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 .0113 - PERMITTING BY REGULATION

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a)
				  The following disposal systems as well as those in Permitting By Regulation
				  rules in this Subchapter (i.e., Rules .0203, .0303, .0403, .1103, .1203, .1303,
				  .1403, and .1503) shall be deemed to be permitted pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  143-215.1(b), and it shall
				  not be necessary for the Division to issue individual permits or coverage under
				  a general permit for construction or operation of the following disposal
				  systems provided the system does not result in any violations of surface water
				  or groundwater standards, there is no direct discharge to surface waters, and
				  all criteria required for the specific system are met:
(1) swimming pool and spa filter backwash and
				  drainage, filter backwash from aesthetic fountains, and filter backwash from
				  commercial or residential water features such as garden ponds or fish ponds,
				  that is discharged to the land surface;
(2) backwash from raw water intake screening
				  devices that is discharged to the land surface;
(3) condensate from residential or commercial
				  air conditioning units that is discharged to the land surface;
(4) discharges to the land surface from
				  individual non-commercial car washing operations;
(5) discharges to the land surface from
				  flushing and hydrostatic testing water associated with utility distribution
				  systems, new sewer extensions, or new reclaimed water distribution
				  lines;
(6) street wash water that
				  is discharged to the land surface;
(7) discharges to the land surface from
				  firefighting activities;
(8)
				  discharges to the land surface associated with emergency removal and treatment
				  activities for spilled oil authorized by the federal or state on-scene
				  coordinator when such removals are undertaken to minimize overall environmental
				  damage due to an oil spill;
(9)
				  discharges to the land surface associated with biological or chemical
				  decontamination activities performed as a result of an emergency declared by
				  the Governor or the Director of the Division of Emergency Management, that are
				  conducted by or under the direct supervision of the federal or state on-scene
				  coordinator, and that meet the following criteria:
(A) the volume produced by the
				  decontamination activity is too large to be contained onsite;
(B) the Division is informed prior to
				  commencement of the decontamination activity; and
(C) the wastewater is not radiologically
				  contaminated or classified as hazardous waste;
(10) drilling muds, cuttings, and well water
				  from the development of wells or from other construction activities, including
				  directional boring, except such wastes generated in the construction and
				  development of oil and gas wells regulated by Article 27 of G.S. 113;
(11) purge water from groundwater monitoring
				  wells;
(12) composting facilities
				  for animal mortality if the construction and operation of the facilities is
				  approved by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services;
				  the facilities are constructed on an impervious, weight-bearing foundation, and
				  are operated under a roof; and the facilities are approved by the State
				  Veterinarian pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  106-403. In the event of an imminent threat
				  of a contagious animal disease, any emergency measure or procedure related to
				  composting of animal mortality pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  106-399.4(a);
(13) overflow from elevated potable water
				  storage facilities;
(14) mobile
				  carwashes if:
(A) all detergents used are
				  biodegradable;
(B) no steam
				  cleaning, engine or parts cleaning is being conducted;
(C) notification is made prior to operation
				  by the owner to the municipality or, if not in a municipality, then the county
				  where the cleaning service is being provided; and
(D) non-recyclable washwater is collected and
				  discharged into a sanitary sewer or wastewater treatment facility, upon
				  approval of the facility's owner, such that no ponding or runoff of the
				  washwater occurs;
(15)
				  mine tailings if no chemicals are used in the mining process;
(16) mine dewatering if no chemicals are used
				  in the mining process;
(17)
				  wastewater created from the washing of produce, with no further processing
				  on-site, on farms where the wastewater is irrigated onto fields so as not to
				  create runoff or cause a discharge; and
(18) discharges to the land surface of less
				  than 5,000 gallons per week of backwash water from greensand filters at potable
				  water wells, not including conventional filters, reverse osmosis, and ion
				  exchange filters, provided ponding or runoff does not occur and the backwash
				  does not exceed the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for radionuclides or
				  arsenic; and
(19) discharges to the
				  land surface of less than 350 gallons per week of backwash water from reverse
				  osmosis, ion exchange filters, greensand filters at private drinking water
				  wells, provided ponding or runoff does not occur.