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<br /> . <br />Suggested Household BMPs: 4. Encourage jurisdictions to consider regula- . <br /> tions for adequate riparian area "Buffer <br />1. Pass and enforce pet waste ordinances in Zone" requirements. Within "Buffer Zone" . <br /> urban areas. do not allow: soil disturbance, vegetative <br /> disturbance (other than minimal pruning of . <br />2. Provide a convenient mechanism for shrubs), lawn mowing, fertilizers and pesti- <br /> citizens to dispose of household haz- cides (with the exception of weed manage- . <br /> ardous materials in an environmentally ment where necessary). Include residential, <br /> sound manner. commercial. golf course, recreational areas . <br /> (see Chapter 8: Land Use). <br />3. Develop a Public Infonnation Program . <br /> that addresses the impact on water quality 5. Encourage stonn water detention and <br /> from the misuse of fertilizers and pesticides water quality enhancement facilities for . <br /> (see Chapter 3: Plan Implementation). all developments and include maintenance . <br /> provisions. <br />Suggested Development and 6. Encourage use of constructed wetlands to . <br /> enhance stormwater and snowmelt runoff <br />Construction BMPs: water quality, particularly in conjunction . <br />1. Enforce erosion and sediment control with public facilities or public works projects. . <br /> requirements for construction sites. 7. Prohibit direct discharge of stonnwater . <br /> Performance bonds, a common method, are from developed areas to lakes, streams and <br /> proposed as a means of ensuring that ero- wetlands. Require storm water runoff be . <br /> sion control plans are implemented. Erosion treated (detention ponds, constructed wet- <br /> and sediment control plans should include lands, infiltration, grassy swales, etc.) prior . <br /> but not be limited to: to discharging to streams or river. <br /> . Disturbance management and revege- . <br /> tation plan 8. Reduce the amount of impervious sur- <br /> . Timing of disturbance faces to ensure groundwater recharge and . <br /> . Area controls (limiting area of distur- decrease flooding concerns. Encourage <br /> . <br /> bance at anyone time) disconnecting impervious surfaces to allow <br /> . Soil stabilization during disturbance ground water recharge and vegetative <br /> . <br /> . Site monitoring and maintenance dur- filtering. <br /> ing disturbance . <br /> . Post disturbance monitoring 9. Encourage the use of grass swales and <br />2. Ensure that developers obtain and comply porous pavement where appropriate. . <br /> with state requirement for Stonnwater 10. Encourage stonnwater infiltration facili- . <br /> Permits for construction activities on areas ties where appropriate due to impervious <br /> greater than 5 acres in size. It is recom- surface concerns. . <br /> mended that local governments exceed state . <br /> standards and require permits for areas 11. Require that developments maintain pre- <br /> under 5 acres, particularly if a public project. development hydrologic conditions . <br /> through engineering solutions. <br />3. Discourage soil disturbance on slopes . <br /> greater than 20-25 degrees. Revegetation 12. Encourage cluster development (easier to <br /> and site reclamation on steeper slopes is provide stormwater quality improvement). . <br /> usually not or moderately successful. If soil <br /> disturbance is allowed, require a mitigation 13. Discourage industrial uses or commercial . <br /> plan to minimize soil losses and a bond to land uses that involve hazardous mate- <br /> ensure revegetation success. rials from land adjacent the river or . <br /> streams. <br /> . <br /> ~ . <br />36 ( c <br /> .~ ~ . <br />