Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 25, June 22, 2024
Section 9.123 - Antidegradation(a) The highest quality streams of the Commonwealth are unique and ecologically valuable resources. The natural characteristics of watersheds which maintain high quality streams are frequently vulnerable to development activities which may disrupt ecological relationships resulting in the degradation of water quality.(b) It shall be the environmental policy of the Commonwealth to protect the high quality streams of the Commonwealth by discouraging land use and development activities that degrade or threaten to degrade water quality.