North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 01 - DEPARTMENTAL RULES › Subchapter C - CONFORMITY WITH NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT › Section .0400 - MINIMUM CRITERIA › Section 01C .0409 - MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Management activities do not require the preparation of
					 environmental documents. These activities include but are not limited to the
					 following:
(1) Replenishment of
				  shellfish beds through the placement of seed oysters, seed clams or shellfish
				  cultch on marine or estuarine habitats.
(2) Creation and enhancement of marine
				  fisheries habitat through the establishment of artificial reefs in accordance
				  with the Division of Marine Fisheries' Artificial Reef Master Plan.
(3) Placement of fish attractors and shelter
				  in public waters managed by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission.
(4) Translocation and stocking of native or
				  naturalized fish and wildlife in accordance with appropriate DEQ species
				  management plans, watershed management plans, or other state agency approved
				  resource management plans.
(5)
				  Reintroduction of native endangered or threatened species in accordance with
				  state or federal guidelines or recovery plans.
(6) Production of native and agricultural
				  plant species to create or enhance fish or wildlife habitat and forest
				  resources, including fertilization, planting, mowing, and burning in accordance
				  with fisheries, wildlife, or forestry management plans.
(7) Forest products harvest in accordance
				  with the forestry Best Management Practices (BMPs) and the performance
				  standards in the Forest Practice Guidelines (FPGs) Related to Water Quality
				  (02 NCAC
				  60C) and the United States Forest Service or
				  the N.C. Division of Forest Resources forest management plans.
(8) Reforestation of woodlands in accordance
				  with the United States Forest Service or the N.C. Division of Forest Resources
				  forest management plans.
(9) Use of
				  forestry best management practices to meet the performance standards in Forest
				  Practice Guidelines Related to Water Quality codified as in
				  02 NCAC
				  60C.
(10) The control of forest or agricultural
				  insects and disease outbreaks by biological treatments, mechanical treatments,
				  or the lawful application of labeled pesticides by licensed applicators, or any
				  combination of those practices, on areas of no more than 100 acres.
(11) Control of species composition on
				  managed forestlands as prescribed by approved forest management plans by the
				  lawful application of labeled herbicides by licensed applicators, on areas no
				  more than 100 acres.
(12) Control
				  of aquatic weeds in stream channels, canals and other water bodies, by the
				  lawful application of labeled herbicides by licensed applicators pursuant to
				  Article 15, Chapter 113A of the NC General Statutes.
(13) Removal of logs, stumps, trees, and
				  other debris from stream channels where there is no channel excavation, and
				  activities are carried out in accordance with "Best Management Practices (BMPs)
				  for Selective Clearing and Snagging," Appendix B in Incremental Effects of
				  Large Woody Debris Removal on Physical Aquatic Habitat, US Army Corps of
				  Engineers Technical Report EL-92-35, Smith et al, 1992, or other guidelines
				  approved through the Intergovernmental Review process as set out at
				  01 NCAC
				  25 .0211.
(14) Dredging of existing navigation channels
				  and basins to originally approved specifications, provided that the spoil is
				  placed in existing and approved high ground disposal areas.
(15) Controlled or prescribed burning for
				  wildlife, timber enhancement, and hazard reduction in accordance with
				  applicable management plans.
(16)
				  Plowing fire lines with tractor plow units, or other mechanized equipment, for
				  the purpose of suppressing wildland (brush, grass, or woodland) fires and
				  prescribed burning.
(17) Scooping
				  or dipping water from streams, lakes, or sounds with aircraft or helicopters
				  for the purpose of suppressing wild land (brush, grass, or woodland)
				  fires.
(18) Drainage projects where
				  the mean seasonal water table elevation will be lowered less than one foot over
				  an area of one square mile or less, and riparian and wetland areas will not be
				  affected.
(19) Manipulation of
				  water levels in reservoirs or impoundments in accordance with approved
				  management plans, for the purpose of providing for water supply storage, flood
				  control, recreation, hydroelectric power, fish and wildlife, downstream water
				  quality and aquatic weed control.
(20) Installation of on-farm Best Management
				  Practices that meet the standards of the North Carolina Soil and Water
				  Conservation Commission and the federal Natural Resources Conservation
				  Service.
(21) Continuation of
				  previously permitted activities where no increase in quantity or decrease in
				  quality are proposed.
(22)
				  Acquisition or acceptance of real property to be retained in a totally natural
				  condition for its environmental benefits.
(23) Acquisition or acceptance of real
				  property to be managed in accordance with plans for which environmental
				  documents have been approved.
(24)
				  Care of all trees, plants, and groundcovers on public lands.
(25) Care, including medical treatment, of
				  all animals maintained for public display.
(26) Activities authorized for control of
				  mosquitoes such as the following:
(a) Mosquito
				  control water management work in freshwater streams performed in accordance
				  with "Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Selective Clearing and Snagging"
				  Appendix B in Incremental Effects of Large Woody Debris Removal on Physical
				  Aquatic Habitat, US Army Corps of Engineers Technical Report EL-92-35, Smith et
				  al, 1992, or other guidelines reviewed through the Intergovernmental Review
				  process as set out at
				  01 NCAC
				  25 .0211;
(b) Mosquito control water management work in
				  salt marsh environments performed under Open Marsh Water Management guidelines
				  reviewed through the Intergovernmental Review process as set out at
				  01 NCAC
				  25 .0211;
(c) Lawful application of chemicals approved
				  for mosquito control by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and
				  the State when performed under the supervision of licensed operators;
				  and
(d) Lawful use of established
				  species to control mosquitoes.