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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-395.2: Subsurface injection of waste prohibited.
Where this section sits in the code
- Chapter 113. Conservation and Development.
- SUBCHAPTER V. OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION.
- Article 27. Oil and Gas Conservation.
- Part 2. The Oil and Gas Conservation Act.
(a) Disposal of wastes produced in connection with oil and gas exploration, development, and production, and use of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing treatments for that purpose by injection to subsurface or groundwaters of the State by means of wells is prohibited in accordance with G.S. 143-214.2.
(b) Notwithstanding G.S. 143-214.2, a violation of subsection (a) of this section shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor. (2014-4, s. 15(a).)
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