North Carolina Administrative Code

15A NCAC 18A .3625 Seafood (a) In Resident Camps, all shellfish and crustacea meat shall be obtained from sources in compliance with 15A NCAC 18A .0300 through .0900 which may be obtained from the Department. If the source of clams, oysters, or mussels is outside the state, the s…

15A NCAC 18A .3626 REFRIGERATION: THAWING: AND PREPARATION OF FOOD (a) All potentially hazardous foods requiring refrigeration shall be kept at or below 45 degrees F (7 degrees C), except when being prepared or served in resident camps. An air temperature thermometer accurate to …

15A NCAC 18A .3627 re-serving of food In Resident Camps, food once served to a consumer shall not be served again and not left for the next consumer. Packaged food, other than potentially hazardous food, that is still packaged and is still wholesome, may be re-served. History Not…

15A NCAC 18A .3628 FOOD SERVICE UTENSILS AND EQUIPMENT (a) In Resident Camps, all eating, drinking, cooking utensils, tables, sinks, cabinets, hoods, shelves, equipment, fixtures and other items used in connection with the preparation of food shall be kept clean and in good repai…

15a ncac 18a .3629 cleaning of equipment and utensils (a) All equipment and fixtures shall be kept clean in resident camps. All cloths used by chefs and other employees in the kitchen shall be clean. (b) All multi-use eating and drinking utensils shall be washed, rinsed and subje…

15a ncac 18a .3630 storage and handling of utensils and equipment (a) After bactericidal treatment, utensils shall be air-dried and stored above the floor in a clean place in resident camps. Wherever practicable, containers and utensils shall be covered or inverted or stored in t…

15A NCAC 18A .3631 food service area storage spaces (a) Storage spaces shall be kept clean in resident camps. The contents shall be neatly arranged to facilitate cleaning and to prevent insect and rodent harboraging. (b) All items stored in rooms where food or single-service item…

15A NCAC 18A .3632 food service area lighting (a) In Resident Camps, all areas in which food is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be provided with at least 50 foot-candles of light on food preparation work levels and at utensil washing work levels. At least 10 foot…

15A NCAC 18A .3633 food service area ventilation In Resident Camps, ventilation equipment shall be kept clean and in good repair. History Note: Authority G.S. 130A-235; 130A-248; Eff. October 1, 2007; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public inter…

15A NCAC 18A .3634 FOOD SERVICE AREA LAVATORY FACILITIES (a) In Resident Camps, lavatory facilities, including hot and cold running water and a combination supply faucet or tempered water and sanitary towels or hand-drying devices and soap, shall be provided for staff and campers…

15A NCAC 18A .3635 FOOD SERVICE AREA TOILET FACILITIES (a) Unless specified elsewhere in the rules in this Section, every resident camp kitchen shall be provided with toilet facilities located within 500 feet and readily accessible to employees and campers during all operational …

15A NCAC 18A .3636 food service area floors (a) In Resident Camps, the floors of all rooms in which food is stored, prepared, handled or served, or in which utensils are washed, shall be of such construction to be easily cleaned, and shall be kept clean and in good repair. Food w…

15A NCAC 18A .3637 food service area walls and ceilings (a) In Resident Camps, walls and ceilings of all rooms in which food is stored, handled, prepared or served or in which utensils are washed or stored shall be kept clean and in good repair. Water stains on walls or ceilings …

15A NCAC 18A .3638 kitchen premises: miscellaneous (a) In a Resident Camp, none of the camp activities shall be conducted in any room used for private living areas. (b) Packout or trip kitchens where food is portioned and stored for cookouts or overnight trips, where utensils and…

15a ncac 18a .3639 informal review process and appeals procedure (a) If a Resident Camp manager disagrees with a decision of an environmental health specialist on the interpretation, application or enforcement of the rules of this Section, the camp manager may: (1) request an inf…

section .3800 - Private Drinking Water Well Sampling 15A NCAC 18A .3801 DEFINITIONS The following definitions shall apply throughout this Section: (1) "Certified laboratory" means the North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health certified by the US Environmental Protection Ag…

