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impose civil penalties on violators of the statewide rules. Current status: %T-uly 1991 Since the adoption of this act, several of the mandated activities have occurred. A synopsis of these events is given below: 7 -15 -90 Proposed minimum rules, classifications and standards taken to public hearing. 12 -13 -90 EMC adopts minimum rules, classifications and standards for all water supply watersheds. 2 -1 -91 (DEM) requests watershed data from all local governments (to be used in preliminary classification process). Suggested classifications also requested from local government staffs. 3 -15 -91 Watershed data /classifications submitted to DEN. 4 -29-91 DEN presents Preliminary Watershed Classifications for all water supply watersheds to EMC. 5 -9 -91 EMC approves taking preliminary classifications to public hearings across state in mid - August. As noted above, classifications of taking these propoe state. The hearing the EMC has received the preliminary all water supply watersheds and has approved als to seven regional public hearings across the Worth noting is the fact that not only the proposed classifications, but also the rules and standards (which were adopted but not codified on 12- 13 -90) will also be presented again at these public hearings. This action is in response to a petition from the developers of Treyburn in Durham County. The rules were previously taken to hearing in July 1990 prior to their adoption. However, Treyburn officials have challenged the "significance" of changes made to the adopted rules from what was advertised for public hearing in April 1990. The EMC has denied this petition, but did agree to re- advertise the rules to allow for further comment. Classfficdtionss The EMC has created four water supply watershed classifications for "freshwater" supplies: WS -I (COMPLETELY UNDEVELOPED, PRISTINE) WS -II (PREDOMINANTLY UNDEVELOPED) 2 n