NCDEQ Requirements

NCDEQ Requirements


In addition to our local Erosion and Sedimentation Control program, ANY disturbances over 1.0 acre are required to apply for an NCG01 Permit through North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. NCG01 Permits can be applied for at the NPDES Construction Program.


Below are sample plan sheets that provide guidance on complying with key portions of the NCG01 Permit.  These sample plan sheets provide more detail than is provided in the NCG01 permit.  Permittees are not required to use the sample plan sheets; they convey one way that the objectives set forth in the permit may met.  

NCDEQ Erosion and Sediment Control Forms

The NCDEQ Financial Responsibility & Ownership Form is now also available online!  Applicants can apply to any regional office* through the AccessDEQ portal below.

AccessDEQ Portal

NCDEQ Erosion and Sedimentation Control Design Calculation Spreadsheets

NCDEQ Erosion and Sedimentation Control Standard Drawings

For those seeking approval of the erosion and sediment control (E&SC) application the below E&SC standard details can be downloaded and used to assist with designing an approvable E&SC plan for your site conditions. The standards can be downloaded as a PDF or as a CAD file (zipped dwg files). The CAD files were produced in AutoCAD 2023. More information on these standard details can be found in the relevant sections of the 2013 NC E&SC Planning and Design Manual.


NCDEQ Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan Set for Small Residential Lots

Below is a plan set that may be used by those seeking approval for the erosion and sediment control measures to be used during residential construction.  This plan serves as a standard for the most common lot controls that are expected to be installed and includes guidance on soil preparation and ground cover as well as construction sequencing that is common for the most basic site conditions.  The purpose is to provide an approvable plan which can facilitate a shorter review time, and which provides a comprehensive list of builder expectations as to controlling erosion and sedimentation while working.  All permit conditions must be met.  As with a site-specific plan, all other deliverables from the plan review checklist or from NCG010000 permit requirements that are essential for a review of this plan, including contour or elevation information, must accompany this plan set.  The NCDEQ reserves the right to require a site-specific erosion control plan to be prepared and submitted for the 30-day review cycle. The use of this standard lot plan is conditioned upon the following:  

 Not all plan or detail sheets will be used.  The builder is to choose the appropriate sheets and include the page numbers within the Table of Contents.  Page numbers for sheets not used should remain blank within the Table.  All sheets should be numbered in sequence and dated.

11" x 17" Plan or Detail Sheets (PDF) and CAD Versions (Zipped DWG files)

8.5" x 11" Plan or Detail Sheets (PDF)