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ApplicationofRegulationsandPolicies..............................................1 /    r II. 4 DesignStandards...........................................................................................1    r  4 A. PreliminaryPlan...................................................................................1 !q   r  4 B. VariancestoForestBufferStandards..................................................2    r  4 C. Ponds.....................................................................................................3 c  r  4 D. ForestCoverandSignificantHabitats..................................................3   r  4 E. StormwaterManagementandWaterQualityManagement.................4 U  r  4 F. StreamBaseflowDepletion..................................................................4 ~  r III. 4 SurfaceWaterMonitoringProgram..............................................................4 G  r IV. 4 IntegratedPestManagement.........................................................................5 p SECTION2.GROUNDWATERPROTECTION r I. 4 GeneralRequirements...................................................................................6 b   r  4 A. GroundWaterQualityIssues...............................................................6 +"  r  4 B. GroundWaterQualityIssues...............................................................6 T $  r II. 4 DesignStandards..........................................................................................7 !& SECTION3.APPENDICES r I. 4 StreamMonitoringProgram $ *  r II. 4 GroundWaterMonitoringProtocol 8&!,  r III. 4 Figures '#.  -(6   @SECTION1.STREAM,WETLAND,ANDHABITATPROTECTION   ? ,Xr X,XX?I. r ENVIRONMENTALCONSTRAINTSANALYSIS t  r A.  ExistingconditionsSurvey L   r   Theapplicantwillconductasurveytodeterminetheexistingenvironmental r   conditionsonthesite.TheapplicantwillprepareandsubmittotheDepartmentof r   EnvironmentalProtectionandResourceManagement(DEPRM)areportwith r   accompanyingplanswhichprovidesthefollowinginformation: r   1.  Fieldlocatedstreams,pondsorotherwaterbodies:    r   2.  Nameofwatershedandsubwatershed,StreamUseClassdesignation; P   r   3.  Fieldlocatedwetlandsincludingdocumentationofvegetation,soils,and&5%XXfhydrology;#XfX%&5# 0  r   4.  Wetlandsclassifications(Cowardin); p  r   5.  Calculated100yearfloodplain; P  r   6.  Topographywithslopesdifferentiatedas10%,1119%,and20%;  L 5h(3L     r    25h  7  .3  0    Existinglandcover(e.g.,forest,meadow,oldfield,etc.); P݌ p (# (# Ќ       r   )25h  8  .3  0    Locationofsignificantplantand/oranimalhabitatincluding:documentationof  species,dateoflastknownsiting,status,andsourceofdocumentation.)l݌  (# (# Ќ   r B.  ApplicationofRegulationsandPolicies ,|  r    XfXXXfAfterverificationoftheexistingenvironmentalconditionsbyDEPRM,theapplicant T  r   willidentifyontheplanthoseareasofthesitethatwouldberestrictedfrom r   developmentby:1)applicationoftheforestbufferstandardsoutlinedintheExecutive r   Order,June4,1989,RegulationsfortheProtectionofStreams,Wetlands,and r   Floodplains,2)denotingthoseareasofsignificanthabitatdeterminedtoexistonsite r   thatwillbepreserved,and3)denotingthoseexistingforestareasthatwillbe r   preservedtomeettheforestclearinglimitsoutlinedintheseguidelines.#XfXX Xf2# $% II. r DESIGNSTANDARDS d&!'  r A.PreliminaryPlan r   Aftertheapplicanthasdeterminedthoseareasrestrictedfromdevelopment,aplan r   shouldbepreparedforsubmissiontoDEPRMthatshowstheproposedlayout r   ofthegolfcourse.Thisplanshouldincludethefollowing:@*1 -)/ Ї r   1.  