NCS000444_Request for Information MS4_20190920

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
City of Lowell
Attn: Kevin Krouse, City Manager
101 W First Street
Lowell, North Carolina 28098
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
September 20, 2019
Subject: COMPLIANCE AUDIT - DOCUMENTATION REQUEST
City of Lowell
NPDES MS4 Permit No. NCS000444
Gaston County
Dear Mr. Krouse:
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will be performing a National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit Compliance
Audit for the subject permit on October 30, 2019 beginning at 9:00 AM. The audit is expected to
take at least one (1) full day. DEQ will determine the scope of the compliance audit based on a
review of provided documentation, and a draft agenda will be provided once the scope of the audit
has been determined.
Please submit the following permit information within seven (7) calendar days:
• Current Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP)
• Most recent Annual Report
• Organizational Chart and a description of stormwater program responsibilities for each
ply
• Map of the MS4 permitted area with receiving waters
• Formal agreements with outside entities that implement MS4 Program components
All submitted documentation will become a permanent record of the compliance audit.
Additional information maybe requested prior to, during and/or following the compliance audit.
Documentation shall be submitted via e-mail to James.Moore(cr�ncdenr.gov, or to:
NCDEQ-DEMLR Stormwater Program
Attn: James Moore, Assistant Engineer
601 E. Center Ave, Suite 301
Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 I Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
704.663.1699

Please ensure that appropriate MS4 staff will be available during the audit to answer questions and
provide program implementation, record keeping and compliance information. Please also arrange
for an appropriate meeting room that will accommodate your staff, 2-3 staff members from DEQ,
and access to any electronic tools routinely utilized to implement the MS4 Program (e.g. databases,
GIS, etc.).
Should you have any questions regarding the scheduled MS4 Permit Compliance Audit, please feel
free to contact me at James. Mooregncdenr. gov or [phone].
Sincerely,,
es Moore
Assistant Regional Engineer
cc: Scott Attaway, Stormwater Program Administrator
Jeanette Powell, DEMLR MS4 Program Coordinator
Alaina Morman, DEMLR Stormwater Compliance & Enforcement
DEMLR NPDES MS4 Permit Laserfiche File