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North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter C - WELL CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS › Section .0200 - CRITERIA AND STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO INJECTION WELLS › Section 02C .0228 - SUBSIDENCE CONTROL WELLS

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Subsidence Control Wells, which are used to inject
					 uncontaminated fluids to reduce or eliminate subsidence associated with
					 overdraft of fresh water or other activities not related to oil or natural gas
					 production, shall meet the requirements of Rule .0219 of this Section, except
					 that the Director may impose additional requirements to ensure compliance with
					 G.S.
					 87-84.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 87-87;
					 87-88;
					 87-90;
					 87-94;
					 87-95;
					 143-211;
					 143-214.2(b);
					 143-215.1A;
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-215.3(c);
Eff. May 1, 2012;
Readopted Eff. September 1,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter C - WELL CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS › Section .0200 - CRITERIA AND STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO INJECTION WELLS › Section 02C .0229 - TRACER WELLS

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Tracer Wells, which are used to inject substances for
					 determining hydrogeologic properties of aquifers, shall meet the requirements
					 of Rule .0225 of this Section, except that the Director may impose additional
					 requirements to ensure compliance with
					 G.S.
					 87-84.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 87-87;
					 87-88;
					 87-90;
					 87-94;
					 87-95;
					 143-211;
					 143-214.2(b);
					 143-215.1A;
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-215.3(c);
Eff. May 1, 2012;
Readopted Eff. September 1,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter C - WELL CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS › Section .0200 - CRITERIA AND STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO INJECTION WELLS › Section 02C .0230 - OTHER WELLS

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Other Wells shall meet the requirements of that injection
					 well type described in Rule .0209(5)(b) of this Section that most closely
					 resembles the proposed Other Well's hydrogeologic complexity and potential to
					 adversely affect groundwater quality. The Director may impose additional
					 requirements to ensure compliance with
					 G.S.
					 87-84.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 87-87;
					 87-88;
					 87-90;
					 87-94;
					 87-95;
					 143-211;
					 143-214.2(b);
					 143-215.1A;
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-215.3(c);
Eff. May 1, 2012;
Readopted Eff. September 1,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter C - WELL CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS › Section .0200 - CRITERIA AND STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO INJECTION WELLS › Section 02C .0240 - ABANDONMENT AND CHANGE-OF-STATUS OF INJECTION WELLS AND SYSTEMS

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(a) Injection wells and injection well
				  systems shall be abandoned by the well owner in accordance with one of the
				  following procedures or other alternatives approved by the Director that
				  ensures compliance with
				  G.S.
				  87-84:
(1)
				  Wells other than closed-loop geothermal wells shall be temporarily or
				  permanently abandoned as required by Rule .0113 of this Subchapter.
(2) Closed-loop geothermal wells that are
				  temporarily abandoned shall be maintained so that they are not a source or
				  channel of contamination during the period of abandonment.
(3) Closed-loop geothermal wells shall be
				  permanently abandoned as follows:
(A) all
				  casing, tubing, or piping and associated materials shall be removed prior to
				  abandonment if that removal will not cause or contribute to contamination of
				  groundwater;
(B) the boring shall
				  be filled from bottom to top with grout through a hose or pipe that extends to
				  the bottom of the well and is raised as the well is filled;
(C) for tubing with an inner diameter of
				  one-half inch or greater, the entire vertical length of the inner tubing shall
				  be grouted;
(D) for tubing with an
				  inner diameter less than one-half inch that cannot feasibly be grouted, the
				  tubing shall be refilled with potable water and capped or sealed at a depth not
				  less than two feet below land surface; and
(E) any protective or surface casing not
				  grouted in accordance with the requirements set forth in this Section shall be
				  removed and the well shall be grouted in accordance with the requirements set
				  forth in this Section.
(4) If a subsurface cavity has been created
				  as a result of the injection operations, the well shall be abandoned in a
				  manner that will prevent the movement of fluids into or between aquifers and in
				  accordance with the terms and conditions of the permit.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter C - WELL CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS › Section .0200 - CRITERIA AND STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO INJECTION WELLS › Section 02C .0241 - VARIANCE

