North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter F - MOTORBOATS AND WATER SAFETY › Section .0300 - LOCAL WATER SAFETY REGULATIONS › Section 10F .0375 - DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION HYDROELECTRIC STATION SAFETY ZONES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) Regulated Area. This Rule shall apply to
				  the area one hundred feet upstream or downstream from the stations and dams,
				  and associated structures, abutments and equipment of the Duke Energy
				  Corporation hydroelectric stations and dams listed in Paragraph (f) of this
				  Rule.
(b) Fishing. Except as
				  otherwise provided in this Paragraph or in Paragraph (c) of this Rule, no
				  person shall enter the waters within the regulated areas described in Paragraph
				  (a) of this Rule. Persons engaged in fishing within the regulated areas
				  described in Paragraph (a) of this Rule may enter these waters in connection
				  with such fishing activities and shall wear a United States Coast
				  Guard-approved personal flotation device in serviceable condition and of
				  appropriate size for the wearer.
(c) Boating. Any person in or upon a boat,
				  raft or other floating object that enters the regulated area described in
				  Paragraph (a) of this Rule shall wear a United States Coast Guard-approved
				  personal flotation device in serviceable condition and of appropriate size for
				  the wearer. No vessel shall tie off to any part of the dam structure or the
				  accessory portions, nor anchor or otherwise secure a vessel within regulated
				  areas described in Paragraph (a) of this Rule.
(d) Paragraph (c) of this Rule shall not
				  apply to persons who enter with consent of Duke Energy Corporation for the
				  purpose of maintaining, repairing or evaluating facilities of Duke Energy
				  Corporation; law enforcement or emergency personnel; or North Carolina state
				  employees acting in an official capacity.
(e) Placement and Maintenance of Markers.
				  Duke Energy Corporation shall be the designated entity for placement and
				  maintenance of buoys and other signs implementing this Rule.
(f) Duke Energy Corporation hydroelectric
				  stations and dams affected by this Rule:
(1)
				  Bridgewater Hydroelectric Station including Paddy Creek Dam, Linville Dam and
				  Catawba Dam in the Catawba River in Burke and McDowell counties;
(2) Cowans Ford Hydroelectric Station
				  including Cowans Ford Dam in the Catawba River in Lincoln and Mecklenburg
				  counties;
(3) Lookout Hydroelectric
				  Station including Lookout Dam in the Catawba River in Catawba and Iredell
				  counties;
(4) Mountain Island
				  Hydroelectric Station including Mountain Island Dam in the Catawba River in
				  Gaston and Mecklenburg counties;
(5) Oxford Hydroelectric Station including
				  Oxford Dam in the Catawba River in Alexander and Catawba counties;
(6) Rhodhiss Hydroelectric Station including
				  Rhodhiss Dam in the Catawba River in Burke and Caldwell counties; and
(7) Tuxedo Hydroelectric Station including
				  Tuxedo Dam in the Green River in Henderson County.