401 & Buffer Permitting Statutes & Rules To view the current rules and regulations, chapter/section information has been provided below to search the NC Office of Administrative Hearing Administrative Code Online. *New: Proposed Permanent Wetland Permitting Rules* (See details in the Procedures for Permits section below.) Streams, Wetlands, Waters Section 404 of the Clean Water ActSection 401 of the Clean Water Act Procedures for Permits and Certifications 15A NCAC 02H .0500 401 Water Quality Certification (Readopted Eff. 6/15/20)15A NCAC 02H .1400 (.1401-.1405) Discharges to Federally Non-jurisdictional Wetlands and Federally Non-jurisdictional classified Surface Waters (Temporary Adoption Eff. 5/28/21)15A NCAC 02H .1300 Isolated Wetlands and Waters (non-404) Rules (Readopted Eff. 6/15/20)15A NCAC 02H .1301 Discharges to Isolated Wetlands and Isolated Waters (Temporary Amendment Eff. 5/28/21) *NEW: PROPOSED PERMANENT WETLAND PERMITTING RULES 15A NCAC 02H .1401-.1405 and .1301 Proposed Permanent Rules 15A NCAC 02H .1301 (Revision) and 15A NCAC 02H .1401 - .1405 Approved RIA DEQ 2021-08-11 Regulatory Impact Analysis Surface Water and Wetland Standards 15A NCAC 02B .0100, .0200, .0300 Classifications and Standards (Readopted Eff. 11/1/19)15A NCAC 02B .0200 (.0211-.0222) Stream Standards (Readopted Eff. 11/1/19)15A NCAC 02B .0231 Wetlands Standards (Readopted Eff. 11/1/19)15A NCAC 02B .0230 Activities deemed to comply with Wetlands Standards (Readopted Eff. 11/1/19) Riparian Buffers 15A NCAC 02B .0714 Neuse River Basin Buffer Rule (Eff. 8/1/00, Amended Eff. 6/15/20) 15A NCAC 02B .0715 Neuse Buffer Rule Delegation Authority (Eff. 8/1/00, Amended Eff. 6/15/20)15A NCAC 02B .0734 Tar-Pamlico River Basin Buffer Rule (Eff. 8/1/00, Amended Eff. 6/15/20)15A NCAC 02B .0735 Tar Pam Buffer Rule Delegation Authority (Eff. 8/1/00, Amended Eff. 6/15/20) 15A NCAC 02B .0614 Catawba River Basin Buffer Rule (Eff. 8/1/04, Amended Eff. 6/15/20) 15A NCAC 02B .0724 Randleman Lake Water Supply Watershed Buffer Rule (Eff. 4/1/99, Amended Eff. 6/15/20) 15A NCAC 02B .0267 Jordan Lake Water Supply Watershed Buffer Rule (Eff. 8/1/09, Amended Eff. 7/7/14) 15A NCAC 02B .0605 Goose Creek Watershed Water Quality Management Plans: Buffer Widths Rule (Eff. 1/1/09, Amended Eff. 6/15/20) 15A NCAC 02B .0606 Goose Creek Watershed: Authorization Certificates Rule (Eff. 2/1/09, Amended Eff. 6/15/20) 15A NCAC 02B .0607 Goose Creek Watershed: Buffer Types & Managing Activities in Buffers Rule (Eff. 2/1/09, Amended Eff. 6/15/20) 15A NCAC 02B .0608 Goose Creek Watershed: Forest Harvesting Requirements Rule (Eff. 2/1/09, Amended Eff. 6/15/20) 15A NCAC 02B .0610 Managing Activities Within Riparian Buffers: Definitions15A NCAC 02B .0611 Managing Activities Within Riparian Buffers: Authorization Certificates15A NCAC 02B .0612 Managing Activities Within Riparian Buffers: Forest Harvesting RequirementsInterpretive Ruling on USDA Soil Survey Maps (Ruling signed 8/16/07) Please see the Riparian Buffer Protection Program page for additional information regarding 2020 rule updates Note that the following session laws and recent legislation are all being implemented by DWR. Some may have been codified indirectly by incorporation in the rules above.Session Law 2011-394 Section 17 20 Coastal CountiesSession Law 2012-200 Section 8 Neuse & Tam-PamlicoSession Law 2013-395 Section 2 JordanSession Law 2013-413 Section 52 Agricultural Ponds Exemption Session Law 2015-246, House Bill 44, G.S. 