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 .0105 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) Jurisdiction.
				  Applications for permits from the Division shall be made in accordance with
				  this Rule. Applications for permits under the jurisdiction of a local program
				  shall be made in accordance with the requirements of the Division-approved
				  program.
(b) Applications.
				  Application for a permit shall be made on Division-approved forms completely
				  filled out, where applicable, and fully executed in the manner set forth in
				  Rule .0106 of this Section. A processing fee as described in
				  G.S.
				  143-215.3D shall be submitted with each
				  application in the form of a check or money order made payable to the
				  Department. Applications shall be returned if incomplete. Permits for sewer
				  line extensions shall be applied for separately from treatment, utilization,
				  and disposal systems. The applicant shall provide adequate documentation to the
				  Division to ensure that the proposed system will meet all design and
				  performance criteria as required under this Subchapter and other applicable
				  rules, be operated as a non-discharge system, and protect surface water and
				  groundwater standards. Variances to this Subchapter or adopted design criteria
				  shall be specifically requested in the application and, if approved pursuant to
				  Paragraph (n) of this Rule, incorporated into the permit. The Division shall
				  accept certification that the design meets or exceeds minimum design criteria
				  applicable to the project if the certification is provided by a licensed or
				  certified professional, such as a professional engineer, licensed soil
				  scientist, licensed geologist, or technical specialist. Division acceptance of
				  certifications that were specifically requested by the Division to be provided
				  with the application from the applicant or from licensed or certified
				  professionals preparing reports for the application and that were approved in
				  the permit shall constitute approval of a variance to this Subchapter or to
				  applicable minimum design and performance criteria.
(c) Application packages for new and
				  expanding facilities shall include the following items:
(1) the number of executed copies necessary
				  for each review office and one additional copy. Additional copies shall be
				  required if needed for federal and state grant and loan projects;
(2) reports, engineering plans,
				  specifications, and calculations as required by the applicable rules of this
				  Subchapter. If prepared by licensed or certified professionals these reports
				  shall be submitted in accordance with the respective statutes and rules
				  governing that profession;
(3)
				  operational agreements as required by Rule .0115 of this Section;
(4) for projects that require environmental
				  documentation pursuant to the North Carolina Environmental Policy Act, a final
				  environmental document (Finding of No Significant Impact or Record of
				  Decision);
(5) a general scaled
				  location map, showing orientation of the facility with reference to at least
				  two geographic references (e.g. numbered roads, named streams or
				  rivers);
(6) documentation that
				  other environmental permit or certification applications that are needed to
				  properly construct and operate the facilities permitted under this Subchapter
				  are being prepared, have been applied for, or have been obtained, such as 401
				  certifications, erosion and sedimentation control plans, and stormwater
				  management plans;
(7) a description
				  of the project including the origin, type and flow of waste to be treated. For
				  industrial processing facilities, a waste analysis extensive enough to allow a
				  complete evaluation of the system's capability to treat the waste and any
				  potential impacts on the waters of the state shall be included;
(8) documentation of compliance with Article
				  21 Part 6 (Floodway Regulations) of Chapter 143 of the General
				  Statutes;
(9) documentation as
				  required by other applicable rules in this Subchapter; and
(10) documentation of the presence or absence
				  of threatened or endangered aquatic species using information provided by the
				  Natural Heritage Program of the Department. This shall only apply to the area
				  whose boundary is encompassed by, and is for the purpose of, the installation,
				  operation, and maintenance of facilities permitted herein (wastewater
				  collection, treatment, storage, utilization, or disposal). This documentation
				  shall provide information on the need for permit conditions pursuant to
				  Paragraph (i) of this Rule.