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• • (f) Soil amendment, excavation or filling pursuant to development within the RMP area may not impede groundwater flow so as to create a substantial risk of Toss of function to any wetland. 9. VOLUME CREDITS AND BANKING. An applicant may receive credit from the District for stormwater volume reduction measures that provide more attenuation than required under this Rule. The volume reduction measures must be included in the project design and the application must include a statement of intent to generate excess credits. Measures receiving credit will be protected in perpetuity by recorded covenants on a form approved by the District. Credits may be used to meet the requirements of paragraphs 8(a) and (b) of this Rule. The District will maintain credit and credit transaction records, but credit transactions will be arranged by the interested parties. For District purposes, a volume credit is the property of the owner of the land on which the credit was created and may be conveyed only to meet a present obligation under this Rule. The following will be used to determine credits for volume reduction measures: (a) Banked volume credits may be applied to meet volume control requirements elsewhere within the RMP -3 area. Volume credits created in excess of the requirement of paragraph 8(c) are bankable only for Reestablishment of Effectively Drained Wetlands and Floodplain Meadows, Upland Restoration /Conservation, and Restoration of Degraded Wetlands as listed under paragraph 8(c). The District will administer the accumulation and sale of credits, but the price for the credits will be RCWD Proposed Rule RMP -3 23 October 8, 2008