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Stormwater Management

The Town of Hillsborough is allowed to discharge stormwater to creeks and the Eno River under its Phase 2 stormwater permit from the EPA's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.

The stormwater management program operates as a division of the Town of Hillsborough Public Works Department but is coordinated by Orange County. Its mission is to:

  • protect the public and ecosystem's health and safety. 
  • address stormwater quality and quantity concerns. 
  • meet or exceed federal and state mandates regarding stormwater.                                                        

Photo Caption:

This is where your stormwater goes! This is the stormwater pipe at Stillhouse Creek on the Orange County government campus off Margaret Lane in downtown Hillsborough. Photo taken by Wesley Poole of Orange County Erosion Control.

 

Stormwater Contacts

For general information regarding Hillsborough's NPDES Phase II stormwater permit:

  • Contact Assistant Town Manager Nicole Ard by e-mail or by phone at 732-1270 Ext. 77.

For specific stormwater information or to request a stormwater educational program:

  • Contact Stormwater Resource Officer Terry Hackett by e-mail or by phone at 245-2588. He is in the Erosion Control Division of the Orange County Planning Department at 131 W. Margaret Lane, Suite 200. Write to him at PO Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278.

To report stormwater issues to the state stormwater hot line:

  • Call the toll-free (877) 623-6748.

To report erosion and sediment problems:

  • Contact Orange County Erosion Control at 245-2575 and ask to speak to an erosion control officer.