15A NCAC 02H .0121      SUSPENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR STATE NPDES PERMITS

(a)  An NPDES Permit issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shall serve in lieu of a State Permit under Rule .0104 of this Section and G.S. 143‑215.1 so long as the Federal Permit remains in effect.

(b)  Nothing in this Rule shall prevent the Commission from enforcing laws and regulations that by their terms are applicable without a G.S. 143‑215.1 permit.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143‑215.1; 143‑215.3(a)(1); 143B‑282;

Eff. December 1, 1976;

Amended Eff. December 1, 1984;

Readopted Eff. May 1, 2020.