20130436 Ver 1_Revised pg 11_BPDP_20130910

Riparian Buffer Credit may be achieved through mitigation of the Tar-Pamlicoriparian buffer, as
defined in 15A NCAC 02B .0259. Nutrient Offset Credit may be achieved through restoration of
the riparian area adjacent to surface water features. Surface water features do not have to be
intermittent or perennial, nor do they have to be depicted on a USGS, NRCS, or EMC approved
map. The width of the restoration area begins at the landward limit of the top of bank or the
rooted herbaceous vegetation and extends landward a maximum distance of 200 feet on all
sides of the surface water. The mitigation accomplished in the DWQ Tar-Pamlico buffer, as
defined in 15A NCAC 02B .0259 and per 15A NCAC 02B .02 may be used for either Riparian
Buffer Credit or Nutrient Offset Credit, but not both.

7.0References

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