15A NCAC 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.

History Note:        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.