REP13859

• Permit No: M1993041
• IBM Index Class Name: Report
• Doc Date: 1/20/1994
• Doc Name: DOWE FLATS UPDATED WETLAND INVENTORY REPORT
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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' Nationwide permit authorizations aze valid for up to five years or until they are
' ' modified or revoked by Congress (reviews occur every irve years).
' 6.2.6 Individual Permits
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e project cannot be
eveloped using nationwide permits, then project review will
occur through an individual permit application. All individual permit applications aze
t advertised for public comment and are reviewed by federal, state and local agencies.
The Corps generally requires that both direct (i.e., wetland fillinglexcavation) and
indirect (i.e., draining, etc.) impacts be disdosed for review. Compensatory mitigation
is required to replace all wetlands which are filled.
Individual permts are valid for three to five years.
' 6.3 Recommendations
Design a mine and reclamation plan which avoids and minimizes wetland impacts to the
' maximum extent possible. Locate excavation pits, temporary stockpiles and haul roads
outside of wetlands wherever practik;able. Design reclamation features around and to
' compliment existing wetlands. Incorporate seated wetland habitats into the recamation plan
as possible to increase site diversity and increase wetland resources within the region.
During construction, retain a wetland delineation expert to field stake the limits of wetlands
within each disaete area of mining adiviiy. These staked areas should then be reinforced
by some mechanism like temporary snowfence to indicate their protection during
' construction. Phase the staking process concurrent with mining activity.
The location and extent of wetlands may change over the life of the mine project given the
' dynamic nature of the hydrology with particular reference to the area west of County Road
47. The Corps is willing to field review and reassess any wetland areas that may change
' substantially during the frfe of the project.

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