Administers and enforces the sedimentation and erosion control sections 3.8, 12.10 and 15.5 of the Durham City/County Unified Development Ordinance  and the Durham County Stormwater Ordinance.  The Erosion Control jurisdiction includes all privately funded, non-agricultural land-disturbing activities of more than 12,000 square feet in both the City of Durham and the unincorporated areas of Durham County.  The Durham County Stormwater Ordinance (Chapter 14 Article V of the Durham County Ordinances) applies to the unincorporated areas of Durham County.      

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