Topics Related to Public Hearing

Hearing 1: To receive comments on proposed amendments to Rule 15A NCAC 02D .1204, Sewage Sludge Incineration Units, incorporating the Emission Guidelines (EG) requirements for existing facilities in 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart MMMM that mirror the identical Federal Plan. 

The Division of Waste Management has taken comments from a stakeholder stating that, for closure of a soil remediation permitted facility, having a closure/cleanup based on a non-detection level of soil contamination is unreasonable. Changing the closure/cleanup to a risk-based closure/cleanup requirement requires rule changes to modify certain closure/cleanup requirements applicable to the soil remediation permitting.

Public Hearing for proposed amendments to 15A NCAC 02R Division of Mitigation Services

July 25, 2017

Public Hearing for proposed amendments to 15A NCAC 02R Division of Mitigation Services

NC Session Law 2015-241 Section 14.16B requires the amendment of rules that directed the owner or operator of a noncommercial UST to immediately respond to any release by trying to recover all accessible contamination. The Session Law directs the DEQ to classify the risk posed by a noncommercial UST discharge before the UST owner or operator is required to perform any cleanup actions.