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North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .0500 - WASTEWATER IRRIGATION SYSTEMS › Section 02T .0508 - RESIDUALS MANAGEMENT

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) A Residuals
				  Management Plan shall be maintained for all systems that generate residuals.
				  The plan shall include the following:
(1) a
				  detailed explanation as to how the residuals will be collected, handled,
				  processed, stored, and disposed;
(2) an evaluation of the residuals storage
				  requirements for the treatment facility, based upon the maximum anticipated
				  residuals production rate and the ability to remove residuals;
(3) a permit for residuals management or a
				  written commitment to the permittee of a Department-approved residuals
				  management program accepting the residuals that demonstrates that the approved
				  program has adequate capacity to accept the residuals or that an application
				  for approval has been submitted; and
(4) if oil, grease, grit, or screenings
				  removal and collection is a designed unit process, a detailed explanation as to
				  how these materials will be collected, handled, processed, stored, and
				  disposed.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .0600 - SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE WASTEWATER IRRIGATION SYSTEMS › Section 02T .0601 - SCOPE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The rules in this Section shall apply to all surface
					 irrigation of wastewater systems designed for one building single-family
					 residences. One building single-family residences generating and utilizing
					 reclaimed water shall meet requirements established in
					 15A NCAC
					 02U. Surface irrigation systems serving
					 single-family residences shall be deemed to be ground absorption systems in
					 accordance with
					 15A NCAC
					 02L .0107.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.1;
					 143-215.3(a);
Eff. September 1, 2006;
Readopted Eff. September 1,
					 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .0600 - SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE WASTEWATER IRRIGATION SYSTEMS › Section 02T .0604 - APPLICATION SUBMITTAL

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(a) The
				  requirements in this Rule shall apply to all new and expanding
				  facilities.
(b) Soils report. A
				  soil evaluation of the disposal site shall be provided to the Division by the
				  applicant in a report that includes the following. If required by G.S. 89F, a
				  soil scientist shall prepare this evaluation:
(1) a field description of the soil profile,
				  based on examinations of excavation pits and auger borings, within seven feet
				  of land surface or to bedrock, describing the following parameters by
				  individual diagnostic horizons:
(A) the
				  thickness of the horizon;
(B) the
				  texture;
(C) the color and other
				  diagnostic features;
(D) the
				  structure;
(E) the internal
				  drainage;
(F) the depth, thickness,
				  and type of restrictive horizon; and
(G) the presence or absence and depth of
				  evidence of any seasonal high water table.
Applicants may be required to dig pits when necessary for
					 proper evaluation of the soils at the site.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .0600 - SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE WASTEWATER IRRIGATION SYSTEMS › Section 02T .0605 - DESIGN CRITERIA

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(a) The
				  requirements in this Rule shall apply to new and expanding
				  facilities.
(b) Minimum degree of
				  treatment for new and expanding systems shall meet a monthly average of each of
				  the following:
(1) five-day biochemical
				  oxygen demand (BOD5) (LESS THAN equal to) 30
				  mg/L;
(2) total suspended solids
				  (TSS) (LESS THAN equal to) 30 mg/L;
(3) ammonia (NH3-N)
				  (LESS THAN equal to) 15 mg/L; and
(4) fecal coliforms (LESS THAN equal to) 200
				  colonies/100 mL.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .0600 - SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE WASTEWATER IRRIGATION SYSTEMS › Section 02T .0606 - SETBACKS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) The setbacks
				  for irrigation sites shall be as follows:
Spray (feet)
Drip (feet)
Each habitable residence or place of assembly
								  under separate ownership or not to be maintained as part of the project
								  site
400
100
Each habitable residence or place of assembly
								  owned by the permittee to be maintained as part of the project
								  site
200
15
Each private or public water supply
								  source
100
100
Surface waters such as intermittent and perennial
								  streams, perennial waterbodies, and wetlands
100
100
Groundwater lowering ditches where the bottom of
								  the ditch intersects the SHWT
100
100
Surface water diversions such as ephemeral
								  streams, waterways, and ditches
25
25
Each well with exception of monitoring
								  wells
100
100
Each property line
150
50
Top of slope of embankments or cuts of two feet
								  or more in vertical height
15
15
Each water line from a disposal
								  system
10
10
Subsurface groundwater lowering drainage
								  systems
100
100
Public right of way
50
50
Nitrification field
20
20
Each building foundation or
								  basement
15
15
(b) Treatment and storage facilities
				  associated with systems permitted under this Section shall adhere to the
				  setback requirements in Section .0500 of this Subchapter except as provided in
				  this Rule.
(c) Setback waivers
				  shall be written, notarized, signed by all parties involved, and recorded with
				  the county Register of Deeds. Waivers involving the compliance boundary shall
				  be in accordance with
				  15A NCAC
				  02L .0107.
(d) Setbacks to property lines established in
				  Paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Rule shall not be applicable if the permittee,
				  or the entity from which the permittee is leasing, owns both parcels separated
				  by the property line.
(e) Habitable
				  residences or places of assembly under separate ownership constructed after the
				  non-discharge facilities were originally permitted or subsequently modified are
				  exempt from the setback requirements in Paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
				  Rule.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.1;
					 143-215.3(a);
Eff. September 1, 2006;
Readopted Eff. September 1,
					 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .0600 - SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE WASTEWATER IRRIGATION SYSTEMS › Section 02T .0607 - CONNECTION TO REGIONAL SYSTEM

