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B.__If solely vegetative means of storm water control are
used, the fee is $250 for the first acre of disturbed area,
plus $125 for each additional whole acre of disturbed area.

 
C. When a permit by rule is required as provided by rules
adopted by the department, the fee is $55.

 
If a project described in paragraph A or B is reviewed and
approved by a professional engineer at a soil and water
conservation district office that has a memorandum of
understanding with the department concerning review of projects
pursuant to this section, the fee is reduced to $100 for the
first acre of disturbed area, plus $50 for each additional whole
acre of disturbed area.

 
13. Significant existing sources.__The department may require
a person owning or operating a significant existing source of
storm water to implement a storm water management system.__The
owner or operator shall obtain approval from the department
pursuant to this subsection for the storm water management
system.

 
For the purposes of this subsection, "significant existing
source" means a significant existing source of storm water
pollution based on quantity or quality standards for storm water
from a developed area that was in existence prior to July 1, 1997
and is located in the direct watershed of a waterbody that is
impaired due to urban runoff.__The department shall identify
significant existing sources as provided in this subsection.

 
A. The department shall develop a total maximum daily load
for the watershed of a waterbody impaired due to urban
runoff prior to designating significant existing sources
within the watershed.

 
B. The department shall adopt rules prior to requiring that
an owner or operator of a significant existing source within
the direct watershed of a specific waterbody obtain approval
of a storm water management system.__Rules adopted pursuant
to this paragraph are routine technical rules as defined in
Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.__The rules must
include, but are not limited to, the following:

 
(1) The name of or other means of identifying the
waterbody that is impaired due to urban runoff;

 
(2) A list of significant existing sources or a
description of the types or classes of significant
existing sources;


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