Section Env-Wt 803.02 - Additional Information for Wetland Impact Projects and Wetland Restoration, Enhancement, or Creation Mitigation Proposals(a) For a wetland impact project, the functional assessments submitted pursuant to Env-Wt 803.01(e) and (f) shall be prepared using:(1) The methods specified in: a. The U.S. ACE New England District highway methodology workbook supplement, 1999, reprinted in 2015, (US ACE Highway Workbook Supplement), available as noted in Appendix B; orb. The Method for Inventorying and Evaluating Freshwater Wetlands in New Hampshire, 2013 edition, available as noted in Appendix B; and(2) Data on the surrounding area, including but not limited to: c. Habitat information from the NHF & G WAP, including critical habitats and populations of the state's species of conservation and management concern;d. Whether there are any rare, special concern, or state or federally listed threatened or endangered species present, including any flora, fauna, or migratory species; ande. Exemplary natural communities and natural community systems identified by NHB.(b) For permittee-responsible wetlands restoration, enhancement, or creation, the plan and report submitted pursuant to Env-Wt 803.01 also shall: (1) Include a functional assessment as described in (a), above, of each proposed mitigation site;(2) Describe how the proposal creates hydrologic conditions or connections that will produce the desired wetland functions or values to be restored or created;(3) Contain detailed plans with existing and proposed grades, projected water fluctuations, and proposed wetland cover types;(4) Describe construction procedures and timing of the proposed work;(5) Contain a planting proposal with the source of soils to be used, erosion controls to be installed, and an invasive species control plan, if applicable;(6) Identify the location of the mitigation site relative to other protected lands with an explanation of how the site meets the selection criteria stated in Env-Wt 805.02; and(7) Explain why the mitigation project will result in a resource with overall functions and values equal to or greater than the jurisdictional area(s) impacted by the project.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wt 803.02
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