Volume 21 No 1 • February 2014 -June 2014
| Newsletter of the North Carolina Sedimentation Control Commission
Sediments
Slate of North Carolina, Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
Department of Environment & Natural Resources Tracy Davis, Director
John E. Skvarla, III, Secretary
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Erosion and Sedimentation Program Launches
Online Database
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 Enteiprise 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. ♦♦
NCDENR
Inside This Issue:
LQS Personnel Changes 2
Feb. Actions of the Sedimen- 3
tation Control Commission
May Actions of the Sedimen- 3
tation Control Commission
New Sedimentation Control 4
Commission Members
LID & Storm-EZ Offer New 5
Options for Development
Minimum Design Criteria 5
Team
Calendar of Events 6
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. ♦♦
