WAC 222-30-030. Stream bank integrity

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 222 › Chapter 222-30 › Section 222-30-030

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*In the RMZ core zone for Type S and F Waters and RMZs for Type Np Waters, the operator shall:

(1) Avoid disturbing brush and similar understory vegetation;

(2) Avoid disturbing stumps and root systems and any logs embedded in the bank;

(3) Leave high stumps where necessary to prevent felled and bucked timber from entering the water;

(4) Leave trees which display large root systems embedded in the bank.

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