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NORTH CAROLINA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
Title 15A - Environmental QualityChapter 07 - Coastal ManagementSubchapter H - STATE GUIDELINES FOR AREAS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN
Section .1600 - GENERAL PERMIT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AERIAL AND SUBAQUEOUS UTILITY LINES WITH ATTENDANT STRUCTURES IN COASTAL WETLANDS: ESTUARINE WATERS: PUBLIC TRUST WATERS AND ESTUARINE SHORELINES
Section 07H .1604 - GENERAL CONDITIONS

15A N.C. Admin. Code 7H.1604

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Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 11, December 2, 2024
Section 07H .1604 - GENERAL CONDITIONS
(a) Utility lines for the purpose of this General Permit are any pipes or pipelines for the transportation of potable water, domestic sanitary sewage, natural gas, and any cable, line, or wire for the transmission, of electrical energy, telephone and telegraph messages, and radio and television communication.
(b) There shall be no alteration of preconstruction bottom contours. Fill authorized by a permit set forth in this Section shall include only that necessary to backfill or bed the utility line. Any excess material shall be removed to an upland disposal area.
(c) The utility line crossing shall not adversely affect a public water supply intake.
(d) The utility line route or construction method shall not disrupt the movement of those species of aquatic life indigenous to the waterbody.
(e) Permittees shall allow authorized representatives of the Department of Environmental Quality to make inspections at any time to ensure that the activity being performed under authority of the General Permit set forth in this Section is in accordance with the terms and conditions prescribed herein.
(f) The permit set forth in this Section shall not be applicable to proposed construction where the Department has determined based on an initial review of the application, that notice and review pursuant to G.S. 113A-119 is required because there are unresolved questions concerning the proposed activity impact on Areas of Environmental Concern.

15A N.C. Admin. Code 07H .1604

Authority G.S. 113A-107(a)(b); 113A-113(b); 113A-118.1; 113-229(c1);
Eff. March 1, 1985;
Amended Eff. May 1, 1990;
RRC Objection due to ambiguity Eff. May 19, 1994;
Amended Eff. August 1, 1998; July 1, 1994;
Readopted Eff. October 1, 2022.
Authority G.S. 113-229(c1); 113A-107(a)(b); 113A-113(b); 113A-118.1;
Eff. 3/1/1985;
Amended Eff. 5/1/1990;
RRC Objection due to ambiguity Eff. 5/19/1994;
Amended Eff. 8/1/1998; July 1, 1994.
Readopted by North Carolina Register Volume 37, Issue 09, November 1, 2022 effective 10/1/2022.