North Carolina General Statutes
Article 21 - Water and Air Resources.
§ 143-214.22 - Riparian Buffer Protection ProgramDepartment may accept donations of real property.

143-214.22. Riparian Buffer Protection Program: Department may accept donations of real property.
The Department may accept donations of real property and interests in real property if the real property or interest in real property is a riparian buffer or will be used to restore, create, enhance, or maintain a riparian buffer that will provide protection of water quality. (1998-221, s. 1.13; 1999-448, s. 3.)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions

Article 21 - Water and Air Resources.

§ 143-211 - Declaration of public policy.

§ 143-212 - Definitions.

§ 143-213 - Definitions.

§ 143-214.1 - Water; water quality standards and classifications; duties of Commission.

§ 143-214.2 - Prohibited discharges.

§ 143-214.2A - Prohibited disposal of medical waste.

§ 143-214.2B - Storage of waste on vessels.

§ 143-214.3 - Revision to water quality standard.

§ 143-214.4 - Certain cleaning agents containing phosphorus prohibited.

§ 143-214.5 - Water supply watershed protection.

§ 143-214.7 - Stormwater runoff rules and programs.

§ 143-214.7A - Stormwater control best management practices.

§ 143-214.7B - Fast-track permitting for stormwater management systems.

§ 143-214.7C - Prohibit the requirement of mitigation for certain impacts; establish threshold for mitigation of impacts to streams.

§ 143-214.8 - Division of Mitigation Servicesestablished.

§ 143-214.9 - Division of Mitigation Servicespurposes.

§ 143-214.10 - Division of Mitigation Servicesdevelopment and implementation of basinwide restoration plans.

§ 143-214.11 - Division of Mitigation Servicescompensatory mitigation.

§ 143-214.11A - Flood storage capacity restoration and enhancement.

§ 143-214.12 - Division of Mitigation ServicesEcosystem Restoration Fund.

§ 143-214.13 - Division of Mitigation Servicesreporting requirement.

§ 143-214.14 - Cooperative State-local coalition water quality protection plans.

§ 143-214.15 - Compensatory mitigation for diverse habitats.

§ 143-214.20 - Riparian Buffer Protection ProgramAlternatives to maintaining riparian buffers; compensatory mitigation fees.

§ 143-214.21 - Riparian Buffer Protection ProgramRiparian Buffer Restoration Fund.

§ 143-214.22 - Riparian Buffer Protection ProgramDepartment may accept donations of real property.

§ 143-214.23 - Riparian Buffer Protection ProgramDelegation of riparian buffer protection requirements to local governments.

§ 143-214.23A - Limitations on local government riparian buffer requirements.

§ 143-214.24 - Riparian Buffer Protection ProgramCoordination with River Basin Associations.

§ 143-214.25 - Expired.

§ 143-214.25A - Riparian Buffer Protection ProgramSurface Water Identification Training and Certification Program.

§ 143-214.26 - Nutrient offset credits.

§ 143-215 - Effluent standards or limitations.

§ 143-215.1 - Control of sources of water pollution; permits required.

§ 143-215.1A - Closed-loop groundwater remediation systems allowed.

§ 143-215.1B - Extension of date for compliance with nitrogen and phosphorus discharge limits.

§ 143-215.1C - Report to wastewater system customers on system performance; report discharge of untreated wastewater to the Department; publication of notice of discharge of untreated wastewater and waste.

§ 143-215.2 - Special orders.

§ 143-215.2A - Relief for contaminated private drinking water wells.

§ 143-215.3 - General powers of Commission and Department; auxiliary powers.

§ 143-215.3A - Water and Air Quality Account; use of application and permit fees; Title V Account; I & M Air Pollution Control Account; reports.

§ 143-215.3C - Confidential information protected.

§ 143-215.3D - Fee schedule for water quality permits.

§ 143-215.3E - Expired December 31, 2020.

§ 143-215.4 - Mailing list for rules; procedures for public input; form of order or decision; seal; official notice.

§ 143-215.5 - Judicial review.

§ 143-215.6 - Recodified as §§ A through C.

§ 143-215.6A - Enforcement procedurescivil penalties.

§ 143-215.6B - Enforcement procedurescriminal penalties.

§ 143-215.6C - Enforcement procedures; injunctive relief.

§ 143-215.6D - Additional requirements applicable to certain municipal wastewater treatment facilities.

§ 143-215.6E - Violation Points System applicable to swine farms.

§ 143-215.7 - Effect on laws applicable to public water supplies and the sanitary disposal of sewage.

§ 143-215.8A - Planning.

§ 143-215.8B - Basinwide water resources management plans.

§ 143-215.8D - North Carolina Water Quality Workgroup; Rivernet.

§ 143-215.9 - Restrictions on authority of the Commission.

§ 143-215.9A - Reports.

§ 143-215.9B - Systemwide municipal and domestic wastewater collection system permit program report.

§ 143-215.9C - Use of certain types of culverts allowed.

§ 143-215.9D - Agricultural operation investigations confidential.

§ 143-215.9E - Initial consideration of complaint.

§ 143-215.10A - Legislative findings and intent.

§ 143-215.10B - Definitions.

§ 143-215.10C - Applications and permits.

§ 143-215.10D - Operations review.

§ 143-215.10E - Violations requiring immediate notification.

§ 143-215.10F - Inspections.

§ 143-215.10G - Fees for animal waste management systems.

§ 143-215.10H - Swine integrator registration.

§ 143-215.10I - Performance standards for animal waste management systems that serve swine farms; lagoon and sprayfield systems prohibited.

