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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCATAWBA_COMPLETE FILE - HISTORICAL_20030310-STORMWATER DIVISION CODING SHEET o Municipalities NOT MS4 PERMIT NO. NCS0000 DOC TYPE ❑ COMPLETE FILE - HISTORICAL MOST RECENT DATE ❑� �� YYYYMMDD (� \NA]E Michael F. Easley, Governor O 9 William G. Ross Jr., Secretary )L , North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources r Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director y Division of Water Quality 0 -c March 10, 2003 J. Thomas Lundy Catawba County Manager Catawba County Post Office Box 389 Newton, North Carolina 28658 Subject: NPDES Phase II Stormwater Non -ownership 1 non -operator certification Certification Number P2CERT-0010 Catawba County J. Thomas Lundy: The Division of Water Quality's Stormwater and General Permits Unit hereby acknowledges receipt of your form SWU-266: Stormwater non -ownership 1 non -operation certification on March 10, 2003. Please be advised that this certification is accepted based wholly upon your evaluation. Division staff has not visited your facilities to obtain independent verification. Discharging stormwater from a small municipal separate storm sewer system covered by this program to the waters of the state without a valid NPDES permit will subject the responsible party to a civil penalty up to $25,000 a day. The Division encourages you to continue to keep abreast of the permanent rulemaking process associated with the NPDES Stormwater Discharge Program. The final North Carolina permanent rules as currently proposed would rely on factors other than ownership and operation to determine which public bodies need to seek permit coverage. It is possible that your jurisdictional area will be subject to stormwater permit coverage once the permanent rules are finalized. The Environmental Management Commission approved taking draft permanent rule language to public notice and public hearing at their February 13, 2003 meeting. The public hearings will be held during the month of April and you are encouraged to continue participating in the process. Note that this certification does not affect the legal requirement to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Quality or permits required by the Division of Land Resources, Coastal Area Management Act, or any other Federal or Local government. If you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact Mr. Darren England at telephone number (919) 733- 5083, extension 545. Sincerely, Bradley Bennett Stormwater & General Permits Unit N• C. Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699.1617 (919) 733-8053 VAN NUDENR Customer Service 1 800 623-7748 Mi R-1003 MON 09 : 49 CATAWBA CO MANAGER FAX NO, 8284658392 P. 02/02 01 State of North Carolina OFFIC USE ONLY Department of Environment & Natural Resources Date Rec'd 1-13 Division of Water Quality BIMS Cert. Number `'zccru-- onic> ST4RMWATER NON-OWNERSIJIP 1 NON-OPERATIOft f ERTIFICATION FARM This form is for use by Regulated Public Entities (RPE), pursuant to Tide 15A North Carolina Administrative Code 2w .0126, to certify that they do not own or operate a small MS4. I. APPLICANT STATUS INFORMATION name of Regulated Public Entity O Catawba Coun Status (federal, state, public, or Aq/ other). Public �S Type of Public Entity (city, town, �qR county, prison, school, etc.) _ County County(s) <�� Catawba R7�N�. RPE Jurisdictional Area in square UROFBQGgI� miles 3 10.30 It. OPTIONAL PERMATT'ING OPPORTUNITIES Are you exercising your option to apply for a NPDES Stormwater Discharge Permit? If yes, submiL [Iris form along with a complete application package (Form ❑ Yes ® No SWIG-264 and a Comprehensive Stormwater Management Program. -Re rt, Are exercising your option to apply for Permit by Rule status? If yes, submit this ❑ Yes ® No form alonq with a completed form SWU-267 III. SIGNING OFFICIAL'S STATEMENT I certify, under penalty of law, that the Regulated Public Body listed in Section 1 of this document does not currently own or operdle d S11011 nlurrr' ipal separate storm sewer system, as defined in 40 CFR 122. 1 further certify that this document and a# attachments were prepared under my direction or supervlslon In accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel prol>Prly 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 violotions. Signature 11 Print Name Katherine W, Barnes Title Chair, Catawba County Board of Commissioners r 100-A South West Boulevard Street Address PO Box 389 City Newton State North Carolina Zip "565 0j" $ $ - Teleohone (828) 465-8201 _ (828)465.8302 Fax E-Mail SWU-266-143102 F WArF Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross Jr., Secretary North Caro{ina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director Q Division of Water Quality 1 u6/2002 CATAWBA COUNTY MR. J. '1'1-10MAS LUNDY , CATAWBA COUNTY MANAGER POST OFT —ICE BOY 399 NEWTON , NC 28659 Subject: NPDES Phase 11 Stormwater Program Mr. J. ThomaS Lundy : In 1990 the U.S. F_nviromnental 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 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 storm water runoff. The Phase 11 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 11 Final Rule requires nationwide coverage ot- 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 Catawba County 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 prograrn and apply for stormwater permit coverage, i f you own and operate a small MS4 or file a certification that Catawba County 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 http7//112o.enr.state.nc.us/str/stortnw iter.htmf- 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 F[]" Storrmvater and General Permits Unit Files Mooresville Regional Office N. C. Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 (919) 733.7015 eI I NCDENR Customer Service 1-800-623-7748