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Appendix A Construction Activity(ies) – identified within 40 CFR 122.26(b)(14)(x), 122.26(b)(15)(i), and 122.26(b)(15)(ii), any clearing, grading, excavation, filling, demolition or stockpiling activities that result in soil disturbance. Clearing activities can include, but are not limited to, mechanized logging equipment operation, the cutting and skidding of trees, stump removal and/or brush root removal. Construction activity does not include routine maintenance that is performed to maintain the original line and grade, hydraulic capacity, or original purpose of a facility, which is excluded from the calculation of the soil disturbance for a project. Routine maintenance includes, but is not limited to: Re-grading of gravel roads or parking lots; and Cleaning and shaping of existing roadside ditches and culverts that maintains the approximate original line and grade, and maintains or improves the hydraulic capacity of the ditch; and Replacement of existing culverts that maintains the approximate original line and grade, and maintains or improves the hydraulic capacity of a ditch; and Replacement of existing bridges that maintains the approximate original line and grade, and maintains or improves the hydraulic capacity beneath the bridges; and Cleaning and shaping of existing roadside ditches that does not maintain the approximate original grade, hydraulic capacity and purpose of the ditch if the changes to the line and grade, hydraulic capacity or purpose of the ditch are installed to improve water quality and quantity controls (e.g. installing grass lined ditch); and Placement of aggregate shoulder backing that stabilizes the transition between the road shoulder and the ditch or embankment; and Full depth milling and filling of existing asphalt pavements, replacement of concrete pavement slabs, and similar work that does not expose soil or disturb the bottom six (6) inches of subbase material; and Long-term use of equipment storage areas at or near highway maintenance facilities; and Removal of sediment from the edge of the highway to restore a previously existing sheet-flow drainage connection from the highway surface to the highway ditch or embankment; and Existing use of Canal Corp owned upland disposal sites for the canal, and Replacement of curbs, gutters, sidewalks and guide rail posts; and Maintenance of ski trails including brush hog use and mowing; and Above ground snowmaking pipe replacement; and Replacement of existing utility poles; etc. Construction Site – the land area where construction activity(ies) will occur. See also the definitions for “Commence (Commencement of) Construction Activities” and “Common Plan of Development or Sale.” 57 Page 763 of 849