously. Grab samples that will be directly
analyzed or qualitatively monitored must be taken within the first 30 minutes of
discharge.
8. Hazardous Substance
Any substance designated under 40 CFR Part It 6 pursuant to Section 311 of the Clean
Water Act.
9. Illicit Discharge
Any discharge to a MS4 that is not composed entirely of stormwater except discharges
pursuant to an NPDES permit (other than the NPDES MS4 permit), allowable non-
stormwater discharges, and discharges resulting from fire -fighting activities.
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10. Industrial ActivL
For the purposes of this permit, industrial activities shall mean all industrial activities as is
defined in 40 CFR 122.26.
11. Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)
Pursuant to 40 CFR 122.26(b)(8) means a conveyance or system of conveyances
(including roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters,
ditches, manmade channels, or storm drains):
(1) Owned or operated by the United States, a State, city, town, county, district,
association, or other public body (created by or pursuant to State law) having
jurisdiction over disposal of sewage, industrial wastes, stormwater, or other
wastes, including special districts under State law such as a sewer district, flood
control district or drainage district, or similar entity, or an Indian tribe or an
authorized Indian'tribal organization, or a designated and approved management
agency under Section 208 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) that discharges to
waters of the United States or waters of the State.
(ii) Designed or used for collecting or conveying stormwater;
(iii) Which is not a combined sewer; and
(iv) Which is not part of a Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) as defined in 40
CFR 122.2
12. Non-stormwater Discharge Categories
The following are categories of non-stormwater discharges that the permittee must
address if it identifies them as significant contributors of pollutants to the storm sewer
system: water line flushing, landscape irrigation, diverted stream flows, rising
groundwater, uncontaminated groundwater infiltration, [as defined in 40 CFR
35.2005(20)], uncontaminated pumped groundwater, discharges from potable water
sources, foundation drains, air conditioning condensation, irrigation water, springs, water
from crawl space pumps, footing drains, lawn watering, individual residential car
washing, flows from riparian habitats and wetlands, dechlorinated swimming pool
discharges, and street wash water (discharges or flows from fire fighting activities are
excluded from the definition of illicit discharge and only need to be addressed where they
are identified as significant sources of pollutants to waters of the United States).
13. Non-structural BMP
Non-structural BMPs are preventive actions that involve management and source controls
such as: (1) Policies and ordinances that provide requirements and standards to direct
growth to identified areas, protect sensitive areas such as wetlands and riparian areas,
maintain and/or increase open space, provide buffers along sensitive water bodies,
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minimize impervious surfaces, and/or minimize disturbance of soils and vegetation; (2)
policies or ordinances that encourage infill development in higher density urban areas,
and areas with existing storm sewer infrastructure; (3) education programs for developers
and the public about minimizing water quality impacts; (4) other measures such as
minimizing the percentage of impervious area after development, -use of measures to
minimize directly connected impervious areas, and source control measures often thought
of as good housekeeping, preventive maintenance and spill prevention.
14. Outfall
The point of wastewater or stormwater discharge from a discrete conveyance system. See
also point source discharge of stormwater.
15. Permittee
The owner or operator issued this permit.
16. Point Source Discharge of Stormwater
Any discernible, confined and discrete conveyance including, but not specifically limited
to, any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, or discrete fissure from which
stormwater is or may be discharged to waters of the state.
17. Redevel4D o meat
Means an rebuilding activity other than a rebuilding activity that;
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(i) Results in no net increase in built -upon area, and
(ii) Provides equal or greater stormwater control than the previous development.
18. Representative Storm Event
A storm event that measures greater than 0.1 inches of rainfall and that is preceded by at
least 72 hours in which no storm event measuring greater than 0.1 inches has occurred. A
single storm event may contain up to 10 consecutive hours of no precipitation. For
example, if it rains for 2 hours without producing any collectable discharge, and then
stops, a sample may be collected if a rain producing a discharge begins again within the
next 10 hours.
19. Section 313 Water Priority Chemical
A chemical or chemical category which:
(a) Is listed in 40 CFR 372.65 pursuant to Section 313 of Title M of the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986, also titled the Emergency
Planning and Community Right -to -Know Act of 1986;
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(b) Is present at or above threshold levels at a facility subject to SARA title III,
Section 313 reporting requirements; and
(c) That meet at least one of the following criteria:
G) Is listed in appendix D of 40 CFR Part 122 on either Table H (organic
priority pollutants), Table III (certain metals, cyanides, and phenols) or
Table iV (certain toxic pollutants and hazardous substances),
(ii) Is listed as a hazardous substance pursuant to Section 311(b)(2)(A) of the
CWA in 40 CFR 116.4, or
(Ili) Is a pollutant for which EPA has published acute or chronic water quality
criteria.
20. Stormwater Runoff
The flow of water which results from precipitation and which occurs immediately
following rainfall or as a result of snowmelt.
21. Toxic Pollutant
Any pollutant listed as toxic under Section 307(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act.
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Table of Contents.