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
If a public or community sewage system is or becomes
					 available, the subject wastewater treatment facilities shall be closed and all
					 wastewater shall be discharged into the public or community sewage
					 system.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.1;
					 143-215.3(a);
Eff. September 1, 2006;
Readopted Eff. September 1,
					 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .0600 - SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE WASTEWATER IRRIGATION SYSTEMS › Section 02T .0608 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a)
				  Irrigation areas shall have a year-round vegetative cover.
(b) Irrigation shall not result in ponding or
				  runoff of treated effluent.
(c)
				  Metering equipment shall be tested and calibrated annually or as established by
				  permit.
(d) Vehicles and heavy
				  machinery shall not be allowed on the irrigation area except during
				  installation or maintenance activities.
(e) The permittee shall keep a log of
				  maintenance activities that occur at the facility.
(f) The permittee shall perform inspections
				  and maintenance to ensure proper operation of the facility.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.1;
					 143-215.3(a);
Eff. September 1, 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .0700 - HIGH-RATE INFILTRATION SYSTEMS › Section 02T .0701 - SCOPE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
This Section shall apply to all high-rate infiltration
					 facilities. High-rate infiltration facilities shall include all facilities that
					 dispose of wastewater effluent onto the land at an application rate that meets
					 or exceeds the rates provided in Rule .0702 of this Section.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.1;
					 143-215.3(a);
Eff. September 1, 2006;
Readopted Eff. September 1,
					 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .0700 - HIGH-RATE INFILTRATION SYSTEMS › Section 02T .0702 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
As used in this Section, "High-rate infiltration" shall
					 mean any application rate that exceeds 1.75 inches of wastewater effluent per
					 week or 0.156 gallons per day per square foot of land.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.1;
					 143-215.3(a);
Eff. September 1, 2006;
Readopted Eff. September 1,
					 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .0700 - HIGH-RATE INFILTRATION SYSTEMS › Section 02T .0704 - APPLICATION SUBMITTAL

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) The
				  requirements in this Rule shall apply to all new and expanding
				  facilities.
(b) Soils report. A
				  soil evaluation of the disposal site shall be provided to the Division by the
				  applicant in a report that includes the following. If required by G.S. 89F, a
				  soil scientist shall prepare this evaluation:
(1) a field description of the soil profile,
				  based on examinations of excavation pits or auger borings, within seven feet of
				  land surface or to bedrock, describing the following parameters by individual
				  diagnostic horizons:
(A) the thickness of the
				  horizon;
(B) the texture;
(C) the color and other diagnostic
				  features;
(D) the
				  structure;
(E) the internal
				  drainage;
(F) the depth, thickness,
				  and type of restrictive horizon; and
(G) the presence or absence and depth of
				  evidence of any seasonal high water table.
Applicants shall dig pits when necessary for evaluation of
					 the soils at the site;
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .0700 - HIGH-RATE INFILTRATION SYSTEMS › Section 02T .0705 - DESIGN CRITERIA

