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W 15A NCAC 02H.1002 DEFINITIONS The definition of any word or phrase in this Section shall be the same as given in Article 21, Chapter 143 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, as amended. Other words and phrases used in this Section are defined as follows: (1) "Built -upon Area" means impervious surface and partially impervious surface to the extent that the partially impervious surface does not allow water to infiltrate through the surface and into the subsoil. "Built upon area" does not include a wooden slatted deck, the water area of a swimming pool, or gravel. (2) "CAMA Major Development Permits" mean those permits or revised permits required by the Coastal Resources Commission according to 15A NCAC 7J Sections .0100 and .0200. (3) "Certificate of Stormwater Compliance" means the approval for activities that meet the requirements for coverage under a stormwater general permit for development activities that are regulated by this Section. (4) "Coastal Counties" include Beaufort, Bertie, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington. (5) "Curb Outlet System" means curb and gutter installed in a development which meets low density criteria [Rule .1003(d)(1) of this Section] with breaks in the curb or other outlets used to convey stormwater runoff to grassed swales or vegetated or natural areas and designed in accordance with Rule .1008(g) of this Section. (6) "Development" means any land disturbing activity that increases the amount of built -upon area or that otherwise decreases the infiltration of precipitation into the soil. (7) "Drainage Area or Watershed" means the entire area contributing surface runoff to a single point. (8) " Forebay" means a device located at the head of a wet detention pond to capture incoming sediment before it reaches the main portion of the pond. The forebay is typically an excavated settling basin or a section separated by a low weir. (9) "General Permit" means a "permit" issued under G.S. 143- 215.1(b)(3) and (4) authorizing a category of similar activities or discharges. (10) "Gravel" means a clean or washed loose aggregation of small rounded water- worn or pounded stones ranging in size from 2.00 mm to 4.74 mm. Gravel is not crushed stone or rock. (11) "Infiltration Systems" mean stormwater control systems designed to allow runoff to pass or move (infiltrate /exfiltrate) into the soil.