{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-214.7c","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-214.7C","heading":"Prohibit the requirement of mitigation for certain impacts; establish threshold for mitigation of impacts to streams.","body":"(a)\tExcept as required by federal law, the Department of Environmental Quality shall not require mitigation for any of the following:\n(1)\tImpacts to an intermittent stream. For purposes of this section, \"intermittent stream\" means a well-defined channel that has all of the following characteristics:\na.\tIt contains water for only part of the year, typically during winter and spring when the aquatic bed is below the water table.\nb.\tThe flow of water in the intermittent stream may be heavily supplemented by stormwater runoff.\nc.\tIt often lacks the biological and hydrological characteristics commonly associated with the conveyance of water.\n(2)\tImpacts associated with the removal of a dam when the removal complies with the requirements of Part 3 of this Article.\n(b)\tExcept as required by federal law, the Department of Environmental Quality shall not require mitigation for losses of 300 linear feet or less of stream bed. (2015-241, s. 14.30(c); 2015-286, s. 4.31(a); 2017-10, s. 3.13(a); 2017-145, s. 2(a).)","path":["Chapter 143. State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions","Article 21. Water and Air Resources.","Part 1. Organization and Powers Generally; Control of Pollution."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_143/GS_143-214.7C.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:22:33Z","sha256":"90c2232848174ca6ad480938763a6083853fcf8990ce15da12273fcd46cf6c09","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-214.7b","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-214.7d"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}