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North Carolina
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- Federal Regulations, 40 CFR 131.41
- (Effective December 16, 2004) Federal regulations establishing bacteria criteria for coastal and Great Lakes waters. This regulation is also known as the Beach Rule.
- Section .0100-.0200, Classifications and Water Quality Standards Applicable to Surface Waters and Wetlands of North Carolina (PDF) (130 pages, 895 K)
- (Effective October 3, 2003) Section .0100 contains the procedures for assignment of water quality standards. Section .0200 contains the classifications and water quality standards applicable to surface waters and wetlands of North Carolina.
- Thermal (Temperature) Variances to North Carolina Water Quality Standards (PDF) (10 K, 1 page)
- (Effective April 23, 2006) Information detailing variances from water quality standards for dischargers to North Carolina surface waters.
- Section .0300, Classifications and Water Quality Standards Applicable to Surface Waters and Wetlands of North Carolina (PDF) (25 pages, 2.1 Mb)
- Section .0300 addresses the assignment of stream classifications. The following documents contain water quality standards specific to the river basin identified. Charts represent changes to the surface water classifcations for specific waterbodies that are not reflected in the linked document.
- Broad River Basin: Classifications and Water Quality Standards (PDF) (18 pages, 1.1 Mb)
Broad River Basin: Surface Water Reclassifications Waterbody Primary County Class Change From Class Change To Public Hearing EMC Action Effective Date Lake Montonia Cleveland B B HQW 7/13/99 10/14/99 8/1/00 Upper Green River Henderson C Tr B Tr 5/10/99 12/9/99 8/1/00 - Cape Fear River Basin: Classifications and Water Quality Standards (PDF) (56 pages, 3.4 Mb)
Cape Fear River Basin: Surface Water Reclassifications Waterbody Primary County Class Change From Class Change To Public Hearing EMC Action Effective Date Deep River-Randleman Reservoir Guilford C WS-IV 9/1/98 11/12/98 4/1/99 Harris Lake Wake C WS-V 5/12/98 10/8/98 4/1/99 - Catawba River Basin: Classifications and Water Quality Standards (PDF) (38 pages, 2.3 Mb)
Catawba River Basin: Surface Water Reclassifications Waterbody Primary County Class Change From Class Change To Public Hearing EMC Action Effective Date Armstrong Creek McDowell WS-II WS-IV 5/28/98 10/8/98 4/1/99 Catawba River - Morganton McDowell WS-IV WS-IV (Revised Protected Area) 5/5/98 10/8/98 4/1/99 Little Grassy Creek Avery C Tr C Tr ORW 5/11/99 12/9/99 8/1/00 Lookout Shoals Lake Iredell C WS-IV 6/18/98 10/8/98 4/1/99 - Chowan River Basin: Classifications and Water Quality Standards (PDF) (9 pages, 584 K)
- French Broad River Basin: Classifications and Water Quality Standards (PDF) (52 pages, 3.3 Mb)
French Broad River Basin: Surface Water Reclassifications Waterbody Primary County Class Change From Class Change To Public Hearing EMC Action Effective Date Rough Creek Haywood WS-I WSI Tr ORW 5/25/99 10/14/99 8/1/00 - Hiwassee River Basin: Classifications and Water Quality Standards (PDF) (18 pages, 1.2 M)
- Little Tennessee River Basin & Savannah River Drainage Area: Classifications and Water Quality Standards (PDF) (50 pages, 3.2 Mb)
Little Tennessee River Basin & Savannah River Drainage Area: Surface Water Reclassifications Waterbody Primary County Class Change From Class Change To Public Hearing EMC Action Effective Date Wesser Creek Swain C C Tr 5/25/99 10/14/99 8/1/00 - Lumber River Basin: Classifications and Water Quality Standards (PDF) (22 pages, 1.4 Mb)
Lumber River Basin: Surface Water Reclassifications Waterbody Primary County Class Change From Class Change To Public Hearing EMC Action Effective Date Lake Waccamaw Columbus/Bladen B SW B SW ORW 6/21/99 10/14/99 8/1/00 - Neuse River Basin: Classifications and Water Quality Standards (PDF) (40 pages, 2.6 Mb)
- New River Basin: Classifications and Water Quality Standards (PDF) (13 pages, 840 K)
- Pasquotank River Basin: Classifications and Water Quality Standards (PDF) (14 page, 877 K)
Pasquotank River Basin: Surface Water Reclassifications Waterbody Primary County Class Change From Class Change To Public Hearing EMC Action Effective Date Lake Phelps Washington/Tyrrell C Sw B Sw ORW 6/24/99 12/9/99 8/1/00 - Roanoke River Basin: Classifications and Water Quality Standards (PDF) (23 page, 1.3 Mb)
Roanoke River Basin: Surface Water Reclassifications Waterbody Primary County Class Change From Class Change To Public Hearing EMC Action Effective Date Hyco Lake Person B WS-V&B 5/12/98 10/8/98 4/1/99 Mayo Reservoir Person C WS-V 5/12/98 10/8/98 4/1/99 - Tar-Pamlico River Basin: Classifications and Water Quality Standards (PDF) (33 page, 1.9 Mb)
- Watauga River Basin: Classifications and Water Quality Standards (PDF) (10 pages, 607 K)
- White Oak River Basin: Classifications and Water Quality Standards (PDF) (18 pages, 1.1 Mb)
- Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin: Classifications and Water Quality Standards (PDF) (51 pages, 3.0 Mb)
Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin: Surface Water Reclassifications Waterbody Primary County Class Change From Class Change To Public Hearing EMC Action Effective Date Yadkin River - Wilkesboro Wilkes WS-IV WS-IV (Revised Protected Area) 5/5/98 10/8/98 4/1/99 Yadkin River - Winston-Salem (upper) Forsyth WS-IV WS-IV (Revised Protected Area) 5/5/98 10/8/98 4/1/99
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