Tees,greens,fairways,andpracticerange;  L Eh(( L     r   2Eh  2  .3  0    Buildings(e.g.,clubhouse,maintenancefacilities,etc.);&݌t (# (# Ќ   r   3.  Roadsandparkinglots' L  L V( (L     r   2V(  7  .3  0    Conceptualdesignforthemanagementofstormwaterrunoffandwaterquality $ t includinglocationsandmethodsanddocumentationthattheselocationsandmethodsarepractical;and݌  (# (# Ќ   r   5.  Locationofirrigationwellsand/orponds. $   r   Theobjectiveistodesignthegolfcoursesothattherearenoencroachmentsonthe r   areasrestrictedfromdevelopmentandtominimizetheimpactoftheoverallsite r   developmentonthenaturalresourcesofthearea. r B.  VariancestoForestBufferStandards \  r   Ifanyoftheabovefacilitieswouldrequireencroachmentonforestbuffers,streams, r   wetlandsorfloodplains,avarianceofthestandardsmustbegrantedbyDEPRM. r   Anyvariancemustmeetthefollowingconditions: r   1.  FairwaysCrossings 4  |   E ,Xr, X,Xr XE r   |$0  2V(  a  .3  0A  (# (#  Fairwaysshouldbesitedtoreducethenumberofcrossings.Crossingsshould   belimitedtoamaximumoftwo(2)foreach1,000feetofstreamlength.|$*%݌ A (#A (# Ќ   |    r   |}&0  2V(  b  .3  0A  (# (#  Fairwaysshouldbesitedtoeliminateorminimizetheneedtoclearforeston  steeporerodibleslopes(Figure1).|}&&݌ A (#A (# Ќ   |    r   |'0  2V(  c  .3  0A  (# (#  Fairwaysshouldcrossperpendiculartothestream,wetland,etc.(Figure2). D! Theobjectiveistominimizetheclearingofforestcanopyoverthestreamandlimittheconversionofforestedwetlandstoshrubscruboremergentwetlands.|'2(݌ A (#A (# Ќ   r     d. A Fairwayswillnotrequirefillingorgradinginbuffers,wetlands,orfloodplains. $D # L eh( L     r     *2eh  e  .3  0 A   Incaseswherelackoftopographicreliefrequiresclearcuttingoftrees,thismay &"% bepermitted;however,thatportionofthefairwayinthebuffer,wetlands,orfloodplainsmustbemaintainedasanunplayablerough(Figure3).Thevegetationwillbemaintainedasshrubscruborherbaceouswithaconcentrationofshrubsandsmalltreesalongthestreambankstoprovideshadingandstreambankstability.*/+݌ A (#A (# Ќ  @*2 @-(, Ї r     f. A  XfXXXfCartpathswillbetimber,antimberpilings,(nowiderthan6to8feetinwidth)   r      A wheretheycrosswetlands.Cartpathswillnotbelocatedalongsteepor r      A erodibleslopes.Minimalclearingwillbeallowed,thedesignshouldweave r      A aroundtrees(Figure4).#XfXX Xf-# `  r   2.  Buildingsandparkinglotswillnotbelocatedinstreambuffers,wetlandsor 8   r     floodplains. r   3.  Stormwaterandwaterqualitymanagementfacilitieswillnobelocatedinstream  L   r     buffers,wetlandsorfloodplains. r C.  Ponds    r   1.   XfXXXfPondsconstructedforirrigationwatersupplyorashazardswillnotbelocatedin    r     streamsorwetlandsonClassIIItroutwaters.Ifpondsareproposedinstreamsor r     wetlandsofClassIorIVwaters,thefollowingimpactsmustbeaddressed#XfXX Xf1#: p  r     a. A Changesinorganicmaterialtransport; H  r     b. A Invertebratedrift;  p  r  r     c. A Fishpassage;and H  r     d. A Lossofwetlandfunctions.    r   2.   XfXXXfPondsconstructedinuplandareasofClassIIIwatershedsmustbedesignedto   r     avoidthermalimpacts.Thismaybeaddressedbyaponddesignedtostoreupto r     andincludingatwoyearstormwithnodischarge.#XfXX Xf5#   r D.  ForestCoverandSignificantHabitats X   r    XfXXXf1.  