143-214.23A Riparian Buffer ReformSession Law 2017-209 Section 9 (public safety) Section 10 (Catawba greenways) Mitigation 15A NCAC 02B .0295 Consolidated Buffer Mitigation Rule (Eff. 9/1/15)15A NCAC 02B .0703 Nutrient Offset Credit Trading (*recodified from "Nutrient Offset Payments", 15A NCAC 02B .0240) (Eff. 8/1/98, Readopted Eff. 4/1/20) 15A NCAC 02H .0506(c), .1305(c) Review of Applications (Eff. 10/1/96, Readopted Eff. 6/15/20)G.S. 143-214.11 Compensatory Mitigation OptionsG.S. 143-214.20 Compensatory Mitigation Fees G.S. 143-214.26 Nutrient Offset Credits (*amended by Session Law 2019-86)Session Law 2009-337Session Law 2011-343Session Law 2017-10 [Section 3.13.(a)]Session Law 2017-145 To view the current rules and regulations, search the sites below using chapter/section information provided above: NC Office of Administrative Hearings Administrative Code OnlineNC General Assembly website: General Statutes and Session LawsAdditional Water Resource Rules and Regulations Previous Rules 15A NCAC 02B .0233 Neuse River Basin Buffer Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0259 Tar-Pamlico River Basin Buffer Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0243 Catawba River Basin Buffer Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0250 Randleman Lake Water Supply Watershed Buffer Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0605 Goose Creek Watershed Water Quality Management Plans: Buffer Widths Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0606 Goose Creek Watershed: Buffer Variance Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0607 Goose Creek Watershed: Buffer Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0608 Goose Creek Watershed: Forest Harvesting Requirements Rule
401 & Buffer Permitting Statutes & Rules To view the current rules and regulations, chapter/section information has been provided below to search the NC Office of Administrative Hearing Administrative Code Online. *New: Proposed Permanent Wetland Permitting Rules* (See details in the Procedures for Permits section below.) Streams, Wetlands, Waters Section 404 of the Clean Water ActSection 401 of the Clean Water Act Procedures for Permits and Certifications 15A NCAC 02H .0500 401 Water Quality Certification (Readopted Eff. 6/15/20)15A NCAC 02H .1400 (.1401-.1405) Discharges to Federally Non-jurisdictional Wetlands and Federally Non-jurisdictional classified Surface Waters (Temporary Adoption Eff. 5/28/21)15A NCAC 02H .1300 Isolated Wetlands and Waters (non-404) Rules (Readopted Eff. 6/15/20)15A NCAC 02H .1301 Discharges to Isolated Wetlands and Isolated Waters (Temporary Amendment Eff. 5/28/21) *NEW: PROPOSED PERMANENT WETLAND PERMITTING RULES 15A NCAC 02H .1401-.1405 and .1301 Proposed Permanent Rules 15A NCAC 02H .1301 (Revision) and 15A NCAC 02H .1401 - .1405 Approved RIA DEQ 2021-08-11 Regulatory Impact Analysis Surface Water and Wetland Standards 15A NCAC 02B .0100, .0200, .0300 Classifications and Standards (Readopted Eff. 11/1/19)15A NCAC 02B .0200 (.0211-.0222) Stream Standards (Readopted Eff. 11/1/19)15A NCAC 02B .0231 Wetlands Standards (Readopted Eff. 11/1/19)15A NCAC 02B .0230 Activities deemed to comply with Wetlands Standards (Readopted Eff. 11/1/19) Riparian Buffers 15A NCAC 02B .0714 Neuse River Basin Buffer Rule (Eff. 8/1/00, Amended Eff. 6/15/20) 15A NCAC 02B .0715 Neuse Buffer Rule Delegation Authority (Eff. 8/1/00, Amended Eff. 6/15/20)15A NCAC 02B .0734 Tar-Pamlico River Basin Buffer Rule (Eff. 