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(a) The Secretary,
				  through the Director, may grant a variance from any construction or operation
				  standards under the rules of this Section. Any request for a variance shall be
				  made using the form set forth in Rule .0118(b) of the Subchapter by the person
				  responsible for construction of the well for which the variance is sought
				  pursuant to Rule .0118(b) of this Subchapter. The Director shall grant the
				  variance if:
(1) the use of the well will not
				  endanger human health and welfare or the groundwater; and
(2) construction or operation in accordance
				  with the standards is not technically feasible or the proposed construction
				  provides equal or better protection of the groundwater.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter C - WELL CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS › Section .0200 - CRITERIA AND STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO INJECTION WELLS › Section 02C .0242 - DELEGATION

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(a) The Secretary
				  is delegated the authority to grant permission for well construction under
				  G.S.
				  87-87.
(b) The Secretary is delegated the authority
				  to give notices and sign orders for violations under
				  G.S.
				  87-91.
(c) The Secretary may grant a variance from
				  any construction standard, or the approval of alternate construction methods or
				  materials, as specified under the rules of this Section.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 87-87(4);
					 143-215.1A;
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-215.3(a)(4);
Eff. May 1, 2012;
Readopted Eff. September 1,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter C - WELL CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS › Section .0300 - PERMITTING AND INSPECTION OF PRIVATE DRINKING WATER WELLS › Section 02C .0301 - SCOPE AND PURPOSE

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(a) The purpose of
				  the rules of this Section is to set out standards for permitting and inspection
				  of private drinking water wells as defined in
				  G.S
				  87-85 by local health departments pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  87-97.
(b) The rules of
				  15A NCAC
				  02C .0100 apply to private drinking water
				  wells, as well as the following:
(1)
				  Potential sources of groundwater contamination shall not be located closer to
				  the well than the separation distances specified in
				  15A NCAC
				  02C .0107(a)(2) or
				  02C .0107(a)(3), as
				  applicable;
(2) In addition to the
				  provisions in
				  15A NCAC
				  02C .0109, the builder, well contractor, pump
				  installer, or homeowner, as applicable, shall provide assistance when necessary
				  to gain access for inspection of the well, pumps, and pumping equipment;
				  and
(3) In addition to the
				  requirements of
				  15A NCAC
				  02C .0113, any well that acts as a source or
				  channel of contamination shall be repaired or permanently abandoned within 30
				  days of receipt of notice from the local health department.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter C - WELL CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS › Section .0300 - PERMITTING AND INSPECTION OF PRIVATE DRINKING WATER WELLS › Section 02C .0303 - APPLICATION FOR PERMIT

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A property owner or the property owner's agent shall submit
					 an application for a permit to construct, repair, or abandon a private drinking
					 water well to the local health department for the county where the well is
					 located or will be located. The application shall include:
(1) The name, the address, and the phone
				  number of the proposed well property owner or agent;
(2) The signature of owner or
				  agent;
(3) The address and the
				  parcel identification number of the property where the proposed well is to be
				  located;
(4) A plat or site
				  plan;
(5) The intended use(s) of
				  the property;
(6) Other information
				  deemed necessary by the local health department to determine the location of
				  the property and any site characteristics, such as existing or permitted sewage
				  disposal systems, easements or rights of way, existing wells or springs,
				  surface water or designated wetlands, chemical or petroleum storage tanks,
				  landfills, waste storage, known source of release of contamination, and any
				  other characteristics or activities on the property or adjacent properties that
				  could impact groundwater quality or suitability of the site for well
				  construction;
(7) Any current or
				  pending restrictions regarding groundwater use as specified in
				  G.S.
				  87-88(a); and
(8) Any variances regarding well construction
				  or location issued under
				  15A NCAC
				  02C .0118.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 87-87;
					 87-97;
Eff. July 1,
					 2008;
Readopted Eff. July 1,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter C - WELL CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS › Section .0300 - PERMITTING AND INSPECTION OF PRIVATE DRINKING WATER WELLS › Section 02C .0305 - GROUT INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION

