North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 15A - Environmental Quality
Chapter 02 - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Subchapter K - DAM SAFETY
Section .0200 - OBTAINING APPROVAL FOR DAM CONSTRUCTION: REPAIR:OR REMOVAL
Section 02K .0211 - WASTE TREATMENT AND MINE REFUSE DAMS

Universal Citation: 15A NC Admin Code 02K .0211

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

(a) Waste treatment and mine refuse dams and reservoirs shall conform to all requirements of this Subchapter. In addition to the requirements of Rule .0105 of this Subchapter, a waste treatment or mine refuse dam may be classified A, B, or C on the basis of potential environmental damage.

(b) Mine refuse dams that are designed to be constructed in stages shall include an emergency spillway system that is capable of safely passing the required storm frequency below the top of the dam for each stage of construction. The refuse facility shall not be used until each stage of construction is completed and approved by the Director.

Authority G.S. 143-215.31;
Eff. June 15, 1980;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. December 23, 2017.

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