Transcript WARNING! Rulemaking to Readopt All the Water Quality Rules

Jeff Manning
Division of Water Resources
What? Readopting all the rules?
S.L. 2013-413 (H74) requires review and, where necessary,
readoption of all rules
 Review Process (3 step process)
1. EMC’s Initial determination-Agency places rule in one of these
categories and receives public comment
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Necessary with substantive public interest
Necessary without substantive public interest
Unnecessary rule
2. Rules Review Commission reviews determination
3. General Assembly’s JLAPO Consultation
 Review Process Completed Dec 2014.
Now What? Readopting all the rules
 Review process completed for Subchapters 2B, 2H, 2T and 2U.
Administrative
Code
Subchapter Title
Final determination
15A NCAC 02B
Surface Water and
Wetland Standards
Necessary with substantive
public interest
15A NCAC 02H
Procedures for Permits:
Approvals
Necessary with substantive
public interest
15A NCAC 02T
Waste Not Discharged to
Surface Waters
Necessary with substantive
public interest
15A NCAC 02U
Reclaimed Water
Necessary with substantive
public interest
 Approximately 375 rules need to be readopted
Stakeholder input
 The division has been working internally on draft rules
and will solicit input from stakeholders
 Draft rules will be posted on webpage at least 30 days
before stakeholder meetings
 Stakeholders bring or submit comments to division
on/before date of meeting
 Those comments received by deadline will be
considered during this iteration of draft rules
Stakeholder meetings
 Opportunity to hear division’s draft rules
 Opportunity to submit comments on draft
rules
 Meetings scheduled by similar rule topics
 Location: Archdale Building, Raleigh
 Time: morning or afternoon sessions
Stakeholder meeting schedule
Date
Time
Rules Covered
Time
Rules Covered
March 24
Morning
2B 0100, 0200, 0300
Standards & Classification
Rules
Afternoon
2H 1100 Biological Cert Rule;
2H 0800 Lab Cert Rules;
April 7
Morning
2H 0400, 0500; 2H 100,
400, 900, 1200 WW npdes
rules
Afternoon
2T 1300, 1400
Animal rules
April 21
Morning
2U
Reclaimed water; and
2T WW rules
Afternoon
2T residuals rules
(1100, 1200, 1500, 1600)
2B, 2H water supply
watershed program
2B Buffer Rules
Afternoon
Continue 2B Buffer Rules
2H 0500, 1300- wetlands
2B NSW Strategy Rules
Afternoon
2B NSW Strategy Rules:
May 5
May 19
Morning
Morning
Trading & Nutrient Offset,
Tar-Pam Non-Association
Dischargers & BMP Rate,
Definitions,
Fertilizer Management,
Goals
New Development
Existing Development State/Federal
Stormwater, Agriculture
Rule Readoption Timeline
 Take comments from stakeholders and
revise rules as necessary
 Plan to present draft rules to EMC
Committees in the Fall/Winter of 2015
 Develop fiscal analyses
 Public hearings-Winter/Spring of 2016
How can the regulated community
help?
 Submit comments by deadline
 Participate through the stakeholder
meetings
 Participate through the public hearing
process to submit comments
Questions?
Jeff Manning
Chief, Classifications & Standards/Rules Review Branch
Water Planning Section, Division of Water Resources
919-807-6415
[email protected]