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Ufti t iFT And maintain erosion control devices annually, etc. "Silviculture activities are required to implement 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 BMP's recommended by the Soil and Water Conservation Commission. 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 I that these rules would be difficult for small dairy famiers who would need to build ferues to provide buffers for the streams and to Guild new watering source-; for their livestock. RECOMMENDATION Though these sections may need revisions to make them more work=able, Triangle j believes that the 1.MC 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 a new wastewater discharge is prohibited (such as domestic discharges), expansions of existing discharges of that category will be allowed if there Js no increase in the pollutant loading.. The wastewater discharge approach adds flexibility, at the same time providing for no net loss of water quality protection. 1. Federal regulations require state and local governments to begin tradting stormwater as a discharge, requiring 'a permit for storrnwater running off a particular Fite. The proposed rules, however, do not provide the same lcxibility forstormwater "discharges " as they do for other discharges. 2. The requirement for wet detention ponds controlling the first 1 " of runoff may preclude other runoff control measures that, far a given site, may provide equal or more zuater duality protection. RECOMMENDATION Apply the performance- based approach to all discharges, including stormwater. Revise the rules as follows., b211(e)(3)(i)IV; 0211(e)(3)(101I1; 0211(f)(3)(i)IV; &. 0211(f)(3)(WIll J Add; control runoff front the first Inch of rainfall QLpLrQyjdF, Cg nt Wat 12rottction ULYUAUW _ measures thrmh ureservatlon oL na a aj 9 =Sjwalga,, construe f w . g