15A N.C. Admin. Code 2C.0302

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 11, December 2, 2024

Section 02C .0302 - DEFINITIONS

The definitions in G.S. 87-85 and 15A NCAC 02C .0102 apply throughout this Section. In addition, the following definitions apply throughout this Section:

(1) "Abandonment Permit" means a well abandonment permit issued by the local health department authorizing or allowing the permanent abandonment of any private drinking water well as defined in the rules of this Section.

(2) "Certificate of Completion" means a certification by the local health department that a private drinking water well has been constructed or repaired in compliance with the construction permit or repair permit.

(3) "Construction of wells" means the term as defined in G.S. 87-85.

(4) "Construction permit" means a well construction permit issued by the local health department authorizing or allowing the construction of any private drinking water well as defined in the rules of this Section.

(5) "Known source of release of contamination" means a location where any of the following activities, facilities, or conditions have been documented by the Department of Environmental Quality or a local health department:

(a) Groundwater contamination incidents arising from agricultural operations, including application of agricultural chemicals pursuant to 15A NCAC 02L;

(b) Groundwater contamination associated with the construction or operation of injection, monitoring, and other wells subject to permitting under the Well Construction Act and this Subchapter;

(c) Groundwater contamination associated with the operation of non- discharge, discharge (NPDES) facilities, land application of animal waste, and other activities subject to permitting under G.S. 143-215.1;

(d) Releases of hazardous waste or constituents that currently exceed the Groundwater Quality Standards listed in 15A NCAC 02L at facilities governed under G.S. 130A-294;

(e) Dry-Cleaning Solvent Cleanup sites regulated under G.S. 143-215.104(A);

(f) Pre-regulatory landfills and Inactive hazardous substance or waste disposal sites governed under the Inactive Hazardous Sites Act of 1987, G.S. 130A-310;

(g) Solid waste facilities subject to 15A NCAC 13B that have monitoring wells with exceedances of the Groundwater Protection Standards as defined in 15A NCAC 13B .1634(g) and (h);

(h) Releases of petroleum and hazardous substances subject to G.S. 143-215.75 through 215.98;

(i) Sites that fall within the authority of the Brownfields Property Reuse Act as defined by G.S. 130A, Article 9 Part 5;

(j) Contamination associated with pollution sources in soils or other sites known or suspected to have exceeded the Groundwater Quality Standards listed in 15A NCAC 02L; or

(k) Contamination known to the local health department through experience with the property, surrounding properties, or information provided by the applicant.

(7) "Local Health Department" means the authorized agent of the county or district health department or its successor.

(8) "Person" means the term as defined in G.S. 87-85.

(9) "Plat" means a property survey prepared by a registered land surveyor, drawn to a scale of one inch equals no more than 60 feet, that includes: the specific location of all structures and proposed structures and appurtenances, including decks, porches, pools, driveways, out buildings, existing and proposed wastewater systems, existing and proposed wells, springs, water lines, surface waters or designated wetlands, easements, including utility easements, and existing or proposed chemical or petroleum storage tanks above or below ground. "Plat" also means, for subdivision lots approved by the local planning authority and recorded with the county register of deeds, a copy of the recorded subdivisions plat that is accompanied by a site plan that is drawn to scale.

(10) "Pumps" and "pumping equipment" means the terms as defined in G.S. 87-85.

(11) "Repair" means the term as defined in G.S. 87-85.

(12) "Repair permit" means a well repair permit issued by the local health department authorizing or allowing the repair of any private drinking water well as defined in the rules of this Section.

(13) "Site plan" means a drawing not necessarily drawn to scale that shows the existing and proposed property lines with dimensions, and the specific location of all structures and proposed structures and appurtenances, including decks, porches, pools, driveways, out buildings, existing and proposed wastewater systems, existing and proposed wells, springs, water lines, surface waters or designated wetlands, easements, including utility easements, and existing or proposed chemical or petroleum storage tanks above or below ground.

(14) "Water supply system" means pump and pipe used in connection with or pertaining to the operation of a private drinking water well including pumps, distribution service piping, pressure tanks, and fittings.

(15) "Well contractor activity" has the same meaning as in G.S. 87-98.2(6).

(16) "Well seal" means the term as defined in G.S. 87-85.

15A N.C. Admin. Code 02C .0302

Authority G.S. 87-87; 87-97;
Eff. July 1, 2008;
Readopted Eff. July 1, 2019.

Authority G.S. 87-87; 87-97;
Eff. 7/1/2008.

Readopted by North Carolina Register Volume 34, Issue 03, August 1, 2019 effective 7/1/2019.