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(1)
All member companies of the AF&PA are committed to implementing
the principles and guidelines of the SFI program. In fact, SFI program
compliance is a requirement for association membership and 15 members
were asked to leave AF&PA when they did not meet these standards.
SFI 4th Annual Progress Report, American Forest & Paper Association,
1999, p 18.
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(2)
[SFI Companies must ] 4.1.3 Protect the water quality in streams,
lakes and other water bodies by
. using EPA approved Best Management
Practices (BMPs) in all forest management operations
. [and must]
4.1.3.1 meet or exceed all established Best Management Practices
(BMPs) approved by EPA, all applicable state water quality laws and regulations,
and the requirements of the Clean Water Act for forestland. SFI
Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Qualification Criteria for Verifiers,
American Forest and Paper Association, 1999, p 3.
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