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(a) The
				  requirements in this Rule shall apply to all new and expanding
				  facilities.
(b) New and expanding
				  systems:
(1) that are municipal, domestic, or
				  commercial facilities, except systems subject to Subparagraph (b)(2) of this
				  Rule, shall meet a monthly average of each of the following:
(A) five-day biochemical oxygen demand
				  (BOD5) (LESS THAN equal to) 10 mg/L;
(B) total suspended solids (TSS) (LESS THAN
				  equal to) 15 mg/L;
(C) ammonia
				  (NH3-N) (LESS THAN equal to) 4 mg/L;
(D) fecal coliforms (LESS THAN equal to) 14
				  colonies/100 mL; and
(E) nitrate
				  nitrogen (NO3-N) (LESS THAN equal to) 10 mg/L;
				  or
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .0700 - HIGH-RATE INFILTRATION SYSTEMS › Section 02T .0707 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) An
				  operation and maintenance plan shall be maintained for all systems. The plan
				  shall:
(1) describe the operation of the
				  system in sufficient detail to show what operations are necessary for the
				  system to function and by whom the functions are to be conducted;
(2) describe the anticipated maintenance of
				  the system;
(3) include provisions
				  for safety measures including restriction of access to the site and equipment,
				  as appropriate; and
(4) include
				  spill control provisions including:
(A)
				  response to upsets and bypasses including control, containment, and
				  remediation; and
(B) contact
				  information for plant personnel, emergency responders, and regulatory
				  agencies.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .0700 - HIGH-RATE INFILTRATION SYSTEMS › Section 02T .0708 - RESIDUALS MANAGEMENT

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) A Residuals
				  Management Plan shall be maintained for all systems that generate residuals.
				  The plan shall include the following:
(1) a
				  detailed explanation as to how the residuals will be collected, handled,
				  processed, stored, and disposed;
(2) an evaluation of the residuals storage
				  requirements for the treatment facility, based upon the maximum anticipated
				  residuals production rate and the ability to remove residuals;
(3) a permit for residuals management or a
				  written commitment to the permittee of a Department-approved residuals
				  management program accepting the residuals that demonstrates that the approved
				  program has adequate capacity to accept the residuals or that an application
				  for approval has been submitted; and
(4) if oil, grease, grit, or screenings
				  removal and collection is a designed unit process, a detailed explanation as to
				  how these materials will be collected, handled, processed, stored, and
				  disposed.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .0800 - OTHER NON-DISCHARGE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS › Section 02T .0801 - SCOPE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
This Section shall apply to systems not specifically
					 regulated by other rules in this Subchapter and governs waste that is disposed
					 of by ground absorption systems or other non-discharge systems such as
					 infiltration lagoons and evaporative systems, as well as authorizations to
					 construct for NPDES facilities.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.1;
					 143-215.3(a.);
Eff. September 1, 2006;
Readopted Eff. September 1,
					 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .0800 - OTHER NON-DISCHARGE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS › Section 02T .0804 - APPLICATION SUBMITTAL

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Submittal requirements shall be the same as systems
					 permitted pursuant to
					 15A NCAC
					 02T .0504, except those that are not
					 applicable to authorization to construct type permits.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.1;
					 143-215.3(a.);
Eff. September 1, 2006;
Readopted Eff. September 1,
					 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .0800 - OTHER NON-DISCHARGE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS › Section 02T .0805 - DESIGN CRITERIA

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Design requirements shall be the same as systems permitted
					 pursuant to
					 15A NCAC
					 02T .0505, except those that are not
					 applicable to authorization to construct type permits or specifically addressed
					 by Section
					 15A NCAC
					 02H .0100.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.1;
					 143-215.3(a);
Eff. September 1, 2006;
Readopted Eff. September 1,
					 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .0800 - OTHER NON-DISCHARGE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS › Section 02T .0806 - SETBACKS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Setbacks shall be the same as those listed in
					 15A NCAC
					 02T .0506 except infiltration basins, which
					 shall meet the setbacks listed in
					 15A NCAC
					 02T .0706.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.1;
					 143-215.3(a);
Eff. September 1, 2006;
Readopted Eff. September 1,
					 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .0800 - OTHER NON-DISCHARGE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS › Section 02T .0807 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Operation and maintenance requirements shall be the same as
					 systems permitted pursuant to
					 15A NCAC
					 02T .0707.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.1;
					 143-215.3(a);
Eff. September 1, 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .0800 - OTHER NON-DISCHARGE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS › Section 02T .0808 - RESIDUALS MANAGEMENT

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Residuals management requirements shall be the same as
					 systems permitted pursuant to
					 15A NCAC
					 02T .0708.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.1;
					 143-215.3(a);
Eff. September 1, 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .0900 - RECLAIMED WATER SYSTEMS › Section 02T .0901-.0914

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.1;
					 143-215.3(a);
Eff. September 1, 2006;
Repealed Eff. June 18,
					 2011.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .0900 - RECLAIMED WATER SYSTEMS › Section 02T .0915 - REPEALED - LOCAL PROGRAM APPROVAL

