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and maintain erosion control devices annually, etc, "Silviculture activities are requirod to intiplement the provisions of the Forest Practices Guidelines Related to Water Quality." + The proposed rules require agricultural activities to comply with existing federal laws. In addition, in critical areas, agricultural activities would need to have a 10 -foot vegetated buffer along all perennial waters; and animal operations, greater than 100 animals, must employ UMP's recommended by the Soil and Witter Conservation Commission. jhblems 1. The State and local governments do not have adequate staff to enforce current sedimentation and erosion control laws; These rules add new requirements without adding new staff. 2. An Agricultural Extension Agent told Triangle ) that these rules would be difficult for small dairy fr nners zoho would need to build fences fo provide buffers for the streams and to build new watering sources for their live-stock. RECOMMENDATION Though these sections may need revisions to make them more workable, Triangle ) believes that the EMC has taken steps in the right direction by addressing pollution from agriculture, silviculture, and transportation activities - significant contributors to runoff pollution, (4) Discharges & Stormwater The proposed rule states that in areas where some category of anew wastewater discharge is prohibited (such as domestic discharges), expansions of existing discharges of that category will be allowed if there Is no increase in the pollutant loading„ 1 The wastewater discharge approach adds flexibility, at the same time providing for no net loss of water quality protecl(on. J. Federal regulations require state and local governments to begin treating stormwater as a discharge, requiring #a permit for stormwater running off a particular site. The proposed rules, however, do not provide the same cxtbility for stormwaier "discharges " as they do for other discharges. 2. The requirement for wet detention ponds controlling the first I " of runoff may preclude other runoff control measures that, for a given site, may provide equal or more roater quality protection. RECOMMENDATION Apply the performance- based approach to all discharges, including stormwater. Revise the rules as follows: n211(e)(3)(i)IV; 0211(e)(3)(ii)III; 0211(f)(3)(i)IV; & 0211(f)(3)(ii))11 control runoff from the first inch of rainfaIl l7tMY147 eQ33iXg ent w AHtVV�ratection