§ 143-215.10M - Reports.

§ 143-215.11 - Short title.

§ 143-215.12 - Declaration of purpose.

§ 143-215.13 - Declaration of capacity use areas.

§ 143-215.14 - Rules within capacity use areas; scope and procedures.

§ 143-215.15 - Permits for water use within capacity use areas - Procedures.

§ 143-215.16 - Permits for water use within capacity use areas duration, transfer, reporting, measurement, present use, fees and penalties.

§ 143-215.17 - Enforcement procedures.

§ 143-215.18 - Map or description of boundaries of capacity use areas.

§ 143-215.19 - Administrative inspection; reports.

§ 143-215.21 - Definitions.

§ 143-215.22 - Law of riparian rights not changed.

§ 143-215.22A - Water withdrawal policy; remedies.

§ 143-215.22B - Roanoke River Basin water rights.

§ 143-215.22G - Definitions.

§ 143-215.22H - Registration of water withdrawals and transfers required.

§ 143-215.22L - Regulation of surface water transfers.

§ 143-215.23 - Short title.

§ 143-215.24 - Declaration of purpose.

§ 143-215.25 - Definitions.

§ 143-215.25A - Exempt dams.

§ 143-215.26 - Construction of dams.

§ 143-215.27 - Repair, alteration, or removal of dam.

§ 143-215.27A - Closure of coal combustion residuals surface impoundments to render such facilities exempt from the North Carolina Dam Safety Law of 1967.

§ 143-215.28 - Action by Commission upon applications.

§ 143-215.28A - Application fees.

§ 143-215.29 - Supervision by qualified engineers; reports and modification during work.

§ 143-215.30 - Notice of completion; certification of final approval; notice of transfer.

§ 143-215.31 - Supervision over maintenance and operation of dams.

§ 143-215.32 - Inspection of dams.

§ 143-215.32A - Dam Safety Emergency Fund.

§ 143-215.33 - Administrative hearing.

§ 143-215.34 - Investigations by Department; employment of consultants.

§ 143-215.35 - Liability for damages.

§ 143-215.36 - Enforcement procedures.

§ 143-215.37 - Rights of investigation, entry, access, and inspection.

§ 143-215.38 - Short title.

§ 143-215.39 - Public policy.

§ 143-215.40 - Resolutions and ordinances assuring local cooperation.

§ 143-215.41 - Items of cooperation to which localities and the State may bind themselves.

§ 143-215.42 - Acquisition of lands.

§ 143-215.43 - Additional powers.

§ 143-215.44 - Right of withdrawal.

§ 143-215.45 - Transfer of right of withdrawal.

§ 143-215.46 - Exercise of right of withdrawal.

§ 143-215.47 - Effect of right of withdrawal on discharges of water.

§ 143-215.48 - Determining streamflows.

§ 143-215.49 - Right of withdrawal for use in community water supply.

§ 143-215.50 - Interpretation with other statutes.

§ 143-215.51 - Purposes.

§ 143-215.52 - Definitions.

§ 143-215.54 - Regulation of flood hazard areas; prohibited uses.

§ 143-215.54A - Minimum standards for ordinances; variances for prohibited uses.

§ 143-215.55 - Acquisition of existing structures.

§ 143-215.56 - Delineation of flood hazard areas and 100-year floodplains; powers of Department; powers of local governments and of the Department.

§ 143-215.56A - Floodplain Mapping Fund.

§ 143-215.57 - Procedures in issuing permits.

§ 143-215.58 - Violations and penalties.

§ 143-215.59 - Other approvals required.

§ 143-215.60 - Liability for damages.

§ 143-215.61 - Floodplain management.

§ 143-215.62 - Revolving fund established; conditions and procedures.

§ 143-215.63 - Short title.

§ 143-215.64 - Purpose.

§ 143-215.65 - Reports required.

§ 143-215.66 - Monitoring required.

§ 143-215.67 - Acceptance of wastes to disposal systems and air-cleaning devices.

§ 143-215.69 - Enforcement procedures.

§ 143-215.70 - Secretary of Environmental Quality authorized to accept applications.

§ 143-215.71 - Purposes for which grants may be requested.

§ 143-215.72 - Review of applications.

§ 143-215.73 - Recommendation and disbursal of grants.

§ 143-215.73A - Water Resources Development Plan.

§ 143-215.73B - Water resources development grants administration.

§ 143-215.73F - Shallow Draft Navigation Channel Dredging and Aquatic Weed Fund.

§ 143-215.73J - Deep Draft Navigation Channel Dredging and Maintenance Fund.

§ 143-215.73M - Coastal Storm Damage Mitigation Fund.

§ 143-215.74 - through BRecodified as Article 72 of Chapter 106, G.S106-850 through G.S106-852, by Session Laws 2011-145, s13.22A(t), effective July 1, 2011.

§ 143-215.74A - 143-215.74 through 143-215.74BRecodified as Article 72 of Chapter 106, G.S106-850 through G.S106-852, by Session Laws 2011-145, s13.22A(t), effective July 1, 2011.

§ 143-215.74B - 143-215.74 through Recodified as Article 72 of Chapter 106, G.S106-850 through G.S106-852, by Session Laws 2011-145, s13.22A(t), effective July 1, 2011.

§ 143-215.74F - Program authorized.

§ 143-215.74G - Applications.

§ 143-215.74H - 143.215.74HAssistance.

§ 143-215.74I - Projects.

§ 143-215.74M - Recodified as Article 73 of Chapter 106, G.S106-860, by Session Laws 2011-145, s13.22A(x), effective July 1, 2011.