March 10 Meeting Agenda

NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION

512 N. Salisbury Street
Archdale Building - Ground Floor Hearing Room
Raleigh, North Carolina

March 10, 2016
9:00 a.m.

General Statute § 138A-15 mandates that the Chairman inquire as to whether any member knows of any known conflict of interest or appearance of conflict with respect to matters before the Commission. If any member knows of a conflict of interest or appearance of a conflict, please so state at this time.

Steve J. Rowlan, Chairman, Presiding

I.          Preliminary Matters

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of minutes from Commission meeting on January 14, 2016 (attached)
  3. Approval of minutes from Commission meeting on February 16, 2016 (attached)    

 

II.       Action Items

       (ITEM 16-12 HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA)

  1. 16-12    Request Approval of a Study of the State’s Riparian Buffer Protection Program pursuant to Session Law 2015-246(DWR) Karen Higgins​ POWERPOINT PRESENTATION Attachment A - SL 2015-246 Study
     
  2. 16-13    Request Approval of the 2015 Coastal Habitat Protection Plan (CHPP)

    (DWR) Jimmy Johnson

    POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

    Attachment A     – Coastal Habitat Protection Plan (CHPP) 2015 Source Final
    Attachment B     – Coastal Habitat Protection Plan (CHPP) December 2015 Plan
    Final Draft

    (ITEM 16-14 HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA)
  3. 16-14 Request for Hearing Officer's Report and Adoption of Proposed Amendments to Replace Rules for the Collection and Transportation of Solid Waste:15A NCAC 13B .0105
    (DWM) Jessica Montie
    Attachment A - 13B .0105 Summary, RIA, and Public Comment Report

     
  4. 16-15  Request for Approval to Proceed to Public Comment and Hearing with Amendments to Solid Waste Rules 15A NCAC 13B .0201 and .0206, and with Proposed Rule 15A NCAC 13B .0207

    (DWM) Ellen Lorscheider

    POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

    Attachment A – 15A NCAC 13B 0201
    Attachment B -  15A NCAC 13B 0206
    Attachment C -  15A NCAC 13B 0207
     
  5. 16-16 Repeal of 15A NCAC 02D .1010, Heavy-Duty Vehicle Idling Restrictions

    (DAQ) Joelle Burleson

    Attachment A     – Heavy-Duty Vehicle Idling Restrictions

    (ITEM 16-17 HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA)
  6. 16-17 A Survey of In Situ Strategies for Mitigation of Water Quality Impairments in North Carolina
    (DWR) Rich Gannon POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONAttachment A - Cover Letter/In Situ Strategies Legislative Report
     
  7. 16-18 Request to Remand 10 EHR 5508, House of Raeford Farms v. EMC to the N.C. Office of Administrative Hearings for Additional Fact Finding

    (AG) General Counsel Jennie Hauser

    Attachment A - 2012 -1-08 EMC Final Decision
    Attachment B - 2016.7.21 House of Raeford Farms COA Opinion
    Attachment C - 15-47 COA Order to Duplin County re PDR
    Attachment D - 2015-12-5 House of Raeford Farms Order on Remand
    Attachment E - 2016-1-21 Letter from Petitioner
    Attachment F - 2016-1-28 Letter from Respondent
    Attachment G - 2106-2-25 Petitioner’s Position Statement
    Attachment H - 2016-2-25 Respondent’s Position Statement
    Attachment I - 2016-2-25 Petitioner’s Request for Presentation
    Attachment J - 2016-2-26 Respondent’s Request for Presentation
     
  8. 16-19 Request for Approval to Proceed to Hearing on Revisions to Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Rules in 15A NCAC 02D .0902 (532)
    (DAQ) Joelle Burleson

    Attachment A - VOC Rules
    Attachment B     - VOC Regulatory Impact Analysis
     

III.        Information Items
 

  1. 16-02    2016 Status Report:  Falls Lake Nutrient Strategy

    (DWR) John Huisman

    Attachment A     – Final Falls Lake Report
     

IV.        Concluding Remarks

             By Committee Chairs
             By Directors      
             By Commission Members
             By Counsel
             By Chairman

 

Adjournment 03-10-16