Erosion and Sedimentation Program Launches Online Database
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Inside This Issue:
LQS Personnel Changes
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Feb. Actions of the Sedimen-tation Control Commission
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May Actions of the Sedimen-tation Control Commission
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New Sedimentation Control Commission Members
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LID & Storm-EZ Offer New Options for Development
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Minimum Design Criteria Team
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Calendar of Events
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2014 General Permit Renewals Underway
DEMLR’s Stormwater Permitting Program in-cludes implementation of the federally mandated National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) industrial stormwater permitting pro-gram. The NPDES program requires certain indus-trial facilities to obtain stormwater permits if their operations have materials exposed to stormwater. This reduces the risk of pollutants combining with stormwater runoff and entering waterways. The type of industries that must obtain coverage is mandated by the EPA’s NPDES Stormwater Regu-lations and is tied in large part to the Standard In-dustrial Classification of the site. North Carolina’s
program currently has 20 different general industrial stormwater permits covering over 3,000 facilities.
The majority of North Carolina’s industrial facilities have general stormwater permits tailored to their specific industry category, taking into account the materials and chemicals that may be used on site. Currently, general permits must be renewed every five years, a process that requires DEMLR storm-water staff to review the existing permit and obtain input from regional staff, the EPA, stakeholder groups and the general public. Once this process is complete, a copy of the new permit and certificate of coverage is sent to each facility owner. ♦♦
Newsletter of the North Carolina Sedimentation Control Commission
 February 2014 — June 2014
Volume 21 No 1
SEDIMENTS
The Land Quality Section (LQS) has implemented a new online database for the Erosion and Sedimentation Program. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) were selected to pilot the AMANDA based Enterprise Certification Licens-ing Inspection and Permitting System (ECLIPS). This innovative case management system is able to “automate the application, review, approval and issuance of permits, and manage inspections.” It has the potential to be used statewide, in the com-ing years. The new web-based system is beneficial for all, from the developer to the permit reviewer.
ECLIPS will be implemented in three phases. The first phase for the AMANDA based ECLIPS, “Back Office,” came online June 23, 2014. “Back Office” will allow the LQS to review, inspect, and issue correspondence to the applicant, through one
electronic system.
The second phase (late August) will be the launch of the AMANDA mobile application. Inspectors will be able to inspect and enter that information into com-puter tablets. In the future, once data entry is com-plete, the system will allow immediate email of the inspection report to the financial responsible party, and automatically update the database to near real-time information.
The third phase (late September) will be the “Web Portal.” This phase will allow the applicant to upload drawings, calculations, and other information to the web site, and also process payment. Use of the portal should reduce the amount of hard copy plans submit-ted for an erosion control permit. The system will allow the applicant to track the project application process. The portal will also allow the delegated Local Programs to submit monthly activity reports to the LQS via the web. ♦♦
State of North Carolina, Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
Department of Environment & Natural Resources Tracy Davis, Director
John E. Skvarla, III, Secretary William E. Vinson (Toby), Jr., PE, CPESC, CFM, Chief of the Land Quality Section
Mr. Vinson worked with Land Quality Section as the State Sedimentation Education Specialist, Assistant Regional Engineer in Winston-Salem and the Regional Engineer in Fayetteville. He left the State to work with Mr. Ralph D. Stout, Jr. at Southern Seeding Services Inc. for 10 years. Immediately prior to coming back to the Land Quality Section, he worked as the Erosion Con-trol Engineer/Watershed Manager/Floodplain Administrator for City of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County.
He returned to Land Quality as the Chief Engi-neer in November 2012. Mr. Vinson was pro-moted to Chief of the Land Quality Section of DEMLR, effective April 1, 2014. Toby will oversee the statewide administration of the Sec-tion's Erosion and Sedimentation Control Pro-gram, Stormwater Program, Safe Dams Program and Mining Program.
