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North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 01 - DEPARTMENTAL RULES › Subchapter T - WATER RESOURCES GRANT PROGRAMS › Section .0300 - COASTAL STORM DAMAGE MITIGATION FUND › Section 01T .0304 - COASTAL STORM DAMAGE MITIGATION FUND APPLICATION

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(a) To
				  apply for grant funds from the Coastal Storm Damage Mitigation Fund, the
				  application shall be on forms provided by the Division and submitted to the
				  Division's Coastal Infrastructure Grant Coordinator. The grant coordinator's
				  contact information and the application forms are available at
https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-grants/water-resources-development-grant-program
.
(b) The application shall include the
				  following:
(1) primary contact or project
				  manager's name, title, organization, tax ID number (if applicable), email
				  address, mailing address, telephone number;
(2) the contact and address to which the
				  Department should sent grant funds and grant/project correspondence;
(3) project title, description, scope and
				  location;
(4) description of
				  existing conditions and land use within project area;
(5) anticipated contract start and end
				  dates;
(6) address the criteria in
				  Rule .0305 of this Section;
(7)
				  itemized project budget;
(8)
				  project plans and locations maps;
(10) official resolution in accordance with
				  15A NCAC
				  02G .0104 with subsequent amendments;
				  and
(11) the local government's
				  conflict of interest policy.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 01 - DEPARTMENTAL RULES › Subchapter T - WATER RESOURCES GRANT PROGRAMS › Section .0300 - COASTAL STORM DAMAGE MITIGATION FUND › Section 01T .0305 - GRANT APPLICATION REVIEW AND APPROVAL

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The Division shall review grant applications and may either
					 approve, approve in part, or disapprove applications based on the following
					 criteria:
(1) the economic, social,
				  and environmental benefits to be provided by the project;
(2) mitigation measures to be implemented to
				  avoid and minimize detrimental environmental impacts
(3) expected useful life of the
				  project;
(4) the source and
				  availability of other funding sources for the project; and
(5) viability and efficiencies of the
				  project, including but not limited to regional planning, beneficial use of
				  clean, beach quality dredged material from navigation channels within the
				  nearshore, beach or inlet shoal system, and readiness to process based on the
				  project phase, permitting status, property access, and construction
				  schedule.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 01 - DEPARTMENTAL RULES › Subchapter T - WATER RESOURCES GRANT PROGRAMS › Section .0300 - COASTAL STORM DAMAGE MITIGATION FUND › Section 01T .0306 - POST FUNDING AWARD

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(a) If
				  the Division awards a grant from the Coastal Storm Damage Mitigation Fund and
				  the local government accepts the grant award, then a grant contract must be
				  executed prior to any grant funds being dispersed.
(b) Any changes to the scope of the project
				  or project budget after submission of a grant application will, at minimum,
				  require written approval by the Division and the Division may require a grant
				  contract amendment.
(c) The term of
				  the grant contract may be extended at the discretion of the Division. A request
				  from a grantee to extend the grant contract shall be submitted at least 45 days
				  prior to the grant contract expiration date and shall include:
(1) justification for the extension
				  request;
(2) summary of the current
				  project status; and
(3) anticipated
				  project schedule moving forward.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter A - ORGANIZATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION › Section 02A .0101 - EXPIRED - NAME

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  143-215.3(a)(1);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Expired Eff. February 1, 2017 pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter A - ORGANIZATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION › Section 02A .0102 - DEFINITIONS

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The following definitions shall be used throughout this
				  Subchapter:
(1) Commission -- shall
				mean the Environmental Management Commission;
(2) Secretary -- shall mean the Secretary,
				Department of Natural Resources and Community Development;
(3) Division -- shall mean the Division of
				environmental management, Department of Natural Resources and Community
				Development;
(4) Director -- shall
				mean the Director, Division of Environmental Management, Department of Natural
				Resources and Community Development;
(5) State -- shall mean the State of North
				Carolina.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  143-215.3(a)(1);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. December 15, 1978; November 1,
				  1978;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. January 3,
				  2017.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter A - ORGANIZATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION › Section 02A .0103 - EXPIRED - GENERAL DUTIES AND POWERS

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  143-215.3(a)(1);
				  143B-282;
Eff.
				  February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1988;
Expired
				  Eff. February 1, 2017 pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter A - ORGANIZATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION › Section 02A .0104 - REPEALED - STRUCTURE

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  143-215.3(a)(1);
				  143B-283 to
				  143B-285;
Eff.
				  February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. November 1, 1978;
Repealed Eff. July 1, 1988.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter A - ORGANIZATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION › Section 02A .0105 - DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY

