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oil a .r <)lina I to ;� Department ol' iinvQVnmf any �latural Resources Y• ` Division of Wrilur Qwdily . 1�1ar � Fusiryt Sc > ct � c:S: ]41 �yt > �:p�rrrr: i > t fit c>�rFaryc . . r Riparian Buffer Protection Rules for the Neese and TarrAw Pam ico River Basins On Dec. 9, 1999, the North Carolina In both basins, . the rules will be effective as Environmental Management Commission permanent rules on Aug . 1, 2000, pending adopted rules to protect 50 -foot wide riparian , review by the General Assembly during the or waterside, buffers along waterways in the summer. Neusd' and Tar- Pamlico River Basins . These buffers remove nitrogen, phosphorus, and other The main rule, referred to as the buffer pollutants frog rainwater that flows into the protection rule, requires that up to 50 feet of basins' waterways, protecting the waterways riparian area be protected and maintained on from surrounding land uses . The rules are part the banks of waterways in' the basin : This rule of larger nutrient reduction strategies for each does not require establishment of new basin . In the Neuse River basin, the rules buffers unless the existing use of the have been effective as temporary rules since buffer changes. Diffuse flow of stormwater July 22, 1997 . In the Tar- Pamlico basin , that runs into the buffer must be maintained . temporary rules took effect on , an . 1, 20008 Here are some frequently asked questions followed by answers that ffurther explain the rules, • Q; what waters in the basins require butlers? A: Intermittent and perennial streams, lakes, ponds and estuarine wafers that are shown on the most recent version of either a county soil survey map prepared by the Natural Resources Conservation Service or a 16, 24,000 scale :topographic map prepared bytthe D . S . Geologic Survey, and that exist on the ground. Q: Are here any raters that don Its have to be `PAR- PAMLICO RIVER BASIN buffered? �. A : Yes. The rule does not apply to the . : following waters : ditches and manmade conveyances other than Modified natural :+ '� � , Rocky Mount streams unless they are constructed for Washington navigation and/or boat access; manmade Ralei _ _ . a ponds and lakes located outside natural ' , drainageways; and ephemeral (stormwater) streams. Goldsboro Q: W17at does it mean to protect the buffer? New Bern A : The first 30 feet (zone 1) of the buffer is to, Pamlico NEUSE RIVER BASIN �, ' Sound remain essentially undisturbed , The landward 20 feet (zone 2) is to be vegetated,. but t eitain uses wiould rbe allowed in th'cs gone. Q: Are existng activities within 50 feet of waterways exempt from , the rule? A: Yes. The footprint of existing, ongoing uses is exempt . These uses include, but are not limited too agriculture; buildings ; industrial , commercial, and transportation facilities; maintained lawns; utility ': ' ; lines • :and ; onite w i tewater , ........f .. >d.n f 4 lwW� _ f er y l�• i