APPROVED JU RISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION FORM US Army Corps of Engineers

This fom1 should blt completed by fo lloing the instructions provided in Section IV ufthe J D Form Lnstructional Gu idebook

SECTION 1 BACKGROUNO INFORMATION RP -(u(ZA REPORT COMPLETION DATE FOR APPROVED JURfSI)ICTIONAL DETERMI ATI ON (JD)

B DISTRICT OFFICE FILE AME AND Nl1MBERHuntington District Symour Avenue property LRH-2012-129-0HIRshy

Waterway 1

C PROJECT LOCATION AND Bt C I GROUND INFORMATION Slate Ohio Countyparishborough Hamilton City Cinci n nlt~li

lcntcr courdiuatcs of siu ( laulong in degree delmiddot imHI fonnut) Lat 391996 deg N Long 8449611 deg W Un iversa l Transwrsc Mercator

Name of nearest watLmiddotrbody Mill Crcck

Name of niarest Traditional Navigable Water (TNW) into wh itl1 the aquati~ rc~uurcc flow~ Mill Creek Name ofwatcrshed or llydro logic Unit Code (I IUC) 05090203 [81 Check iflwpd iagram of review mea anJor potcnlialjurisJictionnl arCltls isan ava ilitbk npon req11Sl 0 Check if other sitls (eg __ oiTsi t~ mitigat ion sites disposa l si tes etc ) arc associa ted with this act ion and arc recorded on a

different JD form

D REVII W PERFORM ED FOR SITE EVALLATION (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY) [81 Olice (rlcsk) Dllcrminntion Dale 5 Mur-h 2012 [81 Field Determination Datc(s) 28 February 2012

S~CTION II SlJVIMARY OF FINDINGS A RJ--IA SECTION 10 DETEI~IVIINATION OF JURISDICTION

lhcrt Are 110 middotmiddotnaviguble W(JtIS ofthe usmiddotmiddot within Rivers anJ Jarbors Act (RI IA ) jurisd ict ion (ao defined by 33 CFRpart329) in the review ana IReq11wedl

D Waters ~ubject to lhc ebb und ll ow or lllc tiJc 0 Wuter~ are presently used or have been uscd in the past or rnay be susctptible for usc io transport interstate or fore ign commerce

Explain

B CWA SiXTION 404 DfTERMINATION OF J URI DI CTION

There Are no bullmiddotwaters ojthe US withi n Clean Watlr Act (CWA) juri sdictio n (as deli ned by 33 lFR p~rr1 328) in the nvicw area IHectuired]

I Waters of the US a lndirntc JH csence of waters of US in review area (check all thnt apply) 1

0 rNWs including territoria l scns 0 Wetlands adjacent to TNWs 0 Rclntively Jlermancnl wulers2 (RIWs) that low directly or indirectly into INWs 0 Non-RPWs that tlow directly or indinlly into JNWs 0 Wetlands directl y ah ull ing RPWs that tlow di rectly or indirectly into TNWs 0 Wetlands adjacent to but not dirctl)middot abutting RPWs th ltll now d irc~tly or indirectly into TNW~ 0 Wetlands adjacent to non-R IW ~ that flow direct ly or indirectly in to TNWs 0 lmpo11ndmcnts o fjurisJ iclional waters 0 Isolated ( interstull or intrastate) waters including i so lat~d wctlnnds

IJ Id en t ify (~stimatr) siztbull of wuters of tiHmiddot liS in tIHmiddot review aren Non-wetland waters linea r 1ct width (h) andor acres Wctlun d~ acns

c Limits (lgto undarics) o f jurisdiction based on Pick Lbt l~kvtttion or lStHbl ishcd OIIWM (i rknown)

2 Non-regulated m1terswcthtnds (chcc llt if Jlplicabl c) l (gJ JgtotcJ1tiul l) jurisdictional waters andor wctlandlgt were asssscd within the review area and dltermincd to be not jurisdictional

