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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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION ....................................................1
2.0 BACKGROUND .....................................................1
3.0 STUDY PURPOSE ..................................................1
4.0 METHODS
4.1 In-House Data Gathering ........................................ 3
4.2 Field Identffication .............................................. 3
4.3 Map Production ...............................................4
4.4 Corps of Engineers Field Verification ................................ 4
5.0 RESULTS
5.1 Wetland Acreage ..............................................4
5.2 Wetland Description ............................................ 4
5.2.1 East Valley ............................................. 4
5.2.2 West Valley ............................................. 7
5.2.3 Irrigation Ditches ......................................... 7
5.2.4 Wetlands South of Highway 66 ............................... 8
5.3 Wetland Class'rfication ........................................... 8
6.0 DISCUSSION
6.1 Federal Regulations ............................................9
6.2 Permitting ....................................................9
6.2.1 Practicable Alternatives .................................... 9
6.2.2 Avoidance .............................................10
6.2.3 Minimization ...........................................10
6.2.4 Mitigation .............................................10
6.2.5 Nationwide Permits ...................................... 10
6.2.6 Individual Permits ....................................... 11
6.3 Recommendations .......................................11
7.0 LITERATURE CITED ................................................12