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.1;
					 143-215.3(a);
					 S.L. 2006-250;
Eff. January 1, 2007;
Repealed Eff. June
					 18, 2011.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .1000 - CLOSED-LOOP RECYCLE SYSTEMS › Section 02T .1001 - EXPIRED - SCOPE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.1;
					 143-215.3(a);
Eff. September 1, 2006;
Amended Eff. March 19, 2015;
Expired Eff. October 31, 2019 (Agency did not readopt rule by RRC established
					 deadline).
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .1000 - CLOSED-LOOP RECYCLE SYSTEMS › Section 02T .1003 - EXPIRED - PERMITTING BY REGULATION

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.1;
					 143-215.3(a);
Eff. September 1, 2006;
Expired Eff. October 31, 2019 (Agency did
					 not readopt rule by RRC established
					 deadline).
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .1000 - CLOSED-LOOP RECYCLE SYSTEMS › Section 02T .1004 - EXPIRED - APPLICATION SUBMITTAL

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.1;
					 143-215.3(a);
Eff. September 1, 2006;
Expired Eff. October 31, 2019 (Agency did
					 not readopt rule by RRC established
					 deadline).
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .1000 - CLOSED-LOOP RECYCLE SYSTEMS › Section 02T .1005 - EXPIRED - DESIGN CRITERIA

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.1;
					 143-215.3(a);
Eff. September 1, 2006;
Expired Eff. October 31, 2019 (Agency did
					 not readopt rule by RRC established
					 deadline).
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .1000 - CLOSED-LOOP RECYCLE SYSTEMS › Section 02T .1006 - EXPIRED - SETBACKS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.1;
					 143-215.3(a);
Eff. September 1, 2006;
Expired Eff. October 31, 2019 (Agency did
					 not readopt rule by RRC established
					 deadline).
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .1000 - CLOSED-LOOP RECYCLE SYSTEMS › Section 02T .1007 - EXPIRED - OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PLAN

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.1;
					 143-215.3(a);
Eff. September 1, 2006;
Expired Eff. October 31, 2019 (Agency did
					 not readopt rule by RRC established
					 deadline).
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .1000 - CLOSED-LOOP RECYCLE SYSTEMS › Section 02T .1008 - EXPIRED - RESIDUALS MANAGEMENT PLAN

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.1;
					 143-215.3(a);
Eff September 1, 2006;
Expired Eff. October 31, 2019 (Agency did
					 not readopt rule by RRC established
					 deadline).
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .1100 - RESIDUALS MANAGEMENT › Section 02T .1101 - SCOPE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
This Section shall apply to the treatment, storage,
					 transportation, use, and disposal of residuals. Not regulated under this
					 Section shall be the treatment, storage, transportation, use, or disposal
					 of:
(1) oil, grease, grit, and
				  screenings from wastewater treatment facilities;
(2) septage from wastewater treatment
				  facilities;
(3) ash that is
				  regulated in accordance with Section .1200 of this Subchapter;
(4) residuals that are regulated in
				  accordance with Section .1300 and Section .1400 of this Subchapter;
(5) residuals that are prepared for land
				  application, used, or disposed of in a solid waste management facility
				  permitted by the Division of Waste Management;
(6) residuals that are disposed of in an
				  incinerator permitted by the Division of Air Quality;
(7) residuals that are transported out of
				  state for treatment, storage, use, or disposal;
(8) residuals that meet the definition of a
				  hazardous waste in accordance with
				  40 CFR
				  260.10 as adopted by reference in
				  15A NCAC
				  13A .0102(b) or that have a
				  concentration of polychlorinated biphenyls equal to or greater than 50
				  milligrams per kilogram of total solids on a dry weight basis; and
(9) byproduct waste resulting from any
				  process of industry, manufacturing, trade, business, or the development of any
				  natural resource but not from a wastewater treatment, water supply treatment,
				  or air pollution control facility permitted under the authority of the
				  Commission.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.1;
					 143-215.3(a);
Eff. September 1, 2006;
Readopted Eff. September 1,
					 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .1100 - RESIDUALS MANAGEMENT › Section 02T .1102 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
As used in this Section:
(1) "Aerobic digestion" shall mean the
				  biochemical decomposition of organic matter in residuals into carbon dioxide
				  and water by microorganisms in the presence of air.
(2) "Agricultural land" shall mean land on
				  which a food crop, feed crop, or fiber crop is grown.
(3) "Anaerobic digestion" shall mean the
				  biochemical decomposition of organic matter in residuals into methane gas and
				  carbon dioxide by microorganisms in the absence of air.
(4) "Bag and other container" shall mean a
				  bag, bucket, bin, box, carton, vehicle, trailer, tanker, or an open or closed
				  receptacle with a load capacity of 1.102 short tons or one metric ton, or
				  less.
(5) "Base flood" shall mean a
				  flood that has a one percent chance of occurring in any given year.
(6) "Biological residuals" shall mean
				  residuals that have been generated during the treatment of domestic wastewater,
				  the treatment of animal processing wastewater, or the biological treatment of
				  industrial wastewater.
(7)
				  "Biological treatment" shall mean treatment in a system that uses biological
				  processes, including lagoons, activated sludge systems, extended aeration
				  systems, and fixed film systems.
(8) "Bulk residuals" shall mean residuals
				  that are transported and not sold or given away in a bag or other container for
				  application to the land.
(9) "Class
				  A residuals" shall mean residuals that are either bagged or bulk residuals
				  meeting:
(a) the pollutant limits in Rule
				  .1105(a) and .1105(c) of this Section;
(b) the pathogen reduction requirements in
				  Rule .1106(a) of this Section; and
(c) the vector attraction reduction
				  requirements in Rule .1107 of this Section.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .1100 - RESIDUALS MANAGEMENT › Section 02T .1103 - PERMITTING BY REGULATION

