95-2. Purpose

The purpose of this article is to:

  1. Regulate the location, operation and management (including the storage, transfer, treatment and disposal of waste and by-products) of incineration facilities with a total incineration capacity greater than 250 pounds per hour.
  2. Assure that competent management, environmental and safety practices are used in waste incineration.
  3. Assure that the operation of such facilities in Henderson County poses no unreasonable threat to the water, land and air resources of Henderson County.
  4. Assure that all by-products of incineration, including fly ash, bottom ash and plant emissions, are in compliance with the quantitative limits for materials as specified in the North Carolina Administrative Code, Title 15A.