15A N.C. Admin. Code 02B .0309 - YADKIN PEE DEE RIVER BASIN
(a)
Classifications assigned to the waters within the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin
pursuant to Rule .0101 of this Subchapter are set forth in the Yadkin River
Basin Classification Schedule, which may be inspected at the following places:
(1) the Internet at
https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-planning/classification-standards/river-basin-classification;
and
(2) the following offices of
the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality:
(A) Mooresville Regional Office
610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301
Mooresville, North Carolina;
(B) Winston-Salem Regional Office
450 West Hanes Mill Road
Winston-Salem, North Carolina;
(C) Fayetteville Regional Office
225 Green Street
Systel Building Suite 714
Fayetteville, North Carolina;
(D) Asheville Regional Office
2090 US Highway 70
Swannanoa, North Carolina; and
(E) Division of Water Resources
Central Office
512 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, North Carolina.
(b) Unnamed streams entering
Virginia or South Carolina are classified as "C".
(c) The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin
Classification Schedule is amended for best usage of waters as follows:
(1) Mitchell River [Index No. 12-62-(1)] from
source to mouth of Christian Creek (North Fork Mitchell River) including all
tributaries has been reclassified from Class B Tr to Class B Tr ORW.
(2) Mitchell River [Index No. 12-62-(7)] from
mouth of Christian Creek (North Fork Mitchell River) to Surry County SR 1315
including all tributaries has been classified from Class C Tr to C Tr ORW,
except Christian Creek and Robertson Creek which will be reclassified from
Class B Tr to Class B Tr ORW.
(3)
Mitchell River [Index No. 12-62-(12)] from Surry County SR 1315 to mouth of
South Fork Mitchell River including all tributaries from Class C to Class C
ORW.
This amendment was entered into the NC Administrative Code on October 1, 1988, with an equivalent effective date.
(d) The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin
Classification Schedule is amended for best usage of waters as follows: Elk
Creek [Index Nos. 12-24-(1) and 12-24-(10)] and all tributary waters were
reclassified from Class B-trout, Class C-trout and Class B to Class B-trout
ORW, Class C-trout ORW and Class B ORW. This amendment was entered into the NC
Administrative Code on March 1, 1989, with an equivalent effective
date.
(e) The Yadkin-Pee Dee River
Basin Classification Schedule is amended for best usage of waters as follows:
Barnes Creek (Index No. 13-2-18) was reclassified from Class C to Class C ORW.
This amendment was entered into the NC Administrative Code on January 1, 1990,
with an equivalent effective date.
(f) The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin
Classification Schedule is amended for best usage of waters as follows:
(1) Little River [Index Nos. 13-25-(10) and
13-25-(19)] from Suggs Creek to Densons Creek has been reclassified from
Classes WS-III and C to Classes WS-III HQW and C HQW.
(2) Densons Creek [Index No. 13-25-20-(1)]
from its source to Troy's Water Supply Intake including all tributaries has
been reclassified from Class WS-III to Class WS-III HQW.
(3) Bridgers Creek (Index No. 13-25-24) from
its source to the Little River has been reclassified from Class C to Class C
HQW.
This amendment was entered into the NC Administrative Code on January 1, 1992, with an equivalent effective date.
(g) The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin
Classification Schedule is amended for best usage of waters with the
reclassification of the North Prong South Fork Mitchell River from Class C to
Class C Trout. This amendment was entered into the NC Administrative Code on
April 1, 1992, with an equivalent effective date.
(h) The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin
Classification Schedule is amended for best usage of waters with the
reclassification of all water supply waters (waters with a primary
classification of WS-I, WS-II or WS-III). These waters were reclassified to
WS-I, WS-II, WS-III, WS-IV or WS-V as defined in the revised water supply
protection rules (15A NCAC 02B .0100, .0200 and .0300), which became effective
on August 3, 1992. In some cases, streams with primary classifications other
than WS were reclassified to a WS classification due to their proximity and
linkage to water supply waters. In other cases, waters were reclassified from a
WS classification to an alternate appropriate primary classification after
being identified as downstream of a water supply intake or identified as not
being used for water supply purposes. This amendment was entered into the NC
Administrative Code on August 3, 1992, with an equivalent effective
date.