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(a)
				The N.C. Environmental Management Commission therefore resolves that:
(1) Whenever in these resolutions and rules
				there exists a delegation of authority to the Director, Office of Water and Air
				Resources (now the Division of Environmental Management), it shall become and
				read as a delegation of authority to the Secretary of the Department of
				Environment, Health, and Natural Resources to act on behalf of the N.C.
				Environmental Management Commission; and
(2) The Secretary of the Department of
				Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, in addition to the delegations
				mentioned in Paragraph (a)(1) of this Rule, is hereby delegated the authority
				to issue permits for the Environmental Management Commission as provided in
				N.C. General Statutes 143-215.1,
				143-215.108,
				143-215.109,
				143-215.15,
				143-215.28, and
				87-88, and to approve the use of
				chemicals or other dispersants or treatment materials as provided in
				G.S.
				143-215.84(a), and the
				Secretary or his delegate shall report all such issuances or approvals to the
				Commission; and
(3) The Secretary
				of the Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources may delegate
				such of these authorities to any qualified employee of the Department of
				Environment, Health, and Natural Resources upon a finding by the Secretary of
				necessity in order to effectively and efficiently administer and enforce the
				rules of the N.C. Environmental Management Commission.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter A - ORGANIZATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION › Section 02A .0106 - REPEALED - REDELEGATIONS FROM THE SECRETARY

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  143-215.3(a)(1);
				  143-215.3(a)(4);
				  143B-10;
Eff.
				  February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. December 4, 1978; September 3, 1976;
				  July 28, 1976;
Repealed Eff. July 1,
				  1988.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter A - ORGANIZATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION › Section 02A .0107 - CREATION OF N.P.D.E.S. COMMITTEE

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(a)
				The Chairman of the Commission shall appoint at least five members of the
				Commission to serve as the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
				(NPDES) Committee, to advise the Commission on matters related to that
				system.
(b) Appointees to the NPDES
				Committee shall be persons who do not receive, or during the previous 24 months
				have not received, a significant portion of their income directly or indirectly
				from NPDES permit holders or applicants for NPDES permits.
(c) For purposes of this Rule:
(1) The term "significant portion of their
				income" shall mean 10 percent of gross personal income for a calendar year,
				except that it shall mean 50 percent of gross personal income for a calendar
				year if the recipient is receiving such portion pursuant to retirement,
				pension, or similar arrangement, including other forms of income.
(2) The "NPDES permit holders or applicants
				for NPDES permits" shall not include any department or agency of a state
				government.
(3) The term "income"
				includes, but is not limited to, retirement benefits, consultant fees, and
				stock dividends.
(4) Income is not
				received "directly or indirectly form NPDES permit holders or applicants for
				NPDES permits" where it is derived from mutual-fund payments, or from other
				diversified investments for which the recipient cannot identify the primary
				sources of income.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter A - ORGANIZATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION › Section 02A .0108 - REPEALED - REDELEGATION BY DIRECTOR: DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MGM'T

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Authority
				  G.S.
				  143B-10;
				  87-88;
				  143-215.1;
				  143-215.108;
Eff.
				  December 11, 1978;
Amended Eff. June 18, 1979;
Repealed
				  Eff. July 1, 1988.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter B - SURFACE WATER AND WETLAND STANDARDS › Section .0100 - PROCEDURES FOR ASSIGNMENT OF WATER QUALITY STANDARDS › Section 02B .0102 - REPEALED - USE OF CLASSIFICATIONS AND WATER QUALITY STANDARDS

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-214.1;
Eff. February 1,
					 1976;
Repealed Eff. January 1,
					 1985.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter B - SURFACE WATER AND WETLAND STANDARDS › Section .0100 - PROCEDURES FOR ASSIGNMENT OF WATER QUALITY STANDARDS › Section 02B .0103 - ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES

