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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCS000501_Waynesville Council Resolution_20190910RESOLUTION # R-18-19 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN OF WAYNESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA AFFIRMING SUPPORT REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPLIANT NPDES MS4 STORMWATER PROGRAM WHEREAS, Section 402(p) of the federal Clean Water Act requires NPDES permits for stormwater discharges from municipal separate storm sewer systems; and WHEREAS, in North Carolina, NPDES permits are issued by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality; and WHEREAS, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the Town of Waynesville its third NPDES MS4 Permit on February 20, 2017; and WHEREAS, the Town of Waynesville was issued a Notice of Violation number NOV - 2019-PC-0553, on August 2, 2019 for noncompliance with the issued NPDES MS4 Permit; and WHEREAS, the Town of Waynesville acknowledges the specific Notice of Violation requirement to obtain a new individual NPDES MS4 Permit; and WHEREAS, the Town of Waynesville acknowledges the specific Notice of Violation requirement to conduct a self -audit of permit compliance for the balance of permit requirements not specifically audited by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, and to develop a draft Stormwater Management Plan to comply with Section 402(p)(3)(B)(iii) of the Clean Water Act, 40 CFR 122.34(b) and NPDES MS4 Permit requirements, and to submit its draft Stormwater Management Plan to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality no later than 120 Days from the NOV Date (November 30, 2019) for review and approval; and WHEREAS, the Town of Waynesville acknowledges the specific Notice of Violation requirement to adopt a Council Resolution to implement a compliant and enforceable stormwater management program as defined by both NPDES MS4 Pen -nit number NCS 000500 and the required new Stormwater Management Plan, and said resolution is to be submitted to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality no later than 60 Days from the NOV Date of August 2, 2019; and WHEREAS, the Town of Waynesville acknowledges the requirement to provide adequate funding and staffing to implement a Stormwater Management Program that complies with its NPDES MS4 Permit and approved Stormwater Management Plan; and WHEREAS, the Town of Waynesville acknowledges that North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality enforcement action and penalties could result from non-compliance with specific requirements in Notice of Violation number NOV-2019-PC-0553; and WHEREAS, the Town of Waynesville acknowledges that any North Carolina Department of Environmental Protection Agency from taking its own enforcement action for non-compliance with the issued NPDES MS4 Permit. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE TOWN OF WAYNESVILLE that the Town of Waynesville hereby affirms its support for development and implementation of a compliant NPDES MS4 Stormwater Program. vi rown, Mayor Rob Hites, Stormwater Program A inistrator Rob Hites, Town Manager . — Illsd Eddie Ward, Town Clerk Adopted by the Board of Aldermen by the Town of Waynesv'11e, North Carolina the 10`h day of September, 2019 and signed in authentication thereof the —10 �- day of 2019. ATTEST: Eddie Ward, Town Clerk NORTH CAROLINA HAYWOOD COUNTY 1 hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate copy of a resolution duly adopted by the Board of Aldermen of the Town of Waynesville, North Carolina, at a meeting held on September 10, 2019 at 6:30 o'clock p.m. at the Town Hall in the Town of Waynesville. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the official corporate seal of said Town to be affixed, this the �(��8` Day of , 2019. Eddie Ward, Town Clerk