Applicant Status Information
RPEIMS4 System Information
Existing Local Water Quality Programs
Receiving Streams
CO -Permit Application Status Information
Reliance on Another Entity to Satisfy One or More of Your Permit Obligation
Delegation of Authority
Signing Official's Statement
MS4 Contact Information
Permits and Construction Approvals
Public Education and Outreach on Storm Water Impacts
Public involvement and Participation
Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Control
Post -Construction Storm Water Management in New Development and
Redevelopment
Pollution PreventionlGood Housekeeping for Municipal Operations
Appendix A BMP's
Appendix B Organization Chart
Appendix C Storm Water Fees
Appendix D Advertisements
Appendix E Delegation of Authority
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Date Rec'd
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Permit Number
NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT APPLICATION FORM
This application form is for use by public bodies seeking NPDES stormwater permit coverage for
Regulated Public Entities (RPE) pursuant to Title 15A North Carolina Administrative Code 2H .0126. A
complete application package includes this form and three copies of the narrative documentation
required in Section X of this form. This application form, completed in accordance with Instructions for
completing NPDES Small M545tormwaterPermit Application (SWU-270) and the accompanying narrative
documentation, completed in accordance with Instructions for Preparing the Comprehensive Stormwater
Management Program Report (SWU-268)are both required for the application package to be considered
a complete application submittal. Incomplete application submittals may be returned to the applicant.
I. APPLICANT STATUS INFORMATION
a.
Name of Public Entity
Ranlo
Seeking Permit Coverage
b.
Ownership Status (federal,
Local
state or local
c.
Type of Public Entity (city,
Town
town, county, prison, school,
etc.
d.
Federal Standard Industrial
SIC 91 - 97
Classification Code
e.
County(s)
Gaston
f.
Jurisdictional Area (square
2
miles
g.
Population
Permanent
2202
Seasonal (if available)
h.
Ten-year Growth Rate
26%
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Located on Indian Lands?
❑ Yes ® No
II. RPE / MS4 SYSTEM INFORMATION
a. Storm Sewer Service Area
(square miles
2
b. River Basin(s)
Catawba
c. Number of Primary Receiving
Streams
d. Estimated percentage of jurisdictional area containing the following four land use activities:
• Residential
30
• Commercial
5
• Industrial
25
• Open Space
40
Total =
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e. Are there significant water
quality issues listed in the ❑ Yes ® No
attached application report?
Describe the Storm water system and the maintenance for the system.
Ranlo Storm water system is made up of curbs and gutter that empty into infiltration
ditches along state maintained roads and some municipal maintained roads. The largest portions
of the system includes open ditches along the roads which empty into several streams. There are
now sediment ponds or ponds designed to slowly release the water after a storm event.
III. EXISTING LOCAL WATER QUALITY PROGRAMS
a. Local Nutrient Sensitive Waters Strategy
❑ Yes ® No
b. Local Water Supply Watershed Program
❑ Yes ® No
c. Delegated Erosion and Sediment Control Program
❑ Yes ® No
d. CAMA Land Use Plan
❑ Yes ® No
Receiving Streams
Complete a table (as shown in Table 1 below) for each river basin within the MS4 service
area. The web sites and resource contacts listed below under Information Sources will
help you locate the information you need.
• Information Sources:
Which river basin are you in?
Stream Index Numbers:
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http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/basinwide/whichbasin,htm
http: //h2o. enr. state. nc.usibims/Reports/reportsWB. htmlhtml
Water Quality Classifications http//h2o.enr.state.nc.us/bims/Reports/reportsWB.html
Basinwide Water Quality Plans: http:/ih2o.ent.state.nc.us/basinwide/index.html
303(d) List: htt a/h2o.enr. state. nc.us/mtu/download.html
Table 1. River Basin
Receiving
Stream Name
Stream
Segment
Water Quality
Classification
Use Support
Rating
Water Quality
Issues
Houser Branch
11-29-17
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Not Related
Burton Branch
11-29-16-8
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Not Related
IV. CO -PERMIT APPLICATION STATUS INFORMATION
(Complete this section only if co -permitting)
a. Do you intend to co -permit with
a permitted Phase I entity?
❑ Yes ® No
b. If so, provide the name and permit number of that entity:
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• Name of Phase I MS4
• NPDES Permit Number
c. Do you intend to co -permit
❑ Yes ® No
with another Phase II entity?
d. If so, provide the name(s) of
the entity:
e. Have legal agreements been
finalized between the co-
❑ Yes® No
permittees?
V. RELIANCE ON ANOTHER ENTITY TO SATISFY ONE OR MORE OF YOUR PERMIT
OBLIGATIONS
(If more than one, attach additional sheets)
a. Do you intend that another
entity perform one or more of
our permit obligations?
® Yes ❑ No
b. If yes, identify each entity and
the element they.will be implementing
• Name of Entity
NCDENR
• Element they will
im lement
Soil and Erosion Control
• Contact Person
Matt Heller
• Contact Address
919 N. Main St. Mooresville, NC 28115
• Contact Telephone Number
704-663-1699
c. Are legal agreements in place
to establish responsibilities?
Yes ® No
VI. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY (OPTIONAL)
The signing official may delegate permit implementation authority to an appropriate staff member.
This delegation must name a specific person and position and include documentation of the
delegation action through board action.
a. Name of person to which permit authority Chuck Webb
has been delegated
b. Title/position of person above Town Coordinator
c. Documentation of board action delegating permit authority to this person/position must be
provided in the attached application report.
