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Cramerton board hears stormwater compliance briefing after NCDEQ audit
Summary
At a May 7 workshop, Stormwater Administrator Chase Sturgis told the Town of Cramerton Board of Commissioners that an NCDEQ audit found the town's stormwater program noncompliant; the town has raised its ERU fee to $6 and plans an additional technician funded by that fee to move toward compliance ahead of a 2027 re-audit.
At a May 7 workshop, the Town of Cramerton Board of Commissioners heard a presentation from Stormwater Administrator Chase Sturgis outlining the town’s recent stormwater program history and steps to reach compliance with state and federal requirements.
Sturgis told the board that beginning in 2018 the state (NCDEQ) signaled stricter enforcement tied to EPA standards, prompting the town to move to an Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) fee structure and to increase charges on nonresidential properties with high impervious surface.…
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