GRANTED FOR ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE ONLY MINIMAL INDIVIDUAL OR CUMULATIVE
IMPACTS
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Eliminates individual review
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Little delay or paperwork
·
No permit needed - pre-authorized activities
INDIVIDUAL PERMITS
FOR ACTIVITIES WHICH MAY HAVE MORE THAN MINIMAL IMPACTS
Permit Decision Based On:
·
Probable effects of proposed action
·
Compliance with 404(b)(1) Guidelines
·
Consideration of view of USFWS/State Resource Agencies
Applicant Provides to ACOE:
·
Alternative Analysis
·
Data for Factual Determination
-water quality
-contaminants
-T&E species
-water supply
-aquatic ecosystem
-cultural resources
·
Mitigation
-avoidance
-minimization
-compensation
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404(b)(1) GUIDELINES
Alternatives
Significant Degradation of Water Quality
Violation of Other Laws
Minimize Potential Impacts
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Section 404 Permit Process
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OREGON FILL/REMOVAL LAW
REGULATED ACTIVITIES
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ALL REMOVAL AND FILL ACTIVITIES OVER 50 CUBIC YARDS
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SALMONID HABITAT - NO MINIMUM
EXEMPTED ACTIVITIES
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NORMAL FARMING AND RANCHING
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CONVERTED WETLANDS
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NORMAL FORESTRY PRACTICES
·
MAINTENANCE
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WETLAND RELATED STATEWIDE PLANNING GOALS
GOAL 5
Preserve
wetlands in original character unless there is a conflict
Environmental,
Social, Economic & Energy (ESEE) Analysis
Local
Wetland Inventory
-location
-quality
-quantity
GOAL 16
Classify
estuary into management units
-Natural Units
-Conservation Units
-Development Units
GOAL 17
Protect
major marshes and significant habitats
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COORDINATION OF STATEWIDE GOALS AND FILL/REMOVAL
LAW
LOCAL WETLAND CONSERVATION PLAN
·
Detailed Inventory
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Assess Wetland Functions/Values
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Designate - Protection/Conservation/Development
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Mitigation Analysis
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Policies & Implementing Measures
DSL APPROVAL
·
Public Need for Proposed Use
·
Practical Alternatives Not Available
·
Mitigation Provided
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WASHINGTON STATE WETLAND REGULATIONS
Shoreline Management Act - establishes mandatory local government programs
Clark County
· Rate Wetlands
· Specify Activities Allowed Without Permit
· Buffer Width
· Mitigation Requirements
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RATING OF WETLANDS IN WASHINGTON
· Category 1 - Highest Quality
verified habitat for E&T species
Bog/Fen and Forested Wetlands - mature trees
>7.5 acres with > 3 wetland subclasses including open water
connected to another habitat area
· Category 2 - High Quality
E&T habitat
Forested Wetland outside urban area > 1 acre
Heron rookery
Spawning habitat for anadromous fish
>10 acres with >2 wetland classes including open water
>5 acres with > 3 wetland subclasses including open water
connected to another habitat area
· Category 3 - More common than 1 and 2
Headwater with >5 cfs
Streams utilized by salmonids (intermittent or perennial)
Perennial streams not used by salmonids
Forested wetland within urban area
· Category 4 - Small, isolated, less diverse vegetation
Altered by prior legal activities and if left alone would revert
Regulated man-made drainage facilities in natural wetland
Intermittent streams without salmonids
· Category 5 - Marginal wetlands
Isolated, with only 1 wetland class with >90% exotic species
Altered by prior legal activities and if left alone would not revert
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REGULATED ACTIVITIES
· Removal, excavation, grading, dredging, dumping , discharging
or filling > 50 cubic yards or impacting > 1 acre or buffer
· Construction of a structure
· Construction of stormwater management facilities
· Destruction/alternation of wetland vegetation
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EXEMPTED WETLANDS
· Small:
Category 2 & 3 wetlands < 2,500 square feet
Category 4 wetland <10,000 square feet
· Artificial:
Wetland created in non-wetland areas
irrigation/drainage ditches
swales
canals
detention facilities
treatment facilities
farm ponds
· Not mitigation wetlands
· Prior Converted Cropland
· Category 5 wetlands
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BUFFER WIDTHS
· Category 1 Wetland - 300 feet
· Category 2 Wetland - 200 feet
· Category 3 Wetland - 100 feet
· Category 4 Wetland - 50 feet
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