Wetland Alteration Guidelines: Excavation of Ponds

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INSTRUCTIONS Instructions for Part 1 Instructions page , } What To Include on Plans .Instructions page 2 Final Checklists Instructions pages 2-3 .Preparing Your Application for MailingInstructions page 3 ° Mailing Your Application: Instructions page 4 Instructions for Part 1 HELP 1: Every applicant needs to fill out Section 1 with the name of the responsible party. If the responsible party is an agency,company,corporation or other organization, indicate the responsible officer and title in the Name line. If more than one party is associated with the application,attach a separate sheet labeled APPLICANT CONTACT INFORMATION. HELP 1k Fill out Section 1A only if you have designated an authorized agent.An authorized agent is an individual or agency,designated by you,to represent you in this process.An agent can be an attorney,builder,consultant,contractor, engineer, or any other person or organization.An agent is not required. HELP 8: Purpose of project:Indicate briefly(in a sentence or two)what you propose to do and why it is needed. Include, if appropriate,a brief description of any related activities or benefits occurring as a result of the proposed project. HELP 10: Describe in detail what you plan to do and how you plan to do it.Include in your written description any of the following elements that apply to your project. Do not write on this instruction sheet.Instead, include in your written description a discussion of applicable components below: ■Whether your project will include such activities as construction, filling,draining,dewatering,removing, excavating or repair. ■Whether you will be constructing something, such as an access path,bridge,culvert, dam,ditch,dock, driveway, riprap,road, sandblanket or tile line. ■The proposed dimensions of any structures,such as wingwalls or dikes,as well as what the structures would be made of and what method(s)would be used to do the work. ■Whether you will be constructing any structures on fill,piles or a float-supported platform.If so,describe. ■Whether you will be dredging or discharging(placing fill material)into a wetland or other water body(including the temporary placement of material). If so, explain the specific purpose of the placement of the material (such as erosion control)and indicate how it will be done(such as with a backhoe or dragline). If dredged material is to be discharged on an upland site, identify the site,and indicate the steps that will be taken(if necessary)to prevent runoff from the dredged material back into the wetland or water body. Describe the characteristics of the soil you are discharging,dredging or excavating. ■Your description must also include a detailed overhead view that clearly depicts the work to be undertaken. See What To Include on Plans(Instructions,page 2). HELP 15: If any part of the work has already been completed,describe the area already developed. Include a description of structures completed; any dredged or fill material already discharged(including type of material and volume in cubic yards);acres or square feet filled(if a wetland or other water body); and whether the work was done under an existing permit(if so,identify the authorization,if possible). HELP 16:For information regarding adjacent landowners, contact the city or county tax assessor where the project is to be developed. HELP 17:Other permits, reviews or approvals related to the project may include the following: conditional use permit; plat approval; zoning variance;National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit; state disposal system permit (includes dredged material disposal); watershed district/watershed management organization permit(stonnwater, erosion, floodplain); environmental assessment worksheet/environmental impact statement;hazardous waste site; feedlot permit; groundwater appropriation permit; or county/township driveway/road permit. Instructions 1