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(a)
				  The following systems shall be deemed permitted pursuant to Rule .0113 of this
				  Subchapter if the system meets the criteria in Rule .0113 of this Subchapter
				  and all criteria required for that system in this Rule:
(1) preparation for land application, use, or
				  disposal of residuals in a solid waste facility permitted by the Division of
				  Waste Management that is approved to receive the residuals;
(2) land application of residuals that have
				  been prepared for land application in a solid waste facility permitted by the
				  Division of Waste Management and approved to receive the residuals if the
				  requirements of this Section are met;
(3) land application sites onto which Class A
				  residuals that are sold or given away in a bag or other container are applied,
				  provided the following criteria are met:
(A)
				  the residuals meet the pollutant limits in Rule .1105(a) and Rule .1105(c) of
				  this Section;
(B) the residuals
				  meet the pathogen requirements in Rule .1106(a) of this Section;
(C) the residuals meet the vector attraction
				  reduction requirements in Rule .1107(a) of this Section; and
(D) the land application activities are
				  carried out according to the instructions provided in the informational sheet,
				  bag, or other container label as required in Rule .1109(c) of this
				  Section;
(4) land
				  application sites onto which Class A biological residuals are applied, if the
				  residuals and activities meet the following criteria:
(A) the residuals meet the pollutant limits
				  in Rule .1105(a) and Rule .1105(c) of this Section;
(B) the residuals meet the pathogen
				  requirements in Rule .1106(a) of this Section;
(C) the residuals meet the vector attraction
				  reduction requirements in Rule .1107(a) of this Section; and
(D) the land application activities meet all
				  applicable conditions of Rule .1108(b) and Rule .1109(a)(1) of this
				  Section;
(5) land
				  application sites onto which Class A non-biological residuals are applied, if
				  the residuals and activities meet the following criteria:
(A) the residuals meet the pollutant limits
				  in Rule .1105(a) and Rule .1105(c) of this Section;
(B) the residuals meet the pathogen
				  requirements in Rule .1106(b) of this Section; and
(C) the land application activities meet all
				  applicable conditions of Rule .1108(b) and Rule .1109(a)(1) of this Section;
				  and
(6) transportation
				  of residuals from the residuals-generating source facility to other Division or
				  Division of Waste Management facilities approved to treat, store, use, or
				  dispose the residuals.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .1100 - RESIDUALS MANAGEMENT › Section 02T .1104 - APPLICATION SUBMITTAL

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(a) For new and
				  expanding residuals treatment and storage facilities:
(1) Site plans. If required by G.S. 89C, a
				  professional land surveyor shall provide location information on boundaries and
				  physical features not under the purview of other licensed professions. Site
				  plans or maps shall be provided to the Division by the applicant depicting the
				  location, orientation, and relationship of facility components, including:
(A) a scaled map of the site, with
				  topographic contour intervals not exceeding 10 feet or 25 percent of total site
				  relief and showing all facility-related structures and fences within the
				  treatment and storage areas;
(B)
				  the location of each of the following that are located within 500 feet of a
				  waste treatment, or storage site, including a delineation of their review and
				  compliance boundaries:
(i) wells, including
				  usage and construction details if available;
(ii) ephemeral, intermittent, and perennial
				  streams;
(iii) springs;
(iv) lakes;
(v) ponds; and
(vi) other surface drainage
				  features;
(C) setbacks
				  as required by Rule .1108 of this Section; and
(D) site property boundaries within 500 feet
				  of all treatment and storage facilities.
[Note: The North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers
					 and Surveyors has determined, via letter dated December 1, 2005, that locating
					 boundaries and physical features, not under the purview of other licensed
					 professions, on maps pursuant to this Paragraph constitutes practicing
					 surveying pursuant to G.S. 89C.]
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .1100 - RESIDUALS MANAGEMENT › Section 02T .1105 - POLLUTANT LIMITS

