S582 - North Carolina Farm Act of 2023. (SL 2023-63)

Overview: Section 14.1 of S.L. 2023-63 requires the Environmental Management Commission (EMC) and Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to reopen and modify National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit NCG530000 issued for discharges from seafood packing and rinsing, aquatic animal operations, and similarly designated wastewaters that took effect on December 1, 2021, to make it substantially similar to the previous general permit issued in 2018. The 2021 permit is more stringent than the 2018 permit in that it (i) requires quarterly, rather than annual monitoring, (ii) requires monitoring of nine parameters rather than four, and (iii) includes enhanced best management practices.

This bill was vetoed by the Governor on June 23, 2023, and that veto was overridden by the General Assembly on June 27, 2023.

This section became effective June 27, 2023, and expires when the EMC revises the permit and notifies the Revisor of Statutes that it has done so.