Where do the riparian buffer rules apply?
In the Neuse River Basin, Tar-Pamlico River Basin and the Goose Creek Watershed the buffer applies to: intermittent streams, perennial streams, lakes, ponds, estuaries and modified natural streams that are depicted on the most recent printed version of the soil survey map prepared by the Natural Resources Conservation Service OR the 1:24,000 scale quadrangle topographic map prepared by the U.S. Geologic Survey. In the Randleman Lake Watershed the buffer applies to: same as above OR if other site specific evidence indicates to DWQ the presence of waters not shown on either of the two maps. In the Catawba River Basin the buffer applies to: the Catawba River mainstem below Lake James and along mainstem lakes from and including Lake James to the South Carolina border in the Catawba River Basin. In the Jordan Lake Watershed the buffer applies to: intermittent streams, perennial streams, lakes, ponds and reservoirs that are depicted only on the following maps: the most recent printed version
