INTERCONNECTION OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS.

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View NCGA Bill Details2013-2014 Session
Senate Bill 413 (Public) Filed Monday, March 25, 2013
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT REQUIRING THE INTERCONNECTION OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS OR WASTEWATER SYSTEMS TO REGIONAL SYSTEMS WHEN NECESSARY TO PROMOTE PUBLIC HEALTH, PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH DRINKING WATER RULES AND TO REQUIRE THAT AN ANALYSIS OF REASONABLE ALTERNATIVES BE DONE BEFORE CONSTRUCTING OR ALTERING A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM.
Intro. by Hartsell.

Status: Ref To Com On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources (Senate Action) (Mar 26 2013)

Bill History:

S 413

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Mar 25 2013 - View Summary

    Rewrites GS 130A-317(c) and (d) and GS 143-215.1(b)(4) and (f), as title indicates. Enacts new GS 143-215.1(b)(6) and (7) to provide that no permit for a new or expanded municipal or nonmunicipal human waste treatment system may be issued unless the applicant (1) has adopted a plan to implement a program to reduce demand and manage existing capacity by reducing or eliminating stormwater and groundwater infiltration and intrusion into collection lines, (2) submits an analysis of reasonable alternatives to the proposed new or expanded system that indicates that the proposed new or expanded system is appropriate, and (3) can demonstrate that the proposed new or expanded waste treatment facility will be designed and constructed to accommodate eventual interconnection with adjoining or regional systems located within the same subbasin as set out in GS 143-512.22G. Requires the Commission for Health Services and the Environmental Management Commission to adopt rules implementing the act by October 1, 2013.