North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › Subchapter C - WATER SUPPLIES › Section .0300 - SUBMISSION OF PLANS: SPECIFICATIONS: AND REPORTS › Section 18C .0305 - APPROVALS NECESSARY BEFORE CONTRACTING OR CONSTRUCTING

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a)
				  No construction shall be undertaken, and no contract for construction,
				  alteration, or installation shall be entered into, unless the Department
				  determines the system complies with
				  G.S.
				  130A-317(c) and the
				  Department issues the authorization to construct letter. This authorization
				  shall be issued following completion and submittal of the Engineer's Report and
				  Water System Management Plan, as specified in Rule .0307(b) and (c) of this
				  Section, and approval of the engineering plans and specifications by the
				  Department. Authorization to construct from the Department shall be valid for
				  36 months from the date of the letter. Authorization to construct may only be
				  extended if the rules governing a public water supply and site conditions have
				  not changed since the letter was issued. The authorization to construct and the
				  approval for engineering plans and specifications letters from the Department
				  shall be posted at the primary entrance of the job site during
				  construction.
(b) Upon request,
				  permission to drill test wells at approved sites in order to establish the
				  quality and quantity of the ground water shall be granted by the Department
				  prior to completion and submittal of the Engineer's Report and Water System
				  Management Plan and approval of engineering plans and specifications. All wells
				  abandoned, either temporarily or permanently, shall be abandoned in accordance
				  with 15A
				  NCAC 02C .0113 (Well Construction Standards)
				  and all local ordinances.
(c) Units
				  of local government that have an adopted water system extension program
				  pursuant to Section .1800 of this Subchapter, upon submission to and approval
				  of their program by the Department, shall be excluded from the requirements of
				  submitting engineering plans and specifications for water main extensions that
				  would not have adverse effect upon the existing system supply or pressure,
				  provided the following requirements are met:
(1) Engineering plans and specifications for
				  all such extensions shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of an
				  engineer licensed to practice in the State of North Carolina.
(2) All engineering plans shall be approved
				  by the unit of local government's engineering department or its consulting
				  engineers prior to the commencement of construction.
(3) The Department shall have approved the
				  extension program submitted by the unit of local government prior to
				  construction commencing.
(4) The
				  extension program submitted for review and approval by the Department shall
				  provide for establishing ownership, operation, and maintenance of water system
				  extensions and shall constitute prior notice of proposed
				  construction.
(5) Where design is
				  to be based on a local government's standard specifications in lieu of written
				  separate specifications for each extension project, the standard specifications
				  shall have been previously approved by the Department.
(6) The local government shall have obtained
				  from the Department a letter stating they have met the requirements set forth
				  in Section .1800 of this Subchapter.
(7) An annual up-to-date plan of the entire
				  public water system shall be maintained by the supplier of water and made
				  available on request by the Department.