Record Drawings - Format, Data, and Content Requirements October 2020 - Record Drawings Guidance for DMS Projects

Oct 28, 2026

Record Drawings guidance for DMS projects from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, outlining the purpose, format, and content requirements for record drawing submissions. Record drawings document deviations using as-built survey and engineer markups, with requirements for PLS and P.E. seals. The guide specifies title sheet fields, key sheet stationing and segmentation rules, GIS and CAD submission expectations, and detailed sheet-by-sheet content including plan/profile overlays and limits of disturbance.

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Record Drawings Guidance for DMS Projects

Purpose and supporting needs

Format and digital drawing/GIS submission requirement

Title sheet requirements

Sheet 2 requirements

Sheet 3 (Key sheet) requirements

Sheets 4A, 4B, etc. - Record drawing overlays on design

NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION OF MITIGATION SERVICES Record Drawings Format, Data, and Content Requirements October 2020 Record Drawings Guidance for DMS Projects The record drawings combine the relevant design construction sheets, the as-built survey and engineer markups to document deviations from design. As-built drawing sheets must bear a PLS seal. Sheets with engineer red line markups and design drawings must also include a P.E. seal. The Record drawings support the following needs: 1. Provide a sealed record of what was constructed 2. Supports the comparison between design and construction 3. Supports the required provision of GIS features Format: The document “Format, and Data Requirements, for Digital Drawings Submitted to DMS” includes some requirements for the production of CAD files and provision of GIS files Submission of electronic drawings in compliance with these formatting specifications is a requirement and essential to their utility to DMS and long term stewardship. Title Sheet: A. Name of project (on each sheet) B. County (on each sheet) C. Plan Type: (Record drawing-each sheet) D. DMS ID Number (on each sheet) E. USACE Action ID Number and DWR project number F. Contract Number G. Project plan overview with accurate, recorded conservation easement boundary H. Latitude and Longitude at upstream start of the project (STA 0+00) I. Vicinity inset map J. Scale and North Arrow (each relevant sheet) K. Index of sheets L. Firm name and project manager contact information M. P.E. seal with date and initials on title page and every page of Record Drawing, Sheet 2: A. Legend and Symbols B. Abbreviations C. Any special notes on changes (e.g., dropping reaches, bedrock encountered, etc.) Sheet 3,“Key sheet” A. Project plan overview with easement boundary and key sheet segmentation B. Stationing (if legible) and ID of project stream reaches (and on all sheets that apply) C. Wetland project tract numbers/ID (and on all sheets that apply) D. The segmentation of project features (stream reaches, wetlands etc.) must reflect those of the project crediting table. E. Limits of disturbance (and on all sheets that apply) Sheets 4A, 4B, etc.: Record Drawing – As-built overlain on to Design A. Plan view with red lines to display constructed deviations with callouts as needed B. Profile view and cross-section overlays of both design and As-built C. Insert best fit centerline within surveyed channel D. P.E. seal on each page

FAQs

What are record drawings intended to document for DMS projects?

Record drawings combine relevant design construction sheets with as-built survey and engineer markups to document deviations from design, supported by comparison needs and GIS feature provision.

Which professionals seals are required on record drawing sheets?

As-built drawing sheets must bear a PLS seal. Sheets that include engineer red line markups and design drawings must also include a P.E. seal.

What information is required on the record drawing title sheet?

The title sheet must include project name, county, plan type (record drawing), DMS ID number, USACE action ID and DWR project number, contract number, a project plan overview with the conservation easement boundary, upstream latitude/longitude at STA 0+00, vicinity inset map, scale and north arrow, index of sheets, and firm name and project manager contact information, plus a P.E. seal with date and initials.

Oct 28, 2026

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