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(a) The well contractor shall contact the
				  local health department to schedule a grout inspection before grouting a
				  private drinking water well and include the location, permit number, and
				  anticipated time for grouting each private drinking water well. The local
				  health department shall schedule the appointment by the end of the business day
				  before the grouting is to occur except where the local health department has
				  made provisions for scheduling inspections at night or on the same day of the
				  inspection.
(b) Upon completion of
				  a grout inspection, the local health department shall provide a written
				  certification on the well permit that a grout inspection was completed and that
				  the grouting is in compliance with the rules of
				  15A NCAC
				  02C .0100. When a local health department is
				  unable to conduct a grout inspection within one hour of the scheduled time, the
				  well contractor may grout a well without a grout inspection by the local health
				  department. The well contractor shall provide a written certification to the
				  local health department that the well has been grouted in compliance with the
				  rules of 15A NCAC 02C .0100. A completed
				  Well Construction Record form GW-1 stating the well was grouted in compliance
				  with the rules of this Section shall serve as the well contractor's grout
				  certification. For purposes of issuing a Certificate of Completion, the well
				  contractor's grout certification shall be accepted by the local health
				  department as evidence the grout complies with the rules of this Section if the
				  local health department:
(1) was contacted by
				  the well contractor to schedule a grout inspection;
(2) was unable to inspect the grouting of the
				  well within one hour following the scheduled time; and
(3) upon final inspection, finds no evidence
				  to indicate the well grout does not comply with the rules of this
				  Section.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter C - WELL CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS › Section .0300 - PERMITTING AND INSPECTION OF PRIVATE DRINKING WATER WELLS › Section 02C .0306 - WELL COMPLETION AND CERTIFICATION

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(a) After receiving a permit to construct a
				  private drinking water well, the property owner or agent shall notify the
				  health department prior to well construction if any of the following occur:
(1) The separation criteria specified in
				  15A NCAC
				  02C .0107 cannot be met;
(2) The residence or other structure is
				  located other than indicated on the permit;
(3) The use of the structure is changed from
				  the use specified on the permit;
(4) The septic system needs to be changed
				  from the location indicated on the permit;
(5) Landscaping changes have been made that
				  may affect the integrity of the well;
(6) There are current or pending restrictions
				  regarding groundwater use as specified in
				  G.S.
				  87-88(a);
(7) The water source for any well intended
				  for domestic use is adjacent to any water-bearing zone suspected or known to be
				  contaminated; or
(8) Any other
				  changes occur in the information provided in the application for the well
				  permit.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter C - WELL CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS › Section .0300 - PERMITTING AND INSPECTION OF PRIVATE DRINKING WATER WELLS › Section 02C .0307 - WELL DATA AND RECORDS

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(a) Any person
				  completing, abandoning, or repairing any well shall submit a record of the
				  construction, abandonment, or repair to the local health department and the
				  Division of Water Resources within 30 days of completion of construction,
				  abandonment, or repair. The record shall be on a form provided by the
				  Department of Environmental Quality.
(b) The local health department shall
				  maintain a registry of all permitted private drinking water wells, specifying
				  the well location and the water quality test results until the well is
				  permanently abandoned in accordance with this Subchapter.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 87-87;
					 87-97;
Eff. July 1,
					 2008;
Readopted Eff. July 1,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter C - WELL CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS › Section .0300 - PERMITTING AND INSPECTION OF PRIVATE DRINKING WATER WELLS › Section 02C .0308 - APPEAL PROCEDURE

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Appeals concerning permit decisions or actions by the local
					 health department to enforce the rules of this Section shall be conducted
					 according to the procedures established in G.S. 150B, the Administrative
					 Procedure Act.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 87-87;
Eff. July 1,
					 2008;
Readopted Eff. July 1,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter C - WELL CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS › Section .0300 - PERMITTING AND INSPECTION OF PRIVATE DRINKING WATER WELLS › Section 02C .0309 - WELL ABANDONMENT AND CERTIFICATION