VII. SIGNING OFFICIAL'S STATEMENT
Please see the application instructions to determine who has signatory authority for this
permit application. If authority for the NPDES stormwater permit has been appropriately
delegated through board action and documented in this permit application, the
person/position listed in Section VI above may sign the official statement below.
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I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared under my
direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel
40 properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or
persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the
information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate,
and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information,
including the possibilitxof fines and imprisonment for krjowing violation
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Signature
Name
Steve Alexander
Title
Mayor
Street Address
1624 Spencer Mountain Rd
PO Box
City
Gastonia
State
NC
Zip
28054
Telephone
704-824-3461
Fax
704-824-3426
E-Mail
[e-mail]
VIII. MS4 CONTACT INFORMATION
Provide the following information for the person/position that will be responsible for day to day
implementation and oversight of the stormwater program.
a.
Name of Contact
Person
Chuck Webb
b.
Title
Town Coordinator
c.
Street Address
1624 Spencer Mountain Rd
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PO Box
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City
Gastonia
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State
NC
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Zip
28054
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Telephone Number
704-824-3461
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Fax Number
704-824-3426
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E-Mail Address
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IX. PERMITS AND CONSTRUCTION APPROVALS
List permits or construction approvals received or applied for under the following programs. Include
contact name if different than the person listed. in Item VIII. If further space needed, attach
additional sheets.
a. RCRA Hazardous Waste
Management Program
b. UIC program under SDWA
c. NPDES Wastewater Discharge
Permit Number
d. Prevention of Significant
Deterioration (PSD) Program
e. Non Attainment Program
f. National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Pollutants (NESHAPS)
reconstruction approval
g. Ocean dumping permits under the
N/A
Marine Protection Research and
Sanctuaries Act
h. Dredge or fill permits under
section 404 of CWA
X. NARRATIVE APPLICATION SUPPLEMENT: STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
REPORT
Attach three copies of a comprehensive report detailing the proposed stormwater management
program for the five-year permit term. The report shall be formatted in accordance with the Table
of Contents shown below. The required narrative information for each section is provided in the
Instructions for Preparing the Comprehensive Stormwater Management Program Report (SWU-268).
The report must be assembled in the following order, bound with tabs identifying each section by
name, and include a Table of Contents with page numbers for each entry.
1. Stormwater Management Program Plan
You must develop, implement, and enforce a Stormwater management program (SWMP)
designed to reduce the discharge of pollutants from your small MS4 to the maximum
extent practicable (MEP), to protect water quality, and to satisfy the appropriate water
quality requirements of the Clean Water Act. The SWMP must be developed and fully
implemented within five years from the effective date of the issued NPDES stormwater
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For each of the measures listed below, provide a table that summarizes what best
management practices will be used, the frequency of the BMP, the measurable goals for
each BMP, the implementation schedule, and the responsible person or position for
implementation. An example BMP summary table is provided in Appendix A.
1.1. Public Education and Outreach on Storm Water Impacts
You must implement a public education program to distribute educational materials to the community or
conduct equivalent outreach activities about the impacts of storm water discharges on water bodies and the
steps that the public can take to reduce pollutants in storm water runoff. Include the following
information to explain your proposed program to meet these requirements.
1.1.1. BMP Summary Table
See Appendix A
1.1.2 Target Audience: Explain the target audiences for your education program. Target audiences shouli
those likely to have significant storm water impacts (including commercial, industrial and instituti
entities). Describe why those target audiences were selected.
The Town has targeted the households, employees, and all commercial operation. All of these
group will have an effect on storm water. The house holds may dam up and cause rerouting of the
flow, while the commercial activities may increase the amount of impervious area thus resulting
in increased runoff containing more pollutants.
1.1.3 Target Pollutant Sources: Explain what target pollutant sources your public education
program is designed -to address and.why those sources are an issue for your MS4.
Trash, fertilizers, house hold products, and petroleum products. The town feels that with such a large
. area comprised of house hold and open space.that the chemicals used for car washing, cleaning, and
upkeep of homes an autos make up the largest pollutants in the system.
1.1.4 Outreach Program: Describe your outreach strategy, including_ the mechanisms (e.g., printed brocht
newspapers, media, workshops, etc.) you will use to reach your target audiences, and how many people do you ex
to reach by your outreach strategy over the permit term. Explain how you plan to inform individuals and househ
about the steps they can take to reduce storm water pollution and how you plan to inform individuals and group
how to become. involved in the storm water program (with activities such as local stream and beach restora
activities).
Ranlo will be developing an outreach program that focus on the distribution of written materials, and
printed brochures. The town will have available in Town Hall and will be distributing other matcrUs
through.the mail.and in.newspapers to the target. audience mentioned in Sec. 1.1.2.. The town expects to
reach every one of it citizens through a direct mailing with the utility bills. These mailings will explain
the what stormwater is and how they can help to decrease the effect of the stormwater. The Town
Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring that these goals are meet.
1.1.5 Decision. Process: Document your decision process for the development of a storm water public
education and outreach program. Your rationale statement must address your overall public
education program and the individual BMPs, measurable goals and responsible persons for your
program.
