Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
State of the Environment Report, 1997

Contents | Agency Acronyms | Acknowledgements | Introduction | Executive Summary | State of the Air | State of the Water | State of the Land | Issues and Recommendations | Appendix A | Appendix B | Appendix C | Appendix D | Report Cover Page | About MCDEP | MCDEP Home Page

APPENDIX D

Solid Waste Laws and Regulations
Surface Water Laws and Regulations
Groundwater Laws and Regulations
Air Quality Laws and Regulations
Hazardous Waste Laws and Regulations
Radioactive Waste Laws and Regulations

 

Solid Waste Laws and Regulations
1997

Laws, Statutes, Regulations, Ordinances, etc.       Year Adopted          Administering
                                                                                  or Most Recently           Agency
                                                                                       Amended                                                                             

North Carolina General Statutes (NCGS)

Chapter 113A, Article 1, Environmental Policy             1992             NCDEHNR
Chapter 153A, Article 6, Delegation Powers                 1990         Secretary of State
Chapter 130A, Article 9, Solid Waste Management       1993             NCDEHNR
Chapter 446, House Bill 682, "An Act to Increase         1991                 MCDEP
     the Maximum Fine of Violators of Ordinances"
Chapter 14, Article 1, Violation of Local Ordinances    1995                 MCDEP
     and Misdemeanors
Chapter 784, Senate Bill 111, "An Act to Improve the   1989      NCDEHNR, MCDEP
     Management of Solid Waste"
Chapter 621, House Bill 1109 , "An Update                   1992      NCDEHNR, MCDEP
     and Revision of Statues 130A-290 to 309"
House Bill 1131, "An Act to Provide That Demolition   1991      NCDEHNR, MCDEP
Asphalt May Be Used As Fill"
Senate Bill 927 "Small Demolition Landfills"                 1995     NCDEHNR, MCDEP
Senate Bill 891 "An Act to revise the Solid Waste         1995      NCDEHNR, MCDEP
     Management Act of 1989"
Senate Bill 898, "Land clearing/deebris landfills"         1993     NCDEHNR, MCDEP
Senate Bill 53 "An Act to clarify that authority that a     1993                      NCDEHNR
County or City has to require participation in a
Recycling Program"
Senate Bill 111 "Solid Waste Reduction Goals"             1989               NCDEHNR
Senate Bill 927 "Small C&D Landfill Permit                  1994       NCDEHNR, MCDEP
     Exemption"
House Bill 484 "Notices of Open Dump"                         1997       NCDEHNR, MCDEP
House Bill 1032 "Alternative Landfill Design"               1996             NCDEHNR
Senate Bill 153 "Scrap Tire Disposal Tax Changes"       1997             NCDEHNR
Senate Bill 126 "Solid Waste Permit Requirements"       1997        NCDEHNR, MCDEP

North Carolina Administrative Code

"1 NCAC 25 "Environmental Policy"                              1992        NCDEHNR, MCDEP
"15A NCAC 13B, "North Carolina Solid Waste             1997        NCDEHNR, MCDEP         Management Rules"


Federal Law

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act                       1986       USEPA(Amendments                                                                                                                          pending)

Federal Regulations

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Volume 40,            1993                 USEPA
     Parts 240-257


Local Ordinances

Town Code of Cornelius
Cornelius Solid Waste Ordinance - Chapter 10"              1974      Town Administrator

Town Code of Ordinances of Davidson
"Solid Waste - Chapter 15"                                              1973    Superintendent of Public                                                                                                                              Works

Town Code of Ordinances of Matthews
Garbage Refuse & Litter - Chapter 50"                             1995                   Police
"Junk Removal - Chapter 8"                                              1995                   Police
"Parks - Chapter 14A. Sanitation Article 2."                     1995                   Police
"Public Nuisances - Chapter 12"                                       1995                   Police
"Streets and Sidewalks - Chapter 95"                               1995
Town of Huntersville Refuse Policy                                 1987            Town Manager
Code of the City of Charlotte

Town Code of Ordinances of Mint Hill
"Property Maintenance - Chapter 5, Article II"                1973         Town Administrator
"Solid Waste - Chapter 10."                                              1974
"Zoning - Appendix A."                                                     1978

City of Charlotte Ordinances
"Health and Sanitation - Chapter 10"                                 1994      Community Imp. Dept.