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(a)
				  Chemical/Physical Procedures. Tests or analytical procedures to determine
				  conformity with standards shall, insofar as practicable and applicable, conform
				  to the guidelines by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) codified as
				  40 CFR, Part 136, which are hereby incorporated by reference including
				  subsequent amendments and editions. A copy of the most current version of 40
				  CFR Part 136 is available free of charge at
https://www.govinfo.gov
. Methods
				  not codified by 40 CFR, Part 136 shall, insofar as practicable and applicable,
				  conform to the American Public Health Association (APHA), American Water Works
				  Association (AWWA), and Water Environment Federation (WEF) publication
				  "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater"
				  (20th edition), which is incorporated by reference,
				  including subsequent amendments and editions. The 20th edition is available for
				  inspection at the Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water
				  Resources, 512 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604-1170. A
				  print copy of the most current edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination
				  of Water and Wastewater" is available for purchase at a cost of three hundred
				  and ninety-five dollars ($395.00) from the following places: APHA, 800 I Street
				  NW, Washington, DC 20001; AWWA, 6666 W. Quincy Avenue, Denver, CO 80235; or
				  WEF, 601 Wythe Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.
(b) Biological Procedures. Biological tests
				  to determine conformity with standards shall be based on methods published by
				  the EPA as codified as 40 CFR, Part 136, which are incorporated by reference
				  including subsequent amendments and editions. A copy of the most current
				  version of 40 CFR Part 136 is available free of charge at
https://www.govinfo.gov
.
(c) Wetland Evaluation Procedures.
				  Evaluations of wetlands for the presence of existing uses shall be based on
				  procedures approved by the Director. The Director shall approve wetland
				  evaluation procedures that have been demonstrated to produce verifiable and
				  repeatable results and that have widespread acceptance in the scientific
				  community. Copies of approved methods or guidance may be obtained at no cost by
				  submitting a written request to NCDWR, Wetlands Branch, 1617 Mail Service
				  Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-214.1;
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. February 1, 1993; October 1,
					 1989; January 1, 1985; September 9, 1979;
RRC Objection Eff. July
					 18, 1996 due to lack of statutory authority and ambiguity;
Amended
					 Eff. October 1, 1996;
Readopted Eff. November 1, 2019;
Amended Eff. June 1, 2020.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter B - SURFACE WATER AND WETLAND STANDARDS › Section .0100 - PROCEDURES FOR ASSIGNMENT OF WATER QUALITY STANDARDS › Section 02B .0105 - REPEALED - DETERMINATION OF SAFETY OR SUITABILITY: CLASS A-II WATERS

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-214.1;
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. January 1, 1985; September 9,
					 1979;
Repealed Eff. February 1,
					 1986.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter B - SURFACE WATER AND WETLAND STANDARDS › Section .0100 - PROCEDURES FOR ASSIGNMENT OF WATER QUALITY STANDARDS › Section 02B .0106 - REPEALED - CONSIDERATIONS/ASSIGNING CLASSIFICATIONS FOR PRIMARY RECREATION

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-214.1;
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. October 1, 1989; January 1,
					 1985; September 9, 1979;
Repealed Eff. November 1,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter B - SURFACE WATER AND WETLAND STANDARDS › Section .0100 - PROCEDURES FOR ASSIGNMENT OF WATER QUALITY STANDARDS › Section 02B .0107 - REPEALED - DEFINITION OF REGULATIONS: CLASSIFICATIONS: AND STANDARDS

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-214.1;
Eff. February 1,
					 1976;
Repealed Eff. January 1,
					 1985.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter B - SURFACE WATER AND WETLAND STANDARDS › Section .0100 - PROCEDURES FOR ASSIGNMENT OF WATER QUALITY STANDARDS › Section 02B .0108 - REPEALED - CONSIDERATIONS IN ASSIGNING THE SHELLFISHING AREA CLASSIFICATION

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-214.1;
Eff. January 1,
					 1985;
Amended Eff. October 1, 1989;
Repealed Eff.
					 November 1, 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter B - SURFACE WATER AND WETLAND STANDARDS › Section .0100 - PROCEDURES FOR ASSIGNMENT OF WATER QUALITY STANDARDS › Section 02B .0109 - REPEALED - WATERS AFFECTED BY DREDGE AND FILL ACTIVITIES

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-214.1;
Eff. October 1,
					 1989;
Repealed Eff. October 1,
					 1996.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter B - SURFACE WATER AND WETLAND STANDARDS › Section .0100 - PROCEDURES FOR ASSIGNMENT OF WATER QUALITY STANDARDS › Section 02B .0110 - CONSIDERATIONS FOR FEDERALLY-LISTED THREATENED OR ENDANGERED AQUATIC SPECIES

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Certain waters provide habitat for federally-listed aquatic
					 animal species that are listed as threatened or endangered by the U.S. Fish and
					 Wildlife Service or National Marine Fisheries Service under the provisions of
					 the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 and subsequent
					 modifications. Maintenance and recovery of the water quality conditions
					 required to sustain and recover federally-listed threatened and endangered
					 aquatic animal species contributes to the support and maintenance of a balanced
					 and indigenous community of aquatic organisms and thereby protects the
					 biological integrity of the waters. Rules .0225 and .0227 of this Subchapter
					 shall apply to the development of site-specific strategies to maintain or
					 recover the water quality conditions required to sustain and recover
					 federally-listed threatened or endangered aquatic animal species. Nothing in
					 this Rule shall prevent the Division or Commission from taking other actions
					 within its authority to maintain and restore the quality of these
					 waters.
Authority
					 G. S.
					 143-214.1;
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
					 143-215.8A;
Eff.
					 August 1, 2000;
Readopted Eff. November 1,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter B - SURFACE WATER AND WETLAND STANDARDS › Section .0200 - CLASSIFICATIONS AND WATER QUALITY STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO SURFACE WATERS AND WETLANDS OF NORTH CAROLINA › Section 02B .0202 - DEFINITIONS

