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includes the disturbance of less than one acre of total land area that is a ifpart of a larger g common plan of development or sale the larger common plan will ultimately disturb one acre or more. EROSION PREVENTION - means measures employed to prevent erosion including, but not limited to, soil stabilization practices, limited grading, mulch, temporary or permanent cover, and construction phasing. FIL TRA TION - A stormwater quality BMP that uses either natural media such as soil or vegetation or manufactured media to trap pollutants such as nutrients and particles in surface water. FINAL STABILIZA TION - means that all soil disturbing activities at the site have been completed and all soils have be stabilized by a uniform perennial vegetative cover with a density of 70% over the entire pervious surface area, or other equivalent means necessary to prevent soil failure under erosive conditions. LAND DISTURBING ACTIVITY - any disturbance to the ground surface that, through the action of wind or water, may result in soil erosion or the movement of sediment into waters, wetlands or storm sewers or onto adjacent property. Land - disturbing activity includes but is not limited to the demolition of a structure or surface, soil stripping, clearing, grubbing, grading, excavating, filling and the storage of soil or earth materials. The term does not include normal farming practices as part of an ongoing farming operation. IMPERVIOUS SURFACE - means a constructed hard surface that either prevents or retards the entry of water into the soil and causes water to run off the surface in greater quantities and at an increased rate of flow than prior to development. Examples include rooftops, sidewalks, patios, driveways, parking lots, storage areas, and concrete, asphalt, or gravel roads. NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) - means the program for issuing, modifying, revoking, reissuing, terminating, monitoring, and enforcing permits under the Clean Water Act (Sections 301, 318, 402, and 405) and United States Code of Federal Regulations Title 33, Sections 1317, 1328, 1342, and 1345. OWNER - means the person or party possessing the title of the land on which the construction activities will occur; or if the construction activity is for a lease, easement, or mineral rights license holder, the party or individual identified as the lease, easement, or mineral rights license holder; or the contracting government agency responsible for the construction activity. SATURATED SOIL - means the highest seasonal elevation in the soil that is in a reduced chemical state because of soil voids being filled with water. Saturated soil is evidenced by the presence of mottled features or other information.