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STREAM BUFFERS <br /> - PREVENT DEVELOPMENT FROM ENCROACHING ON <br /> STREAMS <br /> - MINIMIZE STREAM CHANNEL EROSION <br /> - SPREADS RUNOFF IN "SHEETFLOW" PATTERN & <br /> ENCOURAGES INFILTRATION INTO THE SOIL <br /> Required Buffer Widths <br /> REQUIRED BUFFER ZONE WIDTHS <br /> ALONG PERENNIAL AND INTERMITTENT STREAMS <br /> IN UNIVERSITY LAKE WATERSHED <br /> Type of Groundcover <br /> Grass Woods <br /> Slope (Ft) (Ft) <br /> 2% to 4.9% 100 50 <br /> 5% to 6.9% 150 100 <br /> 7% to 9.9% 150 . 100 <br /> 10% to 14.9% 200 100 <br /> 15% or greater 250 150 <br />