LD 625
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1. Chapter 500, section 4, subsection B, paragraph (2),
subparagraph (a), division (ii) is amended to provide that one
acre or more of impervious area, or 5 acres or more of developed
area, in any lake watershed other than a watershed of a lake
most at risk must meet the phosphorus standards, except that an
applicant with a project that includes less than 3 acres of
impervious area and less than 5 acres of developed area may
choose to meet the BMP standards rather than the phosphorus
standards if the lake is not severely blooming;

 
2. Chapter 500, section 4, subsection C, paragraph (1) is
amended to limit the type of project modifications that need to
meet the urban impaired stream standard to site location of
development law modifications; and

 
3. Chapter 500, section 4, subsection C, paragraph (3),
subparagraph (b) is amended to provide that for a project
requiring a storm water management permit, redevelopment of an
existing impervious area is not required to meet the urban
impaired stream standard as long as the department makes the
determinations specified in the proposed rule.

 
The Department of Environmental Protection is not required to
hold hearings or conduct other formal proceedings prior to
finally adopting these rules in accordance with this resolve.

 
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble,
this resolve takes effect when approved.


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