The responsible person.for the.educational.program.will be the Town.Coordinator. Chuck Webb. The
town will first be developing an educational program that will meet the requirements of this permit. The
educational program will included examples of materials to be distributed to the public and employees,
and printed materials that may be placed in the newspaper or mailed to the customers of our utility
. system -These programs will.allow the.town to contact and inform.the largest number of residents and
busyness owners in the affected area.
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You must at a minimum, comply with State, Tribal, and local public notice requirements when
implementing a public involvement/participation program. You can use this minimum requirement as
your program for public involvement. If so, please provide appropriate documentation of the process
followed and copies of the public notice(s) issued.
The Town will comply with the public hearing requirements to insures that there is adequate public
involvement in the permitting process. The public hearing will be advertised for two consecutive woeks
prior to the hearing in a local newspaper of general circulation. The first ad will run no sooner than
twenty five days before the meeting and no later then ten days before the meeting. The advertisements
will be attached to the permit.
1.3 Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
You must develop, implement and enforce a program to detect and eliminate illicit discharges las defined
in 40 CFR §I22.2b(b)(2)1 into your MS4. Include the following information to explain your proposed
program to meet these requirements.
1.3.1 BMP Summary Table
See appendix A
1.3.2 Storm Sewer System Map:
Describe how you will develop a storm sewer map showing the location of all outfalls and the names and
location of all receiving waters. Describe the sources of information for the maps, and how you plan to
verify the outfalls locations. if already completed, describe how you developed this map. Also, describe
how your map will be regularly updated.
The storm sewer system map is currently being developed by our Engineering Consulting firm. The map
should be ready for preliminary review in the next two years and publication a year after that. The
Engineering Consulting firm will be gathering data on the outfalls from local, county, state, and federal
sources such as the USGS maps, and Flood Plain maps. They will verify the information through site
inspections.
1.3.5 Regulatory Mechanism: Describe the mechanism (ordinance or other regulatory mechanism) you
will use to effectively prohibit illicit discharges into the MS4 and why you chose that mechanism. If
you need to develop this mechanism, describe your plan and a schedule to do so.
The Town will be developing an illicit discharge ordinance in the future. This ordinance will be developed
in the third year of the permit.
1.3.4 Enforcement: Describe your enforcement procedures and how these will insure that the illicit
discharge ordinance is implemented. The Town will be the administering body of any ordinance on
illicit connections and discharges. The Town will be using all necessary remedies to ensure that the
compliance is achieved. Possible action that may be taken are withholding of the certificate of occupancy
to a stop work order issued, civil penalties and court ordered injunctions.
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1.3.5 Detection and Elimination: Describe your plan to detect and address illicit discharges to your system, inclu,
® discharges from illegal dumping and spills. Consider the use of Best Management Practices (BMPs) such as
weather field screening for non -storm water flows, field tests of selected chemical parameters as indicator
discharge sources and on -site sewage disposal systems that now into your storm drainage system. Your descrip
must address the following, at a minimum:
The Town will use a combination of dry weather checks and water sampling to detect and eliminate
illegal discharges. Using the data collected from the sampling of the outfalls the Town will be able to
locate high priority areas and address these through proper education and enforcement. The Town will
try to locale the illegal discharge of into the Stormwater system when through chemical test an abnormal
chemical level is detected. The easiest and simplest way for the Town to locate the source is by taking
measurement along the feeding and receiving streams until one area can be identified as having the
highest concentration. Visual inspection will take place after the area has been identified.
1.3.6 Procedures for locating priority areas which includes areas with higher likelihood of illicit
connections (e.g., areas with older sanitary sewer lines, for example) or ambient sampling to locate
impacted reaches. Procedures for tracing the source of an illicit discharge, including the specific
techniques you will use to detect the location of the source.
The Town will identify priority areas by the levels of pollutant which are found during the sampling.
Furthermore gray water will also be addressed through education a program that inform and encourages
the citizens to report or correct the discharges. Also the Town will be visually inspecting the areas during
their normal work duties as soon as we can train our employees to detect these connections. Illicit or
illegal connection will be removed through enforcement of the ordinance.
1.3.8 Procedures for removing the source of the illicit discharge.?
The Town will plan to eliminate illicit connection or discharges by first educating the population. After
the education phase we will develop an ordinance that will provide us with all the enforcement ability
given to us by the state. If the violation continues then we will seek help from the regional office for
NCDENR.
1.3.9 Procedures for evaluation of the plan to detect and eliminate illicit discharges.
Our program will be evaluated by using the water quality data collected over the years, if at the end of
five years we do not see a degradation of water quality then the program will be determined that it is
effective.
1.3.10 Non Stormwater Discharges: Address the following categories of non -storm water discharges or flows (Le., it
discharges) only if you identify them as significant contributors of pollutants to your small MS4: water line flush
landscape irrigation, diverted stream flows, rising ground waters, uncontaminated ground water infiltration
defined at 40 CFR §35.2005(20)), uncontaminated pumped ground water, discharges from potable water sow
foundation drains, air conditioning condensation, irrigation water, springs, water from crawl space pumps, foa
drains, lawn watering, individual residential car washing, flows from riparian habitats and wetlands, dechlorin
swimming pool discharges, and street wash water (discharges or flows from fire fighting activities are excluded IF
the effective prohibition against non -storm water and need only be addressed where they are identified as signifi.
sources of pollutants to waters of the United States).
