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Public Notices

• Nationwide Permit Revocation

State Programmatic General Permits

We have revoked Nationwide Permits in N.E. and use these state-specific general permits instead.

Topics and Issues

• Final Compensatory Mitigation Rule
• Regional Supplements to Corps Delineation Manual
• SOP for Processing LNG Projects
• Jurisdictional Determinations
  • Connecticut
  • Maine
  • Massachusetts
  • New Hampshire
  • Rhode Island
  • Vermont
• Silent Inspector RGL

Wetlands and Jurisdictional Limits

• Regional Supplements to Corps Delineation Manual
• Jurisdiction Limits Brochure
• Rapanos Guidance
• 1987 Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual
• National List of Plant Species that Occur in Wetlands
• NRCS hydric soil definition, criteria and lists
• Regional Interpretation of the 1987 Wetland Manual
• Wetland Determination Guidance - Food Security & Clean Water Acts
• Wetland Indicator Status
• Adjacent/Isolated Wetlands Guidance (SWANCC)
• Navigable Waters of the United States in N.E

Mitigation

• Maine In-Lieu Fee Agreement
• Maine In-Lieu Fee Agreement, Supplemental ME DEP Info
• New Hampshire In-Lieu Fee Agreement
• MA In Lieu Fee Agreement -
  Mitigation Program for EFH
• MA In Lieu Fee Fact Sheet
• Final Compensatory Mitigation Rule (10 April 2008)
• Monitoring Reports
• Mitigation Plan Checklist
• Mitigation Plan Checklist Guidance
• Mitigation Plan Guidance (Ratio Addendum)
• Mitigation Plan Guidance (Ratio Addendum) - Scientific and Policy Background
• Mitigation Plan Guidance (Ratio Addendum) - Ratio Examples
• Mitigation Plan Guidance (Ratio Addendum) - Response to Comments
• Final Stream Mitigation Compendium
• Mitigation Study:
  Success of Corps-Required
  Wetland Mitigation in New England
• Mitigation Study Appendix
• Regulatory Guidance Letter -
  Minium Monitoring Requirements
• SAV - Mechanical Tool for Transplanting

Invasive Species

• Northeast Aquatic Nuisance Species Panel
• CT Invasive Plant Working Group
• Invasive Plant Atlas of N.E.

Publications

• Recognizing Wetlands
• Guidelines for Structure Placement in Navigable Waterways
• Tidal Flood Profiles
  New England Coastline
• Aquatic Resource News - A Regulatory Newsletter
• Are You Planning Work in a Waterway or Wetland?
• The Highway Methodology Workbook
• The Highway Methodology Workbook Supplement "Wetland Functions and Values: A Descriptive Approach"
• Guide for Permit Applicants

Forms

• Application for Department of the Army Permit
• Application and Plan Guideline Checklist
• Wetland Delineation Datasheet and Supplementary Information

 

Stream and River Continuity

• Stream Simulation: An Ecological Approach to Providing Passage for Aquatic Organisms at Road-Stream Crossings, by the U.S. Forest Service
• Video: Stream Crossings and Continuity Presentation, Scott Jackson, UMass
• Stream Crossings & Continuity PowerPoint, Scott Jackson, UMass
• MA River and Stream Crossing Standards:
  Technical Guidelines
• Openness Ratio Spreadsheet
• Massachusetts Riverways Program
• Massachusetts Riverways Program
  Stream Crossing Handbook
• Connecticut Stream Crossing Guidelines
• www.streamcontinuity.org

 

Naturalized River Restoration and Bank Stabilization

• River Restoration and Fluvial Geomorphology - White Paper - NH DES & DOT
• Guidelines for Naturalized River Channel Design and Bank Stabilization - NH DES & DOT

 

Dredged Material Program

• Disposal Inspectors Certification Session Presentations @ URI, June 2006
• N.E. Labs with Approved Quality Assurance Plans
• Disposal Area Monitoring System DAMOS
• Final Regional Implementation Manual for the Evaluation of Dredged Material
• Identification Upland Disposal Sites,
  Central & Western LIS, CT& NY

Useful Links and Documents

• General Links
• Field Indicators for Identifying Hydric Soils in New England
• NH F&G Recreation Harvest Shellfish Beds
• MA Buffer Manual
• Science & Conservation of Vernal Pools in Northeastern North America, Ch. 12
• Pesticide Database
• Mosquito Ditching Letter
• Did You Know? . . .Healthy Wetlands Devour Mosquitoes