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tant State Mining Specialist, and Assistant Regional Engineer and Express Plan Review Engineer in the Raleigh Regional Of-fice. Effective June 23, 2014, Ms. Rodgers was promoted to State Sediment Specialist of the Land Quality Section of DEMLR. In this position, Ashley will oversee the statewide administration of the Section's Erosion and Sedimentation Control Program, and serve as the primary staff contact to the NC Sedimentation Control Commission.
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Ashley Rodgers, PE, State Sediment Specialist
Ms. Rodgers is a licensed Professional Engineer and holds a B.S. in Civil Engi-neering from NC State University as well as a M.S. in Environmental Engi-neering and Science from Clemson Uni-versity. She has worked over 8 years in various environmental engineering posi-tions within the Division, including time as Sediment Education Specialist, Assis-
Land Quality Announces Section Chief
Land Quality Section Personnel
the Raleigh Regional Office, transferred to the Washington Regional Office.
Chad Broadway is the new Environmental Special-ist in the Mooresville Regional Office.
Scott Vinson, Environmental Specialist in the Washington Regional Office, is no longer with the section.
David Cox, Environmental Specialist in the Wil-mington regional Office, is no longer with the sec-tion.
Jean Conway is the new Environmental Specialist in the Wilmington Regional Office.
Sally Castle, Assistant Regional Engineer in the Fayetteville Regional Office, is no longer with the section.
Matthew B. Poling, PE, Assistant State Sediment Specialist in the Raleigh Central Office, is no long-er with the section.
Tami Idol, PE, Assistant Dam Safety Engineer in the Raleigh Central Office, is no longer with the section.
Fred Walker, PE is the new Assistant Regional Engineer in the Asheville Regional Office.
Christopher Pullinger, Environmental Specialist in
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William E. Vinson (Toby), PE Land Quality Section Chief
LQS Announces State Sediment Specialist At its meeting on February 20, 2014, the NC Sedimentation Control Commission (SCC) took the following actions:
Joint Resolution Request
The SCC approved a request from the Towns of Clayton and Pine Level for a joint resolu-tion with Johnston County to exercise and enforce the Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance within the corporate limits and extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction. The initial terms of the Agreement shall be for a period of one year. Either party may terminate the Agreement at the end of the initial term. The Agreement shall automatically renew for a successive one year term unless notice is giv-en by either party at least four months prior to the end of the current one year term that the party wishes to terminate the Agreement at the end of the current term. This Agreement may be terminated at any time upon mutual agreement of both parties.
Delegated Local Programs
 City of Raleigh: Approved the continu-ation of Local Delegation.
 Durham County: Approved the continu-ation of Local Delegation.
 Wake County: Approved the continua-tion of Local Delegation, with the under-standing that DEMLR staff will clarify to the County that they are to comply with all conditions of the signed MOA, specif-ically concerning that a monthly compli-ance report be developed whether or not there are current violations.
Note: All Local Delegations approved were also contingent upon following the LQS rec-ommendations to continue to check for self-inspection records on site, provide the new combined self-inspection form for approved erosion control plans, and document when slopes have been graded or areas are left idle
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in the comments section of inspection reports to establish a timeframe for ground cover.
Amendment to the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
The SCC approved the submitted amend-ments for the Memorandum of Agreement. Two major changes were made: 1) amended sections to reflect the change in name of the Division of Land Resources to the Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources; 2) eliminated the requirement, “Local govern-ments must adopt the ordinance prior to sub-mission to the Commission for approval.”
Amendment to Local Program Ordinance
The SCC discussed proposed amendments to the Local Program Ordinance. The proposed changes included the following: 1) addition of Design Standards for the Upper Neuse River Basin (Falls Lake Watershed), for ap-plicable programs; 2) guidelines for transfer-ring a plan without consent of the plan holder (response to legislative change HB279); 3) notice of civil penalty assessment directs the violator to either pay the assessment or con-test the assessment within 30 days by filing a petition with the local program (as directed by procedures within the local ordinances); and 4) proceeds of civil penalties collected by the local programs shall be remitted to the Civil Penalty and Forfeiture Fund in accord-ance with G.S. 115C-457.2. The amended Local Program Ordinance was allowed to remain in draft form until discussions could resume during the May 2014 SCC meeting.
