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On the County Level – Durham County Erosion Control APWA Stormwater Educational Workshop Ryan D. Eaves, CPESC, CFM May 22, 2019
On the County Level –Durham County Erosion Control
APWA Stormwater Educational Workshop
Ryan D. Eaves, CPESC, CFM
May 22, 2019
Presentation Outline
• Program Overview
• On the brink…
• Changes
–2018 UDO Amendments
–2019 Proposed Amendments
• Innovation
• The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Stormwater and Erosion Control
DivisionRyan D. Eaves,
CFM, CPESCDivision Manager
McKenzie Gentry, PEStormwater Manager
VacantErosion Control
Supervisor
Bob SokolowskiErosion Control
Technician
Rob StewartErosion Control
Technician
Program Overview
• Land Disturbance Permits
– Land Disturbance Permit Required >12,000 sf
– Erosion Control Plan Required >20,000 sf
• Plans Review
• Inspections
• Enforcement
Approved Site Plan
Approved EC Plan/
Application
Land Disturbance
Permit
2018 Permits and Inspections
• 100 Submittals
• 115 Total Reviews
• 96 New Permits
• 1,122 Inspections
• 16 NOVs
• 1 Civil Penalty
2018 Statistics
On the brink…
October 2015
• DEMLR Local Program Review
February 2016
• Sed Commission places DCoon 6-month PROBATION
July 2016
•DEMLR conducts follow-up Local Program Review
August 2016
• Sed Commission continues DCodelegation for 1-year probationary status
July 2017
•DEMLR conducts 2nd follow-up Local Program Review
August 2017
• Sed Commission restores DCoto full delegation status
18 Months on Probation!
What did we do?
• Identified Program Weaknesses:
– Enforcement
– Plans Review
• Added Staff:
– Erosion Control Supervisor
• Committed $ and Time to Training
• Improved Communication
*Civil Penalties begin collecting upon issuance of NOV
Compliant
Site Inspection
Non-Compliant
Compliance Report
Off-Site Sediment
No Off-Site Sediment
Issue NOV*
Non-Compliance
Report (with
deadline)
Conduct Re-inspection
CompliantCompliance
Report
Non-Compliant
Issue NOV*
Issue NOV*(with deadline)
Conduct Re-inspection
CompliantRelease
NOV
Non-Compliant
Issue Civil Penalties*
Stormwater and Erosion Control Division
Changes
• 2018 UDO Amendments:– Sedimentation Pollution Control Act Amendments
• Hand Delivery of NOVs
• Remissions of Civil Penalties
• Mulch, wetland, NRCS exemptions
• Maximum Penalty for First Time Violators
• Self-Inspections
– Process Improvements
• Clarify Language
• Improve Submittal Process
• Remove SWCD Review and Comment
Changes
• 2019 Proposed UDO Amendments:– 2018 Model Ordinance and NCG01
– Exemptions - require documentation of agricultural practices
– Soil Stockpiles – maximum height
– Permanent pond volume
– 20-Acre Disturbance Limit in Watershed Overlays
– Borrow/Waste site information requirement
Innovation
Innovation
Survey123for ArcGIS
The Good…
• Unfortunately, we rarely take pictures of the
Good…but we do have this cool shot of the
UT Xeno Solar Field taken from a drone…
The
Bad…
The Ugly…
No Construction Entrance
What Happened to the Road?
I think there’s an outlet here somewhere…
Just a bit offsite…
