Or. Admin. Code § 141-093-0195

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 10, October 1, 2024

Section 141-093-0195 - Jackson County Vernal Pools - Eligibility Requirements

(1) Project Location. To be eligible for this GP, the project must be located within the geographic area of Agate-Winlo soils. This area generally conforms to the boundaries of the Agate-Winlo soil map unit as mapped by the Natural Resources Conservation Service's Jackson County soil survey.

(2) Type of Water. This GP authorizes removal-fill activities only in vernal pool wetlands and the following other waters that occur in Agate-Winlo soils:

(a) Ditches or other water conveyance structures constructed solely to drain vernal pool lands;

(b) Roadside ditches that are not part of a stream tributary system;

(c) Channels excavated through uplands for irrigation water and return flows; and

(d) Palustrine emergent wetlands that were historically vernal pool wetlands.

(3) Thresholds. To be eligible, a project must meet both of the following:

(a) Impacts to vernal pool wetlands and other waters must be less than two acres; and

(b) Impacts to VPC must be less than 15 acres.

(4) Mitigation. Mitigation must be accomplished in accordance with OAR 141-093-0200.

Or. Admin. Code § 141-093-0195

DSL 1-2012, f. 3-14-12, cert. ef. 4-1-12; DSL 56-2018, minor correction filed 01/05/2018, effective 1/5/2018

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 196.600 - 196.692 & 196.795 - 196.990

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 196.600 - 196.692 & 196.795 - 196.990