15A NCAC 18A .3802 SAMPLE COLLECTION (a) Within 30 days after it issues a certificate of completion for a private drinking water well that is newly constructed, the local health department shall collect water samples and submit them to a certified laboratory for analyses or ensur…

15A NCAC 18A .3803 SAMPLE ANALYSIS (a) Water samples shall be analyzed in the North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health or a certified laboratory. (b) A water sample shall be tested for total coliform bacteria and if present, further analyzed for the presence of fecal coli…

15A NCAC 18A .3804 REPORTING (a) Laboratories shall report results of chemical and bacteriological water sample analyses for each new private drinking water well to: (1) the local health department; (2) the DENR Private Water Supply Protection Branch; and (3) the DHHS Division of…

15A NCAC 18A .3805 DATA REVIEW (a) For all private well sampling data where chemical or biological contaminants are detected exceeding the Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for public drinking water, as defined in 15A NCAC 18C, the North Carolina Occupational and Environmental Ep…

15A NCAC 18B .0108 CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL History Note: Authority G.S. 130A-347; Eff. January 1, 1980; Amended Eff. January 1, 1986; July 1, 1982; Repealed Eff. July 1, 2011 pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.7.

SECTION .0200 - SANITATION OF BEDDING (transferred to 02 NCAC 61 .0101-.0112) 15A NCAC 18B .0201 was transferred and recodified from 10 NCAC 10C .0312, 15A NCAC 18B .0202-.0204 were transferred and recodified from 10 NCAC 10C .0314-.0316, 15A NCAC 18B .0205-.0211 were transferred…

15A NCAC 18B .0202 AUTHORIZED SANITIZING PROCESSES (transferred to 02 NCAC 61 .0102)

15A NCAC 18B .0203 OTHER METHODS OF SANITIZING (Transferred to 02 ncac 61 .0103)

15A NCAC 18B .0204 DISPOSAL OF UNCLEAN BEDDING (transferred to 02 ncac 61 .0104)

15A NCAC 18B .0205 STORAGE OF SECONDHAND OR PREVIOUSLY-USED MATERIALS (transferred to 02 ncac 61 .0105)

15A NCAC 18B .0206 NON-TRANSFERABLE REGISTRATION (transferred to 02 ncac 61 .0106)

15A NCAC 18B .0207 TRANSFER OF MANUFACTURERS' AND SANITIZERS' LICENSES (transferred to 02 NCAC 61 .0107)

15A NCAC 18B .0208 LICENSE FEES AND APPLICATIONS (transferred to 02 ncac 61 .0108)

15A NCAC 18B .0209 CANCELLATION OF LICENSES (transferred to 02 ncac 61 .0109)

15A NCAC 18B .0210 DURABLE MATERIALS FOR TAGS (Transferred to 02 NCAC 61 .0110)

15A NCAC 18B .0211 EFFECTIVE DATE OF LICENSES (Transferred to 02 NCAC 61 .0111)

15A NCAC 18B .0212 SEVERABILITY (Transferred to 02 NCAC 61 .0112)

SUBCHAPTER 18C - WATER SUPPLIES SECTION .0100 - PUBLIC WATER SUPPLy definitions Rules .0101 - .0102 of Title 15A Subchapter 18C of the North Carolina Administrative Code (T15A.18C .0101 - .0102); has been transferred and recodified from Rules .0701 - .0702 Title 10 Subchapter 10D…

15A NCAC 18C .0102 DEFINITIONS (a) The definitions contained in G.S. 130A-2, G.S. 130A-290, and G.S. 130A-313 shall apply to this Subchapter. (b) The definitions contained in 40 C.F.R. 141.2 are hereby incorporated by reference including any subsequent amendments and editions exc…