You may also develop a list of other similar occasional incidental non -storm water discharges that
will not be addressed as illicit discharges. These non -storm water discharges must not be reasonably
expected (based on information available to the permittees) to be significant sources of pollutants to
the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System, because of either the nature of the discharges or
conditions you have established for allowing these discharges to your MS4 (e.g., activity with
appropriate controls on frequency, proximity to sensitive waterbodies, BMPs). You must document
in your SWMP any local controls or conditions placed on the discharges. You must include a
. provision prohibiting any individual non -storm water discharge that is determined to be
contributing significant amounts of pollutants to your MS4.
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At this time the Town will allow all of the above named pollutants to discharge into the system.
1.3.11 Outreach: Describe how you plan to inform public employees, businesses, and the general public of
hazards associated with illegal discharges and improper disposal of waste. Include in your
description how this plan will coordinate with your public education minimum measure and your
pollution prevention/good housekeeping minimum measure programs.
The Town will be using printed material that can be distributed to the general population through the use
of mailers. The public employees will have materials distributed by the Town Coordinator on a regular
basis that goes over storm water and what effects it can have on the environment. This will coordinate
with the BMP's outlined in appendix A.
1.3.12 Decision Process: Document your decision process for the development of a storm water illicit
discharge detection and elimination program. Your rationale statement must address your overall
illicit discharge detection and elimination program and the individual BMPs, measurable goals, and
responsible persons for your program.
The Town decision for what needed to be implemented were based off the requirements of the permit.
The Town realizes that currently we do not have many ordinances or policies to address stormwater and it
effects with this we have included what we feel is the most needed for the first five years. This includes
first mapping the area. Second we must write an ordinance for the Town. Third we need to educate the
employees and officials on the effects of Stormwater. Lastly is the education of the public. The
responsible person for the program as it stands will be the Town Coordinator.
1.3.13 Evaluation: Explain how you will evaluate the success of this minimum measure, including the measurable goal!
each of the HNIPs.
The Town will develop an ordinance. The Town will be able to measure the effects of the ordinance by the
decrease in the number of illicit connection or discharges. The town is also in the process of developing a
system map to comply with this permit. The town will also be distributing information to the public and
the employees through which the town will be able to measure the number of complaints and the
resolution of each complaint_ Lastly the town will develop a standard operating system of enforcement
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1.4 Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Control
® You must develop, implement, and enforce a program to reduce pollutants in any storm water runoff' to
your small MS4 from construction activities that result in a land disturbance of greater than or equal to
one acre. Reduction of storm water discharges from construction activity disturbing less than one acre
must be included in your program if that construction activity is part of a larger common plan of
development or sale that would disturb one acre or more.
You may indicate your intention to rely on the State Erosion and Sediment Control Program (or a locally
delegated program) and the DWQ general stormwater permit for construction activities to meet these
requirements. If you choose to develop and implement your own construction site stormwater runoff
control program, then you must provide the following information.
1.4.1 BMP Summary Table
See appendix A
1.4.2 Regulatory Mechanism: Describe the mechanism (ordinance or other regulatory mechanism) you
will use to require erosion and sediment controls at construction sites and why you chose that
mechanism. If you need to develop this mechanism, describe your plan and a schedule to do so. If
your ordinance or regulatory mechanism is already developed, include a copy of the relevant
sections as an appendix. You must establish requirements for: The Town will be adopting the
sediment and erosion control ordinance developed by the Gaston County Division of Environmental and
Natural Resources. This ordinance addresses all major concerns that sediment and erosion controls
causes.
1.4.3 Plan Reviews: Describe your procedures for site plan review, including the review of pre -construction site pl
which incorporate consideration of potential water quality impacts. Describe your procedures and the rationale
how you will identify certain sites for site plan review, if not all plans are reviewed. Describe the estimated nun
is and percentage of sites that will have pre -construction site plans reviewed. Currently the Town does not re,
sediment and erosion control measure for new and expanding development. Upon adoption and execution of the ordin
and local agreement of the county ordinance all plan review for sediment and erosion control measures will be han
through the Gaston County Division of Environmental and Natural Resources.
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1.4.4 Enforcement: Describe your plan to ensure compliance with your erosion and sediment control
regulatory mechanism, including the sanctions and enforcement mechanisms you will use to ensure
compliance. Describe your procedures for when you will use certain sanctions. Possible sanctions
include non -monetary penalties (such a stop work orders), fines, bonding requirements, and/or
permit denials for non-compliance. Enforcement for the construction site Stormwater runoff controls
will be handled through the county. The county and the Town will be able to with hold certificates of
occupancy if the regulation of the program are not meet. The enforcement of the ordinance will depend
on the agreements in place at the time of adoption.
1.4.5 Inspections: Describe your procedures for site inspection and enforcement of control measures, including how
will prioritize sites for inspection. Upon adoption of Gaston County sediment and erosion control ordinance all
inspection will be handled by Gaston County. Areas of concern will be prioritize by categorizing their locations.
area that arc closer to outfalls will receive a higher priority than areas farther away.
