North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .0100 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 02T .0103 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The terms used in this Subchapter shall have the meanings
					 set forth in
					 G.S.
					 143-212 and
					 G.S.
					 143-213, in this Rule, and in
					 program-specific rules in this Subchapter:
(1) "Agronomic rate" means the amount of
				  waste and other materials applied to soil to meet the nitrogen needs of the
				  crop, but does not overload the soil with nutrients or other constituents that
				  cause or contribute to a contravention of surface water or groundwater
				  standards, limit crop growth, or adversely impact soil quality. Nitrogen needs
				  of the crop shall be based on realistic yield expectations (RYE) established
				  for a soil series through published Cooperative Extension Service bulletins,
				  Natural Resources Conservation Service publications, county soil surveys, or
				  site specific agronomist reports.
(2) "Animal waste" means livestock or poultry
				  excreta or a mixture of excreta with feed, bedding, litter or other materials
				  generated at a feedlot.
(3)
				  "Bedrock" is defined in
				  15A NCAC
				  02L .0102.
(4) "Buffer" means a natural or vegetated
				  area as defined in
				  15A NCAC
				  02B .0202.
(5) "CFR" means Code of Federal
				  Regulations.
(6) "Commission" is
				  defined in
				  G.S.
				  143-212 or their delegate.
(7) "Compliance boundary" is defined in
				  15A NCAC
				  02L .0102.
(8) "Deemed permitted" means that a facility
				  is considered to have a needed permit and to be compliant with the permitting
				  requirements of
				  G.S.
				  143-215.1(a), even though it
				  has not received an individual permit for its construction or
				  operation.
(9) "Department" is
				  defined in
				  G.S.
				  143-212.
(10) "Director" means the Director of the
				  Division or its delegate.
(11)
				  "Division" means the Division of Water Resources in the Department.
(12) "Effluent" means wastewater discharged
				  from a water pollution control facility following all treatment processes or
				  from other point source whether treated or untreated.
(13) "Engineer" means an individual who is
				  currently licensed by the North Carolina Board of Examiners For Engineers and
				  Land Surveyors or is authorized to practice under G.S. 89C as an
				  engineer.
(14) "EPA" means the
				  United States Environmental Protection Agency.
(15) "Ephemeral (stormwater) stream" is
				  defined in
				  15A NCAC
				  02B .0233.
(16) "Essential treatment unit" means any
				  unit associated with the wastewater treatment process whose loss would likely
				  render the facility incapable of meeting the required performance criteria,
				  including aeration units or other main treatment units, clarification
				  equipment, filters, disinfection equipment, pumps and blowers.
(17) "General Permit" means a permit issued
				  pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  143-215.1(b)(3),
				  143-215.1(b)(4)
				  or 143-215.10C.
(18) "Groundwaters" is defined in
				  15A NCAC
				  02L .0102.
(19) "Groundwater standards" means
				  groundwater standards as established in
				  15A NCAC
				  02L .0200.
(20) "Industrial wastewater" means all
				  wastewater other than sewage or animal waste, and includes:
(a) wastewater resulting from any process of
				  industry or manufacture, or from the development of any natural
				  resource;
(b) wastewater resulting
				  from processes of trade or business, including wastewater from laundromats and
				  vehicle or equipment washes, but excluding wastewater from
				  restaurants;
(c) stormwater that is
				  contaminated with an industrial wastewater;
(d) any combination of sewage and industrial
				  wastewater;
(e) municipal
				  wastewater, unless it can be demonstrated that the wastewater contains no
				  industrial wastewater; and
(f)
				  contaminated groundwater extracted as part of an approved groundwater
				  remediation system approved by the Division in accordance with
				  15A NCAC
				  02L .0100.