"Surface water." Perennial and intermittent streams, rivers,
lakes, reservoirs, ponds, wetlands, springs, natural seeps and
estuaries. The term does not include water at facilities
approved for wastewater treatment such as wastewater treatment
impoundments, cooling water ponds and constructed wetlands used
as part of a wastewater treatment process.
"Technical assistance." Advice, technical expertise,
information, training and tools provided to a landowner,
commission, conservation district or others regarding program
implementation, including, but not limited to, the proper
planning, design and installation of best management practices.
"Verification plan." A written plan that describes the
method that a qualified bidder will use to verify performance of
a best management practice for nutrient or sediment reduction in
accordance with a protocol approved or accepted by the
department.
"Verified nutrient or sediment reduction." Nutrient or
sediment reduction measured in pounds created by a best
management practice in accordance to a verification plan and
approved by the department.
"Watershed implementation plan." A plan created to achieve
water quality improvement goals within a watershed of this
Commonwealth, including, but not limited to, Chesapeake Bay
Watershed implementation plans, county action plans or other
watershed-based restoration and implementation plans.
§ 3304. Clean Streams Fund.
(a) Establishment.--The Clean Streams Fund is established in
the State Treasury.
(b) Deposits.--
(1) The following shall be deposited into the fund under
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