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Provided that, in 'Lone 1, all of the following BMPs for overhead utility lines are used. If all of these BMPs are not <br />used, then the overhead utility lines shall require a no practical alternative evaluation by the Division. <br />• A minimum zone of 10 feet wide immediately adjacent to the water body shall be managed such that only vegetation <br />that poses a hazard or has the potential to grow tall enough to interfere with the line is removed. <br />• Woody vegetation shall be cleared by hand. No land grubbing or grading is allowed. <br />• Vegetative root systems shall be left intact to maintain the integrity of the soil. Stumps shall remain where trees are <br />cut. <br />• Rip rap shall not be used unless it is necessary to stabilize a tower. <br />• No fertilizer shall be used other than a one -time application to re- establish vegetation. <br />• Construction activities shall minimize the removal of woody vegetation, the extent of the disturbed area, and the time <br />in which areas remain in a disturbed state. <br />• Active measures shall be taken after construction and during routine maintenance to ensure diffuse flow of <br />stormwater through the buffer. <br />• In wetlands, mats shall be utilized to minimize soil disturbance. <br />2 Provided that poles or towers shall not be installed within 10 feet of a water body unless the Division completes a no <br />practical alternative evaluation. <br />3 Perpendicular crossings are those that intersect the surface water at an angle between 75° and 105 °. <br />12 <br />Exempt <br />Allowable <br />Allowable <br />Prohibited <br />with <br />Mitigation <br />Overhead electric utility lines: <br />• Impacts other than perpendicular crossings in Zone 2 <br />X <br />only' <br />• Impacts other than perpendicular crossings in Zone 1 �' <br />X <br />• Perpendicular crossings that disturb equal to or less than <br />X <br />150 linear feet of riparian buffer' <br />• Perpendicular crossings that disturb greater than 150 <br />X <br />linear feet of riparian buffer', z <br />Periodic maintenance of modified natural streams such as <br />canals and a grassed travelway on one side of the surface <br />X <br />water when alternative forms of maintenance access are not <br />practical <br />Provided that, in 'Lone 1, all of the following BMPs for overhead utility lines are used. If all of these BMPs are not <br />used, then the overhead utility lines shall require a no practical alternative evaluation by the Division. <br />• A minimum zone of 10 feet wide immediately adjacent to the water body shall be managed such that only vegetation <br />that poses a hazard or has the potential to grow tall enough to interfere with the line is removed. <br />• Woody vegetation shall be cleared by hand. No land grubbing or grading is allowed. <br />• Vegetative root systems shall be left intact to maintain the integrity of the soil. Stumps shall remain where trees are <br />cut. <br />• Rip rap shall not be used unless it is necessary to stabilize a tower. <br />• No fertilizer shall be used other than a one -time application to re- establish vegetation. <br />• Construction activities shall minimize the removal of woody vegetation, the extent of the disturbed area, and the time <br />in which areas remain in a disturbed state. <br />• Active measures shall be taken after construction and during routine maintenance to ensure diffuse flow of <br />stormwater through the buffer. <br />• In wetlands, mats shall be utilized to minimize soil disturbance. <br />2 Provided that poles or towers shall not be installed within 10 feet of a water body unless the Division completes a no <br />practical alternative evaluation. <br />3 Perpendicular crossings are those that intersect the surface water at an angle between 75° and 105 °. <br />12 <br />