§ 77-127 – Department of Environmental Quality establish pumpout facility criteria; inspection of pumpout facilities and vessels docked or moored at a marina.
77-127. Department of Environmental Quality establish pumpout facility criteria; inspection of pumpout facilities and vessels docked or moored at a marina. (a) The Department of Environmental Quality shall establish appropriate criteria for pumpout facilities and pumpout services provided at large vessel marinas that offer docking services to the general public. The criteria shall include requirements […]
§ 77-128 – Vessel owner and operator required to keep log of pumpout dates.
77-128. Vessel owner and operator required to keep log of pumpout dates. (a) Any owner or operator of a vessel that has a marine sanitation device shall maintain a record of the date of each pumpout of the marine sanitation device and the location of the pumpout facility. Each record shall be maintained for a […]
§ 77-129 – No discharge of treated or untreated sewage in coastal waters; duty of marina owner or operator to report unlawful discharge.
77-129. No discharge of treated or untreated sewage in coastal waters; duty of marina owner or operator to report unlawful discharge. (a) No person shall discharge treated or untreated sewage into coastal waters, including effluent produced or held by any type of marine sanitation device into coastal waters. The owner or operator of a vessel […]
§ 77-130 – Enforcement.
77-130. Enforcement. (a) The following officers have authority to enforce this Article and to inspect a large vessel marina or vessel subject to this Article: (1) Wildlife protectors. (2) Marine fisheries inspectors. (3) Any sworn local law enforcement officer with jurisdiction to enforce the laws in the county or municipality in which the marina or […]
§ 77-131 – Application of Article.
77-131. Application of Article. The provisions of this Article apply only to the following: (1) A large vessel marina that is located on coastal waters designated by the Environmental Protection Agency as a no discharge zone or that is located in a county or municipality that has adopted a resolution to petition the Environmental Protection […]
§ 77-112 – Powers and duties.
77-112. Powers and duties. (a) The authority granted to each commission shall be advisory in nature and in no way shall either commission be construed to have any regulatory authority. (b) Neither commission shall have any authority to obligate or otherwise bind the State of North Carolina, the State of South Carolina, or any agency […]
§ 77-113 – Membership; terms of office; eligibility for appointment; meetings.
77-113. Membership; terms of office; eligibility for appointment; meetings. (a) The Catawba/Wateree River Basin Advisory Commission shall be composed of 15 members as follows: (1) Two members of the North Carolina House of Representatives whose districts include a part of the North Carolina portion of the river basin, to be appointed by the Speaker of […]
§ 77-114 – Staffing; meeting facilities; assistance by agencies.
77-114. Staffing; meeting facilities; assistance by agencies. (a) The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control shall provide staff support and facilities to each commission within the existing programs of the respective agencies. Additional staff may be hired or contracted by each commission through funds raised […]
§ 77-115 – Funding.
77-115. Funding. (a) Each commission shall annually adopt a budget that shall include the estimated income and expenses of each commission. Funding for the commissions shall be shared and apportioned between the State of North Carolina and the State of South Carolina as each state may provide through its regular appropriations process. (b) The accounts […]
§ 77-96 – Funding.
77-96. Funding. (a) The Commission shall annually adopt a budget that shall include the Commission’s estimated expenses. Funding for the Commission shall be shared and apportioned between the State of North Carolina and the Commonwealth of Virginia. The appropriation of public funds to the Commission shall be provided through each state’s regular process for appropriating […]