Administrative regulations, however, specifically ex- 
empt silvicultural operations from the nonpoint per- 
mit process. Forestry point sources do require dis- 
charge permits, though. 
Louisiana also has a Natural and Scenic River 
System Law that prohibits the removal of trees near 
designated streams, and a stream-obstruction 
statute forbids the felling, disposal, or transport of 
timber in navigable bodies of water. 
Several parish ordinances have been adopted 
to restrict logging operations that result in damage 
or obstruction of parish roads or leave mud and 
debris on roads or rights-of-way or in ditches. 
Mississippl 
Mississippi also relies on the voluntary use of 
BMP's. Forestry BMP's have not been developed by 
the State but rather by forest industry, which has 
issued a publication detailing the various recom- 
mended practices. 
The Mississippi Air and Water Pollution Control 
Act gives to the State's water-quality agency implied 
authority over nonpoint pollution, including that re- 
lated to forestry activities. Under this law, that body 
has the authority to develop *. . .comprehensive 
programs for the prevention, control and abatement 
of new or existing pollution of the air and waters of 
the state. .. ." To date, this legislation has not been 
directed to silvicultural operations. 
North Carolina 
Forestry BMP's have been developed in North 
Carolina, and their voluntary use is the primary con- 
trol mechanism. A strong educational program to 
inform loggers, foresters and landowners of the rec- 
ommended BMP's is ongoing. 
The North Carolina Air and Water Resources 
Act, enacted in 1951 and amended numerous 
times, does not refer directly to nonpoint pollution 
but does contain a strong indirect reference. As 
defined in the statute, water pollution includes "alter- 
ations resulting from the concentration or increase 
of natural pollutants caused by man-related activi- 
ties." The act allows the Department of Natural Re- 
sources and Community Developement to issue 
permits for the discharge of pollutants. Thus this 
legislation could conceivably be directed to forestry 
activities. North Carolina also has a stream obstruc- 
tion statute that prohibits felling trees or placing 
stumpage or slash into any stream that will impede 
navigation or drainage. 
Oklahoma 
The Oklahoma silvicultural nonpoint source 
control program is based on voluntary application of 
accepted management practices on a site-by-site 
basis. This program is a comprehensive one and 
includes water-quality monitoring in areas of 
forestry activity, providing technical assistance dur- 
ing the use of forestry BMP's, educational and train- 
ing sessions, and demonstration areas (Oklahoma 
Department of Agriculture 1982). 
The broad authority given by the Oklahoma Pol- 
lution Control Coordinating Act to the State's Water 
Resources Board includes the development and 
enforcement of standards for control of nonpoint 
source pollution--including that emanating from sil- 
vicultural activities. To date, however, the authority 
has not been invoked with respect to forestry opera- 
tions. 
South Carolina 
South Carolina also relies primarily on a volun- 
tary BMP program to control silvicultural nonpoint 
pollutants. The BMP's are outlined in "Voluntary For- 
est Practice Guidelines for South Carolina." 
The State's Pollution Control Act addresses the 
term "pollutant" in its broadest sense, thereby pre- 
sumably covering all nonpoint sources--including 
forestry operations. The statute reads ". . .and all 
other pollutants, by-products, or substances not 
sewage or indusirial waste. . . ." By implication, such 
an open-ended definition would permit the regula- 
tion of sediment and debris stemming from silvicul- 
tural activities. Under the act, the Department of 
Health and Environmental Control can issue per- 
mits and promulgate rules and regulations as it 
deems necessary. To date, this authority has not 
been directed to forestry. 
South Carolina also has three other water- 
related laws that apply to forestry operations. A 
stream obstruction statute prohibits felling trees or 
leaving logging debris in any stream so as to ob- 
struct drainage. The Scenic Rivers Act forbids tim- 
ber harvesting on State-controlled land located 
near streams designated Class | (free-flowing rivers 
with shorelines essentially unchanged by man). 
And finally, the Stream Clearing Act requires 
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