This petition is very vague and could be interpreted to include every ditch on the EasternShore .What does large scale mean? Economics have dictated that farms expand to survive. If the target is plasticulture that should be stated.Apparently there have been a few bad actors ,the Ag Stewardship Act was enacted to deal with these type of operations.Specific incidents should be documented and reported.Many erosion control measures havebeen installed in the past few years.Several studies have concluded that runoff from these fields is not harmful to the waterways. Runoff is inevitable ,all of the Eastern Shore drains to the bayside or the seaside eventually.Before any more regulations are enacted the content of this water should  be known.I encourage DEQ to table this petition and work with the plasticulture users to find a suitable resolution of this matter that doesnt burden both parties with more unneeded regulation that cost taxpayers and farmers. Other than the tomato industry and a few vegetable acres no till practices are used by most farms ,resulting in very little runoff .