Md. Code Regs. 15.20.01.04 - Agricultural Drainage Project Plans
A. Construction or Reconstruction Plan
Requirements. Before constructing or reconstructing a project, an association
shall comply with the following:
(1) Submit
four copies of the construction or reconstruction plan to the Secretary for
approval.
(2) The construction or
reconstruction plan shall include:
(a) A
transmittal letter to the Secretary, including:
(i) The name of the association;
(ii) The name of the watershed and the
drainage area involved; and
(iii) A
map indicating north arrow, watershed boundaries, scale, and any other
information necessary to locate the project.
(b) The project design specifications,
including:
(i) A general description of the
project's soil types;
(ii) The
layout of the drainage channels;
(iii) The location of existing areas of trees
and shrubs along the channel;
(iv)
The design and location of water control structures;
(v) The design and location of sediment
traps;
(vi) A hydrological analysis
if required under Regulation .05B; and
(vii) A wetlands inventory map delineating
the project. The association shall use the National Wetlands Inventory Maps
available from the Department of Natural Resources. If the scale of the
National Wetlands Inventory maps is inappropriate, the association may use maps
of another scale, so long as the wetlands classification and mapping is
consistent with the National Wetlands Inventory. Any lost wetlands required to
be replaced under Regulation .05F and any wetlands, 1/4 acre or larger, created
by the project shall be delineated on the wetlands inventory map.
(c) The construction methods,
including:
(i) Open channel construction
techniques;
(ii) Measures to limit
disturbance to the soil;
(iii)
Spoil spreading techniques and information concerning the volume of spoil
materials and the location of spoil disposal sites; and
(iv) Temporary or permanent soil
stabilization techniques for channel banks, berms, and soil disposal
sites.
(d) Water quality
protection measures including plans for:
(i)
Establishing vegetative strips along the channels;
(ii) Installing BMPs along the
channels;
(iii) Retaining or
reestablishing areas of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous growth along the channel
in accordance with Regulation .05E; and
(iv) Replacing wetlands in accordance with
Regulation .05F.
(e) A
signed statement from the local soil conservation district, stating that the
project's farmland will meet the soil conservation and water quality plan
requirements in accordance with Regulation .06.
(3) The project's design shall comply with
Regulation .05, and the construction or reconstruction of the project shall
comply with Regulation .06.
B. Operation and Maintenance Plan
Requirements. Before constructing or reconstructing a project, or as required
in Regulation .03A(1) for operating and maintaining a project, an association
shall comply with the following:
(1) Submit
four copies of the operation and maintenance plan to the Secretary for
approval.
(a) A transmittal letter to the
Secretary, including:
(i) The name of the
association;
(ii) The name of the
watershed and the drainage acreage involved; and
(iii) A map indicating north arrow, watershed
boundaries, scale, and any other information necessary to locate the
property.
(b) The
project's maintenance program, including a general description of the project's
soil types and provisions to:
(i) Perform
routine, recurring maintenance such as mowing, seeding, and clean
out;
(ii) Prevent project
deterioration;
(iii) Install or
replace project components when necessary; and
(iv) Repair damage from normal deterioration,
drought, flooding, or vandalism.
(c) Maintenance methods, including:
(i) Open channel maintenance
techniques;
(ii) Measures to limit
soil disturbance;
(iii) Spoil
spreading techniques; and
(iv)
Temporary or permanent soil stabilization techniques for the channel banks,
berms, and spoil disposal areas.
(d) Water quality protection measures,
including plans for:
(i) Establishing and
maintaining vegetative strips along a channel;
(ii) Installing BMPs along a
channel;
(iii) Installing sediment
traps;
(iv) Disposing of spoil;
and
(v) Retaining or reestablishing
areas of trees, shrubs and herbaceous growth along a channel in accordance with
Regulation .05E(4).
(e)
An implementation schedule for the project's maintenance program.
(3) The project's maintenance
shall comply with Regulation .06, and the project's operation and maintenance
program shall comply with Regulation .07.
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