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Septic systems would be abandoned or replaced, or composting or vault toilets would be installed. Existing drainfields would be vegetated. Roof and surface water runoff would be diverted from drainfields. Management and maintenance plans would be required, and would be provided by the stable lessee to the park as a condition of their permit. These plans would provide for ongoing incorporation of new or future stables management practices and technologies to protect water resources as they become available.

Many of the chemicals found in barns – shampoos, fuel, paints, hoof oils, and pesticides to name a few – require careful handling and proper disposal. In general, stable products and chemicals would be used minimally, only as necessary for the health and safety of the animals and users, and that are safe for the environment. Runoff that may contain these products shall be treated as polluted runoff.

NPS Management Policies 2006 state that parks are to prevent or remove exotic plant species if possible and maintain native plants. Wetlands, including marsh and riparian vegetation, are protected by a specific set of laws and regulations. Section of NPS Management Policies 2006 addresses the management of wetlands on NPS lands and requires parks to prevent the destruction, loss or degradation of this unique vegetation community (NPS 2006a).

There would be no measurable or perceptible changes in the geographic extent of any native vegetation plant community, its continuity, integrity or species richness. No detectable changes to sensitive plant communities (including wetlands) would occur and no individuals of any rare or unique plant species would be affected. Key environmental conditions influencing plant communities (such as soils and water quality) would not be affected.

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