City of Durham

• Stormwater Management and Pollution Control Ordinance (PDF)
• Stormwater Performance Standards for Development (PDF)

Durham City & County

Unified Development Ordinance: See Chapter 8 and Sections 3.8, 8.8, 12.10, 15.1, 15.5, and 16.3.

State of North Carolina

• North Carolina Sedimentation Pollution Control Act of 1973 (PDF)
• Session Law 2009-486 (PDF)

Surface Water Classifications

• General Information
• Map of Durham County Classifications (PDF)

Nutrient Sensitive Waters Strategies

• Falls Lake Nutrient Management Strategy
• Jordan Lake Nutrient Management Strategy
• Neuse River Basin Nutrient Management Strategy

Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)

• Jordan Lake (PDF)
• Northeast Creek (PDF)
• Third Fork Creek (PDF)
• TMDL

Federal

• Clean Water Act
• National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (40 CFR 122)
• Safe Drinking Water Act