15A NCAC 02H .1018      urbanizing areas:  DELEGATION

A public entity that does not administer the requirements of a NPDES MS4 permit for stormwater management throughout the entirety of its planning jurisdiction and whose planning jurisdiction includes a regulated coverage area pursuant to Rule .1016 of this Section may submit a stormwater management program for its regulated coverage area or a portion of its regulated coverage area to the Commission for approval pursuant to G.S. 143‑214.7(c) and (d).  One paper copy of the stormwater management program shall be submitted to the Division.  The stormwater management program shall include an ordinance or regulation adopted by a public entity that meets or exceeds the minimum requirements of Rules .1003 and .1017 of this Section.  Two or more public entities are authorized to establish a joint program and to enter into agreements that are necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of the program.  The resolution, memorandum of agreement, or other document that establishes any joint program shall be duly recorded in the minutes of the governing body of each public entity participating in the program, and a certified copy of each resolution shall be filed with the Commission.  The Commission shall review each proposed program submitted to it to determine whether the submission is complete.  A complete submission shall contain the required ordinance or regulation; supporting documentation that demonstrates a public entity's stormwater management program meets the requirements of Rules .1003 and .1017 of this Section; and if applicable, certified resolutions with an effective date.  Within 90 days after the receipt of a complete submission, the Commission shall notify the public entity submitting the program that it has been approved, approved with modifications, or disapproved.  The Commission shall approve a program only upon determining that its requirements meet or exceed those of Rules .1003 and .1017 of this Section.  If the Commission determines that any public entity is failing to administer or enforce an approved stormwater management program, it shall notify the public entity in writing and shall specify the deficiencies of administration and enforcement.  If the public entity has not taken corrective action within 30 days of receipt of notification from the Commission, the Commission shall assume administration and enforcement of the program until such time as the public entity indicates its willingness and ability to correct the deficiencies identified by the Commission and resume administration and enforcement of the program.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143-214.1; 143-214.7; 143-215.1; 143-215.3(a)(1); S.L. 2006-246; S.L. 2011-220;

Eff. January 1, 2017 (previously codified in 15A NCAC 02H .1016).