The aim of the pollution prevention and good housekeeping program is to prevent or reduce stormwater pollution from municipal operations.
The City of Concord has developed and implements annual evaluations for the operation and maintenance of city owned facilities. The evaluation is to ensure the operating procedures are followed to achieve the goal of preventing and/or reducing pollutant runoff. The city employees are trained annually to perform daily activities with the awareness of possible stormwater pollution.
INSPECTION OF CITY FACILITIES
Municipal Operations include:
Water Resources staff have categorized City facilities to show Major and Minor sites.
Major sites are inspected annually.
A detailed inspection checklist is used to perform Major inspection and points are earned for implementing pollution control measures. The facilities with an “A” receive an award for achieving the practices of the stormwater pollution prevention. They also receive an award for excellent measures.
Minor sites are inspected by auditing 20% each year for reporting requirements.
These inspections of the sites include stormwater infrastructure condition and possible spills of any materials. Each site is evaluated for stormwater pollution prevention and good housekeeping measures that are in place. They are evaluated by using the following criteria:
To report pollution that will result in harming the creeks and rivers, call Stormwater at 704-920-5555 or email at stormwater@concordnc.gov.
Mailing Address City of Concord Water Resources P.O. Box 308 Concord, NC 28026
Physical Address Alfred M. Brown Operations Center 635 Alfred Brown Jr Court SW Concord, NC 28025
For Stormwater issues or questions, please call 704-920-5555.