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(a) Residuals shall
				  not be land applied if the concentration of any pollutant in the residuals
				  exceeds the ceiling concentration for that pollutant as stipulated in the
				  following on a dry weight basis:
Pollutant
Ceiling Concentration
(milligrams per kilogram)
Arsenic
75
Cadmium
85
Copper
4,300
Lead
840
Mercury
57
Molybdenum
75
Nickel
420
Selenium
100
Zinc
7,500
(b) Class B residuals shall not be land
				  applied if the application causes the cumulative pollutant loading rate, on a
				  dry weight basis, to be exceeded for any pollutant as stipulated in the
				  following:
Pollutant
Cumulative Pollutant
Loading Rate
(kilograms per hectare)
Arsenic
41
Cadmium
39
Copper
1,500
Lead
300
Mercury
17
Nickel
420
Selenium
100
Zinc
2,800
Compliance with the cumulative pollutant loading rates
					 shall be determined using one of the following methods:
(1) by calculating the existing cumulative
				  level of pollutants using analytical data from all historical land application
				  of residuals not otherwise exempted by this Paragraph; or
(2) for land on which land application events
				  of residuals has not occurred or for which the data required in Paragraph (b)
				  of this Rule is incomplete, by determining background concentrations through
				  representative soil sampling.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .1100 - RESIDUALS MANAGEMENT › Section 02T .1109 - RESIDUALS MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

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(a)
				  Land applied residuals shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Residuals shall not be land applied under
				  the following conditions:
(A) if the
				  requirements specified by 40
				  CFR 503.14(a) as stated on
				  January 1, 1996, and incorporated by reference have not been met;
(B) if the application causes nuisance
				  conditions;
(C) if the land fails
				  to assimilate the residuals or the application causes the contravention of
				  surface water or groundwater standards;
(D) if the land is flooded, frozen, or
				  snow-covered or is otherwise in a condition such that runoff of the residuals
				  would occur;
(E) within the
				  100-year flood elevation unless the residuals are injected or incorporated
				  within a 24-hour period following the application of residuals to
				  land;
(F) during precipitation
				  events or within 24 hours following a rainfall event of 0.5 inches or greater
				  in a 24-hour period;
(G) if the
				  slope of the land is greater than 10 percent when liquid residuals are surface
				  applied, and if the slope of the land is greater than 18 percent when liquid
				  residuals are injected or incorporated;
(H) if the land does not have an established
				  vegetative cover crop unless the land is a Division-approved no-till site or
				  the residuals are incorporated within a 24-hour period following the injection
				  or application of residuals to land;
(I) if the vertical separation of the
				  seasonal high water table and the depth of residuals application is less than
				  one foot;
(J) if the vertical
				  separation of the depth to bedrock and the depth of residuals application is
				  less than one foot; or
(K) if the
				  application exceeds agronomic rates, except for dedicated sites where the
				  applicant has specifically requested higher rates in an applications pursuant
				  to Rule .1104(d) of this Section.
(L) new land application sites located within
				  a WS-I watershed pursuant to
				  15A NCAC
				  02B .0212 or within the Critical Area of a
				  WS-II pursuant to Sub-Item (4)(g) of Rule
				  15A NCAC
				  02B .0212, or within the Critical Area of a
				  WS-III or WS-IV watershed pursuant to Sub-Item (4)(h) of Rules
				  15A NCAC
				  02B .0215, and .0216.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .1100 - RESIDUALS MANAGEMENT › Section 02T .1110 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

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(a) An
				  Operation and Maintenance Plan shall be maintained for all residuals management
				  programs. The plan shall:
(1) describe the
				  operation of the program and all associated facilities and equipment in
				  sufficient detail to show what operations are necessary for the program to
				  function and by whom the functions are to be conducted;
(2) describe anticipated maintenance of
				  facilities and equipment that are associated with the program;
(3) include provisions for safety measures,
				  including restriction of access to the site and equipment, as
				  appropriate;
(4) include spill
				  control provisions, including:
(A) response to
				  upsets and bypasses, including control, containment, and remediation;
				  and
(B) contact information for
				  program personnel, emergency responders, and regulatory agencies;
(5) detail procedures for sampling
				  and monitoring to ensure that the program stays in compliance with this Section
				  and each issued permit; and
(6) for
				  surface disposal units, detail procedures for post-closure care
				  management.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .1100 - RESIDUALS MANAGEMENT › Section 02T .1111 - MONITORING AND REPORTING

