PENNSYLVANIA, November 10 - resulting from precipitation or snow or ice melt.

"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.--

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