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(a) The applicant or well contractor shall
				  contact the local health department to provide notification of intent to
				  permanently abandon a private drinking water well, and include the location,
				  permit number, and anticipated time for abandonment of each private drinking
				  water well. If it is conducting an inspection, the local health department
				  shall schedule the appointment by the end of the business day before the
				  abandonment is to occur except where the local health department has made
				  provisions for scheduling inspections at night or on the same day as the
				  inspection.
(b) Upon notification
				  from the well contractor, the local health department may opt to inspect the
				  well abandonment process. The local health department shall inform the well
				  contractor of its availability and intention to inspect the well abandonment
				  after notification pursuant to Paragraph (a) of this Rule. When a local health
				  department is unable to conduct the abandonment inspection within one hour of
				  the scheduled time, the well contractor may abandon the well without an
				  inspection by the local health department.
(c) Upon completion of a permanent well
				  abandonment, the local health department shall provide a written certification
				  on the well abandonment permit, or other local health department form, that a
				  well abandonment inspection was completed and that the abandonment is in
				  compliance with the rules of
				  15A NCAC
				  02C .0100. When the local health department
				  opts to not inspect the permanent abandonment process, the well contractor
				  shall provide written certification to the local health department that the
				  well has been abandoned in compliance with the rules of
				  15A NCAC
				  02C .0100. A completed Well Abandonment
				  Record form GW-30 stating the well was abandoned in compliance with the rules
				  of this Section shall serve as the well contractor's abandonment
				  certification.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 87-87;
Eff. July 1,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0100 - DEFINITIONS AND REFERENCES › Section 02D .0101 - DEFINITIONS

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The definition of any word or phrase used in Rules of this
					 Subchapter is the same as given in Article 21, G.S. 143, as amended. The
					 following words and phrases, which are not defined in the article, have the
					 following meaning:
(1) "Act" means
				  Article 21, G.S. 143, entitled "Water and Air Resources."
(2) "Administrator" means, when it appears in
				  any Code of Federal Regulation incorporated by reference in this Subchapter,
				  the Director of the Division of Air Quality unless:
(a) a specific rule in this Subchapter
				  specifies otherwise; or
(b) the
				  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in a delegation or approval, states that
				  a specific authority of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
				  Agency is not included in such a delegation or approval.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0100 - DEFINITIONS AND REFERENCES › Section 02D .0102 - REPEALED - PHRASES

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-213;
Eff.
					 February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. December 1, 1976;
Repealed Eff. July 1, 1984.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0100 - DEFINITIONS AND REFERENCES › Section 02D .0103 - COPIES OF REFERENCED FEDERAL REGULATIONS

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Copies of the Code of Federal Regulations sections referred
					 to in this Subchapter may be obtained free of charge online at
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/cfr/
.
					 Copies of referenced rules are also available for public inspection at
					 Department of Environmental Quality regional offices upon request. The contact
					 information for the regional offices is provided on the Division of Air Quality
					 website at
https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/air-quality/regional-offices
.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.3;
					 150B-21.6;
Eff.
					 December 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. December 1, 2005; December 1, 1992;
					 August 1, 1991; July 1, 1988; July 1, 1987;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. January 5, 2016;
Amended Eff.
					 January 1, 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0100 - DEFINITIONS AND REFERENCES › Section 02D .0104 - INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

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(a) If
				  referred to in this Subchapter, the following materials shall be incorporated
				  in this Subchapter by reference:
(1) a
				  regulation codified in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR); and
(2) a method established by the American
				  Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM).
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0100 - DEFINITIONS AND REFERENCES › Section 02D .0105 - MAILING LIST

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(a) The Division
				  shall develop and maintain a mailing list of persons who have requested
				  notification of rule-making as required by G.S. 150B 21.2(d). Such persons
				  shall receive a copy of the complete notice as filed with the Office of
				  Administrative Hearings.
(b) Any
				  person requesting to be on a mailing list established under Paragraph (a) of
				  this Rule shall submit a written request to the Division of Air Quality, 1641
				  Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27699-1641. Payment of fees
				  required under this Rule may be by check or money order for thirty dollars
				  ($30.00) made payable to the Department of Environmental Quality. Payment shall
				  be submitted with each request and received by June 1 of each year. The fee
				  covers from July 1 to June 30 of the following year. A person requesting to be
				  on the list for notification of rule-making may opt to receive notification via
				  email free of charge by contacting Division staff as shown at
https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/air-quality/air-quality-planning
.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.3(a)(1); 150B
					 21.2(d);
Eff. April 1, 1995;
Amended Eff. April 1,
					 2003; July 1, 1998; May 1, 1998;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. January 5, 2016;
Amended Eff.
					 January 1, 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0200 - AIR POLLUTION SOURCES › Section 02D .0202 - REGISTRATION OF AIR POLLUTION SOURCES