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The definition of any word or phrase used in this Section
					 shall be the same as given in G.S. 143, Article 21. The following words and
					 phrases shall be defined as follows:
(1) "Acute toxicity to aquatic life" means
				  lethality or other harmful effects sustained by either resident aquatic
				  populations or indicator species used as test organisms in a controlled
				  toxicity test due to a short-term exposure (relative to the life cycle of the
				  organism) of 96 hours or less to a specific chemical or mixture of chemicals
				  (as in an effluent). Acute toxicity shall be determined using the following
				  procedures:
(a) for specific chemical
				  constituents or compounds, acceptable levels shall be equivalent to a
				  concentration of one-half or less of the Final Acute Value (FAV) as determined
				  according to "Guidelines for Deriving Numerical Water Quality Criteria for the
				  Protection of Aquatic Life and its Uses" published by the Environmental
				  Protection Agency and referenced in the Federal Register (50 FR 30784, July 29,
				  1985) which is incorporated by reference including subsequent amendments and
				  editions.
(b) for specific chemical
				  constituents or compounds for which values described under Sub-Item (a) of this
				  Item cannot be determined, acceptable levels shall be equivalent to a
				  concentration of one-third or less of the lowest available LC50
				  value.
(c) for effluents,
				  acceptable levels shall be defined as no statistically measurable lethality (99
				  percent confidence level using Student's t-test) during a specified exposure
				  period. Concentrations of exposure shall be based on permit requirements and
				  procedures in accordance with
				  15A NCAC
				  02H .1110.
(d) in instances where detailed dose response
				  data indicate that levels of acute toxicity are different from those defined in
				  this Rule, the Director may determine on a case-by-case basis an alternate
				  acceptable level through statistical analyses of the dose response in
				  accordance with
				  15A NCAC
				  02H .1110.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter B - SURFACE WATER AND WETLAND STANDARDS › Section .0200 - CLASSIFICATIONS AND WATER QUALITY STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO SURFACE WATERS AND WETLANDS OF NORTH CAROLINA › Section 02B .0203 - PROTECTION OF WATERS DOWNSTREAM OF RECEIVING WATERS

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Water quality based effluent limitations and management
					 practices for direct or indirect discharges of waste or for other sources of
					 water pollution shall be developed by the Division such that the water quality
					 standards and best usage of receiving waters and all downstream waters will not
					 be impaired.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-214.1;
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. October 1, 1989; January 1,
					 1985; September 9, 1979;
Readopted Eff. November 1,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter B - SURFACE WATER AND WETLAND STANDARDS › Section .0200 - CLASSIFICATIONS AND WATER QUALITY STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO SURFACE WATERS AND WETLANDS OF NORTH CAROLINA › Section 02B .0204 - LOCATION OF SAMPLING SITES AND MIXING ZONES

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(a) In
				  conducting tests or making analytical determinations of classified waters to
				  determine whether they conform with the water quality standards established in
				  accordance with this Subchapter, samples shall be collected outside of mixing
				  zones. However, if required by NPDES permit, samples shall be collected within
				  the mixing zone in order to ensure compliance with in-zone water quality
				  requirements as outlined in Paragraph (b) of this Rule.
(b) A mixing zone may be established in the
				  area of a discharge in order to provide opportunity for the mixture of the
				  wastewater with the receiving waters. Water quality standards shall not apply
				  within regions designated as mixing zones, except that such zones shall be
				  subject to the conditions established in accordance with this Rule. The need
				  for and limits of such mixing zones shall be determined by the Division on a
				  case-by-case basis after consideration of the magnitude and character of the
				  waste discharge and the size and character of the receiving waters. Mixing
				  zones shall be designated such that discharges will not:
(1) result in acute toxicity to aquatic life,
				  defined in Rule .0202(1) of this Section, or prevent free passage of aquatic
				  organisms around the mixing zone;
(2) result in offensive conditions;
(3) produce undesirable aquatic life or
				  result in a dominance of nuisance species outside of the assigned mixing zone;
				  or
(4) endanger the public health
				  or welfare.
In addition, a mixing zone shall not be designated for
					 point source discharges of fecal coliform organisms in waters classified
					 "WS-II," "WS-III," "B," or "SA," as defined in Rule .0301 of this Subchapter.
					 Mixing zones shall not be designated for point source discharges of enterococci
					 in waters classified "SB" or "SA," as defined in Rule .0301 of this Subchapter.
					 For the discharge of heated wastewater, compliance with federal rules and
					 regulations pursuant to Section 316(a) of the Clean Water Act, as amended,
					 shall constitute compliance with Paragraph (b) of this Rule.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter B - SURFACE WATER AND WETLAND STANDARDS › Section .0200 - CLASSIFICATIONS AND WATER QUALITY STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO SURFACE WATERS AND WETLANDS OF NORTH CAROLINA › Section 02B .0205 - NATURAL CHARACTERISTICS OUTSIDE STANDARDS LIMITS

