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Knowing your Legal Requirements
Beth Graves
EMS Project Coor.
NC Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance (DPPEA)
“Legal Requirements” Not just permits; federal, state, local Includes restrictions
Ex. Domestic sewer not permitted activity but must be kept separate from process water.
Local solid waste disposal bans Ex. Alamance Co. bans many items from its
landfill. Your county?
Possible water conservation restrictions Suppliers
Ex. Do they have proper training for handling materials (i.e. HVAC, maintenance, building contractors, and landscape contractors)
Tracking Legal Requirements Consider making a chart to track existing legal
requirements Routine reports Non-routine reports (ex. In case of spills or
exceedences) Possible Internal compliance reports
May want to capture Required by? Report frequency Deadline Responsible Party
Keeping up-to-date Organization makes a “showing” of how keep up-
to-date on legal requirements Ex. Changed procedures, discussion notes describing
how topic discussed at a meeting, updating a compliance checklist
Various tools could be used - Subscription service that tracks env. Regulations Trade journals Attend environmental regulation update seminars by
public or private agencies Coordination with corporate env. staff Working relationship with regulators
DENR Customer Service Center
Customer Service Center – formerly EPIC (Env. Permit Information Center) Their mission is “to provide prompt, accurate
information on the state's environmental and natural resource programs, services, and regulations.”
Includes information on permits, permit fees and application forms.
Toll-free 877-623-6748 or http://www.envhelp.org/
CSC Website contains Laws and Regulations
Federal Laws
Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Federal Regulations
Code of Federal Regulations Federal Register
More Laws and Regulations…
State Laws NC General StatutesState Regulations Division of Air Quality Division of Coastal Management- Division of Environmental Health Environmental Health Services Onsite Wastewater
Public Water Supply - Division of Land Resources Dam Safety Erosion and Sedimentation Control Mining-
And More…
Division of Waste Management Hazardous Waste Solid Waste
Superfund (Registered Environmental Consultant Program)
- Division of Water Resources Legislative Mandates- Division of Water Quality Groundwater Section (Several Programs)
Non-Discharge Permitting Unit Water Quality Section (Several Programs)
Applications and Forms on the Web
Division of Air Quality Applications and Spreadsheets
1999 Air Pollutant Point Source Emission InventoryDivision of Land Resources Dam Safety Erosion and Sedimentation Control
MiningDivision of Waste Management Hazardous Waste Section
EPA Notification of Regulated Waste Activity/RCRA Permit Application-Part A Solid Waste Section Tax Certification for recycling and resource recovery
More Applications and Forms
Division of Water Resources Aquatic Weed Control Program Capacity Use Area No. 1
Local Water Supply Plans Project WET Registration of Water Withdrawals and Transfers Stream Watch Water Resources Development Project Grant Program
Division of Water Quality Algal Bloom and Macrophyte Reporting
Aquatic Toxicology Unit Groundwater Section NPDES Non-Discharge Permitting Unit Pretreatment Section 319 Non Point Source Grant Program Stormwater and General Permits Wastewater/Groundwater Analytical Laboratory Certification Wetlands/401 Certification Unit
Factsheets and Newsletters
CSC will post factsheets on their website in the future as available.
“FOCUS: Waste Minimization,” free newsletter from DPPEA. Includes section each issue on “Multimedia News Update” for Air, Hazardous Waste, Solid Waste, and Water Quality with news on news rules, grants, inventories due, etc. Contact Norma Murphy, Norma.Murphy@ncmail.net or 919-715-6513.
Other DENR division newsletters or notifications.
“One-Stop Permitting”DENR committed to having multi-media
permitting assistance program available by July 1. Assistance will probably be in regions and cover both new and existing permittees. Emphasis on coordination with multiple permits likely.
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