NCS000247_WinstonSalem Audit NOC_20221006

ROY COOPER
Garet"nor
ELIZABETH S. BI ER
BRIAN WR N
Direcor
NORTH CAROUNA
Environmental Quality
October 6, 2022
CERTIFIED MAIL 7019 1120 0002 0066 3347
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
City of Winston Salem
Attn: Keith Huff, Stormwater Manager
Stormwater Division
PO Box 2511
Winston-Salem, NC 27102
Subject: NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE
City of Winston-Salem
NPDES MS4 Permit No. NCS000247
Forsyth County
Dear Mr. Huff:
On June 14, 2022, staff from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) conducted a
compliance audit of subject National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate
Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit For your reference, a copy of the MS4 Program Audit Report issued by
DEQ is enclosed with this notice.
In accordance with Part VI of the permit and DEQ policy, a new 5-year MS4 permit will be issued in response
to the audit. As such, the Town is required to complete the following actions:
(1) Respond in writing within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of receipt of this notice to
acknowledge these requirements and the intent to comply.
(2) Submit documentation for review and comment within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days
from the date of receipt of this letter:
a. Develop a Draft Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP) which details specific actions,
measurable goals, and implementation timelines to bring the stormwater management
program into compliance with NPDES MS4 requirements over the new 5-year permit term.
The SWMP must address all known compliance deficiencies including, at a minimum, any
items detailed in the DEQ MS4 Program Audit Report and the City self -audit.
(3) Submit an NPDES MS4 permit application within thirty (30) days of receiving written DEQ
concurrence that the submitted Draft SWMP documents a compliant stormwater management
program. A new 5-year NPDES MS4 permit will be public noticed along with the submitted SWMP.
(4) Respond to public comments on the Draft SWMP and submit a Final SWMP for DEQ approval and
final permit issuance. The final DEQ-approved SWMP shall become an enforceable component of
the NPDES MS4 permit
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Required documentation shall be submitted via e-mail to or to:
DEQ-DEMLR Stormwater Program
Attn: Paul Clark
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
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SWMP, DEQrna,yproceed with enforcement. As is stated in Part V, Section A.A(c) of'the permit:
[In der state la "i, a daity civil pen alty oft ot more tha n twen I.y five the usan d dollars ($2,5, 000) per"
violation maji be assessed cc gainst any person who violates orfaiis to act in accordance with the terms,
conditions, or requireinery.ts ofa permit [North Carolina General Statute, 143-21,5,6AI. Please note, that
corn.pHam',,e with the requi I reme= ofthis NOD andlor issuance oftivif or criminalpenalries levied h,y
DEQ does clot pret,,Iude the EPAftoai cariying out its, own eppjbrcement case against the perinittee.
Thank.,you for your, attent'don to this matter. Should you have any questions, ppease c:mtact me at (91.9) 707
�3642 or pauI.c!arkqPncLIenu.zoxf.
Sincerely,
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Paul Clark
Water Supply Watershed Protection Coordinator
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Encposwwes: DEQ MS4 Permit CoinpHance Aiadit Report
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Andy Aflen, Assistant Stormwater, Director
[e-mail], DEMLR MS4 Program Coordinator
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