North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 15A - Environmental Quality
Chapter 02 - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Subchapter B - SURFACE WATER AND WETLAND STANDARDS
Section .0700 - NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY RULES FOR SURFACE WATERS
Section 02B .0720 - RANDLEMAN NUTRIENT STRATEGY: PURPOSE AND SCOPE

(a) PURPOSE. The purpose of the Randleman nutrient strategy is to attain the designated uses of Randleman Lake. All waters of the Randleman Lake (Deep River) water supply watershed are classified for water supply uses and designated by the Environmental Management Commission as a Critical Water Supply Watershed pursuant to G.S. 143-214.5(b).

(b) SCOPE AND LIMITATION. The Randleman nutrient strategy rules require controls to reduce nutrient sources throughout the Randleman Lake watershed. These Rules do not address sources for which there is insufficient scientific knowledge to support regulation. The Commission may undertake additional rulemaking in the future or make recommendations to other rulemaking bodies to more fully address nutrient sources to Randleman Lake.

(c) RULES ENUMERATED. The following rules, which together shall constitute the Randleman nutrient strategy, shall be implemented for the entire drainage area upstream of the Randleman Lake Dam:

(d) PENALTIES. Failure to meet the requirements of the Rules in this Section may result in the imposition of enforcement measures as authorized by G.S. 143-215.6A (civil penalties), G.S. 143-215.6B (criminal penalties), and G.S. 143-215.6C (injunctive relief).