Theapplicantshoulddeterminethepercentageofthetotalsiteacreagethatisforest 0"   r     cover.Thedesignofthegolfcourseshouldlimitclearingofforestto25%ofthe r     totalforestacreage.Ifthedesignrequiresthatmorethan25%oftheexistingforest r     becleared,anafforestationprogrammustbeimplementedtoreplaceanyacreage r     overthe25%clearinglimit.Afforestationinotherpartsofthewatershedmaybe r     acceptedtomeetthepercentforestcoverrequirements.Aconceptualplanforhow r     thisrequirementwillbemetisaconditionofgolfcourseapproval.#XfXX Xf7# '#& @*3 @-(, Ї r   2. XfXXXfWheresignificantplantand/oranimalhabitataredeterminedtoexistansite,the   r     applicantwilldesignthegolfcoursetopreservetheseareas.#XfXX Xf:#   r E.  StormwaterManagementandWaterQualityManagement `  r   1.   XfXXXfTheapplicantwillprepareconceptplansformanagingofstormwaterrunoff. 8   r     Majorconsiderationwillbegiventothecontrolofstreambankerosionandcontrol r     ofpollutants(nutrientsandpesticidesfromfairways,teesandgreens;and r     nutrients,metalsandorganicmaterialsfromroadsandparkinglots).#XfXX Xf<#  L   r   2.   XfXXXfEmphasisshouldbeplacedontheuseofacombinationofmethods,suchas $   r     infiltration,grassedswales,shallowmarsh,vegetatedfilterstripsandforestbuffers r     Toprovidewaterqualitymanagement.(Figures5,6,and7.) r   3.  Thecurrentcriteriaforwaterqualityiscontrolofthefirstonehalfinchofrunoff    r     fromimperviousareas.Managementofatwoyearstormisrequiredtocontrolfor r     streambankerosion.#XfXX Xf># XfXXXf \  r F.  StreamBaseflowDepletion 4  r   1.Whereirrigationwellsareproposed,astreamdepletionanalysismayberequired. r   2.  Intheeventthatadepletionanalysisisrequired,anassessmentoftheimpactsof 4  r     stream_baseflow_Ԁreductionson_instream_habitatwillalsoberequired.Therearea    r     numberofmethodsusedtodeterminetheeffectsofstreamflowreductionson r     _instream_Ԁhabitat(i.e.,MontanaMethod,_Instream_ԀFlowIncrementalMethodology, r     etc.).#XfXX XfqA# XfXXXf   r     #XfXX Xf.E# r   3.  Thecurrentcriteriaismaintenanceofa_baseflow_Ԁthatis50%oftheMeanAnnual l  r     Flow(_MAF_).III. r SURFACEWATERMONITORINGPROGRAM 0"   r A.  Theapplicantwillberequiredtoconductsurfacewatermonitoringforone(1)year $X"  r   priorreleaseofgradingpermitsandforthree(3)yearsafterthestartupofgolfcourse r   operations. r B.  ThismonitoringprogramwillbedevelopedincoordinationwithDEPRMandwill '#&  r   includemonitoringof:waterquality,streammorphology,benthicmacroinvertebrates r   andfisheries(AppendixA).@*4 @-(, ЇIV. r INTEGRATEDPESTMANAGEMENTPROGRAM(_IPM_)   r ThegolfcourseapplicantwilldevelopincoordinationwithDEPRMan_IPM_Ԁprogram. r Emphasiswillbegivento:1)selectionofdroughtanddiseaseresistantgrassspeciesfor r fairways,teesandgreens;2)theuseofbiologicalcontrolsinsteadofchemicals;3)where r pesticidesareused,selectionofthosechemicalsthatarelesstoxic,lessmobileandhavea r shorterhalflife;4)strictcontroloverthosepesticidesintermsoflocationofapplication; r and5)identificationofareasonasitethatareparticularlysusceptibletogroundwateror r surfacewatercontamination.@*5 @-(, Ї@t t  SECTION2.GROUNDWATERPROTECTION   I.0 r GENERALREQUIREMENTStr(#r(# L } (L     r M2}  E  .3  0    GroundWaterQuantityIssuesMN݌L (#(# Ќ   |    r |N0  2}  1  .3  0 (#(#  AquiferTesting: XfXXXfApumptestshouldbeestablishedthatensuresasufficientwater $ t supplyisavailable,andsothatnecessaryvaluesfor_transmissivity_Ԁand_storativity_canbedetermined.ThetestshouldbecoordinatedthroughtheMarylandDepartmentofNaturalResources,WaterResourcesAdministration.Aminimumoftwoobservationwellsaroundthepumpingwellarerequiredfor_drawdown_measurements.Flowfieldcharacteristicsforbothpreandpostgolfcourseconditionsshouldbeevaluated.Notethatpumptestsmustbeconductedonallproposedwells.