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(a)
				  The Director may require the owner or operator of a source of air pollution to
				  register that source, pursuant to G.S. 143 215.107(a)(4).
(b) Any person required to register a source
				  of air pollution with the Division shall register the source on forms provided
				  by the Division and shall provide the following information:
(1) the name of the person, company, or
				  corporation operating the sources;
(2) the address, location, and
				  county;
(3) principal officer of
				  the company;
(4) quantities and
				  kinds of raw materials used;
(5)
				  process flow sheets;
(6) operating
				  schedules;
(7) total weights and
				  kinds of air pollution released;
(8) types and quantities of fuels
				  used;
(9) stack heights;
				  and
(10) other information
				  considered essential in evaluating the potential of the source to cause air
				  pollution.
The forms shall be completed and returned to the Division
					 within 60 days following their receipt.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0300 - AIR POLLUTION EMERGENCIES › Section 02D .0301 - PURPOSE

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Notwithstanding any other provisions of air pollution
					 control regulations or standards, this Section is designed to prevent the
					 excessive buildup of air contaminants during air pollution episodes thereby
					 preventing the occurrence of an emergency due to the effects of these
					 contaminants on the public health.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-215.3(a)(12);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. January 1,
					 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0300 - AIR POLLUTION EMERGENCIES › Section 02D .0302 - EPISODE CRITERIA

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The Director may issue a proclamation of an air pollution
					 alert, air pollution warning, or air pollution emergency if the Director
					 determines that the accumulation of air contaminants in any place is attaining
					 or has attained levels that could, if such levels are sustained or exceeded,
					 lead to a threat to the health of the public. In deciding whether to issue such
					 a proclamation, the Director shall be guided by the following criteria:
(1) Alert. The alert level is that
				  concentration of pollutants at which first stage control actions are to begin.
				  The Secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality with the concurrence
				  of the Governor shall proclaim an alert when any of the following levels is
				  reached at any monitoring site and meteorological conditions are such that
				  pollutant concentrations can be expected to remain at or exceed above levels
				  for 12 or more hours or, in the case of ozone, the situation is likely to
				  reoccur within the next 24-hours unless control actions are taken:
(a) sulfur dioxide -- 800
				  µg/m3 (0.3 ppm), 24-hour average;
(b) carbon monoxide -- 17
				  µg/m3 (15 ppm), eight-hour average;
(c) ozone -- 400
				  µg/m3 (0.2 ppm), one-hour average;
(d) nitrogen dioxide -- 1130
				  µg/m3 (0.6 ppm), one-hour average; 282
				  µg/m3 (0.15 ppm), 24-hour average;
				  or
(e) PM10--350
				  µg/m3 24-hour average.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0300 - AIR POLLUTION EMERGENCIES › Section 02D .0303 - EMISSION REDUCTION PLANS

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(a)
				  Air Pollution Alert. Any person responsible for the operation of a source of
				  air pollution described in
				  15A NCAC
				  02D .0305 shall take all air pollution alert
				  actions required for that source and shall put into effect the preplanned
				  abatement program that is required by
				  15A NCAC
				  02D .0304 for an air pollution
				  alert.
(b) Air Pollution Warning.
				  Any person responsible for the operation of a source of air pollution described
				  in 15A
				  NCAC 02D .0306 shall take all air pollution
				  warning actions required for that source and shall put into effect the
				  preplanned abatement program that is required by
				  15A NCAC
				  02D .0304 for an air pollution
				  warning.
(c) Air Pollution
				  Emergency. Any person responsible for the operation of a source of air
				  pollution described in
				  15A NCAC
				  02D .0307 shall take all air pollution
				  emergency actions required for that source and shall put into effect the
				  preplanned abatement program that is required by
				  15A NCAC
				  02D .0304 for an air pollution
				  emergency.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-215.3(a)(12);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1984;
Readopted Eff. January 1, 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0300 - AIR POLLUTION EMERGENCIES › Section 02D .0304 - PREPLANNED ABATEMENT PROGRAM

