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� <br /> 0.33 Ibs/ac/yr Phosphorus <br /> ➢ At least 50-60% of stormwater treatment required to be onsite. <br /> ➢ For redevelopment no stormwater retrofits required beyond what currently exists at site. <br /> Existinq Development (Stormwater): <br /> Includes reductions from septic systems and discharging sand filters. <br /> Accounting tool is not currently available to determine baseline or current nutrient loads. <br /> Stage 1 (by 2021): Reduce loads from developed lands to 2006 baseline. <br /> Stage 2 (by 2036): Starting in 2021, load reduction program must be submitted and <br /> then updated every 5 years documenting plan for achieving <br /> remaining reductions from developed lands. <br /> Aqriculture Applies to: <br /> ➢ Commercial production of crops or horticultural products (other than trees). <br /> ➢ Production or management of: <br /> ➢5 or more horses <br /> ➢20 or more cattle <br /> ➢20 or more swine (outside a feedlot) or 150 or more in a lot. <br /> ➢120 or more sheep <br /> ➢130 or more goats <br /> ➢650 or more turkeys <br /> ➢3,500 or more chickens, or any combination in excess of 20,000 Ibs <br /> Stage I (10 years): Collective 20% N and 40% P reductions relative to 2006 baseline. <br /> Relies on voluntary practices on a collective basis. <br /> Stage II (15 more years): Collective 40% N and 77% P <br /> reductions relative to baseline. Will require specific actions by <br /> individuals, including buffering all cropland and pasture and excluding livestock from surface <br /> waters. <br /> ➢ Accounting tool not presently available. <br /> EMC is currently soliciting public comments concerning "hobby farms". Not involved in <br /> commercial production and not included in draft rules at present. <br /> ➢ How to define them? <br />