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Natural waters may on occasion, or temporarily, have
					 characteristics outside of the normal range established by the water quality
					 standards in this Subchapter. The adopted water quality standards relate to the
					 condition of waters as affected by the discharge of sewage, industrial wastes,
					 or other wastes including those from nonpoint sources and other sources of
					 water pollution. Water quality standards shall not be considered violated if
					 values outside the normal range are caused by natural conditions. If wastes are
					 discharged to such waters, the discharger shall not be deemed a contributor to
					 substandard conditions if maximum treatment in compliance with permit
					 requirements is maintained and, therefore, meeting the established limits is
					 beyond the discharger's control.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-214.1;
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. October 1, 1989; January 1,
					 1985;
Readopted Eff. November 1,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter B - SURFACE WATER AND WETLAND STANDARDS › Section .0200 - CLASSIFICATIONS AND WATER QUALITY STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO SURFACE WATERS AND WETLANDS OF NORTH CAROLINA › Section 02B .0207 - REPEALED - MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE DEGREE OF TREATMENT

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-214.1;
Eff. February 1,
					 1976;
Repealed Eff. September 9,
					 1979.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter B - SURFACE WATER AND WETLAND STANDARDS › Section .0200 - CLASSIFICATIONS AND WATER QUALITY STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO SURFACE WATERS AND WETLANDS OF NORTH CAROLINA › Section 02B .0209-0210

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-214.1;
Eff. February 1,
					 1976;
Amended Eff. September 9, 1979;
Repealed Eff.
					 January 1, 1985.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter B - SURFACE WATER AND WETLAND STANDARDS › Section .0200 - CLASSIFICATIONS AND WATER QUALITY STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO SURFACE WATERS AND WETLANDS OF NORTH CAROLINA › Section 02B .0212 - FRESH SURFACE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR CLASS WS-I WATERS