#XfXX Xf|O#|NN݌  (# (# Ќ   |    r |R0  2}  2  .3  0 (#(#  WaterBalanceAssessment: XfXXXfAwaterbalanceassessmentshouldbeconducted.The p assessmentshouldevaluateallgainsandlossestothegroundwatersystem.Surfacerunoffestimationsshouldfactorinsoils,slope,vegetativecoverandimpervioussurface.Allplansforirrigationneedsanddomesticuses(clubhouse,_homesites_,etc.)mustbeincluded.#XfXX Xf\S#|RR݌ p (# (# Ќ   |    r |[U0  2}  3  .3  0 (#(#  ImpactAnalysisforAdjacentWellSupplies:Thepotentialimpactgolfcourse H groundwaterwithdrawalswillhaveonadjacentgroundwatersuppliesmustbeevaluated.|[UU݌  (# (# Ќ   |    r |V0  2}  4  .3  0 (#(#  StreamDepletionAnalysis:Thepotentialimpactofirrigationwithdrawalson  surfacewater_baseflows_Ԁmustbeevaluated.|V0W݌  (# (# Ќ  L }  L     r X2}  B  .3  0    GroundWaterQualityIssuesX,Y݌l(#(# Ќ   |    r |Y0  2}  1  .3  0 (#(#  PermeabilityAnalyses:Insitu_permeabilities_Ԁshouldbedetermined.Sincenutrient D! andpesticideapplicationswilllikelybeheaviestangreensandtees,testingshouldfocusanthoseareasinitially.Inselectingdepthandinternalsampling,postconstructionconditionsshouldbeconsidered.|YZ݌  (# (# Ќ   |    r |&\0  2}  2  .3  0 (#(#  TotalOrganicCarbon: XfXXXfTotalorganiccarbon(_TOC_)isasignificantfactorwith %0!$ regardto_attentuation_Ԁofsomepesticidecompounds._TOC_Ԁcontentshouldbeevaluatedinconjunctionwiththepermeabilitydeterminations.#XfXX Xf\#|&\]\݌'#& (# (# Ќ   |    r |^0  2}  3  .3  0 (#(#  BaselineWaterQuality: XfXXXfBaselinewaterqualityshouldbeevaluatedtodetermine )$( theimpactsofthegolfcourseonthegroundwaterresourcesofthearea.Thenumberandlocationofsamplingpointsissitespecific;however,samplepoints|^^݌  (# (# Ќ   r @*6 @-(, Ї r     shouldberepresentativeofpriorlanduse.Onsitetestwellsshouldbesampledand r     analyzedquarterlyforaminimumoneyearperiodtoestablishbackgroundwater r     quality.Sampleparametersshouldincludeinorganicchemistry,majorions,volatile r     prioritypollutants,andpesticides.Thenumberandtypeofpesticideparameteris r     alsositespecificanddependsonpriorlanduse.#XfXX Xfe_# L   |    r |Nc0  2}  4  .3  0 (#(#  LakesandPonds:Sincelakesandpondscanfunctionasopenconduitstoground $ t water,mitigativemeasuresestablished.Mitigativemeasuresincludepond_berming_Ԁorsyntheticliners.|Ncc݌  (# (# Ќ   |    r |e0  2}  5  .3  0 (#(#  IntegratedPestManagement(_IPM_):An_IPM_Ԁplanisrequiredaspartofthe $  standardoperatingprocedureforthegolfcourseoperation.|eUe݌  (# (# Ќ   |    r |f0  2}  6  .3  0 (#(#  OperationalGroundWaterMonitoring: XfXXXfOperationalgroundwatermonitoringis   requiredtoensuretheefficiencyofthe_IPM_Ԁplanandtopermitsufficientremedialresponsetimeintheeventgroundwatercontaminationoccurs.Samplinglocationsmayincludemonitoringwellsand/or_lysimeters_.Parametersarethesameasthoseusedforbaselinewaterqualitydefinition.Theonlydifferencerelatestopesticidemonitoring.Pesticideparametersincludesonlythesethathaveactuallybeenusedanthegolfcourse.Thenumber,location,andtypeofgroundwatersamplepointsissitedependentandwillbeinfluencedbytheDRASTICindex.#XfXX Xfg#|fg݌ \ (# (# Ќ  L -  L    Ik2-II3  0 r   DESIGNSTANDARDSIktk݌4r(#r(# Ќ  5 |   |l0 r 2-  A  .3  0r(#r(#  554A.456 XfXXXfGreensandteesshouldbelocatedinareaswherethemaximumhighwatertableor   bedrockisgreaterthanfourfeetbelowthesurface.Fielddeterminationofhighbedrockand/orgroundwatershouldbeconductedwithrespecttothefinalgradingofthoselocations.#XfXX Xfl#67|l@*7 @-(, >