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Not green but still pretty clean
Compliance with environmental laws in worse than one might expect in some cases but surprisingly good in most areas, according to a new report by the N.C. Department of Environment and NAtural Resources. Here is the data for some of the 14 regulatory areas administered by the agency:

Air Quality

Number of inspectors

12

Number of inspectors

3,622

Number of inspections per year

2,206

Compliance rate among inspected sites

64%

Percent of repeat violators

n/a

Coastal Management

Number of regulated sites

4,206

Number of inspectors

6

Number of inspections per year

8,412

Compliance rate among inspected sites

96%

Percent of repeat violators

0.25%

Dam Safety

Number of regulated sites

4,305

Number of inspectors

11

Number of inspections per year

1,764

Compliance rate among inspected sites

96%

Percent of repeat violators

n/a

Erosion and Sedimentation Control

Number of regulated sites, at any one time

7,000

Number of inspectors

34

Number of inspections per year

15,445

Compliance rate among inspected sites

95%

Percent of repeat violators

0.1%

Groundwater

Number of regulated sites

6,605

Number of inspectors

10

Number of inspections per year

997

Compliance rate among inspected sites

83%

Percent of repeat violators

0.02%

Mining

Number of regulated sites

898

Number of inspectors

3

Number of inspections per year

779

Compliance rate among inspected sites

91%

Percent of repeat violators

n/a

NPDES

Number of regulated sites

18,000

Number of inspectors

28

Number of inspections per year

1,203

Compliance rate among inspected sites

93%

Percent of repeat violators

0.4%

Non-Point Source Discharge

Number of regulated sites

3,473

Number of inspectors

22

Number of inspections per year

3,409

Compliance rate among inspected sites

85%

Percent of repeat violators

0.4%

Public Water Supply

Number of regulated sites

7,695

Number of inspectors

35

Number of inspections per year

10,054

Compliance rate among inspected sites

82%

Percent of repeat violators

1.5%

Solid Waste

Number of regulated sites

685

Number of inspectors (full-time equivalents)

6.6

Number of inspections per year

790

Compliance rate among inspected sites

98%

Percent of repeat violators

0.1%

Underground Storage Tanks

Number of regulated sites

10,797

Number of inspectors

13

Number of inspections per year

2,122

Compliance rate among inspected sites

76.1%

Percent of repeat violators

0.6%

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