15A NCAC 02H .1010. FINAL ACTION ON PERMIT APPLICATIONS TO THE DIVISION

(a)  The Director shall take final action on all applications not later than 90 days following receipt of a complete application and with required information.  All permits or renewals of permits and decisions denying permits or renewals shall be in writing.

(b)  The Director is authorized to:

(1)           issue a permit containing such conditions as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of G.S. 143, Article 21;

(2)           issue permit containing time schedules for achieving compliance with applicable water quality standards and other legally applicable requirements;

(3)           deny a permit application where necessary to effectuate:

(A)          the purposes of G.S. 143, Article 21;

(B)          the purposes of G.S. 143‑215.67(a);

(C)          rules on coastal waste treatment, disposal, found in Section .0400 of this Subchapter;

(D)          rules on "subsurface disposal systems," found in 15A NCAC 18A .1900.  Copies of these Rules are available from the Division of Environmental Health, P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626‑0535; and

(E)           rules on groundwater quality standards found in Subchapter 2L of this Chapter.

(4)           hold public meetings when necessary to obtain additional information needed to complete the review of the application.  The application will be considered as incomplete until the close of the meeting record.

(c)  If a permit is denied, the letter of denial shall state the reason(s) for denial and any reasonable measures which the applicant may take to make the application approvable.

(d)  Permits shall be issued or renewed for a period of time deemed reasonable by the Director.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143‑215.1; 143‑215.3(a);

Eff. September 1, 1995.