North Carolina General Statutes 62-133.13. Recovery of costs related to unlawful discharges from coal combustion residuals surface impoundments to the surface waters of the State
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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 62-133.13
- Commission: means the North Carolina Utilities Commission. See North Carolina General Statutes 62-3
- public utility: except as otherwise expressly provided in this Chapter, shall not include the following:
- State: means the State of North Carolina; "state" means any state. See North Carolina General Statutes 62-3
The Commission shall not allow an electric public utility to recover from the retail electric customers of the State costs resulting from an unlawful discharge to the surface waters of the State from a coal combustion residuals surface impoundment, unless the Commission determines the discharge was due to an event of force majeure. For the purposes of this section, “coal combustion residuals surface impoundments” has the same meaning as in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-309.201 For the purposes of this section, “unlawful discharge” means a discharge that results in a violation of State or federal surface water quality standards. (2014-122, s. 1(a).)