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(a)
				  Representative samples of residuals that are prepared for land application or
				  placed in a surface disposal unit shall be collected and analyzed.
(b) The analytical methods listed in
				  40 CFR
				  503.8(b) are incorporated by
				  reference with subsequent amendments and editions. This regulation may be found
				  at no cost at:
https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/regulations
.
(c) Residuals land applied or placed in a
				  surface disposal unit shall be monitored for pollutants as required by Rules
				  .1105(a), .1105(d), .1106, and .1107 of this Section, as applicable, at the
				  following frequency:
Metric Tons per 365 day period (Dry Weight
								  Basis)
Monitoring Frequency
Greater than zero but less than
								  290
Once per year
Equal to or greater than 290 but less than
								  1,500
Once per quarter (four times per
								  year)
Equal to or greater than 1,500 but less than
								  15,000
Once per 60 days (six times per year)
Equal to or greater than 15,000
Once per month (12 times per year)
(d) A report of all monitoring and reporting
				  requirements as specified in the permit shall be submitted to the Division by
				  the permittee annually on or before March 1st of each calendar year.
(e) All records shall be retained for five
				  years.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.1;
					 143-215.3(a);
Eff. September 1, 2006;
Readopted Eff. September 1,
					 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .1200 - COAL COMBUSTION PRODUCTS MANAGEMENT › Section 02T .1201 - SCOPE

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(a) This Section shall apply to the
				  treatment, storage, transportation, and beneficial reuse of coal combustion
				  products (CCPs) that meet the definition of wastewater treatment residuals.
				  This Section shall not regulate the treatment, storage, transportation, use, or
				  disposal of:
(1) CCPs that are not generated
				  from a wastewater treatment facility;
(2) CCPs that are transported out of state
				  for treatment, storage, use, or disposal; and
(3) CCPs that are used for structural
				  fill.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .1200 - COAL COMBUSTION PRODUCTS MANAGEMENT › Section 02T .1202 - DEFINITIONS

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As used in this Section:
(1) "Coal combustion products" or "CCPs" is
				  defined in
				  G.S.
				  130A-309.201(4).
(2) "Dry weight basis" shall mean the weight
				  calculated after the CCPs have been dried at 105 degrees Celsius until they
				  reach a constant mass.
(3)
				  "Flowable fill" shall mean a controlled, low strength, cementitious material
				  that is used primarily as a backfill in lieu of compacted soil and typically
				  exhibits a compressive strength of greater than 30 pounds per square
				  inch.
(4) "Land application" shall
				  mean the spraying or spreading of CCPs onto the land surface, the injection of
				  CCPs below the land surface, or the incorporation of CCPs into the soil so that
				  the CCPs can condition the soil or fertilize crops or vegetation grown in the
				  soil.
(5) "Monthly average" shall
				  mean the arithmetic mean of all measurements taken during a month.
(6) "Pollutant limit" shall mean a numerical
				  value that describes the amount of a pollutant allowed per unit amount of
				  CCPs.
(7) "Source of CCPs" shall
				  mean the point of origin of the CCPs, such as a coal fired power plant's
				  wastewater treatment system.
(8)
				  "Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure" shall mean EPA Test Method Number
				  1311 as described in EPA publication SW-846, entitled Test Methods for
				  Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.1;
					 143-215.3(a);
Eff. September 1, 2006;
Readopted Eff. September 1,
					 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .1200 - COAL COMBUSTION PRODUCTS MANAGEMENT › Section 02T .1203 - PERMITTING BY REGULATION