(i) The Yadkin-Pee Dee River
Basin Classification Schedule is amended for best usage of waters as follows:
(1) Pike Creek (Index No. 12-46-1-2) was
reclassified from Class C Tr to Class C Tr HQW;
(2) Basin Creek (Index No. 12-46-2-2) was
reclassified from Class C Tr to Class C Tr ORW;
(3) Bullhead Creek (Index No. 12-46-4-2) was
reclassified from Class C Tr to Class C Tr ORW;
(4) Rich Mountain Creek (Index No.
12-46-4-2-2) was reclassified from Class Tr to Class C Tr ORW; and
(5) Widows Creek (Index No. 12-46-4-4) was
reclassified from Class C Tr HQW to Class C Tr ORW.
This amendment was entered into the NC Administrative Code on December 1, 1992, with an equivalent effective date.
(j) The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin
Classification Schedule is amended for best usage of waters as follows:
(1) Lanes Creek [Index Nos. 13-17-40-(1) and
1317-40-(10.5)] from its source to the Marshville water supply dam including
tributaries was reclassified from Classes WS-II and WS-II CA to Class
WS-V.
(2) The South Yadkin River
[Index Nos. 12-108(9.7) and 12-108-(15.5)] from Iredell County SR 1892 to a
point 0.7 mile upstream of the mouth of Hunting Creek including associated
tributaries was reclassified from Classes WS-V, C and WS-IV to Classes WS-V,
WS-IV, C and WS-IV CA.
(3) The
Yadkin River [Index Nos. 12-(53) and 12(71)] from a point 0.3 mile upstream of
the mouth of Elkin Creek (River) to the Town of King water supply intake
including associated tributaries was reclassified from Classes C and WS-IV to
Classes WS-IV and WS-IV CA.
(4) The
Yadkin River [Index Nos. 12-(80.5), 12(81.5) and 12-(84.5)] from the Town of
King water supply intake to the Davie County water supply intake reclassified
from Classes C, B, WS-IV and WS-V to Classes WS-IV, WS-IV B and WS-IV CA.
This amendment was entered into the NC Administrative Code on September 1, 1994, with an equivalent effective date.
(k) The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin
Classification Schedule is amended for best usage of waters as follows: Bear
Creek [Index Nos. 12-108-18-(3), 12-108-18-(3.3)], Little Bear Creek (Index No.
12-108-18-2), and Blue Branch (Index No. 12-108-18-2-1) were reclassified from
WS-II and WS-II CA (Critical Area) to C and WS-IV. This amendment was entered
into the NC Administrative Code on August 1, 1995, with an equivalent effective
date.
(l) The Yadkin-Pee Dee River
Basin Classification Schedule is amended for best usage of waters with the
revision to the primary classification for portions of the Yadkin River [Index
No. 12-(45)] from Class WS-IV to WS-V, Yadkin River [Index No. 12-(67.5)] from
Class WS-IV to Class C, Yadkin River [Index Nos. 12(93.5) and 12-(98.5)] from
Class WS-IV to Class WS-V, South Yadkin River [Index No. 12-108-(12.5)] from
Class WS-IV to Class WS-V, and South Yadkin River [Index Nos. 12-108-(19.5) and
12-108-(22)] from Class WS-IV to Class C. This amendment was entered into the
NC Administrative Code on August 1, 1998, with an equivalent effective
date.
(m) The Yadkin-Pee Dee River
Basin Classification Schedule is amended for best usage of waters with the
reclassification of a portion of the Yadkin River [Index No. 12-(80.5)] from
WS-IV CA to WS-IV. A portion of the Yadkin River 0.5 mile upstream of Bashavia
Creek was reclassified from WS-IV to WS-IV CA. Bashavia Creek [Index Nos.
12-81-(0.5) and 12-81-(2)] was reclassified from WS-IV and WS-IV CA to Class C.
Tributaries to Bashavia Creek were also reclassified to Class C. Portions of
the Yadkin River [Index Nos. 12-(25.5) and 12-(27)] were reclassified from
WS-IV to Class C and from WS-IV & B to Class B. Tributaries were reclassed
from Class WS-IV to Class C. Supplemental classifications were not changed.
This amendment was entered into the NC Administrative Code on April 1, 1999,
with an equivalent effective date.
