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04.4.98A. Depletive water use should not exceed 50% of the Q 7-10 base flow, especially in first order sub-basins.

04.4.98L. That Plan, titled “Landscapes”, shall be implemented in concert with all of the guidance listed above, as well as regional and municipal plans, with Zoning and Ordinances revised accordingly.

04.4.98B. Groundwater use should be coupled with groundwater recharge, for both individual and community systems.

04.4.98M. A program for riparian buffers shall be encouraged, including stream bank fencing, stabilization, and planting, consistent with the recommendations of the Delaware Estuary Management Plan (EPA, 1996).

04.4.98c. The permitting of individual and community on-site wastewater systems must show the net impact on groundwater quality, and Nitrate concentrations must not be allowed to exceed a maximum of 10 mg/1.

04.4.98D. Land development proposals must consider the water resource impact of their proposal using the Water Balance Model or comparable data, and advise the municipality of the results and suitable mitigation, if appropriate.

04.4.98E. Stormwater management criteria must require recharge of all increased runoff, and detention criteria applied only as the solution of last resort. A value of 3 inches of recharge per unit area of new impervious surface is suggested (2-year rainfall).

04.4.98F. Site design criteria should minimize the loss of recharge by minimizing new impervious surfaces.

04.4.98G. Site design criteria should require minimum site disturbance and preservation of existing vegetation.

04.4.98H. Site design criteria should avoid the use of vegetative systems which require chemical maintenance.