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(8) European naiad, Najas minor;

 
(9) Brazilian elodea, Egeria densa;

 
(10) Frogbit, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae; and

 
(11) Yellow floating heart, Nymphoides peltata.

 
Rules adopted pursuant to this paragraph are routine
technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375,
subchapter II-A.

 
Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §490-D, sub-§8, as amended by PL 2005, c. 158, §4, is
further amended to read:

 
8. Erosion and sedimentation control. All reclaimed and
unreclaimed areas, except for access roads, A working pit must be
naturally internally drained at all times unless a variance is
obtained from the department.

 
A. The area of a working pit may not exceed 10 acres.

 
B. Stockpiles consisting of topsoil to be used for
reclamation must be seeded, mulched or otherwise temporarily
stabilized.

 
C. Sediment may not leave the parcel or enter a protected
natural resource.

 
D. Grubbed areas not internally drained must be stabilized.

 
E. Erosion and sedimentation control for access roads must
be conducted in accordance with the department's best
management practices for erosion and sedimentation control.
Areas for access roads that are not naturally internally
drained must meet the erosion and sedimentation control
standards of section 420-C.

 
F.__All areas other than a working pit area that are not
naturally internally drained must meet the erosion and
sedimentation control standards of section 420-C.

 
The department may grant a variance from this subsection, except
for paragraphs C, D and, E and F. Areas are not considered
"naturally internally drained" if surface discharge is impeded
through the use of structures such as detention ponds, retention
ponds and undersized culverts.

 
Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §490-W, sub-§24 is enacted to read:


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