(n) The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin
Classification Schedule is amended for best usage of waters with the
reclassification of a portion of the Uwharrie River. More specifically, Index
No. 132-(25), Index No. 13-2-(17.5), and a portion of Index No. 13-2(1.5) was
reclassified from Class WS-IV CA, WS-IV, and C, to Class WS-IV B CA, WS-IV B,
and B, respectively. This amendment was entered into the NC Administrative Code
on July 1, 2006, with an equivalent effective date.
(o) The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin
Classification Schedule is amended for best usage of waters with the
reclassification of a segment of the Yadkin River [portion of Index No.
12-(53)] from a point 0.3 mile upstream of the Town of Elkin proposed water
supply intake to the Town of Elkin proposed water supply intake from C to WS-IV
CA. The Town of Elkin proposed water supply intake is to be placed on the
Yadkin River at a point directly above the mouth of Elkin Creek. This amendment
was entered into the NC Administrative Code on September 1, 2006, with an
equivalent effective date.
(p) The
Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin Classification Schedule is amended for best usage of
waters with the reclassifications as listed below, and the North Carolina
Division of Water Resources maintains a Geographic Information Systems data
layer of these UWLs.
(1) Black Ankle Bog near
Suggs Creek [Index No. 13-25-12] was reclassified to Class WL UWL.
(2) Pilot Mountain Floodplain Pool near Horne
Creek [Index No. 12-75] was reclassified to Class WL UWL.
This amendment was entered into the NC Administrative Code on November 1, 2007, with an equivalent effective date.
(q) The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin
Classification Schedule is amended for best usage of waters as follows:
(1) a portion of the Yadkin River Index No.
12(108.5) from the mouth of the South Yadkin River to a point 125 feet
downstream of its confluence with Deals Creek, a portion of Deals Creek Index
No. 12-109 from a point 0.7 miles upstream of the mouth of the Yadkin River to
the Yadkin River, and a portion of the South Yadkin River Index No.
12-108-(19.5) from a point 0.2 miles upstream of the mouth of the Yadkin River
to the Yadkin River, and the watersheds associated with these waterbody
portions, are reclassified from Class C to Class WS-IV CA;
(2) a portion of the Yadkin River Index No.
12(107.5) from a point 0.7 miles upstream of the mouth of the South Yadkin
River to a point 0.2 miles upstream of the mouth of the South Yadkin River, a
portion of Deals Creek Index No. 12-109 from its source to a point 0.7 miles
upstream of the mouth of the Yadkin River, a portion of Second Creek Index No.
12-108-21 from Highway 70 to the mouth of the South Yadkin River, a portion of
Fourth Creek Index No. 12-108-20 from NC 801 to the mouth of the South Yadkin
River, a portion of South Yadkin River Index No. 12-108-(19.5) from NC 801 to a
point 0.2 miles upstream of its confluence with the Yadkin River, and
watersheds associated with these waterbody portions, are reclassified from
Class C to Class WS-IV; and
(3) a
portion of the Yadkin River Index No. 12101.5 from a point 1.0 mile upstream of
the mouth of Dutchman Creek to Dutchman Creek and its watershed are
reclassified from Class WS-IV to Class WS-V.
This amendment was entered into the NC Administrative Code on March 1, 2025, with an equivalent effective date.
Notes
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. November 1, 2007; September 1, 2006; July 1, 2006; April 1, 1999; August 1, 1998; August 1, 1995; September 1, 1994; April 1, 1993; December 1, 1992;
Readopted Eff. November 1, 2019.
Eff.
Amended Eff.
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
(a) Classifications assigned to the waters within the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin are set forth in the Yadkin River Basin Classification Schedule, which may be inspected at the following places:
(1) the Internet at https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-planning/classification-standards/river-basin-classification; and
(2) the following offices of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality:
(A) Mooresville Regional Office
610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301
Mooresville, North Carolina;
(B) Winston-Salem Regional Office
450 West Hanes Mill Road
Winston-Salem, North Carolina;
(C) Fayetteville Regional Office
225 Green Street
Systel Building Suite 714
Fayetteville, North Carolina;
(D) Asheville Regional Office
2090 US Highway 70
Swannanoa, North Carolina; and
(E) Division of Water Resources
Central Office
512 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, North Carolina.
