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.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-26.3
Limitations period for certain groundwater contamination actions
Known as the Public Health Law
The act spans §§ 130–130 (38 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In re Camp Lejeune North Carolina Water Contamination Litigation (2016)
Most recently applied in In re Camp Lejeune North Carolina Water Contamination Litigation (December 2016)
2014-17, s. 3; 2014-44, ss. 1(b), (c).
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.