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(a)
				  Any person who is responsible for the operation of a source of air pollution
				  that is described in
				  15A NCAC
				  02D .0305,
				  02D .0306, or .0307 or that emits
				  100 tons per year or more of any one pollutant shall prepare an abatement
				  program plan to reduce the emissions of air pollutants into the outdoor
				  atmosphere during periods of an air pollution episode as described in
				  15A NCAC
				  02D .0302. The plan shall be consistent with
				  good industrial practices and safe operating procedures. When the Director
				  requests that the plan be submitted for review, the owner or operator of the
				  source shall submit the plan within 30 days of the Director's
				  request.
(b) When requested by the
				  Commission in writing, any person responsible for the operation of a source not
				  described in
				  15A NCAC
				  02D .0305,
				  02D .0306, or .0307 shall prepare
				  a plan to reduce the emissions of air pollutants into the outdoor atmosphere
				  during periods of air pollution alert, air pollution warning, and air pollution
				  emergency as described in
				  15A NCAC
				  02D .0302. The plan shall be consistent with
				  good industrial practices and safe operating procedures.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-215.3(a)(12);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1988; July 1,
					 1984;
Readopted Eff. January 1,
					 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0300 - AIR POLLUTION EMERGENCIES › Section 02D .0305 - EMISSION REDUCTION PLAN: ALERT LEVEL

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(a)
				  General.
(1) There shall be no open burning
				  of any material otherwise allowed under
				  15A NCAC
				  02D .1900.
(2) The use of incinerators for the disposal
				  of any form of solid waste shall be limited to the hours between noon and 4:00
				  p.m.
(3) Persons operating fuel
				  burning equipment which requires boiler lancing or soot blowing shall perform
				  such operations only between the hours of noon and 4:00 p.m.
(4) Persons operating motor vehicles should
				  eliminate all unnecessary operations.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0300 - AIR POLLUTION EMERGENCIES › Section 02D .0306 - EMISSION REDUCTION PLAN: WARNING LEVEL

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(a)
				  General
(1) There shall be no open burning of
				  any material otherwise allowed under
				  15A NCAC
				  02D .1900.
(2) The use of incinerators for the disposal
				  of solid waste or liquid waste shall be prohibited.
(3) Persons operating fuel-burning equipment
				  which requires boiler lancing or soot blowing shall perform such operations
				  only between noon and 4:00 p.m..
(4) Persons operating motor vehicles should
				  minimize their use through car pools and increased use of public
				  transportation.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0300 - AIR POLLUTION EMERGENCIES › Section 02D .0307 - EMISSION REDUCTION PLAN: EMERGENCY LEVEL

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(a)
				  General
(1) There shall be no open burning of
				  any material otherwise allowed under
				  15A NCAC
				  02D .1900.
(2) The use of incinerators for the disposal
				  of any form of solid or liquid waste shall be prohibited.
(3) All places of employment described below
				  shall cease operations:
(A) mining and
				  quarrying of nonmetallic minerals;
(B) all manufacturing establishments except
				  those required to have in force a preplanned abatement program for an air
				  pollution emergency;
(C) all
				  construction work involving grading or other operations that generate
				  dust;
(D) all wholesale and retail
				  establishments except pharmacies and stores primarily engaged in the sale of
				  food;
(E) all commercial and
				  manufacturing establishments, automobile repair services and garages,
				  laundries, barbershops, beauty shops, and motion picture theaters;
				  and
(F) elementary and secondary
				  schools, colleges, universities, and professional schools.
(4) The use of motor vehicles is prohibited
				  except in emergencies with the approval of local or state police.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0400 - AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS › Section 02D .0401 - PURPOSE

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(a) The purpose of
				  the ambient air quality standards set out in this Section is to establish
				  certain maximum limits on parameters of air quality considered desirable for
				  the preservation and enhancement of the quality of the State's air resources.
				  Furthermore, the objective of the Commission, consistent with the North
				  Carolina Air Pollution Control Law, shall be to prevent significant
				  deterioration in ambient air quality in any substantial portion of the State
				  where existing air quality is better than the standards. An atmosphere in which
				  these standards are not exceeded should provide for the protection of the
				  public health, plant and animal life, and property.
(b) Ground-level concentrations of pollutants
				  shall be determined by sampling at fixed locations in areas beyond the premises
				  on which a source is located. The standards shall be applicable at each such
				  sampling location in the State.
(c)
				  No facility or source of air pollution shall cause any ambient air quality
				  standard in this Section to be exceeded or contribute to a violation of any
				  ambient air quality standard in this Section except as allowed by
				  15A NCAC
				  02D .0531 or
				  02D .0532.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-215.107(a)(3);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. December 1, 1992; October 1,
					 1989; July 1, 1984;
Readopted Eff. January 1,
					 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0400 - AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS › Section 02D .0402 - SULFUR OXIDES

