ALEXANDER_COMPLETE FILE - HISTORICAL_20040819

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August 19, 2004
Mr. Mike Randall
NC Division of Water Quality
Stormwater & General Permits Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Subject: NPDES Phase II Stormwater Regulations
Dear Mr. Randall,
The 2000 U.S. Census identified a portion of Alexander County as an urbanized area and is
consequently subject to regulation under Phase II of the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) program. However, if a Regulated Public Entity does not own or
operate a small municipal storm sewer system, the Entity may submit a non-ownership/non-
operation certification form.
According to conversations with DWQ Staff, the NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT)
and not the local government shall be responsible for stormwater collection systems within
NCDOT right-of-ways. Given that information and the absence of a small MS4, please find
enclosed a Certification Form from Alexander County requesting exemption of NPDES Phase 11
Regulation.
If you have any questions concerning the certification form please feel free to contact Sylvia
Turnmire, Director of Planning and Development at [phone] or myself at (828) 632-
9332. Thank you very much for your assistance.
Sincerely,
Rick French
County Manager
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment & Natural Resources
Division of Water quality
OFFIC USE ONLY
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Cert. Number
This form is for use by Regulated Public Entities (RPE), pursuant to Title 15A North Carolina Administrative Code
2H .0126, to certify that they do not own or operate a small MS4.
I. APPLICANT STATUS INFORMATION
Name of Regulated Public Entity
Alexander County
Status (federal, state, public, or
Public
other
Type of Public Entity (city, town,
County
county,_rison school etc.
County(s)
Alexander
RIDE Jurisdictional Area in square
260.51 sqmi.
miles
U. OPTIONAL PERMITTING OPPORTUNITIES
Are you exercising your option to apply for a NPDES Stormwater Discharge
Permit? If yes, submit this form along with a complete application package
[] Yes ® No
(Form SWU-264 and a Comprehensive Stormwater Management Program
Report).
Are exercising your option to apply for Permit by Rule status? if yes, submit this
Yes ® No
form along with a com leted form SWU-267
III. SIGNING OFFICIAL'S STATEMENT
I certify, under penalty of law, that the Regulated Public Body listed in Section I of this document does not
currently own or operate a small municipal separate storm sewer system, as defined in 40 CFR 122 I further
ce►t4, that this document and all atiadhments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance
with a system designed to assure that quallfhed personnel properly gather and evaluate the Inhbmaation
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
bellef, true, accurate, and complete I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false
Information, including the passibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations
Signature
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Print Name
Richard L.French
Title
County Manager
Street Address
621 Uledoun Road
PO Box
n/a
City
Taylorsville
State
North Carolina
Zip
28681
Telephone
828-632-9332
Fax
828-632-1095
E-Mail
[e-mail]

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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, f .E., Director
Division of Water Quality
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ALEXANDER COUNTY
MR, RICK FRENCH, ALI:XANDER COUNTY MANAGER
255 LILEDOUN ROAD 1.3OX l
TAYLORSVILLE , NC 28681
Subject: NPDES Phase 11 Stormwater Program
2000 U.S. Census - Notification of Coverage
Mr. Rick French :
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 NPD13S Stormwater Phase 11 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 It 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 storm water discharges that have the greatest likelihood of
causing continued environmental degradation.
The NPDES Stormwater Phase 11 Final Rule requires nationwide coverage (.)fall 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 W you to notify you that Alexander County 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 Alexander
;County does not own or operate a small MS4. The deadline for submitting your application package Or non -ownership
certil'ication is 18 months frorn 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://h2o.enr.strta.uc.uSls«/stormwater.htnl. 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
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N. C. Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 [phone] Customer Service
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