Resolution to Amend the SPCA
The SCC discussed a proposed resolution to amend the SPCA to increase plan review fees. A workgroup of SCC members was established to do additional research on ap-propriate plan review fees, which will allow monthly inspections in addition to other job duties. The resolution remained in draft form until the workgroup is able to complete dis-cussions of research findings.
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At its meeting on May 15, 2014, the NC
Sedimentation Control Commission (SCC) took the following actions:
Assignment of Erosion &Sediment Control Program to DEMLR Ener-gy Section
The SCC approved assignment of the E&SC Program to DEMLR Energy Sec-tion for oil and gas exploration and devel-opment land disturbing activities. The approved assignment gave DEMLR au-thorization to: 1) claim exclusive jurisdic-tion for the implementation of the Sedi-mentation Pollution Control Act for land disturbing activities that relate to oil and gas exploration and development on well pad sites, and 2) assign this jurisdiction to the Secretary who will in turn assign it to DEMLR’s Energy Section so that erosion and sedimentation control plan review, inspections, and enforcement can be ac-complished through a single comprehen-sive environmental permit and by staff of DEMLR’s Energy Section.
Education Projects:
 Approved the proposal for WRRI to support the NC Sediment Control Commission (SCC) and the Depart-ment of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Division of Ener-gy, Mineral, and Land Resources (DEMLR) Land Quality Section staff by providing assistance in the contin-uation of workshops for design pro-fessionals. Four one day workshops will be conducted at strategic loca-tions across the state to allow for broader geographical coverage and targeting of audiences ($49,560).
 Approved the proposal for WRRI to continue support for the annual work-shop and awards luncheon for local
NC Sedimentation Control Commission: February Actions
NC Sedimentation Control Commission: May Actions
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SCC 2014
Meeting Dates
10am, Ground Floor Hearing Room, Archdale Building
 Thursday, August 21
 Thursday, November 20
New SCC Members
Dr. Susan White was appoint-ed by Governor Pat McCrory to fill the role of the Director of the Water Resources Research Institute on the Commission. She will serve as an Ex-Officio member.
Ms. Karla Hammer Knotts, was appointed by Governor Pat McCrory to fill the role of a representative nominated by the NC Home Builders Association. She will serve a term through June 30, 2016.
programs, including meeting facility and attendee travel ($70,235).
Delegated Local Programs
 Town of Holly Springs: Approved the continuation of Local Delegation.
 Chatham County: Approved the continua-tion of Local Delegation.
Note: All Local Delegations approved were also contingent upon following the LQS recom-mendations to continue to check for self-inspection records on site, provide the new combined self-inspection form for approved erosion control plans, and document when slopes have been graded or areas are left idle in the comments section of inspection reports to establish a timeframe for ground cover.
Amendment to Local Program Ordinance
Town of Wake Forest: Approved the submitted amendments for the Erosion Control Ordinance. The major changes included: 1) amended sec-tions to reflect the change in name of the Divi-sion of Water Quality to the Division of Water Resources; 2) added sediment basin design and open channel design for Falls Lake Watershed; and 3) added definition for watercourse buffer zone.