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(a) The ambient air
				  quality standards for sulfur oxides measured as sulfur dioxide shall be:
(1) 80 micrograms per cubic meter (0.03 ppm)
				  annual arithmetic mean;
(2) 365
				  micrograms per cubic meter (0.14 ppm) maximum 24-hour concentration not to be
				  exceeded more than once per year; and
(3) 1300 micrograms per cubic meter (0.5 ppm)
				  maximum three-hour concentration not to be exceeded more than once per
				  year.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0400 - AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS › Section 02D .0403 - TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATES

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(a) The ambient air quality standards for
				  total suspended particulate matter are:
(1)
				  75 micrograms per cubic meter annual geometric mean; and
(2) 150 micrograms per cubic meter maximum
				  24-hour concentration not to be exceeded more than once per year.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0400 - AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS › Section 02D .0404 - CARBON MONOXIDE

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(a) The ambient air
				  quality standards for carbon monoxide shall be:
(1) 9 parts per million (10 milligrams per
				  cubic meter) maximum eight-hour average concentration not to be exceeded more
				  than once per year; and
(2) 35
				  parts per million (40 milligrams per cubic meter) maximum one-hour average
				  concentration not to be exceeded more than once per year.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0400 - AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS › Section 02D .0405 - OZONE

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The ambient air quality standard for ozone measured by a
					 reference method based on Appendix D of 40 CFR Part 50 and designated according
					 to 40 CFR Part 53 shall be 0.070 parts per million (ppm), daily maximum
					 eight-hour average. The standard shall be deemed attained at an ambient air
					 quality monitoring site when the average of the annual fourth-highest daily
					 maximum eight-hour average ozone concentration is less than or equal to 0.070
					 parts per million (ppm) as determined by Appendix U of 40 CFR Part 50, or
					 equivalent methods established under 40 CFR Part 53.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-215.107(a)(3);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2010; April 1, 1999;
					 July 1, 1984; July 1, 1979; December 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff.
					 January 1, 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0400 - AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS › Section 02D .0406 - REPEALED - HYDROCARBONS

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-215.107(a)(3);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. December 1, 1976;
Repealed Eff. July 1, 1984.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0400 - AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS › Section 02D .0407 - NITROGEN DIOXIDE

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(a) The primary
				  annual ambient air quality standard for oxides of nitrogen shall be 53 parts
				  per billion annual average concentration measured in the ambient air as
				  nitrogen dioxide.
(b) The primary
				  one-hour ambient air quality standard for oxides of nitrogen shall be 100 parts
				  per billion one hour annual average concentration measured in the ambient air
				  as nitrogen dioxide.
(c) The
				  secondary ambient air quality standard for nitrogen dioxide shall be 0.053
				  parts per million (100 micrograms per cubic meter) annual arithmetic mean
				  concentration.
(d) Sampling and
				  analysis shall be in accordance with:
(1)
				  procedures in Appendix F of 40 CFR Part 50; or
(2) by a Federal Equivalent Method (FEM)
				  designated in accordance with 40 CFR Part 53.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0400 - AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS › Section 02D .0408 - LEAD

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The ambient air quality standard for lead and its
					 compounds, measured as elemental lead by a reference method based on Appendix G
					 of 40 CFR Part 50 or by an equivalent method established under 40 CFR Part 53,
					 shall be 0.15 micrograms per cubic meter. The standard shall be deemed met when
					 the maximum arithmetic three-month mean concentration for a three-year period,
					 as determined in accordance with Appendix R of 40 CFR Part 50, is less than or
					 equal to 0.15 micrograms per cubic meter.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-215.107(a)(3);
Eff. June 1, 1980;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2010; July 1,
					 1984;
Readopted Eff. January 1,
					 2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0400 - AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS › Section 02D .0409 - PM10 PARTICULATE MATTER

