NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Waste Management - WM - DSCA
Waste Management
Our office location is at the Green Square Office Complex
217 West Jones Street downtown Raleigh
on the corner of Jones Street and Dawson Street.
Our mailing address:
1646 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1646
Main Phone Number: 919.707.8200
There are an estimated 2,000 active and abandoned dry-cleaning sites in North Carolina. As many as 1,500 of these sites may be contaminated with solvents used in the dry-cleaning process. In 1997, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a law to address this problem. The Dry-Cleaning Solvent Cleanup Act (DSCA) established a fund to help dry cleaners and property owners investigate and clean up contaminated dry-cleaning sites. The fund is supported by taxes collected on dry-cleaning services and solvents. DSCA also authorized the creation of rules called Minimum Management Practices (MMPs) that active dry-cleaning facilities must comply with in order to prevent environmental contamination.
The DSCA Program consists of two units: Compliance and Remediation.The Remediation Unit oversees the cleanup of contaminated dry-cleaning sites under a voluntary agreement between the program and the potentially responsible party (the dry cleaner and/or property owner). Most of the costs for cleanup are paid by the DSCA Fund. The Compliance Unit inspects active dry-cleaning plants and enforces the MMPs and other environmental regulations.
Statutes and Session Law
G.S. 143-215.104 A, TITLE: Dry-Cleaning Act of 1997
G.S. 143-215.104 B, Definitions
G.S. 143-215.104 D, Powers of the Commission
G.S. 143-215.104 G, Certification of Facilities and Abandoned Sites
G.S. 143-215.104 H, Assessment Agreements
G.S. 143-215.104 I, Remediation Agreements
G.S. 143-215.104 J, Decertification; Termination of Assessment Agreements and Remediation Agreements
G.S. 143-215.104 K, Liability Protection
G.S. 143-215.104 L, Public Notice and Community Involvement
G.S. 143-215.104 M, Notice of Dry Cleaning Solvent Remediation; Land Use Restrictions in Deeds
G.S. 143-215.104 O, Remediation of Uncertified Sites
G.S. 143-215.104 P, Enforcement Procedures; Civil Penalties
G.S. 143-215.104 Q, Enforcement Procedures; Criminal Penalties
G.S. 143-215.104 R, Enforcement Procedures; Injunctive Relief
G.S. 143-215.104 T, Construction of this Part
G.S. 143-215.104 U, Reporting Requirements
G.S. 105-164.44E, Transfer to the Dry-Cleaning Solvent Cleanup Fund
G.S.105-164.4, Tax Imposed on Retailers - Sales Tax
