02 NCAC 59G .0103. APPROVAL OF BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPS)

(a)  The Commission may approve individual BMPs or systems of BMPs in conjunction with water quality protection programs for agriculture and other nonpoint sources.

(b)  Approved BMPs shall meet the minimum technical standards of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Technical Guide, Raleigh, North Carolina, except as specified in Paragraph (c) of this Rule.

(c)  The Commission shall approve alternative BMPs Practices, Technical or Performance Specifications, and Operation and Maintenance requirements where any of the following criteria are met:

(1)           Where no existing USDA technical standard specifically achieves the desired water quality protection benefits;

(2)           Where an existing USDA technical standard includes design or installation requirements for purposes other than those necessary to achieve the desired water quality protection benefits; or

(3)           Where there is a need for additional operator flexibility to reduce the initial cost of installing or implementing the BMP, while providing equivalent water quality protection benefits.

(d)  In approving BMPs, the Commission shall consider technical input from persons engaged in agriculture or experienced in nonpoint source management.

 

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

Temporary Adoption Eff. October 22, 2001;

Eff. April 1, 2003;

Transferred from 15A NCAC 06H .0103 Eff. May 1, 2012.