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The following water quality standards shall apply to
					 surface waters within water supply watersheds classified as WS-I. Water quality
					 standards applicable to Class C waters as described in Rule .0211 of this
					 Section shall also apply to Class WS-I waters.
(1) The best usage of waters classified as
				  WS-I shall be as a source of water supply for drinking, culinary, or food
				  processing purposes for those users desiring maximum protection of their water
				  supplies in the form of the most stringent WS classification, and any best
				  usage specified for Class C waters. Class WS-I waters are waters located on
				  land in public ownership and waters located in undeveloped
				  watersheds.
(2) The best usage of
				  waters classified as WS-I shall be maintained as follows:
(a) Water quality standards in a WS-I
				  watershed shall meet the requirements as specified in Item (3) of this
				  Rule.
(b) Wastewater and stormwater
				  point source discharges in a WS-I watershed shall meet the requirements as
				  specified in Item (4) of this Rule.
(c) Nonpoint source pollution in a WS-I
				  watershed shall meet the requirements as specified in Item (5) of this
				  Rule.
(d) Following approved
				  treatment, as defined in Rule .0202 of this Section, the waters shall meet the
				  Maximum Contaminant Level concentrations considered safe for drinking,
				  culinary, and food-processing purposes that are specified in 40 CFR Part 141
				  National Primary Drinking Water Regulations and in the North Carolina Rules
				  Governing Public Water Supplies,
				  15A NCAC
				  18C .1500, incorporated by reference
				  including subsequent amendments and editions.
(e) Sources of water pollution that preclude
				  any of the best uses on either a short-term or long-term basis shall be deemed
				  to violate a water quality standard.
(f) The Class WS-I classification may be used
				  to protect portions of Class WS-II, WS-III, and WS-IV water supplies. For
				  reclassifications occurring after the July 1, 1992 statewide reclassification,
				  a WS-I classification that is requested by local governments shall be
				  considered by the Commission if all local governments having jurisdiction in
				  the affected areas have adopted a resolution and the appropriate ordinances as
				  required by
				  G.S.
				  143-214.5(d) to protect the
				  watershed or if the Commission acts to protect a watershed when one or more
				  local governments has failed to adopt protective measures as required by this
				  Sub-Item.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter B - SURFACE WATER AND WETLAND STANDARDS › Section .0200 - CLASSIFICATIONS AND WATER QUALITY STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO SURFACE WATERS AND WETLANDS OF NORTH CAROLINA › Section 02B .0213 - REPEALED - REVISIONS TO DISSOLVED OXYGEN STANDARDS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-214.1;
Eff. December 14,
					 1978;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1988;
Repealed Eff. October
					 1, 1989.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter B - SURFACE WATER AND WETLAND STANDARDS › Section .0200 - CLASSIFICATIONS AND WATER QUALITY STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO SURFACE WATERS AND WETLANDS OF NORTH CAROLINA › Section 02B .0214 - FRESH SURFACE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR CLASS WS-II WATERS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The following water quality standards shall apply to
					 surface waters within water supply watersheds classified as WS-II. Water
					 quality standards applicable to Class C waters as described in Rule .0211of
					 this Section shall also apply to Class WS-II waters.
(1) The best usage of waters classified as
				  WS-II shall be as a source of water supply for drinking, culinary, or
				  food-processing purposes for those users desiring maximum protection for their
				  water supplies where a WS-I classification is not feasible as determined by the
				  Commission in accordance with Rule .0212 of this Section and any best usage
				  specified for Class C waters.
(2)
				  The best usage of waters classified as WS-II shall be maintained as follows:
(a) Water quality standards in a WS-II
				  watershed shall meet the requirements as specified in Item (3) of this
				  Rule.
(b) Wastewater and stormwater
				  point source discharges in a WS-II watershed shall meet the requirements as
				  specified in Item (4) of this Rule.
(c) Nonpoint source pollution in a WS-II
				  watershed shall meet the requirements as specified in Item (5) of this
				  Rule.
(d) Following approved
				  treatment, as defined in Rule .0202 of this Section, the waters shall meet the
				  Maximum Contaminant Level concentrations considered safe for drinking,
				  culinary, and food-processing purposes that are specified in 40 CFR Part 141
				  National Primary Drinking Water Regulations and in the North Carolina Rules
				  Governing Public Water Supplies,
				  15A NCAC
				  18C .1500.
(e) Sources of water pollution that preclude
				  any of the best uses on either a short-term or long-term basis shall be deemed
				  to violate a water quality standard.
(f) The Class WS-II classification may be
				  used to protect portions of Class WS-III and WS-IV water supplies. For
				  reclassifications of these portions of Class WS-III and WS-IV water supplies
				  occurring after the July 1, 1992 statewide reclassification, a WS-II
				  classification that is requested by local governments shall be considered by
				  the Commission if all local governments having jurisdiction in the affected
				  areas have adopted a resolution and the appropriate ordinances as required by
				  G.S.
				  143-214.5(d) to protect the
				  watershed or if the Commission acts to protect a watershed when one or more
				  local governments has failed to adopt protective measures as required by this
				  Sub-Item.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter B - SURFACE WATER AND WETLAND STANDARDS › Section .0200 - CLASSIFICATIONS AND WATER QUALITY STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO SURFACE WATERS AND WETLANDS OF NORTH CAROLINA › Section 02B .0215 - FRESH SURFACE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR CLASS WS-III WATERS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The following water quality standards shall apply to
					 surface waters within water supply watersheds classified as WS-III. Water
					 quality standards applicable to Class C waters as described in Rule .0211 of
					 this Section shall also apply to Class WS-III waters.
