15A NCAC 18C .0705      CONDUITS: PIPES AND FLUMES: GATES AND VALVES

Conduits conducting flocculated or coagulated water to sedimentation basins shall have sufficient capacity to limit velocity of flow to 0.5 feet per second.  The optimum velocity to prevent both the breaking up and the settling of the floc is considered to be 0.5 feet per second.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 130A‑315; 130A‑317; P.L. 93‑523;

Eff. January 1, 1977;

Readopted Eff. December 5, 1977;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. November 23, 2015.