Mecklenburg County Ordinances/Regulations
Mecklenburg County Ordinance to Provide for                 1981                MCHD
     the Removal of Trash, Garbage, Litter and Debris
Mecklenburg County Solid Waste Management               1981                 MCDEP, MCHD
     Regulations
Mecklenburg County Medical Waste                                1990               MCDEP
     Disposal Ordinance
"Zoning - Appendix A."                                                      1992               MCEBS
Mecklenburg County Zoning Ordinance                              1996               MCEBS

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MCEBS = Mecklenburg County Engineering and Building Standards
MCHD = Mecklenburg County Health Department


Radioactive Waste Laws & Regulations

Laws, Statutes, Regulations, Ordinances, etc.        Year Adopted          Administering
                                                                                  or Most Recently           Agency
                                                                                       Amended

Federal Law

Low-Level Radioactive Waste Interstate Compact 1986        Southeast Compact
     Consent Act
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Title 42 Sec. 1985         Southeast Compact
     20, 21B and following
Nuclear Waste Policy Act Title 42 Sec. 10,101         1987     Federal Government
Energy Reorganization Act Title 42 Sec. 4801         1974 NRC, DOE, DOT, USEPA
Atomic Energy Act Title 42 Sec. 2011 and following 1954             NRC

Federal Regulations

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Volume 10,          1993             NCR
     Parts 1-199
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Volume 40,          1993             USEPA
     Parts 190-192
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Volume 44,          1993             FEMA
     Parts 1-399

North Carolina General Statutes (NCGS)

Chapter 104G, North Carolina Low Level                       1987     N.C. Low Level Waste
     Waste Management Act                                                                  Management Authority
Chapter 14B, Waste Management Act                         1981       Governor's Waste                                                                                                               Management Board
Chapter 104E, North Carolina Radiation                          1987          NCDEHNR
     Protection Act

North Carolina Administrative Code (NCAC)

15A NCAC 11, North Carolina Regulations for                 1987          NCDEHNR
     Protection Against Radiation

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DOE = United States Department of Energy
DOT = United States Department of Transportation
FEMA = Federal Emergency Management Agency
NCDEHNR= North Carolina Department of Environment Health and Natural Resources
NRC = Nuclear Regulatory Commission
USEPA= United States Environmental Protection Agency

 

 

Surface Water Laws and Regulations
1997

 Laws, Statutes, Regulations, Ordinances, etc.        Year Adopted          Administering
                                                                                  or Most Recently           Agency
                                                                                       Amended

Federal Law

Clean Water Act                                                                  1987                          USEPA
Safe Drinking Water Act                                                      1991                          USEPA

Federal Regulations

Stormwater Discharge NPDES Permit Regulations              1992                          USEPA
     CFR Volume 40, parts 122, 123, 124 , 504
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)                                      1983                          USEPA
     Volume 40 parts 25, 100-149, 400-471

North Carolina General Statutes (NCGS)

Chapter 113A, Article 4, North Carolina                              1997                      NCDEHNR
     Sedimentation Pollution Control Act
Chapter 143, Article 21, Water and Air Resources              1997                      NCDEHNR
Chapter 143, Article 21A, Oil Pollution and                        1997                      NCDEHNR
     Hazardous Substance Control
Chapter 153A, Article 6, Delegation and                              1989                          County
     Exercise of General Police Powers
Chapter 130A, Article 10, North Carolina                              1997                      NCDEHNR
     Drinking Water Act
Chapter 130A, Article 11, Sanitary Sewage Systems              1996                      NCDEHNR
Chapter 90A, Article 3, Certification of                                  1990                       NCDEHNR
     Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators
Chapter 77, Article 2, Obstruction in Streams                          1991                      NCDEHNR
Chapter 160A, Article 8, Delegation and                                  1973                  Cities and Towns
     Exercise of General Police Power

