Any land-disturbing activity over one acre in Orange County needs an approved erosion and sedimentation control plan under the North Carolina Sedimentation Pollution Control Act. Silt fences, sediment basins, and prompt stabilization are required.
The North Carolina Sedimentation Pollution Control Act (N.C.G.S. §113A-50 et seq.) governs erosion control statewide, and Orange County administers it locally. A land-disturbing activity that disturbs more than one acre requires an erosion and sedimentation control plan filed at least 30 days before work begins. Standard measures include silt fence, stabilized construction entrances, sediment basins, and stabilizing bare soil within the required timeframe. In the water-supply watersheds and Jordan Lake riparian buffers, stricter setbacks and buffer protections apply. Sites of one acre or more also need NPDES construction stormwater coverage.
Land-disturbing without an approved plan or controls brings stop-work orders and civil penalties. The Sedimentation Pollution Control Act allows fines up to $5,000 per day per violation until the site is corrected.
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