1.4.6 Public Information: Explain your procedures for receipt and consideration of information
submitted by the public. Consider coordinating this requirement with your public education
program. 7 The Town holds regular meeting to which the public may attend and voice their concerns.
A citizen may also file a formal complaint with the Town if they feel that action has not been taken on the
matter. As always the towns elected officials and staff follow a open door policy were concerned citizens
may personal, discuss matters with them.
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1.4.7 Decision Process: Document your decision process for the development of a construction site stormwater ru
control program.
The staff and council decided that the best way for a Town the si7.e of Ranlo to handle the increase in
responsibility was to contract with the county for administration of certain programs. The county has
spent a large amount of resources and time meeting with stakeholders to develop the proposed ordinance.
Therefore the town feels that the proposed ordinance addresses all concerns that developer, local
government, and citizens have on this issues.
1.4.8 Evaluation: Explain how you will evaluate the success of this minimum measure, including the measurable goal!
each of the BMPs.
The program will be evaluated by determining how effective the county has been in enforcement and site
plan review. If we can tell a difference in water quality during sampling then the county ordinance and
enforcement will be considered successful. Although we will not base our decision only on improved
water quality. If there is not discernible impairment or degradation in water quality the Town may also
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1.5 Post -Construction Storm Water Management in New Development and Redevelopment
1.5.1 Do you currently have development standards that address Stormwater management on new or
redevelopment projects that disturb more than one acre of property. If you answered yes is this an
ordinance that required plan reviews, and upkeep of BMP's , describe how it meets the
requirements for this permit, and does it address structural and non-structural controls? No
1.5.2 Describe your maintenance program, including enforcement mechanism.
The Town does provided maintenance of the structural system on as needed bases as determined by the
Town Coordinator and Public Works Director. The Town has recently instituted a storm water foe to
ensure that maintenance and upkeep of the system may be carried out on a yearly bases.
1.5.3 Describe your plan review process.
There is no review process
1.5.4 Of all your current practices and strategies, list the ones that will be used as on -going BMPs under
this permit. Collection of the Storm Water Fees (see appendix C)
1.5.5 Do you have requirements for structural BMPs to control Stormwater on site for new or
redevelopment activities to control water quality? No
1.5.6 Describe the regulatory mechanism, those controls and how they were selected to control water
quality? There are none
1.5.7 Do you have a regulatory mechanism to address post -construction controls for water quality?
No
• 1.5.7 If you don not have standards that address post construction storm water management how will you
meet this requirement. The Town does not currently have a regulatory mechanism to control post
construction. The Town does currently have a contract for rewriting and up dating of the Town
ordinances. During this process the consultant will be examining regulatory mechanism to address this
issue.
1.5.8 Describe how you will establish a long term maintenance program and who will pay for this
program. The Town will be incorporating a policy for long term maintenance of single family
developments. It has not been decided if commercial sites will be responsible for their own upkeep of the
sediment ponds and other BMP's or if this will be part of the storm water fees.
1.5.4 What minimum control will you follow?
The Town will be examine the use of buffers, built upon areas, sediment ponds, setbacks, and other
proven BMP's. the Town will then incorporate some of these into the zoning and subdivision ordinance.
1.5.10 What are your priority areas and other condition that may require special attention.
At this time the Town is unsure of the priority areas. We will be examining their in the future for
placement on a needs list.
1.5.11 Describe how the Town will measure the goals of this program.
The Town will determine the effects of this section by tracking the sample obtained from the outfalls and
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1.6 Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations
You must develop and implement an operation and maintenance program that includes a training
component and has the ultimate goal of preventing or reducing pollutant runoff from municipal
operations.
Using training materials that are available from EPA, your State, Tribe, or other organizations, your
program must include employee training to prevent and reduce storm water pollution from activities such
as park and open space maintenance, fleet and building maintenance, new construction and land
disturbances, and storm water system maintenance. Include the following information to explain your
proposed program to meet these requirements.
1.6.1 BMP Summary Table
See appendix A
1.6.2 Affected Operations: Specifically list your municipal operations that are impacted by this operation
maintenance program. You must also include a list of industrial facilities you own or operate that are subjei
NPDES Stormwater General Permits or individual NPDES permits for discharges of storm water associated
industrial activity that ultimately discharge to your MS4. Include the permit number and certificate of coves
number for each facility.
None that we can note.
1.6.3 Training: Describe any government employee training program you will use to prevent and reduce storm w
pollution from activities such as park and open space maintenance, fleet and building maintenance, new construe
and land disturbances, and storm water system maintenance. Describe any existing, available materials you pla
use. Describe how this training program will be coordinated with the outreach programs developed for the pt
information minimum measure and the illicit discharge minimum measure.
The Town will began a process of education for all employees on the effects of stormwater run off. The
40 employees will be given the material and information by the Town Coordinator and will have discussion
with the Public Works Director on proper usage of chemicals and the effects on storm water.
1.6.4 Maintenance and Inspections: Describe maintenance activities, maintenance schedules, and long-
term inspection procedures for controls to reduce floatables and other pollutants to your MS4. The
Town will be developing a maintenance plan for the system in the coming years. The plan will include
inspection and maintained of areas when it is determined that they have been compromised or degraded.
