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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 15.20.12.04" title_num="15" subtitle_num="20" chapter_num="12" heading="Baseline Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A person may not generate nutrient or sediment credits, unless that person’s agricultural operation meets a baseline level of nutrient or sediment reduction which is the more stringent of either the applicable Chesapeake Bay or local TMDL as calculated on the entire farm in aggregate using the MNTT analysis.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A person may meet the baseline nutrient reduction requirement by using only the following:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Current agronomic practices, including cropping rotation as documented in the operation’s current NMP and SCWQP; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Existing operator adopted or installed structural or other BMPs; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Existing structural or other BMPs implemented with federal, State, or private cost-share assistance.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>