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standard listed below. The applicant shall demonstrate that the following measures are <br /> employed in the development of the site: <br /> 6 2.8 The site shall be revegetated immediately after grading. <br /> 1. Proper revegetation techniques shall be employed using native plant <br /> species,proper seedbed preparation, appropriate fertilizer and mulching <br /> to protect germinating plants. Revegetation shall occur on cleared sites <br /> within 7(seven) calendar days offinal grading and shall occur during the <br /> planting season appropriate to the selected plant species. <br /> 2.A minimum of 4 inches of topsoil shall be placed on all disturbed <br /> surfaces that are proposed to be planted. <br /> 3. Finished grades shall be no higher than the trunk flare(s) of trees to be <br /> retained. <br /> 3.5 ORLEANS <br /> Based on our review of the Town of Orleans' bylaws regulations (listed below),the Town limits <br /> the use of fertilizer in specific resource areas under its wetlands protection regulations. <br /> Fertilization can be restricted to actively growing grasses,using slow release or controlled <br /> release nitrogen source, and limited to one lb/1,000 sq. ft. of total nitrogen per application. <br /> Town Code <br /> See relevant sections below under Board of Health, Conservation Commission, and Zoning. <br /> Board of Health <br /> LJta•iejit l anag git Regulations <br /> Regulation adopted July 1,2009,designed to address nitrogen and phosphorous loading. Except <br /> for general references to fertilizers,these regulations mostly address nutrients from wastewater. <br /> Chapter 185 <br /> No relevant regulation based on the key word search. <br /> Section 2 Preamble <br /> Excess nitrogen has been identified as the major contributing factor in the declining health of the <br /> marine water environment. Excess phosphorus, and to some degree excess nitrogen, are the <br /> major contributing factors in the declining health of the freshwater environments. Ninety-nine <br /> percent of sewage disposal systems in town do little to remove nitrogen or phosphorus.A few <br /> systems are in place that partially remove nitrogen for the property they serve. In Orleans, this <br /> translates to an immediate concern over the level of nitrogen entering local groundwater and its <br /> subsequent effect on marine estuaries. Phosphorus has similar effects on freshwater <br /> resources(..) <br /> Locally;controllable sources of nitrogen are primarily from septic system effluent and to a lesser <br /> extent from lawn fertil izer. <br /> Pleasant Bay Fertilizer Management Plan 15 Horsley Witten Group,Inc. <br /> Final Report December 2010 <br />