15A NCAC 02H .0108      FACT SHEETS

(a)  For all discharges that do not qualify for a general NPDES permit and that have a total volume of 500,000 or more gallons on any day, a fact sheet providing a summary of the application shall be prepared by the staff and made available upon request following issuance of the public notice provided in accordance with Rule .0109 of this Section. The contents of such fact sheets shall include at least the following information:

(1)           a sketch, map, or description of the location of the facility and any waste outlet identified in the application;

(2)           a quantitative and qualitative description of the discharge described in the application that includes at least the following:

(A)          the rate or frequency of the proposed discharge; if the discharge is continuous, the average daily flow in gallons per day or million gallons per day;

(B)          for thermal discharges subject to limitation under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq., the average summer and winter temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit;

(C)          the average daily discharge in pounds per day of any pollutants that are subject to limitations or prohibition; and

(D)          the type and characteristics of the wastes to be discharged.

(3)           the tentative determinations required under Rule .0107 of this Section;

(4)           a citation of the water quality standards and effluent standards and limitations applied to the proposed discharge, including the uses for which the receiving waters have been classified; and

(5)           a more detailed description of the procedures for the formulation of final determinations than that given in a public notice including:

(A)          the 30‑day comment period required by Rules .0109 and .0111 of this Section;

(B)          procedures for requesting a public hearing in accordance with Rule .0111 of this Section, and the nature thereof; and

(C)          any other procedures by which the public may participate in the formulation of the final determinations.

(b)  Any person, upon request, shall be furnished, without charge, one copy of any fact sheet.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143‑215.3(a)(1); 143‑215.1(c)(2)(a);

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Amended Eff. March 1, 1993; August 1, 1988; October 1, 1987;

Readopted Eff. May 1, 2020.