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LOCAL NON-POINT SOURCE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ORDINANCES 

 (AND LOCAL SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL ORDINANCES) 



Montana Conservation Districts have the authority to "formulate regulations 

 governing the use of lands within the district in the interest of con- 

 serving soil and water resources and preventing and controlling erosion" 

 (Section 76-109, RCM 1947). Lewis and Clark County Conservation District 

 has passed (through a referendum) a Soil Erosion and Sediment Control 

 Ordinance (see Section VIII for discussion of this ordinance). 



Conservation Districts could consider a range of alternatives including 

 ordinances that: 



1) control soil erosion and sedimentation from various land uses. 

 This would be similar to the Lewis and Clark Co. Cons. District 

 ordinance. No assessment of the effectiveness of the L & C 

 ordinance is available (because of its recent implementation). 



2) regulate non-point sources for other water quality parameters 

 in addition to sedimentation. 



3) control only for those water quality impacts resulting from 

 silvicultural practices. (Similar to a statewide Forest Practices 

 Act, except administration and enforcement would be at the local 

 level with assistance from the state or federal government.) 



