North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 15A - Environmental Quality
Chapter 02 - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Subchapter K - DAM SAFETY
Section .0200 - OBTAINING APPROVAL FOR DAM CONSTRUCTION: REPAIR:OR REMOVAL
Section 02K .0223 - DAM HEIGHT AND STORAGE DETERMINATION

Universal Citation: 15A NC Admin Code 02K .0223

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

(a) For the purpose of determining size classification, the height of a dam shall be measured from the highest point on the crest of the dam to the lowest point on the downstream toe.

(b) The total storage capacity of a dam shall be that volume which would be impounded at the elevation of the highest point on the crest of the dam.

Authority G.S. 143-215.31;
Temporary Rule Eff. November 1, 1990 For a Period of 180 Days to Expire on April 29, 1990;
ARRC Objection Lodged November 14, 1990;
ARRC Objection Removed December 20, 1990;
Eff. January 1, 1991;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. December 23, 2017.

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