SECTION .0200 – LOCATION OF SOURCES OF PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES 15A NCAC 18C .0201 SURFACE SUPPLIES FOR PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS (a) A surface supply may be used for a community or a non-transient, non-community water system with disinfection and without filtration if it complies with t…

15A NCAC 18C .0202 SURFACE SUPPLIES FROM CLASSIFIED WATERSHEDS Any surface water that is to receive treatment for removal of dissolved matter or suspended matter in order to be used for a public water system shall be obtained from a source that meets the WS-I, WS-II, WS-III, WS-I…

15A NCAC 18C .0203 PUBLIC WELL WATER SUPPLIES (a) A site or sites for a water supply well to be used as a community or non-transient, non-community water system shall be investigated by an authorized representative of the Department prior to approval. Approval by the Department i…

SECTION .0300 - SUBMISSION OF PLANS: SPECIFICATIONS: AND REPORTS Rules .0301 - .0308 of Title 15A Subchapter 18C of the North Carolina Administrative Code (T15A.18C .0301 - .0308); has been transferred and recodified from Rules .0901 - .0908 Title 10 Subchapter 10D of the North C…

15A NCAC 18C .0302 SUBMITTALS (a) All plans, specifications, reports, or other data shall be submitted in triplicate for review by the Public Water Supply Section, Division of Water Resources at 512 N Salisbury Street, Room 1304A, Raleigh NC 27604-1170, or 1634 Mail Service Cente…

15A NCAC 18C .0303 SUBMISSIONS REQUIRED BY ENGINEER AND APPLICANT (a) Detailed Engineer's Reports and engineering plans and specifications shall be prepared by a professional engineer licensed to practice in the State of North Carolina. These documents shall bear an imprint of th…

15A NCAC 18c .0304 APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL: BY WHOM MADE Applications for approval shall be filed by the current owner on blanks which will be supplied by the Department. If ownership changes before Final Approval, the new owner shall submit a new Water System Management Plan in…

15A NCAC 18C .0305 APPROVALS NECESSARY BEFORE CONTRACTING OR CONSTRUCTING (a) No construction shall be undertaken, and no contract for construction, alteration, or installation shall be entered into, unless the Department determines the system complies with G.S. 130A-317(c) and t…

15a ncac 18c .0306 CHANGES IN ENGINEERING PLANS OR SPECIFICATIONS AFTER APPROVAL Deviations from the approved engineering plans and specifications or changes in site conditions affecting capacity, hydraulic conditions, operating units, the functioning of water treatment processes…

15A NCAC 18C .0307 ENGINEER'S REPORT, WATER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN AND OTHER PLANS (a) The applicant shall submit to the Department an Engineer's Report and Water System Management Plan. (b) Engineer's Report. The Engineer's Report shall contain a system description for the entir…

15A NCAC 18C .0308 ENGINEERING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS (a) Engineering Plans. Engineering Plans for water supply systems shall consist of the following: (1) title information including the following: (A) name of the city, town, board, commission or other owner for whom the plans…

15A NCAC 18C .0309 FINAL APPROVAL (a) No construction, alteration, or expansion of a water system, subject to approval as described in Section .0300 of this Subchapter, shall be placed into final service or made available for human consumption until the applicant has complied ful…

SECTION .0400 – WATER SUPPLY DESIGN CRITERIA 15A NCAC 18C .0401 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS The design criteria given in this Section are the minimum requirements for approval of plans and specifications by the Department. The Department provides supplemental criteria for design of wate…

15A NCAC 18C .0402 WATER SUPPLY WELLS (a) Well Construction. The construction of water supply wells shall conform to well construction regulations and standards of the Department, codified in 15A NCAC 02C. (b) Upper Terminal of Well. A well casing shall terminate neither below gr…

15A NCAC 18C .0403 SURFACE WATER FACILITIES (a) Unimpounded Stream. Both the minimum daily flow of record of the stream and the estimated minimum flow calculated from rainfall and run-off shall exceed the maximum daily draft for which the water treatment plant is designed, with d…