Environmental Health Position Statements

Position statements are policy documents to clarify how to interpret or enforce a law or rule. They are not enforceable on their own but are intended to promote uniform interpretation and enforcement of the underlying law or rule.

Looking for something specific? Use the search box to find a position statement by keyword or program area:

  • Food Protection
  • On-Site Wastewater
  • Private Drinking Water Wells
  • Children's Environmental Health
Position StatementDateProgram Area
Bed and Breakfast Homes: Changes in Definition and On-Site Wastewater Treatment System Requirements (PDF)9/27/2013Food Protection; On-Site Wastewater
Bored Wells Considered to be Cased Wells (PDF) — Minimum horizontal separation distance between bored wells and ground absorption sewage treatment and disposal systems3/13/2017On-Site Wastewater
Carbon Monoxide Alarm Requirement Enforcement Guidance (PDF)11/12/2015Food Protection
Certification Requirements for Contractors Who Install or Repair Grease Traps, Tanks, Interceptors or Separators (PDF)3/9/2016On-Site Wastewater
Certified Food Protection Manager Implementation (PDF)12/31/2013Food Protection
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program Expansion Implementation Plan (PDF) (Revised)12/21/2017Children's Environmental Health
Contact time for Chloro Glass Sanitizer (PDF), EPA Registration Number 65169-1, when used as a disinfectant (previously known as A2B)11/2/2016Children's Environmental Health
Cooking Schools: When is a cooking school exempt and when is a food establishment permit required? (PDF)6/16/2016Food Protection
Cultivated Mushrooms in North Carolina Food Establishments (PDF)11/4/2015Food Protection
Design Daily Flow Exemption for Low-Flow Design Alternatives for Wastewater Systems (PDF)12/18/2014On-Site Wastewater
Design Daily Sewage Flow for a Food Establishment Served by an Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Dispersal System (PDF)5/29/2019Food Protection; On-Site Wastewater
Design Daily Sewage Flow for Mobile Food Units, Pushcarts and their Commissaries served by an On-site Wastewater Treatment and Dispersal System (PDF)5/29/2017Food Protection; On-Site Wastewater
Donated Food (PDF)12/15/2016Food Protection
Electrolyzed Water, Electrochemically Activated Water, and Electro-Activated Water Generated On-Site (PDF)9/17/2013Food Protection
Expanded Food Service for Pushcarts or Mobile Food Units (PDF)6/26/2015Food Protection
Food Protection and Facilities Branch Correspondence (PDF)12/18/2017Food Protection
HACCP Plan Review for Franchised or Chain Food Establishments (PDF)5/11/2015Food Protection

Implementation of Session Law 2018-114 (HB 374) Sections 9-12 Provisions (PDF)

Related: Soil/Site Evaluation for On-Site Wastewater System (PDF)

07/24/2018On-Site Wastewater
Implementation of Session Law 2022-11 (PDF)8/9/2022On-Site Wastewater

Implementation of Session Law 2023-90 (PDF)

Related:

7/10/2023On-Site Wastewater
Issuance of Private Drinking Water Well Permits: Amendments to GS 87-97 (PDF)8/3/2013Private Drinking Water Wells

Issuance of Private Drinking Water Well Permits: Well Setbacks and Casing Depth Requirements (PDF)

Related: Additional Guidance Memo (PDF) — 7/18/2018

6/29/2018Private Drinking Water Wells
Kitchen Accessibility in Child Care Centers (PDF)11/2/2016Children's Environmental Health
Mobile Food Unit Commissaries (PDF)12/3/2012Food Protection
NSF/ANSI Standards and Requirements for Barbecue Cookers (PDF)3/27/2013Food Protection
Outdoor Grills at Food Establishments (PDF)9/27/2018Food Protection
Packaged Food (PDF)12/5/2018Food Protection
Packaged Foods and Labeling in Food Establishments (PDF)6/1/2014Food Protection
Permit and Transitional Permit Guidance (PDF)7/22/2016Food Protection
Revised Marking Instructions (PDF)10/2015Food Protection
Residential Wastewater Systems (RWTS) Operator Requirements (Revision) (PDF)3/15/2016On-Site Wastewater
Shared-Use Kitchen Guidance (PDF)12/19/2017Food Protection
Sink Drains in Food Establishments (PDF)5/2/2014Food Protection (Plan Review)
Use of Power Tools in Temporary Food Establishments (TFE) (PDF)5/2/2014Food Protection
Validity of Wastewater System Authorization to Construct (AC) (PDF)12/15/2014On-Site Wastewater
Wastewater Permit Exemption for Small-Scale Processing of Agricultural Products (PDF)5/29/2019Food Protection; On-Site Wastewater
Wastewater System Permit Extension (PDF)10/20/2017On-Site Wastewater
Well and Water System Installations by a NC Certified Well Contractor (PDF)5/23/2017Private Drinking Water Wells
Wild Foraged Mushrooms in North Carolina Food Establishments (PDF)5/12/2017Food Protection

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