Knowing your Legal Requirements Beth Graves EMS Project Coor. NC Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance (DPPEA)

“Legal Requirements”  Not just permits; federal, state, local  Includes restrictions  Ex. Domestic sewer not permitted activity but must be kept separate from process water.  Local solid waste disposal bans  Ex. Alamance Co. bans many items from its landfill. Your county?  Possible water conservation restrictions  Suppliers  Ex. Do they have proper training for handling materials (i.e. HVAC, maintenance, building contractors, and landscape contractors)

Tracking Legal Requirements  Consider making a chart to track existing legal requirements  Routine reports  Non-routine reports (ex. In case of spills or exceedences)  Possible Internal compliance reports  May want to capture  Required by?  Report frequency  Deadline  Responsible Party

Keeping up-to-date  Organization makes a “showing” of how keep up-to-date on legal requirements  Ex. Changed procedures, discussion notes describing how topic discussed at a meeting, updating a compliance checklist  Various tools could be used -  Subscription service that tracks env. Regulations  Trade journals  Attend environmental regulation update seminars by public or private agencies  Coordination with corporate env. staff  Working relationship with regulators

DENR Customer Service Center  Customer Service Center – formerly EPIC (Env. Permit Information Center)  Their mission is “to provide prompt, accurate information on the state's environmental and natural resource programs, services, and regulations.”  Includes information on permits, permit fees and application forms.  Toll-free or

CSC Website contains Laws and Regulations Federal Laws Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Resource Conservation and Recovery ActClean Air ActClean Water ActResource Conservation and Recovery Act Federal Regulations Code of Federal Regulations Federal RegisterCode of Federal RegulationsFederal Register

More Laws and Regulations… State Laws NC General Statutes State Regulations Division of Air Quality Division of Coastal ManagementDivision of Air QualityDivision of Coastal Management - Division of Environmental Health Environmental Health Services Onsite Wastewater Public Water SupplyEnvironmental Health ServicesOnsite WastewaterPublic Water Supply - Division of Land Resources Dam Safety Erosion and Sedimentation Control MiningDam SafetyErosion and Sedimentation Control Mining -

And More… Division of Waste Management Hazardous Waste Solid Waste Superfund (Registered Environmental Consultant Program)Hazardous WasteSolid WasteSuperfund (Registered Environmental Consultant Program) - Division of Water Resources Legislative Mandates - Division of Water Quality Groundwater Section (Several Programs) Non- Discharge Permitting Unit Water Quality Section (Several Programs) Groundwater Section (Several Programs)Non- Discharge Permitting UnitWater Quality Section (Several Programs)

Applications and Forms on the Web Division of Air Quality Applications and Spreadsheets 1999 Air Pollutant Point Source Emission InventoryApplications and Spreadsheets1999 Air Pollutant Point Source Emission Inventory Division of Land Resources Dam Safety Erosion and Sedimentation Control MiningDam SafetyErosion and Sedimentation Control Mining Division of Waste Management Hazardous Waste Section EPA Notification of Regulated Waste Activity/RCRA Permit Application-Part A Solid Waste Section Tax Certification for recycling and resource recoveryHazardous Waste SectionEPA Notification of Regulated Waste Activity/RCRA Permit Application-Part ASolid Waste SectionTax Certification for recycling and resource recovery

More Applications and Forms Division of Water Resources Aquatic Weed Control Program Capacity Use Area No. 1 Local Water Supply Plans Project WET Registration of Water Withdrawals and Transfers Stream Watch Water Resources Development Project Grant ProgramAquatic Weed Control ProgramCapacity Use Area No. 1Local Water Supply PlansProject WET Registration of Water Withdrawals and Transfers Stream WatchWater Resources Development Project Grant Program Division of Water Quality Algal Bloom and Macrophyte Reporting Aquatic Toxicology Unit Groundwater Section NPDES Non- Discharge Permitting Unit Pretreatment Section 319 Non Point Source Grant Program Stormwater and General Permits Wastewater/Groundwater Analytical Laboratory Certification Wetlands/401 Certification Unit Algal Bloom and Macrophyte ReportingAquatic Toxicology UnitGroundwater SectionNPDESNon- Discharge Permitting UnitPretreatmentSection 319 Non Point Source Grant ProgramStormwater and General PermitsWastewater/Groundwater Analytical Laboratory CertificationWetlands/401 Certification Unit

Factsheets and Newsletters  CSC will post factsheets on their website in the future as available.  “FOCUS: Waste Minimization,” free newsletter from DPPEA. Includes section each issue on “Multimedia News Update” for Air, Hazardous Waste, Solid Waste, and Water Quality with news on news rules, grants, inventories due, etc. Contact Norma Murphy, or 919-  Other DENR division newsletters or notifications.

“One-Stop Permitting”  DENR committed to having multi-media permitting assistance program available by July 1. Assistance will probably be in regions and cover both new and existing permittees. Emphasis on coordination with multiple permits likely.