15A N.C. Admin. Code 2H.0922

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 9, November 1, 2024

Section 02H .0922 - HEARINGS

(a) The control authority sewer use ordinance (SUO) and attorney's statement required under Rule .0906(b)(1) shall provide for the enforcement and compliance with its pretreatment program in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 160A-175 for municipalities, G.S. 153A-123 for counties, G.S. 162A-9.1 for water and sewer authorities, and G.S. 162A-81 for metropolitan sewerage districts. This shall include:

(1) providing industrial users assessed civil penalties by the control authority for violations of its pretreatment program with the opportunity to request review of the penalty in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 143-215.6A(k); and

(2) providing industrial users the opportunity to request review of other actions taken by the control authority to administer and enforce its pretreatment program. Such control authority actions may include denial or termination of a pretreatment permit or other permission to discharge, issuance of a permit or other permission to discharge subject to conditions the industrial users deems unacceptable, and the issuance of an administrative order subject to conditions the industrial users deems unacceptable. The opportunity to request review may include the right to request a review of a control authority action with the local government as established in that local government's SUO, or to request a review by the superior court having local jurisdiction.

(b) If the control authority elects to provide industrial users with the opportunity for local government reviews under Subparagraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this Rule, the control authority may establish procedures and requirements for the review process. These procedures may include the number of days after receipt of an action by which the industrial user must request the review, the contents or form of the request, and which party or parties will conduct local government hearings.

15A N.C. Admin. Code 02H .0922

Authority G.S. 143-215(a); 143-215.1(a); 143-215.1(c); 143-215.2(b); 143-215.3(a)(3); 143-215.3(a)(14); 143-215.6A(j); 143-215.6A(k);
Eff. April 1, 2011;
Readopted Eff. July 1, 2019.

Authority G.S. 143-215(a); 143-215.1(a); 143-215.1(c); 143-215.1(g); 143-215.2(b); 143-215.3(a)(3); 143-215.3(a)(14); 143-214.3(e); 143-215.6A(j); 143-215.6A(k); 153A-123; 160A-175; 162A-9.1; 162A-81;
Eff. 4/1/2011.

Readopted by North Carolina Register Volume 34, Issue 03, August 1, 2019 effective 7/1/2019.