A Cooperative Program Of Water Supply Watershed Management And Protection, Administered By Local Government, Consistent With Minimum Statewide Management Requirements As Established By The Environmental Management Commission (EMC).
Permanent
GS 143-214.5, 214.6 And 215.2
Local Government Having Jurisdiction Within The Water Supply Watershed Must Maintain Land Use Management Plans And Ordinances To Address The Management And Protection Of Surface Water Supply Watersheds. Local Government May Adopt More Stringent Ordinances To Address Local Needs
After A Watershed Is Reclassified Local Governments Must Adopt Appropriate Protection Ordinances.
NC Department of Environmental Quality
Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
512 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27604-
919-707-9200