Inspection will be the main source of this identification. The inspection will not only target illicit
discharge but will be a review of the system performance.
1.6.4 Vehicular Operations: Describe your controls for reducing or eliminating the discharge of pollutants from munic
parking lots, maintenance and storage yards, waste transfer stations, fleet or maintenance shops with outdoor stoi
areas, and salt/sand storage locations and snow disposal areas you operate. The Town will explore the possibiliti,
placing materials such as salts and solid waste vehicles under a shelter. The vehicle maintenance will be keep
minimum and proper techniques of spill clean up will be observed.
1.6.6 Waste Disposal: Describe your procedures for the proper disposal of waste removed from your MS4
and your municipal operations, including dredge spoil, accumulated sediments, floatables, and other
debris. Non -hazards waste will be disposed of at the local landfill. Hazards waste will be disposed of
following the guidelines for hazards waste disposal that the local fire department must follow.
1.6.7 Flood Management Projects: Describe your procedures to ensure that new flood management
projects are assessed for impacts on water quality and existing projects are assessed for
e incorporation of additional water quality protection devices or practices. Ranlo will continue to use
FEMA guidelines in order to address these issues.
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NPDES RPE Stormwater Permit Application
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1.6.8 Existing ordinances: Describe your decision process for reviewing existing ordinances for possible modificatio
address stormwater-issues. --Currently the Town has hired a local consultant who is focusing on revising the Town (
and Zoning and Subdivision Code. While_ undertaking this process he will. examine the relevant ordinances for compli.
with the storm water permit and rules.
1.6.9 Decision Process: Document your decision process for the development of a pollution
prevention/good housekeeping program for municipal operations. Your rationale statement must
address both your overall pollution prevention/good housekeeping program. and -the. individual
BMPs, measurable goals, and responsible persons for your program. The Town will develop a
pollution prevention plan as needed for compliance with the permit. Also the Town will consider the
affected areas of the potential spills and take appropriate steps to limits and control the effects of the
spills.
1.6.10 Evaluation: Explain how you will evaluate the success of this minimum measure, including the measurable goal
each of the BMPs.
The measurable goal will include the identification of areas, which are owned by the Town and have a
potential to discharge storm waters. Option will be explored as to how the Town can decrease the amount
of pollutants in the nun off. Beginning in year two the Town will develop an implement a program were
educational material is distributed to all of the employees. Employees who will be in charge of managing
the systems performance will be given additional training to ensure that they will be capable of effectively
discharging their duties.
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Prepare and The town willprepare an educational Ian that will detail what areas will be X X X Town Coordiantor
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Education al Plan laddressed and metrials needed to address these area.
Material Develop mailers or statements for the utility bills which can Provided X X I X I X X Town Coordiantor
information to the customers of the town on storm water and its affects on
the purity of the water supply.
ration of the Provide education materials for the town employees at feast once a year X X X X X Town
loyees starting in year one. These will focus on the importance of storm water
management and provided the employees with background knowledge so
that they may answer question and perform there job responsibility better
Outs Develop materials for distribution in the town hall, during meetings, and I X I X I X X I X Town Coordiantor
other pubic places, The message will be focused towards the households
land will detail what they can do to reduce storm waters,

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ordinance Develop and ordinance and hold a .public hearing , Submit the ordinance
lin the annual report
X I X I X
velop A System Prepare a system map over the five year span of the permit. The map will X x X X X
p be developed by the public works director under the supervision of the
Gown manager
Town Coordiantor
Town
Develop printed
Prepare printed material on illicit connection and place the material in areas
X
X
Town Coordiantor
material on illicit
were the public will have access to the material. Provided contact
connections
information to report any illicit connection that they may find.
Train employees on
provided materials and training through the town managers offices on how
x
x
Town Coordiantor
how to detect illicit
to located illicit connections and who to contact when an illicit connection is
connection.
found
x
Establish a data
Establish a computer data base on illicit connection complaints and
x
x
Town Coordiantor
base on inspection
enforcement action taken also track the inspection of the outfalls
and enforcement
Develop Standard
The town will work with the county in developing procedures for
Town Coordiantor
procedures for the
administrations of the program and responsible areas of each group
programs
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a plan
an
ures
Develop ordinance
and policies that
address infall,
sediment and
erosion controls,
buiEt upon areas,
Establish a plan review requirement with the county Inorder to ensure
sediment and erosion control measure are address during construction
Establish the areas of responsibility between the town and county.
develop penalties for non-compliance
The town currenity has hired a consultant to review and amend the
development codes for the town. This process will be compleeted over the
next two years
x
Town Coordiantor
Torun Coordiantor
Town Coordiantor

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Develop training
materials on
pollution prevention
for public facilities
The town will develop training materials and educate all employees and i
pollution prevention techniques. The town will submit the training material
with the annual report
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x
x
x
Town Coordiantor
Provide advance
The town will provided advance training on maintaining, inspections,
x
x
x
Town Coordiantor
training for
cleaning and disposing of waste for employees who will be involved in the I
employees who will
upkeep of the system. I
provided upkeep to
the system
nduct and
The town will conduct an environmental audit on the public works facility in I
Town Coordiantor
nvironmental audit
the second year and fifth year. The town will try to implement the 1
recommendation over the four years.
