ROWAN_COMPLETE FILE - HISTORICAL_20021106

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ROWAN COUNTY
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1 1/6/2002
MR. TIM RUSSELL , ROWAN COUNTY MANAGER
130 WES1' INNE:S S'IREE-1'
SAI_iS13URY , NC 28144
Mr. Tim Russell:
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., D7 rector
Division of Water Quality
Subject: NPDES Phase Il Storrnlw uer 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 1_I 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 lE 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 It 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 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 Rowan County has been identified as being located within a census designated
urbanized area in both the 1990 and 2000 decennial census. As .r 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 Rowan 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 http://h2o.enr.state,nc.us/Sulstormwater.litml. 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 langland (9t9-733-5083,
ext. 545)
Sincerely,
Bradley Bennett, Supervisor
Stormwater and General Permits Unit
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Mooresville Regional Office
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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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