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3. Normative References


              

 

 

 

 

 

3.         Normative References

 

3.1  Memoranda of Agreement

3.1.1    Memorandum of Agreement Among the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the North Carolina Department of Transportation and the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District; July 22, 2003.  (“Tri-Party MOA”)

3.1.2    Memorandum of Agreement Between the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the North Carolina Department of Transportation; April 12, 2004.

3.1.3    Memorandum of Agreement Between the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District; November 4, 1998.

 

3.2  Statutes and Regulations

3.2.1    Federal

3.2.1.1 Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404. 

Section 404(f) of the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1344).

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) regulations: 33 CFR 323.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations: 40 CFR 230. 

3.2.1.2 CWA Section 401.

Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1344), Public Laws 92-500 and 95-217 of the United States.

3.2.1.3 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 USC 4321).

3.2.1.4 Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7(a)1.

Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (16 USC 1531).

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regulations: 50 CFR 402.

3.2.1.5 ESA Section 7(a)2.

Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (16 USC 1531).  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regulations: 50 CFR 402.

3.2.1.6 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

3.2.1.7 Federal Guidance for the Establishment, Use, and Operation of Mitigation Banks: 66 FR 228 (November 28, 1995).

3.2.2    State of North Carolina

3.2.2.1 Surface Water and Wetland Standards.  NC Administrative Code 15A NCAC 02B.

3.2.2.1.1          Classifications and Water Quality Standards Applicable To Surface Waters and Wetlands of North Carolina.  15A NCAC 02B.0200. 

3.2.2.2 Water Quality Certification.  15A NCAC 02H.0500.

3.2.2.3 Coastal Management.

15A NCAC, Chapter7, Coastal Management (CAMA regulations)

USACE General Permit 198000291 (General Permit allowing the NCDCM to permit activities in Areas of Environmental Concern)

NCDWQ General Certifications 3400 and 3351 (Certifications issued for General Permit 19800291

3.2.2.4 North Carolina Wetlands Restoration Program.  NC General Statutes 143-214.8 through 143-214.13.

3.2.2.5 North Carolina Wetlands Restoration Program.  NC Administrative Code 15A NCAC 02R.

3.2.2.6 North Carolina State Environmental Policy Act.  NC General Statutes, Chapter 113A.

3.2.2.7 Conformity with North Carolina Environmental Policy Act.  NC Administrative Code 15A NCAC 01C.

 

3.3  EEP Documents

3.3.1    Rules, Roles, Responsibilities, Relationships, and Results (5 R’s) document (available from Barb Satler, EEP).

3.3.2    Guide to North Carolina Wetlands Restoration Program’s Watershed Restoration Strategy. DENR, DWQ, WRP. April 2001. Available at http://h20.enr.state.nc.us/wrp/pdf/restplans/ Planning%20Guide.pdf.  Addendum. October 2003. Available at http://h20.enr.state.nc.us/wrp/pdf/Addendum.pdf.

3.3.3    Guidelines for Riparian Buffer Restoration.  DENR, DWQ, WRP.  January 2001.  Available at http://h20.enr.state.nc.us/wrp/ pdf/buffers.pdf

 

3.4  DENR Documents

3.4.1    Administrative Policies and Procedures. DENR. Available at http://www.enr.state.nc.us/admin/html/policies.html.

 

3.5  National and International Standards

3.5.1    International Organization for Standardization (ISO).  ANSI/ISO/ASQ Q9001-2000, Quality Management Systems – Requirements.  American National Standard approved by the American Society for Quality, December 13, 2000.  Milwaukee, WI:  Quality Press.

3.5.2    International Organization for Standardization (ISO).  ANSI/ISO/ASQ Q9000-2000, Quality Management Systems – Fundamentals and vocabulary.  American National Standard approved by the American Society for Quality, December 13, 2000.  Milwaukee, WI:  Quality Press.