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Storm Water Fees
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Residential Units: Every residential unit is charged $1.80 based on an average of 2600
sqft of impervious area.
Commercial: Every commercial property was measured using orthographic photos. The
impervious area was then calculated then divided by 2600 sgft. That number is then
multiplied by $1.80 to come up with the storm water fee for that property.
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8:30 AM and'5:00 PM;�Monda
that the advertisement of NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON SUBMISSION OF .th'nj(Friday;ziri;ttte Officeh of ,e
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Measuring 5.10 Inches appeared in The Gaston Gazette, a newspaper published in .n
Gaston County, Gastonia, NC, in issues os
FEBRUARY 16, 2003
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A RESOLUTION
STORM WATER PERMIT
AUTHORIZATION OF SIGNIN(* AND DELEGATION OF AUTRORITY
WHF.RF,AS, the Board of Commissioners of the Town of R.Wo, North Carolina,
funds that in executing the requirements far the storm water permit the "mirnission
approves the signing of the Permit by the Mayor and the delegation of authority to the
Town Coordinator..
WHEREAS, the federal and state governments have required local governments
to complete and implement a storm water permit.
WHFRFAS, the implementation of the permit will he an ongoing project.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOINED by the Board ofCammissioners of the
Town of Ranlo, that the ']'own Coordinator is authorized to assume the responsibilities of
implementation, maintenance, and constrijet.ion of all new and existing storm water
systems and programs.
Motion to adopt the foregoing resolution made by Commissioner )ebb , seconded,
Commissioner Aor4o4 said resolution adopted in public hearing session, duly
assembled, in this Vd day nfMareh 2003 by the billowing vote.
Ayes: C:onmmissioners: 1AYe e_- (3)_ _
Nays: C'.onvnissioncrs: `Zero ( 0
Clerk

Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E, Director
Division of Water Quality
March 10, 2003
Chuck Webb
Town Coordinator
Town of Ranlo
1624 Spencer Mountain Road
Gastonia, North Carolina 28054-3048
Subject: NPDES Phase II Stormwater Program
Application for discharge permit
Application Number NCS000417
Gaston County
Chuck Webb:
The Division of Water Quality's Stormwater and General Permits Unit hereby acknowledges receipt of
your NPDES Phase II Stormwater permit application package on March 7, 2003. The submitted package
contained the required form SWU-264, comprehensive stormwater program narrative, and $715.00
application fee.
A preliminary review of your application package has been conducted and it appears to be complete. No
further information is required at this time. This application has been assigned application number
NCS000417. Please include this number with all future correspondence.
If you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact Mr. Darren England at telephone number
[phone], extension 545.
Sincerely,
Bradley Bennett
Stormwater & General Permits Unit
N. C. Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 [phone]
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Customer Service
1 800 623-7748

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THE TOWN OF RANLO
CHUCK WEBB, TOWN MANAGER
1624 SPENCER MOUNTAIN ROAD
GASTONIA, NC 28054-3048
Chuck Webb:
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
!North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
11/6/2002
Subject: NPDES Phase 1I Stormwater Program
In 1990 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Phase I stormwater program was promulgated under the
Clean Water Act. Phase I relies on National Pollutant discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit coverage to
address stormwater runoff from: (1) "medium" and "large" municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s) generally
serving populations of 100,000 or greater, (2) construction activity disturbing 5 acres of land or greater, and (3) ten
categories of industrial activity. The NPDES Stormwater Phase II Final Rule was promulgated in December 1999 and is
the next step in EPA's effort to preserve, protect, and improve the Nation's water resources from polluted storm water
runoff. The Phase 1I program expands the Phase I program by requiring additional operators of MS4s in urbanized areas
and operators of small construction sites, through the use of NPDES permits, to implement programs and practices to
control stormwater runoff. Phase II is intended to further reduce adverse impacts to water quality and aquatic habitat by
instituting the use of controls on the unregulated sources of stormwater discharges that have the greatest likelihood of
causing continued environmental degradation.
The NPDES Stormwater Phase II Final Rule requires nationwide coverage of all operators of small MS4s that are
located within the boundaries of a Bureau of the Census defined "urbanized area" based on the latest decennial Census.
We are writing to you to remind you that the Town of Ranlo has been identified as being located within a census
designated urbanized area in both the 1990 and 2000 decennial census. As a regulated community, you are required to
develop a stormwater management program and apply for stormwater permit coverage, if you own and operate a small
MS4 or file a certification that the Town of Ranlo does not own or operate a small MS4. The deadline for submitting
your application package or non -ownership certification is March 10, 2003. Application and certification documents, as
well as additional information on the NPDES stormwater program, are available for download at our web site. Our web
address is http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/su/stormwater.htm1. You may also contact us for hard copies of the documents. If
you have any questions about this letter, please feel free to contact me (919-733-5083, ext.525) or Darren England
(919-733-5083, ext. 545)
Sincerely,
Bradley Bennett, Supervisor
Stormwater and General Permits Unit
cc: Central Files
Stormwater and General Permits Unit Files
Mooresville Regional Office
N. C. Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 [phone]
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NCbERR
Customer Service
1-800-623-7748