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—` carrlsory also lass standards for intexaaitteat streaas <br /> �esaaara. <br /> - �.r• - � 113 - <br /> i� <br /> Commission - means the North Carolina Sedimentation Control I i <br /> Comm fission. <br /> k. Denuded Area - any area deprived of its protective vegetative cover +� <br /> and left in that exposed condition. 14 <br /> I <br /> 1. D__e a��rtme��nt - mean$ the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources � <br /> and Community Development. <br /> m. 'Deveeo ent - any man-made change to Znp%oved on unrnphoved heat e6tate, <br /> �g not United x0 CondthttCtCon ab building6 ah otl7.elt <br /> al I <br /> 6twetultea, Wig, dtedg-ng, JZUinq, gAadLng, paving, excavation on• is <br /> dA1.tX.ing ope&Ltiana, <br /> n. . District -. means the Orange Soil and Water Conservation District <br /> createa ursuant to Chapter 139, North Carolina General Statutes. " <br /> ,4 <br /> R. ViyefL ion - a channel oh a A,idge on combination .th.etwi which •c6 I 1 <br /> To_rAtkucted acAo66 6toping Zand v:thet on the contouA oh at a per--. <br /> detvunined grade. UA pwtpo6e .ca to intmept and diveAt 6uA6ace Am- I <br /> o66 bejahe it ga.in6 zaij i.c,i.ent vot me and vetocit;y to cause ew4 i.on <br /> and convey the 6aA6ace Atno65 to a protected area. i' { <br /> P. Erosion - means the wearing away of land surface by the action <br /> of wind, water, gravity, or any combination thereof. <br /> q. Ground Cover - means any natural vegetative growth or other material <br /> whit—h renders the sail surface stable against acceleratedjerosion. <br /> A. Ghou_ndwate& Re - .the in6 n o6 uzrteA inta.the p-cUith. It <br /> may AnCAM5e the #a tat amount o6 wales 6taAed undeAghound ac only <br /> tepZeniah 6upptie6 depteted thtough pumping on natfinae diaehage. <br /> S. Im ervious Structure - is any.structure which prevents the free seepage <br /> of rainwater into t e ground, including but not limited to buildings, <br /> paved roads, paved parking lots, airport runways, etc. ;) <br /> t. Inte uvUtent Strceam - a attAeam oA pontoon o6 a .6 tAeam that 6Eow only <br /> Zi MEE neaponse to pneapLtation. it %ecave6 Uttte at no wateA i <br /> 6Aom 6pting6 and no Zong-continued 6uppty 6rwm meting 6now on other: <br /> 6outce6. It tb dAy Oo,% a tartge pant a6 the yeast. <br /> u. Lake or Natural Watercourse - means any stream, river, brook, swamp, <br /> noun , bay, creek, run, branch, canal, waterway, estuary, and any <br /> reservoir, lake or pond, natural or impounded, in which sediment may <br /> be moved or carried in suspension, and which could be damaged by <br /> accumulation of sediment•or any body of water which is or would be de- <br /> noted by a solid blue line or solid blue shapes on U.S.G.S. topographic <br /> maps. I <br /> v. Land-disturbing Activity - means any use of the land by any person <br /> in residential, industria , educational, institutional, or commercial <br /> development, highway and road construction and maintenance that results <br /> I� <br /> in a change in the natural cover or topography and that.may cause or <br /> contribute to sedimentation. <br /> i; <br /> i <br /> i - - <br /> � �tsf <br />