(1) The best usage of waters classified as
				  WS-III shall be as a source of water supply for drinking, culinary, or
				  food-processing purposes for those users where a more protective WS-I or WS-II
				  classification is not feasible as determined by the Commission in accordance
				  with Rules .0212 and .0214 of this Section and any other best usage specified
				  for Class C waters.
(2) The best
				  usage of waters classified as WS-III shall be maintained as follows:
(a) Water quality standards in a WS-III
				  watershed shall meet the requirements as specified in Item (3) of this
				  Rule.
(b) Wastewater and stormwater
				  point source discharges in a WS-III watershed shall meet the requirements as
				  specified in Item (4) of this Rule.
(c) Nonpoint source pollution in a WS-III
				  watershed shall meet the requirements as specified in Item (5) of this
				  Rule.
(d) Following approved
				  treatment, as defined in Rule .0202 of this Section, the waters shall meet the
				  Maximum Contaminant Level concentrations considered safe for drinking,
				  culinary, or food-processing purposes that are specified in 40 CFR Part 141
				  National Primary Drinking Water Regulations and in the North Carolina Rules
				  Governing Public Water Supplies,
				  15A NCAC
				  18C .1500.
(e) Sources of water pollution that preclude
				  any of the best uses on either a short-term or long-term basis shall be deemed
				  to violate a water quality standard.
(f) The Class WS-III classification may be
				  used to protect portions of Class WS-IV water supplies. For reclassifications
				  of these portions of WS-IV water supplies occurring after the July 1, 1992
				  statewide reclassification, a WS-II classification that is requested by local
				  governments shall be considered by the Commission if all local governments
				  having jurisdiction in the affected areas have adopted a resolution and the
				  appropriate ordinances as required by
				  G.S.
				  143-214.5(d) to protect the
				  watershed or if the Commission acts to protect a watershed when one or more
				  local governments has failed to adopt protective measures as required by this
				  Sub-Item.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter B - SURFACE WATER AND WETLAND STANDARDS › Section .0200 - CLASSIFICATIONS AND WATER QUALITY STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO SURFACE WATERS AND WETLANDS OF NORTH CAROLINA › Section 02B .0216 - FRESH SURFACE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR CLASS WS-IV WATERS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The following water quality standards shall apply to
					 surface waters within water supply watersheds classified as WS-IV. Water
					 quality standards applicable to Class C waters as described in Rule .0211 of
					 this Section shall also apply to Class WS-IV waters.
(1) The best usage of waters classified as
				  WS-IV shall be as a source of water supply for drinking, culinary, or
				  food-processing purposes for those users where a more protective WS-I, WS-II or
				  WS-III classification is not feasible as determined by the Commission in
				  accordance with Rules .0212 through .0215 of this Section and any other best
				  usage specified for Class C waters.
(2) The best usage of waters classified as
				  WS-IV shall be maintained as follows:
(a)
				  Water quality standards in a WS-IV watershed shall meet the requirements as
				  specified in Item (3) of this Rule.
(b) Wastewater and stormwater point source
				  discharges in a WS-IV watershed shall meet the requirements as specified in
				  Item (4) of this Rule.
(c) Nonpoint
				  source pollution in a WS-IV watershed shall meet the requirements as specified
				  in Item (5) of this Rule.
(d)
				  Following approved treatment, as defined in Rule .0202 of this Section, the
				  waters shall meet the Maximum Contaminant Level concentrations considered safe
				  for drinking, culinary, or food-processing purposes that are specified in 40
				  CFR Part 141 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations and in the North
				  Carolina Rules Governing Public Water Supplies,
				  15A NCAC
				  18C .1500.
(e) Sources of water pollution that preclude
				  any of the best uses on either a short-term or long-term basis shall be deemed
				  to violate a water quality standard.
(f) The Class WS-II or WS-III classifications
				  may be used to protect portions of Class WS-IV water supplies. For
				  reclassifications of these portions of WS-IV water supplies occurring after the
				  July 1, 1992 statewide reclassification, a WS-IV classification that is
				  requested by local governments shall be considered by the Commission if all
				  local governments having jurisdiction in the affected areas have adopted a
				  resolution and the appropriate ordinances as required by
				  G.S.
				  143-214.5(d) to protect the
				  watershed or if the Commission acts to protect a watershed when one or more
				  local governments has failed to adopt protective measures as required by this
				  Sub-Item.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter B - SURFACE WATER AND WETLAND STANDARDS › Section .0200 - CLASSIFICATIONS AND WATER QUALITY STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO SURFACE WATERS AND WETLANDS OF NORTH CAROLINA › Section 02B .0217 - REPEALED - STORMWATER CONTROL CRITERIA TO PROTECT WATER QUALITY STDS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Authority
					 G.S.
					 143-214.1;
					 143-215.3(a)(1);
Eff. November 1, 1986;
Repealed Eff. January 1,
					 1988.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter B - SURFACE WATER AND WETLAND STANDARDS › Section .0200 - CLASSIFICATIONS AND WATER QUALITY STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO SURFACE WATERS AND WETLANDS OF NORTH CAROLINA › Section 02B .0218 - FRESH SURFACE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR CLASS WS-V WATERS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The following water quality standards shall apply to
					 surface waters within water supply watersheds classified as WS-V. Water quality
					 standards applicable to Class C waters as described in Rule .0211 of this
					 Section shall also apply to Class WS-V waters.
(1) The best usage of waters classified as
				  WS-V shall be as waters that are protected as water supplies which are
				  generally upstream and draining to Class WS-IV waters; waters previously used
				  for drinking water supply purposes; or waters used by industry to supply their
				  employees, but not municipalities or counties, with a raw drinking water supply
				  source, although this type of use is not restricted to WS-V classification; and
