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EPA, the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control coordinate Clean Water Act Storm Water Compliance and Enforcement actions in the Charlotte, North Carolina Area
The E.P.A. (EPA), the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR), and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC), in cooperation with local officials, coordinated compliance and enforcement actions to address violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA). The violations are associated with the treatment and disposal of storm water at construction sites in the Charlotte metropolitan area and have resulted in adverse impacts on water quality.
Inspections were performed during the week of April 26, 2004, at construction sites that exceeded one acre of disturbed land within the Charlotte metropolitan area. Each location was evaluated based upon compliance with North Carolina's Construction General Permit for Storm Water Point Source Discharges at Construction Sites or South Carolina's General Permit for Storm Water Discharges from Construction Activities associated with industrial construction, issued under the Countrywide Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Program. EPA, NCDENR, SCDHEC, and local agencies evaluated the facilities' impact on the receiving streams and their compliance with the federal and state storm water regulations.
The inspections resulted in the issuance of either an Administrative Order (AO) or a Notice of Violations (NOV) to some of the facilities. The AO requires the submission of either a permit application or a Notice of Intent (NOI) for coverage under the general permit or the installation and/or maintenance of Best Management Practices (BMPs) throughout the site. An NOV is a letter stating that E.P.A. is aware of violations at the location and warns of formal enforcement if these violations are not corrected.
Administrative Orders
Ryland Homes
Linwood Farms, Iredell County, North Carolina
Providence Road, Union County, North Carolina
Location One, LLC or Beachwood, LLC
Cole Creek Townhomes, York County, South Carolina
Overcash Gravel and Grading Company
Yates Mill, Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Heartland Place, Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Crossmann Communities of North Carolina, Inc./Beazer Homes, Incorporated
Lake Park, Union, County, North Carolina
Glenn Croft, Union, County, North Carolina
Villages at Wesley Chapel, Union County, North Carolina
John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods of the Carolinas, Incorporated
Club at Longview, Union Co. , North Carolina
Weddington Chase, Union County, North Carolina
Ramey, Incorporated
Autumn Woods, Gaston County, North Carolina
The Mathisen Company
Woodbridge, Union County, North Carolina
Notice of Violations
Ryland Homes
Waterside Landing/Lake Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Dominion Crossing at Highland, Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Hunter Oaks/Bennington, Union Co. , North Carolina
Lennar Corporation
Reedy Creek Plantation, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Grimmer Development
Reedy Creek Plantation, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Crossmann Communities of North Carolina, Inc./Beazer Homes, Incorporated
Harrison Park, Union County, North Carolina
River View, Gaston County, North Carolina
The following sites were also inspected in the Charlotte metropolitan area and were found in compliance. Inspection reports will be sent to these sites to summarize the findings.
Inspection Reports Only
Ryland Homes
Clairemont, Lancaster County, South Carolina
Lake Shore on Lake Wylie, York County, South Carolina
Canterfield, Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Lindenwood, Union Co. , North Carolina
Woodbridge, Union County, North Carolina
Reedy Creek Plantation, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
GLR Enterprises
Providence Manor, Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Crossmann Communities of North Carolina, Inc./Beazer Homes, Incorporated
Amber Ridge, York County, South Carolina
Irish Downs, York County, South Carolina
Longlea Estates, York County, South Carolina
John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods of the Carolinas, Incorporated
Bridgehampton, Lancaster County, South Carolina
Bridgemill. Lancaster County, South Carolina
Storm water runoff as a result of construction activities can have a significant impact on water quality, contributing sediment and other pollutants exposed at construction sites. Polluted storm water runoff is a leading cause of impairment to the nearly 40 percent of surveyed U.S. water bodies which do not meet water quality standards. Over land or via storm sewer systems, polluted runoff is discharged, often untreated, directly into local water bodies. When left uncontrolled, this water pollution can result in the destruction of fish, wildlife, and aquatic life habitats; a loss in aesthetic value; and threats to public health due to contaminated food, drinking water supplies, and recreational waterways.
Mandated by Congress under the Clean Water Act, the NPDES Storm Water Plan is a comprehensive two-phased Countrywide Plan for addressing the non-agricultural sources of storm water discharges, which adversely affect the quality of our nation's waters. The Plan uses the NPDES permitting mechanism to require the implementation of controls designed to prevent harmful pollutants from being washed by storm water runoff into local water bodies.
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