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more than prevention Be assured that repairs always cost more than .prevention and could run into the tens of thousands of dollars. It’s not worth the gamble.

The new ordinance is in effect and if landowners are considering having any excavation on their land, they should contact the county building office at 675-5349 and ask what needs to be done before starting the project

The following are activities excluded from the Erosion and Sediment Control Regulations:

• Minor activities, such as home gardens, home landscaping, repairs, and maintenance. Individual service connection to utilities;

• Installation, maintenance, or repair of any underground public utilities, provided they are on hard surfaced roads;

• Septic tank lines or drainage fields, unless included in an overall plan for land-disturbing activity relating to construction of a building to be served by the septic tank system;

• Tilling, planting, or harvesting of agricultural, horticultural, or forest crops (a typical farming operation) or a livestock feedlot operation. Agricultural engineering operations (for example, terraces and terrace outlets);

• Land disturbance in areas less than 10,000 square feet; however, the governing body or program authority may reduce the minimum area covered by the regulations;

• Installation of fence and signposts or telephone and electric poles.

Paul Komar, a certified Responsible Land Disturber, is vice-president of the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection (RLEP).

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