Asbestos NESHAP Program and Regulations

The resources below are available so customers can conduct business with us electronically or over the phone:

• Submit NESHAP demolition/renovation notifications through our GovOnline Portal

• For renovation (asbestos removal) NESHAP notifications only, Pay AQ fees online.  Include the name and address of the building to be renovated in the comments section.

• For Demolition and Move-Off permit information, please visit Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement’s permitting page.

• Find a complete list of email addresses and phone numbers on our Contact Us page.

• If you are unsure how to proceed, please call 704-336-5430. 

Electronic Notification

MCAQ can now accept electronic Asbestos NESHAP notification via GovOnline, the first EPA-approved electronic submittal system for Asbestos NESHAP in the Southeast U.S.!

Submit Electronic Notification with GovOnline 

GovOnline User Guide

Watch the GovOnline Instructional Video

Hard Copy Notification

NESHAP Notification of Demolition and/or Renovation Form (PDF or Word)

NESHAP Notification Instructions (PDF or Word)

The NC Health Hazard Control Unit (HHCU) may need to be notified as well.

Submittal of a NESHAP notification form to Mecklenburg County Air Quality (MCAQ) is required 10 working days prior to starting date for demolition or renovation whenever a facility (i.e. industrial, commercial, business, school, or church buildings, and even private residences in certain circumstances) is scheduled to either:

• undergo extensive renovation entailing the disturbance of regulated quantities of identified ACM (i.e. quantities equaling or exceeding 260 linear feet/160 square feet/35 cubic feet), or

• undergo partial/complete demolition of the facility including move-off or intentional burn.  **Notification for demolition must be submitted with an Asbestos Inspection Report**

For renovation (asbestos removal) NESHAP notifications only, the fee is $365 (Revised July 7, 2016).  Payment shall be paid either online or by check made payable to Mecklenburg County Air Quality and submitted to MCAQ with the notification.  If paying online, include the name and address of the building to be renovated in the comments section.

Demolition permits are obtained by the property owner or owner's agent from the Land Use and Environmental Services Agency, Code Enforcement Division.  All fees for demolitions are paid to Code Enforcement when the demolition permit is issued. For Demolition and Move-Off permit information, please visit Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement’s permitting page.

Individuals performing asbestos management activities as defined by 10A NCAC 41C.0600, except as provided for in G.S. 130-447, (b) and (c), must be accredited by the NC Asbestos Hazard Management Program, Health Hazards Control Unit (HHCU).  State issued permits are required for removal of regulated asbestos containing material that exceeds 160 square feet, 260 linear feet, or 35 cubic feet. 

• NC HHCU's  "Asbestos In Your Home" and "Do's and Don'ts"

• NC Asbestos Hazard Management Program

• US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Asbestos Page

• NC HHCU's Lead-based Paint Management Program

• Consultants with Asbestos Experience