North Carolina Administrative Code (NCAC)

NCAC 15, 2B .0100 to 2B .0500 (Amended .0200)                  1993             NCDEHNR, MCDEP
NCAC 15, 2H .0100 to 2H .1200 (Added .1000 to .1200)          1993          NCDEHNR, MCDEP
NCAC 10, 10A .1900                                                                  1984                  NCDEHNR
NCAC 10, 10D .0100                                                                  1976                  NCDEHNR

Local Ordinances and Regulations

Mecklenburg County Subdivision Ordinance                              1997           MCEBS, MCDEP, PC
Mecklenburg County Subdivision Ordinance                              1997          MCEBS, MCDEP, PC
     - Mt. Island Lake Watershed Protection
Mecklenburg County Soil Erosion and Sedimentation                  1997                  MCEBS
     Control Ordinance
Mecklenburg County Stormwater Detention Ordinance              1986                    MCEBS
Mecklenburg County Clean Roads Ordinance                              1991                  MCEBS
Mecklenburg County Floodway Ordinance                                  1993                  MCEBS
Mecklenburg County Wastewater Disposal and                          1973                  MCDEP
     Water Pollution Control Regulations
Mecklenburg County Zoning Ordinance                                      1993      MCEBS, MCDEP, PC
Code of the City of Charlotte Chapter 20,                                  1993      City Eng, MCDEP, PC
     Charlotte Subdivision Ordinance
Code of the City of Charlotte Chapter 18,                                   1997              City Engineering
     Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Ordinance
City of Charlotte Stormwater Detention Ordinance                      1993              City Engineering
City of Charlotte Stormwater Pollution Ordinance,                      1995   City Engineering, MCDEP
     Chapter 18, Article III
Code of the City of Charlotte Chapter 19,                                      1993     City Eng, MCDEP, PC
     Charlotte Zoning Ordinance
Code of the City of Charlotte Chapter 21,                                      1989      City Engineering, PC
     Charlotte Tree Ordinance
Code of the City of Charlotte Chapter 10,                                      1991     City Eng, MCDEP, PC
     Health and Sanitation Ordinance

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MCEBS = Mecklenburg County Engineering and Building Standards
PC = Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission

Groundwater Laws and Regulations
1997

Laws, Statutes, Regulations, Ordinances, etc.        Year Adopted          Administering
                                                                                  or Most Recently           Agency
                                                                                       Amended

Federal Law

 Safe Drinking Water Act                                             1987                 USEPA
Clean Water Act                                                             1991                 USEPA
National Environmental Policy Act                                     1969     All Fed Agencies   

Federal Regulations

 Code of Federal Regulations (40CFR) Parts 130, 131,       1988                 USEPA
     133, 141, 142, 143, 144, 149, 280, 281


North Carolina General Statutes (NCGS)

Chapter 87, Article 7, North Carolina Well                      1989             NCDEHNR
     Construction Act NCGS 87-83 - 87-96
Chapter 130A, Article 10, North Carolina                      1989             NCDEHNR
     Drinking Water Act NCGS 311-327
Chapter 143, Article 21A, Part 2, Oil Pollution              1989             NCDEHNR
     & Hazardous Substance Control Act
Chapter 143, Article 21A, Parts 2A & 2B,                      1989              NCDEHNR
     Leaking Petroleum UST Clean-Up
Chapter 143, Article 21, Part 2 Water Resource Usage    1989                  NCDEHNR
An Act to Provide for the Clean-Up of Environmental         1988               NCDEHNR
     Damage Caused by Leaking Petroleum Underground
     Storage Tanks, Chapter 1035, House Bills 1304 and 957

North Carolina Administrative Code (NCAC)

