15A NCAC 04B .0120      INSPECTIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS

(a)  The Commission, Department of Environmental Quality, or local government may require written statements related to items including Notices of Violation (NOVs) or Stop-Work orders, or the filing of reports under oath, such as self-inspection or engineering/design reports, concerning land-disturbing activity, as necessary to carry out duties specified in the Act.

(b)  Inspection of sites shall be carried out by the staff of Department of Environmental Quality, representatives of a delegated local government, or other qualified persons authorized by the Commission or Department of Environmental Quality as necessary to carry out duties specified in the Act.

(c)  No person shall refuse entry or access to any person authorized by the Commission or any representative of a delegated local government who requests entry for purposes of inspection.

(d)  When a preconstruction conference is proposed pursuant to G.S. 113A-51, the request shall be set forth in the plan.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113A-51; 113A‑54(b); 113A‑58; 113A‑61.1;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Amended Eff. October 1, 1995; May 1, 1990; November 1, 1984;

Readopted Eff. April 1, 2020.