15A NCAC 07H .0405      SMALL SURFACE WATER SUPPLY WATERSHEDS

(a)  Description. Small surface water supply watersheds are catchment areas situated only within the coastal area which contain a water body classified as WS-III by the Environmental Management Commission. These bodies of water serve as supply for drinking, culinary, or food processing purposes.

(b)  Use Standards. The CRC or local permitting officer shall approve a CAMA permit upon finding that the project is in accord with the following standards:

(1)           Ground absorption sewage disposal systems shall be located a minimum of 100 feet from WS-III surface waters.

(2)           A national pollution discharge elimination system (NPDES) permit shall be secured if required.

(3)           Land‑disturbing activities including land clearing, grading, and surfacing shall be in compliance with the mandatory standards of G.S. 113A‑57.

(c)  Designated Small Surface Water Supply Watersheds AECs shall follow the standards set forth in this Paragraph. The Fresh Pond located between Kill Devil Hills and Nags Head on Bodie Island and adjacent catchment area.

(1)           The lake is approximately one‑quarter mile west of the U.S. 158 bypass.

(2)           To protect the water quality of Fresh Pond, the construction of septic tanks and other sources of pollution shall be regulated as follows:

(A)          Within 500 feet, horizontal distance of the edge of the pond, no construction of sewers, septic tanks nitrification fields or other possible sources of pollution shall be permitted.

(B)          Between the distances of 500 feet and 1200 feet from the edge of the pond, construction of septic tank systems shall be limited to one single septic tank system serving a single family residence not to exceed four bedrooms or its equivalent volume of sewage, on a lot or tract of land not less than 40,000 square feet.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113A‑107(a); 113A‑107(b); 113A‑113(b)(3)a; 113A‑124;

Eff. September 9, 1977;

Amended Eff. May 1, 1990; September 1, 1988; November 1, 1984; February 18, 1980;

Readopted Eff. June 1, 2021.