GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

S	1 

SENATE BILL 259

Short Title:  Backup Power for Wastewater Systems.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senator Odom.

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Referred to:  Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources.

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February 27, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE ALL WASTEWATER SYSTEMS THAT MUST BE PERMITTED TO DISCHARGE WASTE TO HAVE AN ON-SITE GENERATOR, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMISSION.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 143-215.1(b) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(5)	The Commission shall, as a condition of a permit, require wastewater systems, for which a permit for facilities discharging to the waters of the State is required, to have on-site a generator that is operated by a source of power other than electricity."
Section 2.  G.S. 143-215.1 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( h)	Any wastewater system for which a permit for facilities discharging to the waters of the State is required shall not be operated unless a generator that is operated by a source of power other than electricity is maintained on-site."
Section 3.  By October 1, 1997, the Environmental Management Commission shall develop a schedule of dates after October 1, 1997, but not to extend beyond January 1, 2003, by which existing wastewater systems with discharge permits must comply with G.S. 143-215.1(b)(5) and G.S. 143-215.1(h), as enacted in Sections 1 and 2 of this act.
Section 4.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1997, and applies to those new wastewater systems and expansions of wastewater systems for which a discharge permit is required and for which a site evaluation is conducted on or after that date and applies to all other wastewater systems in accordance with the schedule developed under Section 3 of this act.