Financial Responsibility/Ownership Form - Sedimentation Pollution Control Act

No person may initiate any land-disturbing activity on one or more acres as covered by the Sediment Pollution Control Act (SPCA) of 1973 before this financial responsibility and ownership form and an acceptable erosion and sedimentation control plan have been completed and approved by the Land Quality Section, N.C. Department of Environmental Quality.

The mission of the Erosion and Sediment Control (E&SC) Program is to allow development within our state while preventing pollution by sedimentation.

In cooperation with the Sedimentation Control Commission and pursuant to the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act of 1973, the Erosion and Sediment Control Program:

• Develops, adopts, and revises rules and regulations for erosion and sediment control.
• Assists and encourages local programs and other agencies in developing erosion and sedimentation control programs.
• Develops and distributes recommended methods of erosion and sedimentation control, including the E&SC Planning and Design Manual.
• Develops and distributes other material relating to erosion and sediment control including technical, instructional, and educational material, including the Field Manual, Inspector’s Guide, E&SC Practices Videos, and the  Erosion and Sedimentation Newsletter.
• Conduct educational programs in E&SC for State and local governmental officials, persons engaged in land-disturbing activities, and interested citizen groups such as the general public, students, and educators. 
• Requires the submission of erosion and sedimentation control plans, and completes or delegates the completion of the review, inspection, and enforcement of those plans and their associated projects.

If you are ready to begin an application for the Erosion and Sediment Control Certificate of Approval, answer the following question(s) and click continue below.