North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 15A - Environmental Quality
Chapter 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Subchapter A - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Section .3400 - COASTAL RECREATIONAL WATERS MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND NOTIFICATION
Section 18A .3402 - BACTERIOLOGICAL LIMITS FOR SWIMMING AREAS

Universal Citation: 15A NC Admin Code 18A .3402

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

(a) The enterococcus level in a Tier I swimming area shall not equal or exceed either:

(1) a geometric mean of 35 enterococci per 100 milliliters of water; or

(2) a single sample of 104 enterococci per 100 milliliters of water.

(b) The enterococcus level in a Tier II swimming area shall not equal or exceed a single sample of 104 enterococci per 100 milliliters of water.

Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-221.3; 143B-289.52;
Eff. February 1, 2004;
Readopted Eff. April 1, 2021.

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