Riparian Buffer Protection Program
Riparian Buffer Rules (including table of uses)
Riparian Buffer Authorizations and Variances
Maps
Riparian Buffer Protection Programs Map (PDF)
NC Riparian Buffer Area Map (Online interactive map)
Randleman Lake Watershed Map (PTWRA.org)
Most recent published Soil Survey Table
NRCS Soil Surveys for North Carolina (by county)
USGS topographic maps (USGS Store Map Locator & Downloader)
Model Ordinances
Buffer Clarification Memos
Buffer Mitigation
- Restoring a Riparian Buffer in Response to a Notice of Violation
- Buffer Mitigation Rule Interpretation (August 2013)
- Consolidated Buffer Mitigation Rule (15A NCAC 02B .0295) Effective November 1, 2015
DOT and Other Road Projects
- NCDOT Borrow Pits within a Protected Riparian Buffer
- Existing Transportation Facility
- Bridge Versus Road Crossing
- Parallel Versus Perpendicular Road Impact
Ponds, Open Waters and Swimming Pools
- Beaver Impoundments
- Drainage of a Buffered Pond
- Stormwater Ponds in the Buffer
- Swimming Pools in the Buffer
Vegetation Management/Replacement
- Vegetation Management for Airport Facilities in the Buffer
- Vegetation Replacement for Temporary Roads
- Pruning in the Buffer
Diffuse Flow
- Diffuse Flow Through a Newly Restored Buffer
- What is Considered a New Stormwater Conveyance Through the Buffers
- Definitions of Frequently Used Stormwater Terms
- Options for Meeting Diffuse Flow Provisions of the Storwmater and Riparian Buffer Protection Programs
Buffer Location
- Where a Buffer Begins and Ends When a Stream is Piped
- Wetlands in a Buffer-How to Consider Impacts and Mitigation Required
Utility Lines and/or Easements
- Non-electric Utility Lines (Other Than Perpendicular Crossings) -When Notification or Mitigation is Required
- How Maintenance on a Perpendicular Utility Line is Exempt from the Buffer Rules if a Structure of Manhole Exists in the Utility Line Footprint
Maps
- Acceptable Soil Survey Maps -Interpretive Ruling
- Map that should be used for the Jordan Buffer Rules
Miscellaneous
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