conditions.
"One hundred-year floodplain." The area of land adjacent to
a stream that is subject to inundation during a storm event that
has a recurrence interval of 100 years.
"Ordinance." An ordinance adopted by a municipality for
riparian buffers.
"Permit." A final permit issued by a municipality for
undertaking a land development activity.
"Person." An individual, partnership, firm, association,
joint venture, public or private corporation, trust, estate,
commission, board, public or private institution, utility,
cooperative, city, county or other political subdivision and an
interstate body or other legal entity.
"Pollution." Contamination of waters of this Commonwealth,
including contamination by alteration of the physical, chemical
or biological properties of the waters, or change in
temperature, taste, color or odor of the waters, or the
discharge of a liquid, gaseous, radioactive, solid or other
substance into the waters that does, will or is likely to:
(1) degrade water quality;
(2) create a nuisance;
(3) render waters harmful, detrimental or injurious to:
(i) public health, safety or welfare;
(ii) domestic, municipal, commercial, industrial,
agricultural, recreational or other legitimate beneficial
use; or
(iii) livestock, wild animals, birds, or fish or
other aquatic life; or
(4) cause or contribute to the failure of a water body
to meet applicable water quality standards or criteria
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