8/1/00, Amended Eff. 6/15/20)15A NCAC 02B .0735 Tar Pam Buffer Rule Delegation Authority (Eff. 8/1/00, Amended Eff. 6/15/20) 15A NCAC 02B .0614 Catawba River Basin Buffer Rule (Eff. 8/1/04, Amended Eff. 6/15/20) 15A NCAC 02B .0724 Randleman Lake Water Supply Watershed Buffer Rule (Eff. 4/1/99, Amended Eff. 6/15/20) 15A NCAC 02B .0267 Jordan Lake Water Supply Watershed Buffer Rule (Eff. 8/1/09, Amended Eff. 7/7/14) 15A NCAC 02B .0605 Goose Creek Watershed Water Quality Management Plans: Buffer Widths Rule (Eff. 1/1/09, Amended Eff. 6/15/20) 15A NCAC 02B .0606 Goose Creek Watershed: Authorization Certificates Rule (Eff. 2/1/09, Amended Eff. 6/15/20) 15A NCAC 02B .0607 Goose Creek Watershed: Buffer Types & Managing Activities in Buffers Rule (Eff. 2/1/09, Amended Eff. 6/15/20) 15A NCAC 02B .0608 Goose Creek Watershed: Forest Harvesting Requirements Rule (Eff. 2/1/09, Amended Eff. 6/15/20) 15A NCAC 02B .0610 Managing Activities Within Riparian Buffers: Definitions15A NCAC 02B .0611 Managing Activities Within Riparian Buffers: Authorization Certificates15A NCAC 02B .0612 Managing Activities Within Riparian Buffers: Forest Harvesting RequirementsInterpretive Ruling on USDA Soil Survey Maps (Ruling signed 8/16/07) Please see the Riparian Buffer Protection Program page for additional information regarding 2020 rule updates Note that the following session laws and recent legislation are all being implemented by DWR. Some may have been codified indirectly by incorporation in the rules above.Session Law 2011-394 Section 17 20 Coastal CountiesSession Law 2012-200 Section 8 Neuse & Tam-PamlicoSession Law 2013-395 Section 2 JordanSession Law 2013-413 Section 52 Agricultural Ponds Exemption Session Law 2015-246, House Bill 44, G.S. 143-214.23A Riparian Buffer ReformSession Law 2017-209 Section 9 (public safety) Section 10 (Catawba greenways) Mitigation 15A NCAC 02B .0295 Consolidated Buffer Mitigation Rule (Eff. 9/1/15)15A NCAC 02B .0703 Nutrient Offset Credit Trading (*recodified from "Nutrient Offset Payments", 15A NCAC 02B .0240) (Eff. 8/1/98, Readopted Eff. 4/1/20) 15A NCAC 02H .0506(c), .1305(c) Review of Applications (Eff. 10/1/96, Readopted Eff. 6/15/20)G.S. 143-214.11 Compensatory Mitigation OptionsG.S. 143-214.20 Compensatory Mitigation Fees G.S. 143-214.26 Nutrient Offset Credits (*amended by Session Law 2019-86)Session Law 2009-337Session Law 2011-343Session Law 2017-10 [Section 3.13.(a)]Session Law 2017-145 To view the current rules and regulations, search the sites below using chapter/section information provided above: NC Office of Administrative Hearings Administrative Code OnlineNC General Assembly website: General Statutes and Session LawsAdditional Water Resource Rules and Regulations Previous Rules 15A NCAC 02B .0233 Neuse River Basin Buffer Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0259 Tar-Pamlico River Basin Buffer Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0243 Catawba River Basin Buffer Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0250 Randleman Lake Water Supply Watershed Buffer Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0605 Goose Creek Watershed Water Quality Management Plans: Buffer Widths Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0606 Goose Creek Watershed: Buffer Variance Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0607 Goose Creek Watershed: Buffer Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0608 Goose Creek Watershed: Forest Harvesting Requirements Rule