Local Program Model Ordinance
The SCC approved the amended Local Program Model Ordinance. The proposed changes in-cluded the following: 1) addition of Design Standards for the Upper Neuse River Basin (Falls Lake Watershed), for applicable pro-grams; 2) guidelines for transferring a plan without consent of the plan holder (response to legislative change HB279); 3) notice of civil penalty assessment directs the violator to either pay the assessment or contest the assessment within 30 days by filing a petition with the local program (as directed by procedures within the local ordinances); and 4) proceeds of civil pen-alties collected by the local programs shall be remitted to the Civil Penalty and Forfeiture Fund in accordance with G.S. 115C-457.2. ♦♦
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The North Carolina Sedimentation
Control Commission
The Sedimentation Control Commission (SCC) was created to administer the Sedimentation Control Pro-gram pursuant to the NC Sedimentation Pollution Control Act of 1973 (SPCA). It is charged with adopting rules, setting standards, and providing guid-ance for implementation of the Act. The composition of the Commission is set by statute to encompass a broad range of perspectives and expertise in areas related to construction, industry, government, and natural resource conservation and quality. All mem-bers are appointed by the Governor and serve three year terms, except for the Director of the Water Re-sources Research Institute of the University of North Carolina, who serves as long as he remains Director. The chairman of the SCC is named by the Governor. The following is a list of current members with the organizations they represent:
Chair:
Robin K. Smith
Burnsville
Non-governmental Conservation
Commissioners:
Heather E. Jacobs Deck
Washington
Non-governmental Conservation
Tommy C. Anderson
NC League of Municipalities
NC Association of County Commissioners
Joseph E. Glass
Fayetteville
Professional Engineers of NC
Kevin Martin
Franklinton
NC Environmental Management Commission
Rich McLaughlin
Raleigh
NC State University, Dept. of Soil Science
Charlotte A. Mitchell
NC Mining and Energy Commission
Randy Veltri
Charlotte
NC Public Utilities
Jonathan K. Bivens
Goldsboro
Carolinas Associated General Contractors
Susan N. White
Raleigh
Water Resources Research Institute of
The University of North Carolina
Karla Hammer Knotts
Pineville
NC Homebuilders Association
Charles W. Hughes
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When it rains there are only a few places for the water to go. It can soak into the ground, be used by plants, evaporate or run off the ground surface. Prior to development, only a small percentage of rain runs off site. When development replaces vegetation with hard surfaces, most of the rainfall travels off site, creating surface runoff. Also known as stormwater runoff, water leaving the site picks up and carries pollutants to the nearest stream or storm drain. Water that enters storm drains is never treated—it also flows to a stream or other waterway.
Low Impact Development, or LID, is an emerging development design option that manages stormwater on site, greatly reduc-ing water quality impacts. Now, for the first time in North Carolina, there is a quantifia-ble definition of LID: A development is considered LID when the volume of runoff
LID & Storm-EZ Offer New Options for Development
leaving the site after development matches the volume of runoff before development. LID projects should also maintain adequate flows to the streams and wetlands on the site rather than piping stormwater to a single low point.
Storm-EZ is a new spreadsheet tool based on the SCS Discrete Curve Number Method and current research findings on stormwater best management practices, or BMPs. De-signers enter data about the site develop-ment plan and the BMPs that will be used into the spreadsheet. Then, Storm-EZ re-ports how closely the project matches the pre-development runoff volumes. Storm-EZ can also be used to judge compliance with the conventional “treated runoff” approach to stormwater (or a hybrid approach of some LID practices used with some end-of-pipe stormwater treatment).
During the month of May, the NCSU Storm-water Group, engineering firm Withers & Ravenel and DEMLR stormwater staff held three LID & Storm-EZ technical workshops. At the workshops, instructors solicited feed-back on the Storm-EZ tool to improve it prior to releasing the final version. Three addition-al workshops are scheduled for July 9-10 in Apex, August 28-29 in Charlotte, and De-cember 3-4 in Raleigh. For more information about the LID & Storm-EZ workshops visit the NCSU Stormwater Group’s training web-site: http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/stormwater/training.htm.
Fall 2014 is the anticipated release date for the final version of Storm-EZ. After its initial release, Storm-EZ will be updated as the need arises. ♦♦
Minimum Design Criteria Team
The Minimum Design Criteria Team was established to meet the regulatory require-ments associated with Session Law 3013-82 (House Bill 480), which requires DENR to convene a team that includes industry ex-perts, engineers, environmental consultants, University of North Carolina faculty and other interested stakeholders. In summary, the law tasks the team with the following:
 To consult with DENR in developing minimum design criteria that encom-pass all requirements for siting, design, construction and maintenance of stormwater best management practices (BMPs). The criteria shall be devel-oped with the goal of generating state stormwater permits that comply with state water quality standards. DENR
shall submit its recommendations to the N.C. Environmental Review Commis-sion by Feb. 1, 2015.
