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Solid Waste Rules, Laws, and Regulations

State Rules

NC Administrative Code Title 15A Chapter 13 Solid Waste Management (links to individual rules)

15A NCAC Subchapter 13B Solid Waste Management (.pdf copy of the Subchapter)

Readoption of Existing Title 15A Subchapter 13B Rules

NC Administrative Code Title 15A Subchapter 02L Groundwater Classification and Standards

15A NCAC 13B Section .1700 Requirements for Beneficial Use of Coal Combustion By-products (the majority of these rules have been superseded by the requirements for structural fills in the Coal Ash Management Act below, and the readoption and amendments to the these rules are currently published for public comment)

State Laws

NC General Statutes Chapter 130A Article 9 Solid Waste Management
The Coal Ash Management Act of 2014 is Part 2I of Article 9, G.S. 130A-309.200 through G.S. 130A-309.231.

NC General Statutes Chapter 130A Article 1 Part 2 Remedies (beginning with G.S. 130A-17 in the document, Page 10)

NC Solid Waste Disposal Tax

Federal Regulations

40 CFR Part 257 Criteria for Classification of Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and Practices

40 CFR Part 257 Subpart D Standards for the Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals in Landfills and Surface Impoundments

40 CFR Part 258 Criteria for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

Federal Laws

Title 42 Subchapter IV State or Regional Solid Waste Plans

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