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cables, lines ar wires. The term "utility line" does not include activities which drain a water of the state, such as drainage tile; however, it does apply to pipes conveying drainage from another area. best feasible technola for utility line location} is def ned as a method or technolo . . .. gY that will provide all of the required ~nformat~on for a locating act~v~ty, while havin the . g least environmental impact among the methods or technologies that the affected a enc g Y has available at the time. Adopt a new policy as follows: Future fill or removal within the "utility corridors" as designated on the wetland Designation Map Map 3} shall be conducted with an applicable U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Army Corps} andlor Division of State Lands dredge and fill permits}, and shall be limited to the minimum impacts necessary to: 1) conduct emergency repairs to existing utility lines, 2} conduct essential maintenance ~e.g., work to maintain ar optimize performance} an existing utility lines, including line locating, 3} construct connections to existing utility lines, 4} construct new utility lines, 5} move existing utility lines when necessary to maintain service or conduct emergency repairs, and when at least one of the following is true: a} the utility line must be moved to protect it from erosion or some other natural threat; b} construction of public facilities that are consistent with this plan and that conflict with an existing utility line, where such public facilities cannot reasonably be constructed without moving the utility line; or c} the utility line must be moved in order to maintain or repair another utility line in the same vicinity. 6} place new utility poles ar replace existing utility pales, only when necessary to maintain performance orsafety ofabove-ground utility lines. Above-ground utility lines may not be replaced with underground utility lines within wetlands designated for restoration or protection, No other impacts are authorized by this policy. The following shall also apply to these corn ors;