 To consult with the N.C. Environmen-tal Management Commission (EMC) in developing a fast-track permitting pro-cess for issuing state stormwater per-mits without a technical review when all BMPs comply with all minimum design criteria and the permit applica-tion is prepared by a qualified individu-al. The EMC shall adopt a fast-track permitting rule no later than July 1, 2016.
The Minimum Design Criteria Team has met once a month since March 2014. Thus far, the team has developed general criteria that
apply to all BMPs, as well as specific crite-ria that apply to wet detention ponds. At the July meeting, the team will discuss specific minimum design criteria for infiltration devices. For more information about the team and to see work products and meeting minutes, please visit:
http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/lr/state-stormwater/mdc%20team.
If you have questions or comments about LID, Stormwater E-Z or the Minimum De-sign Criteria Team, please contact Annette Lucas at annette.lucas@ncdenr.gov or 919- 807-6381.
♦♦ Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
512 N. Salisbury Street
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
Phone: (919) 707-9220
Fax: (919) 733-2876
http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/lr/land-quality.com
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Newsletter of the North Carolina Sedimentation Control Commission
Department of Soil Science Schedule http://soils.ces.ncsu.edu/training/
6/12/2014 Level I: Erosion & Sediment Control/Stormwater Installer/Inspector, Raleigh, NC
9/9/2014 Level I-R: Recertification for Erosion & Sedi-ment Control/Stormwater Installer/Inspector, Raleigh, NC Level II-R: Recertification for Erosion & Sedi-ment Control/Stormwater Site Manager
9/10/2014 Level II: Erosion & Sediment Control/Stormwater Site Manager
9/11/2014 Level I: Erosion & Sediment Control/Stormwater Inspector/Installer
10/21/2014 Level I-R: Recertification for Erosion & Sedi-ment Control/Stormwater Installer/Inspector, Raleigh, NC Level II-R: Recertification for Erosion & Sediment Control/Stormwater Site Manager
10/22/2014 Level II: Erosion & Sediment Control/Stormwater Site Manager
Department of Bio&Ag Engineering Schedule http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/training_and_credit/workshops.php
8/14-8/15/2014 Stormwater BMP Inspection & Mainte-nance Certification, Charlotte, NC
8/21/2014 Sedimentation Control Commission Meeting, Ground Floor Hearing Room, Archdale Building, Raleigh, NC
10/9/2014 Level III: Design of Erosion and Sediment Con-trol Plans, Mills River, NC
10/16-10/17/2014 Stormwater BMP Inspection & Mainte-nance Certification, Greensboro, NC
11/13-11/14/2014 Stormwater BMP Inspection & Mainte-nance Certification, Raleigh, NC
11/20/2014 Sedimentation Control Commission Meeting, Ground Floor Hearing Room, Archdale Building, Raleigh, NC
12/4-12/5/2014 Low Impact Development and StormEZ, Raleigh, NC
Calendar of Events
To report possible violations of the NC Sedimentation Pollution Control Act, call
Laura Herbert, PE
2090 US Hwy 70
Swannanoa, NC 28778
(828) 296-4500
Brad Cole, PE
225 Green Street, Ste. 714
Fayetteville, NC 28301
(910) 433-3300
Zahid Khan
610 East Center Ave., Ste. 301
Mooresville, NC 28115
(704) 663-1699
Matt Gantt, PE
585 Waughtown St.
Winston-Salem, NC 27107
(336) 771-5000
Ashley Rodgers , PE
Evangelyn Lowery-Jacobs
Raleigh Central Office
512 N. Salisbury St.,
1612 MSC
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
(919) 707-9220
John Holley, PE
3800 Barrett Drive
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 791-4200
Pat McClain, PE
943 Washington Sq. Mall
Washington NC 27889
(252) 946-6481
Dan Sams, PE
127 Cardinal Dr. Ext.
Wilmington, NC 28405-3845
(910) 796-7215