2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 3 cities in Wake County, North Carolina.
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Wake County is a regulated MS4 under the federal Clean Water Act NPDES Phase II program. The Wake County Watershed Management Division reviews development projects in unincorporated Wake County and issues permits to help prevent flooding, excessive erosion, and water pollution, applying the standards in the Wake County Stormwater Design Manual to new development and expansions. NPDES permits in North Carolina — including the MS4 General Permit, the Construction General Permit (NCG010000), and individual industrial stormwater permits — are issued by the NC Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ), Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources (DEMLR), under authority delegated from EPA.
Wake County participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and regulates development in FEMA-mapped Special Flood Hazard Areas through its Watershed Management Division (919-856-7436). The Division reviews development plans, issues permits, and inspects work to prevent flooding, erosion, and water pollution in the unincorporated county. Wake County's Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) sets the local floodplain standards, and flood zones can be viewed through Wake County GIS using FEMA's effective Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs).
3 cities in Wake County have their own environmental rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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