02 NCAC 59E .0102. DEFINITIONS

The terms used in this Subchapter shall be as defined in G.S. 139‑3; 143‑215.74; 143B‑294; 15A NCAC 02H .0203; 02 NCAC 59D .0102; and as follows:

(1)           "Agronomic rates" means those amounts of animal waste or compost to be applied to lands as contained in the nutrient management standard of the USDA Soil Conservation Service Technical Guide Section IV or as recommended by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service at the time of certification of the animal waste management plan.

(2)           "Certification" means the certification required in the Nondischarge Rule for Animal Waste Management Systems (15A NCAC 02H .0217).

(3)           "DEM" means the Division of Environmental Management, Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, and the agency to receive the certification forms and responsible for enforcement of 15A NCAC 02H .0200.

(4)           "Design approval authority" means that authority granted by the Commission to designated individuals or groups of individuals to certify that a BMP or the system of BMPs for waste management has been designed to meet the standards and specifications of practices adopted by the Commission.

(5)           "Installation approval authority" means that authority granted by the Commission to designated individuals or groups of individuals to certify a BMP or system of BMPs for waste management has been installed to meet the standard of practices adopted by the Commission.

(6)           "Technical Specialist" means individuals or groups of individuals designated by the Commission at 02 NCAC 59E .0105 to certify an entire or portion of an animal waste management plan.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 106-840; 106-850; 139‑4;

Temporary Adoption Eff. December 9, 1993 for a Period of 180 Days or Until the Permanent Rule Becomes Effective, Whichever is Sooner;

Eff. March 1, 1994;

Transferred from 15A NCAC 06F .0102 Eff. May 1, 2012.