The provisions of any federal, county, or municipal laws, rules, or regulations establishing injection well standards affording greater protection to the public welfare, safety, and health and to the groundwater resources shall prevail, within the jurisdiction of such agency or municipality, over standards established by the rules in this Section.

History Note: Authority G.S. 87‑87; 87‑96; 143‑211; 143-215.1A; 143‑215.3(a)(1); 143‑215.3(c);
Eff. August 1, 1982;
Amended Eff. September 1, 1996;
Readopted Eff. September 1, 2019.