15A N.C. Admin. Code 18A.3405

Current through Register Vol. 38, No. 24, June 17, 2024

Section 18A .3405 - RESCINDING A PENDING SWIMMING ADVISORY OR SWIMMING ADVISORY

(a) A pending swimming advisory shall be rescinded by the Division of Marine Fisheries via social media release when the resample collected meets the bacteriological limit set forth in Rule .3402(a)(2) of this Section.

(b) A Tier I swimming area advisory shall be rescinded by the Division via social media and news release, including the removal of signs, when both of the following conditions are met:

(1) the geometric mean has met the bacteriological limit set forth in Rule .3402(a)(1) of this Section; and

(2) two consecutive weekly water samples meet the bacteriological limit set forth in Rule .3402(a)(2) of this Section.

(c) A Tier II swimming area advisory shall be rescinded by the Division via social media and news release, including the removal of signs, after water samples meet the bacteriological limit set forth in Rule .3402(b) of this Section.

(d) A swimming advisory resulting from a flood water discharge or the discharge of dredge material shall be rescinded by the Division via social media and news release, including the removal of signs, 24 hours after the discharge has ceased, to allow for tidal dispersion.

(e) A swimming advisory resulting from a wastewater system failure shall be rescinded by the Division via social media and news release, including the removal of signs, when failure has been corrected and water samples collected meet the bacteriological limit set forth in Rule .3402(a)(2) of this Section.

15A N.C. Admin. Code 18A .3405

Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-221.3; 143B-289.52;
Eff. January 1, 2004;
Readopted Eff. April 1, 2021.

Authority G.S. 130A-233.1;
Eff. 1/1/2004.

Readopted by North Carolina Register Volume 35, Issue 17, March 1, 2021 effective 4/1/2021.