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of the flowering takes place. Sites found to contain protected <br />species as defined by the Federal Endangered Species Act (PL 93- <br />205, 1973), or the State's Natural Heritage Program should not be <br />excavated as this would certainly threaten their survival and may <br />violate federal or state law. Close coordination of these <br />efforts with those of the state's Natural Heritage Program may <br />prove helpful. <br />Second, to protect the quality and quantity of surface <br />waters and ground waters during and after the period of <br />excavation, the same mitigation measures as are required under <br />the existing Mineral Rules should be applied. This may include <br />the diversion of upland runoff and surface streams around the <br />excavation area, the construction of drop structures at grade <br />changes, placement of riprap where needed to reduce erosion and <br />scour, the control of runoff from material storage and waste <br />piles, and possibly the construction of small settling ponds to <br />remove sediments from the watercourse, or other measures which <br />could protect water quality. Initially, the Division may wish to <br />consider a water monitoring requirement to ensure that additional <br />measures are not needed. <br />Third, clearing, excavating, and reclaiming should be done <br />incrementally and proceed across the area in unison. The area of <br />cleared land should never be larger than what is necessary to <br />excavate the amount of peat needed at that time. The vegetation <br />cleared at the outset of excavation should be stored as rooting <br />stock to be distributed over the area after excavation. This <br />0 67 <br />