and under normal circumstances support a prevalence of
vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil
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, but not limited to, contamination by alteration of
the physical, chemical or biological properties of the waters,
or change in temperature, taste, color or odor thereof, 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, a wild animal, a bird, fish or
other aquatic life; or
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