(b) Unnamed streams entering Virginia are classified "C," and such streams entering South Carolina are classified "C".
(c) The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin Classification Schedule was amended effective:
(1) February 12, 1979;
(2) March 1, 1983;
(3) August 1, 1985;
(4) February 1, 1986;
(5) October 1, 1988;
(6) March 1, 1989;
(7) January 1, 1990;
(8) August 1, 1990;
(9) January 1, 1992;
(10) April 1, 1992;
(11) August 3, 1992;
(12) December 1, 1992;
(13) April 1, 1993;
(14) September 1, 1994;
(15) August 1, 1995;
(16) August 1, 1998;
(17) April 1, 1999;
(18) July 1, 2006;
(19) September 1, 2006;
(20) November 1, 2007.
(d) The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin Classification Schedule was amended effective October 1, 1988 as follows:
(1) Mitchell River [Index No. 12-62-(1)] from source to mouth of Christian Creek (North Fork Mitchell River) including all tributaries has been reclassified from Class B Tr to Class B Tr ORW.
(2) Mitchell River [Index No. 12-62-(7)] from mouth of Christian Creek (North Fork Mitchell River) to Surry County SR 1315 including all tributaries has been classified from Class C Tr to C Tr ORW, except Christian Creek and Robertson Creek which will be reclassified from Class B Tr to Class B Tr ORW.
(3) Mitchell River [Index No. 12-62-(12)] from Surry County SR 1315 to mouth of South Fork Mitchell River including all tributaries from Class C to Class C ORW.
(e) The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin Classification Schedule was amended effective March 1, 1989 as follows: Elk Creek [Index Nos. 12-24-(1) and 12-24-(10)] and all tributary waters were reclassified from Class B-trout, Class C-trout and Class B to Class B-trout ORW, Class C-trout ORW and Class B ORW.
(f) The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin Classification Schedule was amended effective January 1, 1990 as follows: Barnes Creek (Index No. 13-2-18) was reclassified from Class C to Class C ORW.
(g) The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin Classification Schedule was amended effective January 1, 1992 as follows:
(1) Little River [Index Nos. 13-25-(10) and 13-25-(19)] from Suggs Creek to Densons Creek has been reclassified from Classes WS-III and C to Classes WS-III HQW and C HQW.
(2) Densons Creek [Index No. 13-25-20-(1)] from its source to Troy's Water Supply Intake including all tributaries has been reclassified from Class WS-III to Class WS-III HQW.
(3) Bridgers Creek (Index No. 13-25-24) from its source to the Little River has been reclassified from Class C to Class C HQW.
(h) The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin Classification Schedule was amended effective April 1, 1992 with the reclassification of the North Prong South Fork Mitchell River from Class C to Class C Trout.
(i) The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin Classification Schedule was amended effective August 3, 1992 with the reclassification of all water supply waters (waters with a primary classification of WS-I, WS-II or WS-III). These waters were reclassified to WS-I, WS-II, WS-III, WS-IV or WS-V as defined in the revised water supply protection rules (15A NCAC 02B .0100, 02B .0200 and 02B .0300), which became effective on August 3, 1992. In some cases, streams with primary classifications other than WS were reclassified to a WS classification due to their proximity and linkage to water supply waters. In other cases, waters were reclassified from a WS classification to an alternate appropriate primary classification after being identified as downstream of a water supply intake or identified as not being used for water supply purposes.
(j) The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin Classification Schedule was amended effective December 1, 1992 as follows:
(1) Pike Creek (Index No. 12-46-1-2) was reclassified from Class C Tr to Class C Tr HQW;
(2) Basin Creek (Index No. 12-46-2-2) was reclassified from Class C Tr to Class C Tr ORW;
(3) Bullhead Creek (Index No. 12-46-4-2) was reclassified from Class C Tr to Class C Tr ORW;
(4) Rich Mountain Creek (Index No. 12-46-4-2-2) was reclassified from Class Tr to Class C Tr ORW; and
(5) Widows Creek (Index No. 12-46-4-4) was reclassified from Class C Tr HQW to Class C Tr ORW.
(k) The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin Classification Schedule was amended effective September 1, 1994 as follows:
(1) Lanes Creek [Index Nos. 13-17-40-(1) and 13-17-40-(10.5)] from its source to the Marshville water supply dam including tributaries was reclassified from Classes WS-II and WS-II CA to Class WS-V.
