╨╧рб▒с>■  ■                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   ¤    ■    ■   ■                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Root Entry        └Fа╗5┼н ╜@MatOST        рЫ─н ╜а Ч─н ╜MM            MN0    K■     !"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:■   <■                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               ND╨╧рб▒с>■  ■'NQSPЫ╨        ф KА К ж ж ж ж аааар=╨/╨╨dж     ╨╡ Цт PRUNING NORTH CAROLINA'S ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS Arguments over the highest and best use of our natural resources will likely never be settled in any one direction. Whether to till Natural North Carolina or to shepherd it along is a matter of personal choice; there are absolutes however, that we violate to our own risk. Chiefest among them is to recognize the critical nature of North Carolina's seventeen watersheds and one oceanshed as our state's natural circulatory system. With as many tiny brooks and branches SEDIMENTATION POLLUTION CONTROL ACT OF 1973 Summary The North Carolina Sedimentation Pollution Control Act of 1973 is designed to protect the State's streams and lands from being polluted by soil eroded from construction sites. Sediment is the largest single pollutant in North Carolina by volume. It reduces fish and wildlife populations, carries toxic materials, and reduces the quality and volume of public water supplies and recreational reservoirs. This law prohibits visible sediment from washing off construction sites. It is, however, a performance oriented law that allows the land owner and designer flexibility in determining the most economical and effective methods for erosion and sediment control. The law includes four mandatory standards. The first three pertain to buffer zones, slope stabilization and establishment of ground cover. The fourth requires that an erosion control plan be filed with the State if the planned landdisturbing activity disturbs one acre or more. Furthermore, the erosion control plan should be filed at least 30 days prior to beginning construction, and landdisturbing activities should not begin until that plan is approved. This law is administered by the Land Quality Section staff through rules adopted by the North Carolina Sedimentation Control Commission. The Commission has the authority to delegate authority to local governments that adopt sediment control ordinances, providing the ordinances and staffing meet the Commission's minimum requirements. Approximately 36 local ordinances are in effect. The State retains exclusive jurisdiction on enforcement of sediment control on construction projects funded by public monies. The staff reviews between 2,000 and 2,400 erosion control plans and conducts approximately 12,500 inspections annually. Erosion control plans should be filed with the appropriate Land Quality Section Regional Engineer. Back to Main Menu ф y13FHJSUwЩ┬щ=fЛxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxЁЛ│╪єїGqХ║р/Uз╬°DlМ│╪xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxЁ╪┌%DkХ║▐ $ J o Т ╢ ▐ ш ъ  9 [ Г з ╠ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxЁ╠ ╬ т ф xxxЁф Л╪╠ ф 0 Monotype.comВоп6'Ф^┐6"│╨╧рб▒с>■  ■      └FMicrosoft Works MSWorksWPDocЇ9▓q╨╧рб▒с>■                                                                                                                                                                                                  CompObj            ;U