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
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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