02 NCAC 60C .0208         PERENNIAL STREAM TEMPERATURE

Shade within SMZs associated with natural perennial streams shall be retained to protect those streams from temperature fluctuations that result in a violation of a water quality standard of the Environmental Management Commission as contained in Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0211 - Fresh Surface Water Classifications and Standards which is incorporated by reference including subsequent amendments, and may be accessed free of charge at http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac/title%2015a%20-%20environmental%20quality/chapter%2002%20-%20environmental%20management/subchapter%20b/15a%20ncac%2002b%20.0211.pdf.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113A-52.1; 143-214.1;

Eff. January 1, 1990;

Transferred from 15A NCAC 01I .0208 Eff. April 1, 2014;

Readopted Eff. April 1, 2018.