Streamside Management Area

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-026968",
  "term": "Streamside Management Area",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A designated area that consists of the stream itself and an adjacent area of varying width where management practices that might affect water quality, fish, or other aquatic resources are modified. The SMA is not necessarily an area of exclusion but an area of closely managed activity. It is an area that acts as an effective filter and absorptive zone for sediments, maintains shade, protects aquatic and terrestrial riparian habitats, protects channels and streambanks, and promotes floodplain stability. [EPA Guidance for Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/owow_keep/NPS/chesbay502/pdf/chesbay_glossary.pdf]\n\n2. A designated area that consists of the stream itself and an adjacent area of varying width where management practices that might affect water quality, fish, or other aquatic resources are modified. The SMA is not an area of exclusion, but an area of closely managed activity. It is an area that acts as an effective filter and absorptive zone for sediments; maintains shade; protects aquatic and terrestrial riparian habitats; protects channels and streambanks; and promotes floodplain stability.\n\n3. A designated area that consists of the stream itself and an adjacent area of varying width where management practices that might affect water quality, fish, or other aquatic resources are modified. The SMA is not necessarily an area of exclusion but an area of closely managed activity. It is an area that acts as an effective filter and absorptive zone for sediments, maintains shade, protects aquatic and terrestrial riparian habitats, protects channels and streambanks, and promotes floodplain stability.",
  "abbreviation": "SMA",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "NPS Forestry Glossary",
    "Nonpoint Pollution Source from Forestry Glossary",
    "Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/streamside-management-area/"
}