15 NCAC 2E - Capacity Use Area Water Withdrawal    1991             NCDEHNR
15 NCAC 2N, Section .0100-.0800 Underground                  1991             NCDEHNR
     Storage Tanks
15A NCAC 18A, Section .1900 - Sanitary Sewage     1991              NCDEHNR
     Collection, Treatment, and Disposal
15A NCAC 18C, Section .0100 - .2100 Rules                      1991               NCDEHNR
     Governing Public Water Supplies
15 NCAC 2L, Section .0100 - .0300 Groundwater              1989               NCDEHNR
     Quality Standards
15 NCAC 2C, Section .0100 - Criteria & Standards             1992             NCDEHNR
     Applicable to Water Supply & Certain Other Wells
15 NCAC 2C, Section .0200 - Criteria & Standards              1988              NCDEHNR
     Applicable to Injection Wells

Local Ordinances and Regulations

Mecklenburg County Regulations Governing Design,              1959                 MCDEP
     Construction, Installation, Operation, and Use of
     Community and Semi-Public Water Supply Systems
     in Mecklenburg County

 

 

Air Quality Laws and Regulations
1997

Laws, Statutes, Regulations, Ordinances, etc.        Year Adopted          Administering
                                                                                  or Most Recently           Agency
                                                                                       Amended

Federal Law

Clean Air Act                                                                     1990                    USEPA

Federal Regulations

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Volume 40,              1997                           USEPA
     Parts 50-54, 56, 60, 61, 62, 65, 66, 67, 79, 80,
     81, 85-87

North Carolina General Statutes (NCGS)

Chapter 20, Motor Vehicle Emission Standards                  1991                         DMV
     NCGS 20-128.2
Chapter 143, Article 21, Water and Air Resources             1993                         MCDEP
     NCGS 143-215.112, NCGS 143-215.114
Chapter 153A, Article 6, Delegation and Exercise              1973                         County
     of the General Police Powers
Chapter 160A, Article 8, Delegation and Exercise              1973                 Cities and Towns
     of the General Police Powers
The North Carolina State Implementation Plan for              1995                NCDENR, MCDEP
     Air Quality Section XI, Mecklenburg County Portion

 North Carolina Administrative Code (NCAC)

1 NCAC 25 - Environmental Policy                                     1993                 DHR, MCDEP
15 NCAC 2D, Section .1000 - Motor Vehicle                      1991                     NCDENR
     Emission Control Standard


Local Ordinances and Regulations

Mecklenburg County Air Pollution Control Ordinance     1997                  MCDEP

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DMV - North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles
DHR - North Carolina Department of Human Resources

 

 

Hazardous Waste Laws and Regulations
1997

 

Laws, Statutes, Regulations, Ordinances, etc.        Year Adopted          Administering
                                                                                  or Most Recently           Agency
                                                                                       Amended

Federal Law

The Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization              1986                 USEPA
     Act (SARA) Public Law 99-499, 100 Stat. 1613
Comprehensive Environmental Response,                      1984                  USEPA
Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA or
     Superfund) US Code Title 26 Sec. 46-11, Title 42
     Sec. 9601 and following
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)     1976                   USEPA
     US Code Title 42 Sec. 6901 and following
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) US Code               1976                   USEPA
Title 15 Sec. 2601 and following                                     1972                   USEPA
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide
     Act (FIFRA) US Code Title 7 Sec. 136 and
following


North Carolina General Statutes (NCGS)

Chapter 130A, Article 9, Solid Waste                             1993                 NCDEHNR
     Management NCGS 130A-290 to 130A-309
Chapter 143, Article 12A, Oil Pollution and                      1989                      NCDEHNR
     Hazardous Substance Control NCGS 143-215.75
     to 143-215.102
Chapter 113A, Article 1, Environmental Policy             1971                 NCDEHNR
     Action NCGS 113-1 to 113-5


Federal Regulations

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Volume 40,                 1993                     USEPA
     Parts 150-399

North Carolina Administrative Code (NCAC)

15A NCAC 13A North Carolina Hazardous Waste               1997                  NCDEHNR
     Management Rules
1 NCAC 25 Environmental Policy Act                                 1986          NCDEHNR