42-237.1 Statutory Authorization

This Subpart B is adopted pursuant to North Carolina law, including but not limited to Article 14, Section 5 of the Constitution of North Carolina; NCGS 143-214.7 and rules promulgated by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission (NCEMC) thereunder;; NCGS 113A, Article 4; NCGS 143, Article 21, Part 6; and the authority vested by NCGS Chapter 160D-925 and Chapter 143, Article 21 (Watershed and Air Resources).

Further, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (“Clean Water Act”) and federal Water Quality Rules promulgated under it, as well as rules of the NCEMC promulgated in response to federal Phase II requirements, compel certain urbanized areas, including this jurisdiction, to adopt minimum stormwater controls such as those included in this Subpart B.