(2) The South Yadkin River [Index Nos. 12-108-(9.7) and 12-108-(15.5)] from Iredell County SR 1892 to a point 0.7 mile upstream of the mouth of Hunting Creek including associated tributaries was reclassified from Classes WS-V, C and WS-IV to Classes WS-V, WS-IV, C and WS-IV CA.
(3) The Yadkin River [Index Nos. 12-(53) and 12-(71)] from a point 0.3 mile upstream of the mouth of Elkin Creek (River) to the Town of King water supply intake including associated tributaries was reclassified from Classes C and WS-IV to Classes WS-IV and WS-IV CA.
(4) The Yadkin River [Index Nos. 12-(80.5), 12-(81.5) and 12-(84.5)] from the Town of King water supply intake to the Davie County water supply intake reclassified from Classes C, B, WS-IV and WS-V to Classes WS-IV, WS-IV B and WS-IV CA.
(l) The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin Classification Schedule was amended effective August 1, 1995 as follows: Bear Creek [Index Nos. 12-108-18-(3), 12-108-18-(3.3)], Little Bear Creek (Index No. 12-108-18-2), and Blue Branch (Index No. 12-108-18-2-1) were reclassified from WS-II and WS-II CA (Critical Area ) to C and WS-IV.
(m) The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin Classification Schedule was amended effective August 1, 1998 with the revision to the primary classification for portions of the Yadkin River [Index No. 12-(45)] from Class WS-IV to WS-V, Yadkin River [Index No. 12-(67.5)] from Class WS-IV to Class C, Yadkin River [Index Nos. 12-(93.5) and 12-(98.5)] from Class WS-IV to Class WS-V, South Yadkin River [Index No. 12-108-(12.5)] from Class WS-IV to Class WS-V, and South Yadkin River [Index Nos. 12-108-(19.5) and 12-108-(22)] from Class WS-IV to Class C.
(n) The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin Classification Schedule was amended effective April 1, 1999 with the reclassification of a portion of the Yadkin River [Index No. 12-(80.5)] from WS-IV CA to WS-IV. A portion of the Yadkin River 0.5 mile upstream of Bashavia Creek was reclassified from WS-IV to WS-IV CA. Bashavia Creek [Index Nos. 12-81-(0.5) and 12-81-(2)] was reclassified from WS-IV and WS-IV CA to Class C. Tributaries to Bashavia Creek were also reclassified to Class C. Portions of the Yadkin River [Index Nos. 12-(25.5) and 12-(27)] were reclassified from WS-IV to Class C and from WS-IV & B to Class B. Tributaries were reclassed from Class WS-IV to Class C. Supplemental classifications were not changed.
(o) The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin Classification Schedule was amended effective July 1, 2006 with the reclassification of a portion of the Uwharrie River. More specifically, Index No. 13-2-(25), Index No. 13-2-(17.5), and a portion of Index No. 13-2-(1.5) was reclassified from Class WS-IV CA, WS-IV, and C, to Class WS-IV B CA, WS-IV B, and B, respectively.
(p) The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin Classification Schedule was amended effective September 1, 2006 with the reclassification of a segment of the Yadkin River [portion of Index No. 12-(53)] from a point 0.3 mile upstream of the Town of Elkin proposed water supply intake to the Town of Elkin proposed water supply intake from C to WS-IV CA. The Town of Elkin proposed water supply intake is to be placed on the Yadkin River at a point directly above the mouth of Elkin Creek.
(q) The Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin Classification Schedule was amended effective November 1, 2007 with the reclassifications as listed below, and the North Carolina Division of Water Resources maintains a Geographic Information Systems data layer of these UWLs.
(1) Black Ankle Bog near Suggs Creek [Index No. 13-25-12] was reclassified to Class WL UWL.
(2) Pilot Mountain Floodplain Pool near Horne Creek [Index No. 12-75] was reclassified to Class WL UWL.
Notes
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. November 1, 2007; September 1, 2006; July 1, 2006; April 1, 1999; August 1, 1998; August 1, 1995; September 1, 1994; April 1, 1993; December 1, 1992;
Readopted Eff. November 1, 2019.
Eff.
Amended Eff.