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BRIAN WRENN NORTH CAROLINA
Acting Director Environmental Quality
February 14,2023
CERTIFIED MAIL 7021 2720 0000 1254 8029
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Town of Spring Lake
Attn: Deanna L Rosario, Stormwater and Sustainability Administrator
300 Ruth Street
Spring Lake,NC 28390
Subject: Letter of NCDEQ Concurrence
Town of Spring Lake Draft SWMP
NPDES MS4 Permit No.NCS000438
Cumberland County
Dear Ms.Rosario:
NCDEQ staff have reviewed the Draft SWMP submittal and concur with the outlined program
provided that the following comments be addressed in a final Draft SWMP submittal,to be
provided to DEQ within thirty(30) calendar days of receipt of this letter to continue with the
renewal process.
Specific Comments
1. A BMP for permit requirement 2.1.1 is not present in the SWMP.
a. Consider a documented analysis to confirm that the program is adequately funded and
staffed to take place permit year 1. With an annual reporting metric of
adequate/inadequate.
2. A BMP for permit requirement 2.2.2 is not present in the SWMP.
a. Consider a measurable goal to create all required written procedures for permit year 1
with a reporting metric of yes/no.
b. Consider a measurable goal to review all written programs and update as need for permit
years 2-5 with an annual reporting metric of yes/no.
3. Measurable Goal for BMP 4.1 should be reviewed and modified to include a measurable goal
which can be better reported. Such as exposure hours.If 100 Children is the goal,the reporting
metric should be the number of children in attendance. Contact hours are recommended.
4. Reporting metric for BMP 10 should be a measure of how successful the events are. Such as
tonnage of waste collected,number of volunteers, or the number of bags collected.
5. A BMP shall be created for Table 15 which includes a specific number of outfalls to be screened
each year with an annual reporting metric in which the total number evaluated are reported.
6. BMP 31.1 should report the total number of facilities.
7. BMP 30.2 should report the number of inspections.
8. BMP 35 should include a reporting metric which identifies the number of inspections.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy,Mineral and Land Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11612 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 2 76 9 9-1612
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Letter of Concurrence
Town of Spring Lake
February 14,2023
For final approval,the revised Draft SWMP submittal must include a scanned pdf sent to the below listed
email, and a hard copy with a certifying statement and original"wet"signature by the Town's ranking
elected official or designated Town staff member in compliance with Part IV,Paragraph G of the current
MS4 Permit. Please submit the revised S WMP to:
DEQ-DEMLR Stormwater Program
Attu: Isaiah Reed
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,NC 27699-1612
And electronically to:
Isaiah.reedna ncdenr.gov
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Should you have any questions, please contact me at
[phone] or at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Isaiah Reed, PE, CPSWQ,MS4CEC1
MS4 Program Coordinator
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
cc: DEMLR NPDES MS4 Permit Laserfiche File
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