DEMLR and DWR - Online Submission Forms

NCG01 eNOI Form (NPDES Construction Stormwater Permit)

To fill out this application form for coverage under the NCG01 NPDES Construction Stormwater General Permit online click on the link below.

https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/NCG01-NOI

NCG01 Modification Form (NPDES Construction Stormwater Permit)

To fill out this form to modify permit coverage under the NCG01 NPDES Construction Stormwater General Permit online click on the link below.

https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/NCG01-Modification

NCG01 Notice of Termination (NPDES Construction Stormwater Permit)

To fill out this form to request a rescission of coverage under the NCG01 NPDES Construction Stormwater General Permit online click on the link below.

https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/NCG01-Termination

NPDES Stormwater Permit Contact Update Request Form

This form should be used to request an update to contacts associated with an NPDES Stormwater permit, including the person designated as the legally responsible individual (Owner Affiliation).

To fill out this form online click the link below.

https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/SW-Permit-Contact-Updates

Renewal COC for NPDES Stormwater

This form was updated in September 2022. It should be used to request a copy of the renewal Certificate of Coverage (COC) from July 2021 or July 2022. General Permits that were not renewed then will generate a request to Stormwater Program staff.

To fill out this form online click on the link below.

https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/SW-COC-Renewal

Supplemental Information Upload Form

This form should be used to provide supplemental information on an existing stormwater project. 

To fill out this form online click on the link below.

https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/SW-Supplemental-Upload

Water Supply Watershed E-Submittal Form

To fill out this form online click on the link below.

https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/WSWP_Submittal

Buffer Authorization

The buffer authorization form should be used to seek approval for activities listed as allowable or allowable with mitigation in the table of uses applicable to each protected buffer when the proposed activities do not impact streams, wetlands, or open water. If stream, wetland, or open water impacts are proposed along with activities within the buffer, the Pre-Construction Notification (PCN) Application should be used.

To fill out this form online click on the link below.

https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/Buffer-Authorization

For the Record Only (Courtesy Copy) - Please check the for the record only (courtesy copy) type if you are trying to submit a new project that does not need an official approval decision.

To fill out this form online click on the link below.

https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/Supplemental-Information-Form

Major Variance

The variance application form is required for applicants seeking approval for activities within North Carolina’s protected riparian buffers that are listed as prohibited or are not listed in the table of uses of the buffer rule applicable to the property. For projects within the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico River Basins and the Randleman Lake and Jordan Lake watersheds, a major variance is required for prohibited activities that will impact any portion of Zone 1 of the riparian buffer. For projects within the Goose Creek watershed, a major variance is required for prohibited activities that impact any portion of the riparian buffer.

To fill out this form online click on the link below.

https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/Buffer_Variance_Application

Minor Variance

The variance application form is required for applicants seeking approval for activities within North Carolina’s protected riparian buffers that are listed as prohibited or are not listed in the table of uses of the buffer rule applicable to the property. For projects within the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico River Basins and the Randleman Lake and Jordan Lake watersheds, a minor variance is required for prohibited activities that will only impact Zone 2 of the riparian buffer. For projects in the Catawba River Basin, a minor variance is required for prohibited activities that impact any portion of Zone 1 or 2 of the riparian buffer.

To fill out this form online click on the link below.

https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/Buffer_Variance_Application

Modification/New Project With An Existing ID - Please check this box if you are submitting for a new phase of an existing project, a modification to an existing project or for any additional impacts to an existing project for an official approval decision.

To fill out this form online click on the link below.

https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/Supplemental-Information-Form

More Information Response - Please check this type if you are responding to a request for information from staff and you have and ID# and version for this response.

To fill out this form online click on the link below.

https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/Supplemental-Information-Form

New Project - Please check the new project type if you are trying to submit a new project that needs an official approval decision.

To fill out this form online click on the link below.

https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/Supplemental-Information-Form

Other Agency Comments - Please check this if you are submitting comments on an existing project.

https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/Supplemental-Information-Form

Pre-Application Submittal – Please check the pre-application submittal if you just want feedback on your submittal and do not have the expectation that your submittal will be considered a complete application requiring a formal decision.

To fill out this form online click on the link below.

https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/Supplemental-Information-Form

Pre-Construction Notification (PCN) Application

The Pre-Construction Notification (PCN) should be used for applicants seeking 401 Water Quality Certification approval for federally permitted or licensed activities that involve a discharge to jurisdictional waters, buffer authorization approval for projects that also impact jurisdictional waters, or an Isolated and Other Non-404 Jurisdictional Wetlands and Waters Permit for projects that involve impact to waters the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers determines are not jurisdictional under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. 

To fill out this form online click on the link below.

https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/Pre-Construction_Notification_Form

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Re-issuance\Renewal Request – Please check this if you are submitting for a re-issuance\renewal prior to expiration date for the corresponding 401/404.  If submitting after the expiration date or if modification needed use Modification\New Project with Existing ID option.

To fill out this form online click on the link below.

https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/Supplemental-Information-Form

Stream Origin/Buffer Applicability Determination

The Stream Origin/Buffer Applicability Determination form should be used when a landowner or other affected party believes that the maps applicable to the relevant buffer rule have inaccurately depicted surface water on a property of interest. The form may be used to request an on-site determination by the Division.

To fill out this form online click on the link below.

https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/Determination-Request-Form

Shoreline Stabilization

The Shoreline Stabilization form should be used to apply for a 401 Water Quality Certification for activities eligible for coverage under U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regional General Permits 30, 79, or 80. This includes, but is not limited to, shoreline stabilization on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regulated lakes, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) regulated lakes, and certain private lakes. This form does not apply to property within the twenty coastal counties that are affected by the Division of Coastal Management (CAMA) rules.

To fill out this form online click on the link below.

https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/Shoreline_Stabilization

Certificate of Completion

To fill out this form online click on the link below.  

https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/Certificate-of-Completion

The Non-Discharge Branch has transitioned to electronic permitting. Monitoring Reports (GW-59, NDMR, NDAR-1, NDAR-2, NDMLR) should be submitted electronically using the upload link below. Paper copies are no longer required.  

Monitoring Report Forms can be found here. Please review the Monitoring Report Upload Instructions. 

If you would like customized electronic copies of these forms for your permit, please email Wanda Gerald. 

Monitoring Reports are uploaded via:  Monitoring Report Upload   

At this time the NPDES Wastewater is not accepting this information online.  We hope to get a process in place in the near future.

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