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Environmental Management Commission authorizes public notice for Tar-Pamlico wastewater rule amendments
Summary
The EMC voted unanimously to send proposed amendments to the Tar Pamlico wastewater discharge rule to public notice and hearing, moving group-compliance requirements from an association agreement into enforceable rule text and retaining flexibility for offsets and banked credits.
The Environmental Management Commission on Wednesday authorized the Division of Water Resources to publish proposed amendments to the Tar Pamlico wastewater discharge requirements, moving longstanding group-compliance provisions from an informal association agreement into the permanent rule.
John Heissmann, a nonpoint source planning branch staffer at the Division of Water Resources, told the commission the Tar Pam Basin Association has operated under a 1990 agreement that set nitrogen and phosphorus caps and allowed members to remain individually compliant while the association met group caps. "We've had this agreement in place now for almost 30 years," Heissmann said, adding the association currently sits at "70% of…
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