North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 15A - Environmental Quality
Chapter 13 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Subchapter C - INACTIVE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE OR WASTE DISPOSAL SITES
Section .0300 - VOLUNTARY REMEDIAL ACTION OVERSIGHT BY REGISTERED ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS
Section 13C .0301 - DEFINITIONS

(1) "Applicant" means an environmental consulting or engineering firm seeking Department approval to act as a Registered Environmental Consultant.

(2) "Applicant RSM" means an individual proposed by an applicant to fill the role of Registered Site Manager.

(3) "Registered Environmental Consultant" or "REC" means an environmental consulting or engineering firm approved to implement and oversee voluntary remedial actions pursuant to G.S. 130A-310.9(c).

(4) "Registered Site Manager" or "RSM" means the person or persons approved by the Department to manage all site activities and make certifications on behalf of the Registered Environmental Consultant in its role as consultant to remediating parties for implementation and oversight of a voluntary remedial action pursuant to G.S. 130A-310.9(c).

(5) "Remediating Party" means site owner, operator, or responsible party engaging in a voluntary remedial action pursuant to G.S. 130A-310.9(c).

(6) "Request for Approval" means the application and qualifications documentation package that must be submitted by an environmental consulting or engineering firm to the Department so that the Department may determine an applicant's eligibility to operate as a Registered Environmental Consultant. The Department shall make available a form that complies with Rule .0303 and .0304 of this Section for submission of such information.

(7) "Sensitive Environments" means State or federal designated park, monument, wilderness area, preserve, wildlife refuge, or wetland; State or federal lands designated for game management, or the protection of natural ecosystems; or habitat for State or federally designated endangered species.

(8) "Sensitive Populations or Property Uses" means residential property, schools, day care facilities, geriatric centers, State or federally designated historical sites, or parks owned or maintained by a unit of local government.

(9) "Source Area" means any area of sludge, soil, sediment, or other solid medium contaminated by a release of one or more hazardous substances.

(10) "Voluntary Remedial Action" is a remedial action as defined in G.S. 130A-310(7), conducted voluntarily by a remediating party, and undertaken with the approval of the Department pursuant to G.S. 130A-310.9(c).