The 10-year period set forth in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 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).)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 130A-26.3

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3