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M local government after the reclassification has occurred. • Clustering. In the adopted rules, cluster type development is allowed in all areas of ws -II, WS --III and WS--IV water- sheds, including the critical areas. Previously clustering was not allowed in critical areas. Clustering, if utilized by local governments for future development, must conform with the density limits of the water supply protection requirements or utilize appropriate stormwater controls. • Land Application of Sludge. Requirements for land application of sludge materials were relaxed in the adopted rules to allow existing permitted sites in WS-II, WS -III and WS -IV critical areas and to allow new sites outside the critical areas of these watersheds. • Sewer Line Extensions. The restriction on new sewer lines was eliminated in the adopted rules so that sewer lines are allowed throughout WS -II, WS -III and WS -IV watersheds. • Buffers. The original proposal for required buffers called for a sizing criteria based on an equation which took into account average slope around the waters. As this requirement created considerable confusion and appeared to potentially affect large areas of land, the adopted rules utilize a minimum 100 foot buffer requirement for all perennial waters in a water supply watershed. • Hazardous Materials. The adopted rules eliminated specific restrictions on the use of hazardous materials in water supply watersheds and require only that local governments maintain inventories of all such materials used, stored or produced and develop spill /failure containment plans. It was felt that other programs adequately cover the major sources of hazardous materials. The initial thrust of these rules should be to require local government knowledge of the hazardous materials in their watershed and contingency plans to deal with accidents. . During the previous hearing process (August 1990) numerous comments were received concerning the impacts of agriculture, silviculture and Department of Transportation (DOT) activities. While no specific requirements for these three areas were included in the adopted rules, the EMC did instruct the DEM staff to review these activities and conduct meetings with representatives from these groups to discuss possible protection measures. In response to these reviews, modifications to the adopted rules have been proposed to clarify current requirements and practices and to provided alternatives for additional protection. Agricultural activities currently must comply with the Food Securities Act 1985 and the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990. These acts require control of soil loss from highly erodible cropland. If the provisions of these Acts are not 9