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RESOLUTION CONCERNING STATE LANDFILL AND GROUNDWATER REGULATIONS WHEREAS, counties are empowered by North Carolina General Statutes with the authority to operate solid waste collection and disposal facilities; and WHEREAS, counties operate solid waste disposal facilities for their citizens and these solid waste disposal facilities are regulated by numerous state rules and regulations including, but not limited to, groundwater contamination standards as specified in. Section 2L of Title XV of the North Carolina Administrative Code; and WHEREAS, several counties have recently received notice from the State of rejection of applications for new or expanded solid waste disposal sites, or have experienced frustration in gaining timely action on such applications; and the stated reasons for rejection or non--approval were groundwater rules which require zero percent (0%) contamination of groundwater; and WHEREAS, The North Carolina Association of-County Commissioners is duly concerned about the maintenance of a sound environment, including safe and qualitative groundwater supply; and wishe* to maintain a sensible balance between environmental protection and the need for a solid waste disposal site; and WHEREAS, until the development of stringent state groundwater regulations in 1985, counties were able to comply with Environmental Management Commission guidelines; and when the new regulations were formulated, state officials recognized concerns of local officials and assured those concerned local officials that revised groundwater regulations would not serve to prevent landfill site applications from being approved; and WHEREAS, several counties have, in fact experienced the rejection of their solid waste disposal facility (landfill) based upon those: revised groundwater regulations; and. WHEREAS, the need for newly revised groundwater regulations have completely frustrated the permitting of solid waste disposal facilities, including the imposition of exorbitant costs for contamination prevention measures, in a manner inconsistent with the spirit and intent of such laws as passed by the North Carolina General Assembly; and WHEREAS, the need for new and expanded county solid waste disposal facility sites has reached a critical point._ NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners. calls on .the__appropriate regulatory agencies and the North Carolina General Assembly to recognize the impractical nature of groundwater regulations .as they apply to landfills and to take the necessary corrective measures to allow counties to adequately dispose of solid waste while also providing a reasonable amount of environmental protection.