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23 Cards in this Set
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Name Eight Purposes for the Wetlands Protection Act
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1) protect public and private water supply
2) protect ground water supply 3) flood control prevention 4) storm damage prevention 5) prevention of pollution 6) protection of land containing shellfish 7) protection of fisheries 8) protection of wildlife habitat |
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What are some areas subject to protection under the wetlands protection act?
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A) any bank, freshwater wetland, coastal wetland, beach, dune, flat, marsh or swamp bordering the ocean or any estuaary, creek, river, stream, pond, or any lank
b) land under any of hte water bodies listed above c) land subject to tidal action d) land subject to coastal storm flowage e) land subject to flooding f) riverfront area |
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A riverfront area is a land area ___________ from a perennial river or stream
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200 feet
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how is a riverfront area measured?
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horizontally
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t/f a riverfront area has a buffer
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f
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t/f a riverfront area is a wetland resource area
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t
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What type geographical structures count as coastal wetlands?
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- salt marshes
-beach -dune coastal bank -flat land under the ocean -land subject to coastal storm flowage |
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A buffer zone extends ____________ horizontally outward from the boundary of any BW
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100 feet
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What type activities are subject to regulation
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any activity proposed or undertaken within the area of a wetland
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What are some ways someone can alter a wetland?
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change drainage characteristics, flushing, salinity, flow pattern, sedimentation patterns, etc.
lowering water level destruction of vegetation change in water temp, BOD, other physical, biological or chemical characteristics of receiving water |
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activities outside the jurisdiction of a wetland are not subject to regulation unless and until that activity
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actually alters a wetland
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What are some minor exemptions in the buffer zone?
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1) installation of monitoring wells
2) exploratory borings 3) sediment sampling 4) surveying |
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What are some questions to ask pertaining to wetlands?
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- are there any wetalnd resources areas on the site or within 100 feet of the site?
- is there a perennial river within 200 feet? - will the work dredge, fill, remove, or alter a wetland resource area - access possible without a wetland crossing |
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emergency request must specify what _________________ of the state or town will perform the project or has ordered the work
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agency of the state
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emergency requests can only be made for
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public health safety
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emergency work not to exceed ______________ for approved Immediate Response Action (IRA)
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60 days
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Once a request for emergency certification has been made pursuant work that commenced before such filing may continue pending a decision on the request by the _________________________
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conservation commission
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What are the four steps of the permitting procedures
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1) determination of applicability
2) ANRAD 3) Notice of Intent 4) Fees |
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any person who proposes to do work that will remove, fill, dredge or alter any area subject to protection shall file a
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notice of intent
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Alternatives Analysis shall include an alternative that does not alter
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wetland which will provide baseline data for evaluating other alternatives
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Alternatives Analysis shall include an assessment of alternatives
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to both temporary and permanent impacts to wetlands
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limited projects shall be designed, implemented, operated and maintained to avoid impacts to
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resource areas
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Max Extent Practicable includes
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hydrological changes minimized
BMPs to prevent erosion mitigating measures that contribute to the protection of wetland interests compensatory flood storage required no restriction of flows & no increase in flood stage or velocity - temporary strucutres roads removed within 30 days of completion -substantial restoration of resource areas -work in resource areas only when ground is frozen, dry or otherwise stable |