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(a) The ambient air
				  quality standard for PM10 particulate matter shall be 150 micrograms per cubic
				  meter (µg/m3), 24-hour average concentration.
				  This standard shall be deemed attained when 150
				  (µg/m3), as determined according to Appendix N
				  of 40 CFR Part 50, is not exceeded more than once per year on average over a
				  three-year period.
(b) For the
				  purpose of determining attainment of the standards in Paragraph (a) of this
				  Rule, particulate matter shall be measured in the ambient air as PM10
				  (particles with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal 10
				  micrometers) by either:
(1) a reference method
				  based on Appendix M of 40 CFR Part 50 and designated according to 40 CFR Part
				  53; or
(2) an equivalent method
				  designated according to 40 CFR Part 53.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0400 - AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS › Section 02D .0410 - PM2.5 PARTICULATE MATTER

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(a)
				  The national primary ambient air quality standards for PM2.5 shall be 12.0
				  micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3) annual
				  arithmetic mean concentration and 35 µg/m3
				  24-hour average concentration measured in the ambient air as PM2.5 (particles
				  with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal 2.5 micrometers)
				  by either:
(1) A reference method based on
				  appendix L to 40 CFR Part 50 and designated in accordance with 40 CFR Part 53;
				  or
(2) An equivalent method
				  designated in accordance with 40 CFR Part 53.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0501 - COMPLIANCE WITH EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS

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(a)
				  Purpose and Scope. The purpose of this Rule is to assure compliance with
				  emission control standards found in this Section. This Rule shall apply to all
				  air pollution sources, both combustion and non-combustion.
(b) New sources shall be in compliance prior
				  to beginning operations.
(c) The
				  owner or operator of an air pollution source shall operate or control the
				  source in a manner to meet emission standards in this Section and not cause the
				  ambient air quality standards pursuant to
				  15A NCAC
				  02D .0400 to be exceeded at any point beyond
				  the premises on which the source is located. When controls more stringent than
				  those named in the applicable emission standards in this Section are required
				  to prevent violation of the ambient air quality standards or are required to
				  create an offset, the permit shall contain a condition requiring these
				  controls.
(d) The Bubble Concept.
				  As provided in this Paragraph, a facility with multiple emission sources or
				  multiple facilities within the same area may choose to meet the total emission
				  limitation for a given pollutant through a different mix of controls than those
				  required by the rules in
				  15A NCAC
				  02D .0500 or
				  02D .0900.
(1) In order for this mix of alternative
				  controls to be permitted, the Director shall determine that the following
				  conditions are met:
(A) Sources pursuant to
				  which 15A NCAC 02D .0524,
				  02D .0530,
				  02D .0531,
				  02D .1110, or .1111, the federal
				  New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), the federal National Emission
				  Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP), regulations established
				  pursuant to Section 111(d) of the federal Clean Air Act, or state or federal
				  Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) requirements apply shall have
				  emissions no larger than if there were not an alternative mix of
				  controls;
(B) The facility or
				  facilities is located in an attainment area, an unclassifiable area, or in an
				  area that has been demonstrated to be attainment by the statutory deadlines
				  with reasonable further progress toward attainment for those pollutants being
				  considered;
(C) All of the emission
				  sources affected by the alternative mix are in compliance with applicable
				  regulations or are in compliance with established compliance agreements;
				  and
(D) The review of an
				  application for the proposed mix of alternative controls and the enforcement of
				  the resulting permit shall not require expenditures of State funds in excess of
				  five times that which would otherwise be required for the review and
				  enforcement of permits without an alternative mix of controls.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0502 - PURPOSE

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The purpose of the emission control standards set out in
					 this Section is to establish maximum limits on the rate of emission of air
					 contaminants into the atmosphere.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-215.107(a)(5);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. June 1, 1981;
Readopted Eff. November 1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter D - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS › Section .0500 - EMISSION CONTROL STANDARDS › Section 02D .0503 - PARTICULATES FROM FUEL BURNING INDIRECT HEAT EXCHANGERS

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(a) For the
				  purpose of this Rule, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) "Functionally dependent" means that
				  structures, buildings, or equipment are interconnected through common process
				  streams, supply lines, flues, or stacks.
(2) "Indirect heat exchanger" means any
				  equipment used for the alteration of the temperature of one fluid by the use of
				  another fluid in which the two fluids are separated by an impervious surface
				  such that there is no mixing of the two fluids.
(3) "Plant site" means any single or
				  collection of structures, buildings, facilities, equipment, installations, or
				  operations that:
(A) are located on one or
				  more adjacent properties;
(B) are
				  under common legal control; and
(C)
				  are functionally dependent in their operations.