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(1)__Erosion control measures must be used to prevent
sedimentation of protected natural resources.__A 25-foot
buffer strip must be maintained between the activity and
any river, stream or brook.

 
(2)__The activity must comply with applicable water
quality standards pursuant to section 480-D, subsection
5.

 
D.__An applicant for Tier 2 or Tier 3 review shall comply
with the standards contained in section 480-D.

 
Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §480-X, sub-§7, ķA, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 460, §7
and affected by §12, is amended to read:

 
A. An application form must be submitted, with the
application fee, to the department and include the following
information:

 
(1) Documentation that public notice has been provided
of the proposed project in accordance with department
rules;

 
(2) A United States Geological Survey map showing the
project location;

 
(3) Written certification by a knowledgeable
professional experienced in wetland science that the
project will not alter, or cause to be altered, a
wetland described in subsection 4 or 5;

 
(4) A top view drawing of the entire project,
including existing and proposed fill, excavation, roads
and structures; cross-sectional drawings of any fill or
excavated areas; delineation of the wetland boundaries
and calculated area of freshwater wetlands affected;
description of existing vegetation on the project site;
identification of any surface water bodies within 100
feet of the proposed alteration; and a drawing of the
25-foot buffer strip between the project and any river,
stream or brook;

 
(5) A soil erosion and sedimentation control plan;

 
(6) For work in previously mined peatlands, information on the
past mining activity, including the approximate dates of the
mining activity, the area and depth to which peat has been
excavated from the site,


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