{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-26.3","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-26.3","heading":"Limitations period for certain groundwater contamination actions.","body":"The 10-year period set forth in G.S. 1-52(16) shall not be construed to bar an action for personal injury, or property damages caused or contributed to by groundwater contaminated by a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant, including personal injury or property damages resulting from the consumption, exposure, or use of water supplied from groundwater contaminated by a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. For purposes of this section, \"contaminated by a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant\" means the concentration of the hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant exceeds a groundwater quality standard set forth in 15A NCAC 2L .0202. (2014-17, s. 3; 2014-44, ss. 1(b), (c).)","path":["Chapter 130A. Public Health.","Article 1. Definitions, General Provisions and Remedies.","Part 2. Remedies."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_130A/GS_130A-26.3.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:20:37Z","sha256":"7115d2baa2533aa6e12a7e0a5e9512aa09d32e06e3a7bcf1731ae0840ca38201","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-26.2","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-26.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}