Secondary and Cumulative Impacts Master Management Plan - 2014

Article 10 Erosion and Sedimentation Control 10-12 Definitions

Lake or Natural Watercourse Any stream, river, brook, swamp, sound, bay, creek, run, branch, canal, waterway, estuary, and any reservoir, lake or pond, natural or impounded, in which sediment may be moved or carried in suspension, and which could be damaged by accumulation of sediment. Land Disturbance Permit The approval document allowing land-disturbing activities to be initiated. Land-Disturbing Activity Any use of the land by any person in residential, industrial, educational, institutional, or commercial development, or highway and road construction and maintenance that results in a change in the natural cover or topography and that may cause or contribute to sedimentation. Local Government Any county, incorporated village, town, or city, or any combination of counties, incorporated villages, towns and cities, acting through a joint program pursuant to the provisions of the North Carolina Sedimentation Pollution Control Act. Natural Erosion The wearing away of the earth’s surface by water, wind, or another natural agent under natural environmental conditions undisturbed by humans. North Carolina Sedimentation Pollution Control Act The North Carolina Sedimentation Pollution Control Act of 1973 (NCGS Chapter 113A Article 4, as amended) and all rules and orders adopted pursuant to it. Parent An affiliate that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls another person. Person Any individual, partnership, firm, association, joint venture, public or private corporation, trust, estate, commission, board, public or private institution, utility, cooperative, interstate body, or other legal entity. (a) a developer or other person who has or holds himself out as having financial or operational control over a land-disturbing activity; or (b) a landowner or person in possession or control of the land that directly or indirectly allows land-disturbing activity or has benefited from it; or (c) a contractor or subcontractor who is authorized to perform land-disturbing work for the landowner. Phase of Grading One of two types of grading: rough or fine. Sediment Solid particulate matter, both mineral and organic, that has been or is being transported by water, air, gravity, or ice from its site of origin. Person Conducting Land-Disturbing Activity Any person who meets any of the following criteria:

Wake County Unified Development Code 10-4