NCS000488_OTHER_20050803

STORMWATER DIVISION CODING SHEET
MS4 PERMITS
PERMIT NO.
lss o O
DOC TYPE
❑FINAL PERMIT
❑ ANNUAL REPORT
❑ APPLICATION
❑ COMPLIANCE
OTHER
DOC DATE
p 6 6-S6
YYYYMMDD

J��SED ST,�T�S
A UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
�� Yw REGION 4
ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER
Z�F ,02 63 FORSYTH STREET
PRoz�o1 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8960
1, 12@IIRf V L�
AUG 0 3 2005 1 FZU��In,
Mr. Bradley Bennett, Supervisor
Storm Water and General Permits Unit
North Carolina Division of Water Quality
512 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535
SUBJ: Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Covering the
Discharge of the Town of Valdese (Phase II)- NCS000488
Dear Mr. Bennett:
We have completed our review of the above referenced draft National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) storm water permit addressing the above subject Phase
1.I municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4s), received by this office for review on July 26,
2005. Upon reviewing the draft municipal stormwater permit, EPA has no comments. We
request to be afforded an additional review opportunity only if significant changes are made to
the draft permit prior to issuance or if significant comments objecting to the permit are received.
Otherwise, please send us one copy of the final permit when issued.
If you have any questions or comments regarding our review, please feel free to contact
me at [phone].
Sincerely,
Mike Mitchell, Environmental Scientist
NPDES and Biosolids Section
Permits, Grants, and Technical Assistance Branch
Waste Management Division
Intemet Address (URL) • http:i)www.apa.gov
Recycled/Recyclable • Panted with vegetable 011 Based Inks on Recycled Paper (Minimum 30 % Posiconsumer)

Vrj,q TF
Michael F. Easley, Governor
0
qQ�i
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P. E. Director
Division of Water Quality
Q
Colcen H. Sullins, Deputy Director
Division of Water Quality
July 25, 2005
Jeffrey Morse, Town Manager
P.O. Box 339
100 Whisnet Street
Valdese, NC 28690
Subject: NPDES Permit Number NCS000488
Town of Valdese
Dear Mr. Morse:
The Town of Valdese has been designated by the US EPA for inclusion in the Phase II
stormwater program. The Town of Valdese was designated because their municipal boundaries
intersected a US Census -defined Urbanized Area.
Your community's draft permit is being publicly noticed the week of July 25, 2005.
All comments and request should reference draft permit number NCS000488. Comments must
be received no later than September 2, 2005. Copies of the draft permit are available at:
httl2://Uo.enr.state.nc.us/su/phase2 draft perrnits.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. If 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
DWQ Regional Office
N. C. Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 [phone]
M
RM M
Customer Servicc
1.877-623.6748

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
THE TOWN OF VALDESE
JEFFREY V. MORSE, TOWN MANAGER
P.O. BOX 339
VALDESE, NC 28690-0339
Subject: NPDES Phase 1I Stormwater Program
2000 U.S. Census - Notification of Coverage
Jeffrey V. Morse:
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 stormwater
runoff. The Phase II 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 Lind 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 storm water 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.
The Bureau of Census has recently released data detailing the 2000 Census urbanized areas and using GiS data files
produced by the Bureau of Census, North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources staff has
compiled a list of municipalities and counties that we believe fall in whole or in part within one or more of the seventeen
census -designated urbanized areas in North Carolina.
We are writing to you to notify you that the Town of Valdese has been identified as being located within a census
designated urbanized area. 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
Valdese does not own or operate a small MS4. The deadline for submitting your application package or non -ownership
certification is 18 months from the date of this letter. 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:llh2o.enr.state.nc.us/su/stormwater.htmt. 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
Asheville Regional Office
N. C. Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 [phone]
eVh
NCDENR
Customer Service
1-800-623-7748