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(a)
				  The following activities shall be deemed permitted in accordance with Rule
				  .0113 of this Subchapter if the activity does not result in any violations of
				  groundwater or surface water quality standards, there is no direct discharge to
				  surface waters, the generator of the CCPs provides the information required by
				  Rule .1207(a) of this Section to the recipient of the CCPs, and all other
				  criteria required for the specific activity are met:
(1) use of CCPs as fuel for combustion in
				  boilers, furnaces, etc. for energy recovery;
(2) use of CCPs as material for manufacturing
				  concrete products, asphalt products, brick products, lightweight aggregate
				  roofing materials, insulation products, plastics, paints, bowling balls,
				  cosmetics and other manufactured products in which the CCPs are encapsulated in
				  the manufactured product;
(3) use
				  or disposal of CCPs in a solid waste facility permitted by the Division of
				  Waste Management that is approved to receive the CCPs;
(4) use of CCPs as material for traction
				  control during snow and ice events, if the CCPs do not exceed the leachate
				  concentrations set forth in Rule .1205(a) of this Section;
(5) use of CCPs as a substitute for blasting
				  grit, roofing granules, and filter cloth precoat for residuals dewatering, if
				  the CCPs do not exceed the leachate concentrations of concern in Rule .1205(a)
				  of this Section;
(6) use of CCPs in
				  flowable fill for backfill of trenches for potable water mains as approved by
				  the Division of Environmental Health, sanitary sewers, storm drainage
				  structures, and other trenching uses if the CCPs do not exceed the leachate
				  concentrations set forth in Rule .1205(a) of this Section;
(7) use of CCPs as a raw product for the
				  stabilization of residuals; and
(8)
				  land application of CCPs if the following criteria are met:
(A) the CCPs meet the pollutant limits in
				  Rule .1205 of this Section;
(B) the
				  land application activities meet all applicable conditions of Rule .1108(b)(1)
				  and Rule.1109(b)(1) of this Subchapter; and
(C) less than 12,400 tons are applied to any
				  one site.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .1200 - COAL COMBUSTION PRODUCTS MANAGEMENT › Section 02T .1204 - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

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(a)
				  The requirements in this Rule shall apply to activities not deemed permitted
				  under Rule .1203 of this Section.
(b) For new and modified sources of CCPs:
(1) site plans or maps shall be provided to
				  the Division by the applicant, depicting the location of the source;
(2) an analysis of the CCPs shall be provided
				  to the Division by the applicant. The analysis shall include all pollutants
				  identified in Rule .1205 of this Section. If the CCPs are to be used in a land
				  application, the analyses shall also include nutrients and micronutrients;
				  and
(3) a sampling/monitoring plan
				  that describes how Rule .1205 of this Section shall be complied with shall be
				  provided to the Division by the applicant.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .1200 - COAL COMBUSTION PRODUCTS MANAGEMENT › Section 02T .1205 - POLLUTANT LIMITS

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(a) Except as
				  provided for in Rule .1203 of this Section, CCPs shall not be distributed for
				  use or used if the concentration of any pollutant during the performance of a
				  Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure of the CCPs exceeds the leachate
				  concentration of concern for that pollutant as follows:
Pollutant
Leachate Concentration of Concern (milligrams per
								  liter)
Arsenic
5.0
Barium
100.0
Cadmium
1.0
Chromium
5.0
Lead
5.0
Mercury
0.2
Selenium
1.0
Silver
5.0
(b) Except as provided for in Rule .1203 of
				  this Section, CCPs shall not be distributed for use or used if the
				  concentration of any pollutant in the CCPs exceeds the ceiling concentration
				  for that pollutant on a dry weight basis as follows:
Pollutant
Ceiling Concentration (milligrams per
								  kilogram)
Arsenic
75
Cadmium
85
Copper
4,300
Lead
840
Mercury
57
Molybdenum
75
Nickel
420
Selenium
100
Zinc
7,500
(c) Except as provided for in Rule .1203 of
				  this Section, CCPs shall not be distributed for use or used if the
				  concentration of any pollutant in the CCPs exceeds the concentration for that
				  pollutant on a dry weight basis as follows:
Pollutant
Monthly Average Concentration (milligrams per
								  kilogram)
Arsenic
41
Cadmium
39
Copper
1,500
Lead
300
Mercury
17
Molybdenum
75
Nickel
420
Selenium
100
Zinc
2,800
(d) CCPs may be distributed for use or used
				  if the limits specified in Paragraphs (a), (b), or (c) of this Rule are not met
				  if the following criteria are met:
(1) the
				  potential release of pollutants from the CCPs to the environment is minimized
				  to the extent practicable; and
(2)
				  the applicant demonstrates that it will meet the applicable surface water and
				  groundwater quality standards at the compliance boundary at the site of
				  use.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .1200 - COAL COMBUSTION PRODUCTS MANAGEMENT › Section 02T .1206 - SETBACKS

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For areas in which CCPs are stored, the following setbacks,
					 in feet, shall be adhered to:
Each private or public water supply
								  source
100
Surface waters such as intermittent and perennial
								  streams, perennial waterbodies, and wetlands
50
Each well with exception of monitoring
								  wells
100
Seasonal high water table
2
All distances are horizontal distances except for the
					 distance from a seasonal high water table, which is measured as a vertical
					 distance.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.1;
					 143-215.3(a);
Eff. September 1, 2006;
Readopted Eff. September 1,
					 2018.