Public Participation

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	What is Phase II
	Who is Affected
	What is a small MS4 Fact Sheet 2.1 Fact Sheet 2.2
	What Are the Phase II Small MS4 Program Requirements?

Six minimum measures

	Public Education and Outreach
	Public participation
	Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
	Construction Site Runoff Control
	Post-Construction Runoff Control
	Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping

State Implementing Rules

	North Carolina NPDES Phase II Temporary Rule Text (pdf)
	North Carolina's NPDES Phase II Stormwater permanent rule-making process

Educational Tools

	Downloadable Presentations
	Letters

Maps

	NC River Basin Map
	NC Basinwide Planning Maps (Thumbnail Links)
	NC Urban Areas
	Other NC DENR Maps

Federal Rules and Factsheets

	Federal Rule Language
	Permitting and Reporting
	Small Construction
	Construction Rainfall Erosivity Waiver
	No Exposure Exclusion

Funding sources

General Funding Sources

Questions Not Answered Here

Contact:
NCDENR Stormwater and General Permits Unit: (919)733-5083

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NC Division of Water Quality

Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments

Land-of-Sky Regional Council

Upper Coastal Plains Council of Governments

Western Piedmont Council of Governments

Public Participation

Public Involvement

Providing opportunities for citizens to participate in program development and implementation, including effectively publicizing public hearings and/or encouraging citizen representatives on a storm water management panel.

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Description/Goals and Objectives

EPA Requirements/Guidance
Environmental Protection Agency Fact Sheet with Regulations, Guidance and Best Management Practices	EPA Minimum Measure Fact Sheet

NC DWQ Requirements/Guidance
EMC Temporary Rules For the specific EMC rules on addressing the Public Involvement and Participation Measure, go to Sub-item 7. (a)(ii) within the Temporary Phase II Rules.	DWQ Instructions For DWQ instructions on addressing the Public Involvement and Participation Measure, go to Section 7.2 of the Instructions for Preparing the Comprehensive Stormwater Management Program Report.

Resources to Implement

Model/Sample Programs
The City of Greensboro Stormwater Management	Charlotte Water Quality Program
Mecklenburg County Stormwater Services	Report Emergencies to NCDENR: 1-800-858-0368
1-866-STOPMUD Hotline (1-866-786-7683)	NC Big Sweep Program Waterway Cleanups
NC Department of Transportation NC Adopt-A-Highway Program	NC Division of Water Resources NC Stream Watch Program (Adopt-A-Stream)
Volunteer Water Information Network	Global Rivers Environmental Education Network
The GLOBE Program Student stream monitoring	EPA Surf Your Watershed Site

Resource Persons/Agencies
Statewide Public Notification/Hearing Requirements	Clean Water of NC Citizen Involvement/Advocacy
Storm Drain Markers/Stencils (Suppliers)	US Geological Survey Stream maps, data, reports
Town of Cary Stenciling Program	NC Storm Drain Stenciling Program

Potential Funding Sources

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

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Links to websites/documents/agencies

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