Riparian buffer definition

Riparian buffer means the area as defined in Item (4) of this Rule.
Riparian buffer means an area of trees, shrubs, or other vegetation that is managed to maintain the integrity of the stream channel and reduce the effects of upland sources of pollution by trapping, filtering, and converting sediments, nutrients, and other chemicals.
Riparian buffer means the area as defined in Paragraph (c) of this Rule.

Examples of Riparian buffer in a sentence

  • Riparian buffer restoration activities shall be detailed in the final compensation plan and shall include, as appropriate, the planting of a variety of native species currently growing in the site area, including appropriate seed mixtures and woody species that are bare root, balled, or burlapped.

  • The computed distributions might need to have a small bin size, e.g. less than a quarter tone (50 cents) for many music cultures [10, 13].

  • Riparian buffer zones are measured horizontally from the top of bank.

  • No Person shall operate any Model Aircraft or Civil UAS within the City of Hawthorne in violation of any temporary flight restriction (TPR) or notice to airmen (NOTAM) issued by the Federal Aviation Administration.

  • Riparian buffer – A BMP that is an area of permanent vegetation along surface waters.


More Definitions of Riparian buffer

Riparian buffer means an area of trees, shrubs, grasses, or a combination thereof, that is (i) at least thirty-five feet in width, (ii) adjacent to state waters, and (iii) managed to maintain the integrity of stream channels and shorelines and (iv) reduces the effects of upland sources of pollution through the infiltration of runoff and filtering of pollutants. A managed lawn adjacent to state waters does not constitute a riparian buffer. The riparian buffer is measured landward (horizontal distance) from the stream bank on both sides of the stream.
Riparian buffer means a vegetated area near a stream, usually forested, which helps shade and partially protect a stream from the impact of adjacent land uses.
Riparian buffer means an area of trees, shrubs, grasses, or a combination thereof, that is: (a) at least 50 feet in width, (b) adjacent to wetlands and/or state waters, (c) managed to maintain the integrity of stream channels and shorelines, and (d) reduces the effects of upland sources of pollution through the infiltration of runoff and filtering of pollutants. A managed lawn adjacent to state waters does not constitute a riparian buffer.
Riparian buffer means an area of land adjacent to rivers, streams, lakes, ponds and coastal waters that is maintained in a natural condition and is integral to the ecology of aquatic systems.
Riparian buffer. , means a permanent area, strip, or plot of undisturbed, naturally vegetated and/or engineered land cover consisting of vegetation (e.g., grass, brush, trees, foliage) adjacent to surface waters that is utilized to provide water quality control for post-construction stormwater discharges. These buffers may be designed to provide many types of water quality benefits including, but not
Riparian buffer means a natural or vegetated area adjacent to streams and perennial water bodies through which stormwater flows in a diffuse manner, so that runoff does not become channelized and which provides for the infiltration of runoff and filtering of pollutants. The riparian buffer is measured landward (horizontal distance) from the stream bank on both sides of the stream or from the normal pool elevation of a perennial water body. The riparian buffer shall also "wrap around" the upstream end of the stream origin.
Riparian buffer means a natural, unmanaged area of trees, shrubs, grasses, or a combination thereof, that is: