| (8) European naiad, Najas minor; |
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| (9) Brazilian elodea, Egeria densa; |
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| (10) Frogbit, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae; and |
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| (11) Yellow floating heart, Nymphoides peltata. |
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| Rules adopted pursuant to this paragraph are routine | technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, | subchapter II-A. |
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| | Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §490-D, sub-§8, as amended by PL 2005, c. 158, §4, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 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. |
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| A. The area of a working pit may not exceed 10 acres. |
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| B. Stockpiles consisting of topsoil to be used for | reclamation must be seeded, mulched or otherwise temporarily | stabilized. |
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| C. Sediment may not leave the parcel or enter a protected | natural resource. |
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| D. Grubbed areas not internally drained must be stabilized. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| | Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §490-W, sub-§24 is enacted to read: |
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