162A-28. Role and function of Environmental Management Commission.
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, in order to provide a framework for comprehensive planning of regional sewage disposal systems and for orderly coordination of local actions relating to sewage disposal, to make possible the most efficient disposal of sewage and to help realize economies of scale in sewage disposal systems, shall perform the following functions:
(1) Identify major sources of sewage for regional systems and sewer system interconnections as may be desirable and feasible.
(2) Identify geographical areas of the State suitable for the development of regional sewage disposal systems that meet federal and State grant requirements.
(3) Establish priorities for regionalization.
(4) Develop plans for connecting proposed regional sewage disposal systems to major sources of sewage and for such sewer system interconnections as may be desirable and feasible.
(5) Review and approve plans for proposed regional sewage disposal systems and for proposed municipal and countywide systems which are compatible with a regional plan.
(6) Administer a State program of financial assistance to local governments and regional planning agencies for the development of comprehensive plans for regional sewage disposal systems or county systems compatible with regional plans.
(7) Provide technical assistance to local and regional planning agencies and to consulting engineering firms.