				  all Class C uses.
(2) The best
				  usage of waters classified as WS-V shall be maintained as follows:
(a) Water quality standards in a WS-V water
				  shall meet the requirements as specified in Item (3) of this Rule.
(b) Wastewater and stormwater point source
				  discharges in a WS-V water shall meet the requirements as specified in Item (4)
				  of this Rule.
(c) Nonpoint source
				  pollution in a WS-V water shall meet the requirements as specified in Item (5)
				  of this Rule.
(d) Following
				  approved treatment, as defined in Rule .0202 of this Section, the waters shall
				  meet the Maximum Contaminant Level concentrations considered safe for drinking,
				  culinary, or food-processing purposes that are specified in 40 CFR Part 141
				  National Primary Drinking Water Regulations and in the North Carolina Rules
				  Governing Public Water Supplies,
				  15A NCAC
				  18C .1500.
(e) The Commission or its designee may apply
				  management requirements for the protection of waters downstream of receiving
				  waters provided in Rule .0203 of this Section.
(f) The Commission shall consider a more
				  protective classification for the water supply if a resolution requesting a
				  more protective classification is submitted from all local governments having
				  land use jurisdiction within the affected watershed.
(g) Sources of water pollution that preclude
				  any of the best uses on either a short-term or long-term basis shall be deemed
				  to violate a water quality standard;
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter B - SURFACE WATER AND WETLAND STANDARDS › Section .0200 - CLASSIFICATIONS AND WATER QUALITY STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO SURFACE WATERS AND WETLANDS OF NORTH CAROLINA › Section 02B .0219 - FRESH SURFACE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR CLASS B WATERS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The following water quality standards shall apply to
					 surface waters that are for primary contact recreation as defined in Rule .0202
					 of this Section, and are classified as Class B waters. Water quality standards
					 applicable to Class C waters as described in Rule .0211 of this Section also
					 apply to Class B waters.
(1) The best
				  usage of Class B waters shall be primary contact recreation and any other best
				  usage specified for Class C waters.
(2) Class B waters shall meet the standards
				  of water quality for outdoor bathing places as specified in Item (3) of this
				  Rule and shall be of sufficient size and depth for primary contact recreation.
				  In assigning the B classification to waters intended for primary contact
				  recreation, the Commission shall consider the relative proximity of sources of
				  water pollution and the potential hazards involved in locating swimming areas
				  close to sources of water pollution and shall not assign this classification to
				  waters in which such water pollution could result in a hazard to public health.
				  Sources of water pollution that preclude any of these uses on either a
				  short-term or long-term basis shall be deemed to violate a water quality
				  standard.
(3) Quality standards
				  applicable to Class B waters:
(a) Sewage,
				  industrial wastes, or other wastes: none shall be allowed that are not treated
				  to the satisfaction of the Commission. In determining the degree of treatment
				  required for such waste when discharged into waters to be used for bathing, the
				  Commission shall consider the quality and quantity of the sewage and wastes
				  involved and the proximity of such discharges to waters in this class.
				  Discharges in the immediate vicinity of bathing areas shall not be allowed if
				  the Director determines that the waste cannot be treated to ensure the
				  protection of primary contact recreation;
(b) Fecal coliforms shall not exceed a
				  geometric mean of 200/100 ml (MF count) based on at least five samples taken
				  over a 30 day period, nor exceed 400/100 ml in more than 20 percent of the
				  samples examined during such period.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter B - SURFACE WATER AND WETLAND STANDARDS › Section .0200 - CLASSIFICATIONS AND WATER QUALITY STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO SURFACE WATERS AND WETLANDS OF NORTH CAROLINA › Section 02B .0221 - TIDAL SALT WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR CLASS SA WATERS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
In addition to the standards set forth in Rules .0220 and
					 .0222 of this Section, the following water quality standards shall apply to
					 tidal surface waters that are used for shellfishing for market purposes and
					 that are classified SA.
(1) The best
				  usage of waters classified as SA shall be shellfishing for market purposes and
				  any other usage specified by the "SB" or "SC" classification;
(2) The best usage of waters classified as SA
				  shall be maintained as specified in this Rule. In determining the safety or
				  suitability of Class SA waters to be used for shellfishing for market purposes,
				  the Commission shall consider the existing water quality of the area in
				  relation to the standards to protect shellfishing uses, the potential
				  contamination of the area from both point and nonpoint sources of pollution,
				  and the presence of harvestable quantities of shellfish or the potential for
				  the area to have harvestable quantities through management efforts of the
				  Division of Marine Fisheries. Waters shall meet the current sanitary and
				  bacteriological standards in
				  15A NCAC
				  18A .0400, which is hereby incorporated by
				  reference, as adopted by the Commission for Public Health and shall be suitable
				  for shellfish culture. Any source of water pollution that precludes any of
				  these uses, on either a short-term or a long-term basis shall be deemed to
				  violate a water quality standard. Waters shall not be classified SA without the
				  written concurrence of the Division of Marine Fisheries.
(3) The following water quality standards
				  shall apply to Class SA Waters:
(a) Floating
				  solids, settleable solids, or sludge deposits: none attributable to sewage,
				  industrial wastes, or other wastes;
(b) Sewage: none;
(c) Industrial wastes or other wastes shall
				  not be allowed unless they are treated in accordance with the permit or other
				  requirements established by the Division pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  143-215.1; and
(d) Organisms of the fecal coliform group
				  shall meet the bacteriological standards in
				  15A NCAC
				  18A .0431(4).