North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 15A - Environmental Quality
Chapter 02 - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Subchapter U - RECLAIMED WATER
Section .0500 - GENERAL UTILIZATION REQUIREMENTS
Section 02U .0501 - RECLAIMED WATER UTILIZATION
Universal Citation: 15A NC Admin Code 02U .0501
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) Reclaimed water utilized in a manner that includes application to the land surface shall meet the following criteria:
(1)
The reclaimed water shall meet requirements for Type 1 reclaimed water in Rule
.0301(b) of this Subchapter;
(2)
Notification shall be provided by the permittee or its representative to inform
the public and employees of the use of reclaimed water and that the reclaimed
water is not intended for drinking. Notification material shall be provided to
employees in a language they understand;
(3) The reclaimed water generator shall
develop and maintain a record keeping program for distribution of reclaimed
water;
(4) The reclaimed water
generator shall develop and maintain an education and approval program for all
use of reclaimed water. Educational material shall be provided to employees in
a language they understand;
(5) The
reclaimed water generator shall develop and maintain a routine review and
inspection program for all uses of reclaimed water on property not owned by the
generator;
(6) The compliance
boundary and the review boundary for groundwater are established at the
irrigation area boundaries. No deed restrictions or easements shall be required
to be filed on adjacent properties. Land application of effluent shall be on
property controlled by the generator unless an easement is provided in
accordance with
15A NCAC
02L .0107, except in cases where a compliance
boundary is not established; and
(7) Reclaimed water irrigated on designed
soil matrix, such as artificial or natural turf athletic fields with subsurface
drainage shall meet the following conditions:
(A) Annual hydraulic loading and maximum
precipitation rates shall be designed to irrigate a volume not to exceed the
design water capacity of the designed soil matrix above the drainage system;
and
(B) Outlets of the drainage
system shall not be allowed to discharge directly to surface waters
(intermittent or perennial) or to storm water conveyance systems that do not
allow for infiltration prior to discharging to surface waters.
(b) Reclaimed water used for industrial and commercial uses shall meet the criteria below:
(1) The reclaimed water shall meet
requirements for Type 1 reclaimed water;
(2) Notification shall be provided by the
permittee or its representative to inform the public and employees of the use
of reclaimed water and that the reclaimed water is not intended for drinking,
and notification material shall be provided to employees in a language they
understand;
(3) The reclaimed water
generator shall develop and maintain an education and approval program for all
reclaimed water users, and educational material shall be provided to employees
in a language they understand;
(4)
The reclaimed water generator shall develop and maintain a record keeping
program for distribution of reclaimed water;
(5) The reclaimed water generator shall
develop and maintain a routine review and inspection program for all reclaimed
water users; and
(6) Reclaimed
water used for activities other than land application shall not be used in a
manner that causes exposure to aerosols.
(c) Reclaimed water shall not be used for swimming pools, hot-tubs, spas, or similar uses.
Authority
G.S.
143-215.1;
143-215.3(a);
Eff. June 18, 2011 (S.L. 2011-48);
Readopted Eff. September 1,
2018.
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