Eplain The resource referred t o as Wnterway I larks 1 continuum of delined bed nncl bunk features und 01-1V

1 Boxes checke d b~I01 shall b~ suppo11Cd by compkting du approp nate stions in Sccuon Il l hclmv 1 For purposs of this formtn RIW is de lined as a tributnl) tim IS not a TNW and that yptcaly tlows vear-rotmd or halgt coulllluuus ll 01 at lcast scasnnJly (~g typically 3 rnond1s) Supporting dotumcn tot1on rs presented in Section [11middot

SECTION Ill CWA ANALYSIS

A TNWs AND WETLANDS ADJACENT TO 1 NWs

The ngencics will assert jurisdiction over TNWs ami wetlands adjaccnt to TNWs If the aquntic resource is n TNW complete Slbullction IllA I and Settion IIID I only if the aquatic resource is a wetland adjacent to a TNW complete Se-ctions liiAI and 2 111d Section 11101 otherwise see Section 11 111 below

I TNW ltkntiiV TNW

Summari1c rationale supponing dctcnn inmion

2 Wetland adjacent to TNW Summnritl rational supplbullrting tollclusion thut wctla11d is middotadjacentmiddot

B C IIARACTEIWiTICS OF TRIBUTARY (TIIAT IS NOT A TNW) AND ITS ADJACENT WETLANI)S (IIlt ANY)

This section summnrizes informntion regnrd ing chnrnctcristics of the trihutn 1middoty nnd its adjacent wetlnnds ifuny and il helps determine whether or not the s tandards for ju risdiction cstahlishld undtr Rupmo) have been meL

The ngencies will nssert jurisd i ~t ion over non-nnvignblc tributnrics of TNWs whc-c thr tributaries nrc relatively permanent Wl1ters (RPWs) ie tributaries that typiclJ IIy flow year-round or h11 vc continuous flow at least seasonally (egbull typicllly 3 months) A wctlnnd that directly obuts an RIW is also jurisdictional If the aquatic resource is not a TNW hut has ytbulllr-rmiddotound (pcrenni111) now skip to Section 11102 IIIIH aquatic resource is a wetland di rectly abutting a tributumiddoty with perenninl fl ow skip to Section IIID4

A wetland thai is adjacent to but that does not directly nbul an RPW requires a signitic~nt nexus evaluation Corps distrids and EPA regions will include in the rc(middotord 11 ny av-~ilablc information that documcnts the existence of a significant nexus betwcgtcn a rclntivcly permanent tributary that is not perennial (and its adjuccnt wetlands if 11 ny) and n traditionalnavignble wtter e-ven though a s ignilicant nlXUSfi nding is not 1middotequircd as a rnnlt lr of law

If the wntcrbodi is not an RPW or a wetland directly Ibutting an RPW a JD will require additional datu to determine if the wnterbody lws n signiiicnnt nems with 11 TNW If the tributary hns adjncenl wetlunds the significant nlXUS cvnluation must consider the triuutury in cornbiu11tiou with nil of ils adjacent wetlunds This significant nexus evaluation that combines for ani1lytical purposes the tributary and 1111 of its adjacent wetlands is used whether the review area identified in the JD request is the tributary or its adjncent wetlands or both If the JD lOvcrs a tributnry with acljnccnt wetlands complete Sect ion 11181 for t111e t ributnry Section 11182 for nny onsite wetlmuls and Section 11183 for all wcllnnds adjacent to thnl t ributary both onsite und ofrsitc The determination whether n significant nexus exists is determined in Section lllC below

I Characteristics of non-TNWs that now directly or indirectly into TNW

(i) Cenrral Area Conditions Wlltbullr~hed s ie Pick List Drninag~ area Pick List Vtrage unnultll rainllll inches vcrugc nnnual snowf1ll inch~s

(ii) Physical Characterislics (a) Relationship with TNW

0 Tributary lows directly into TNW 0 Tributary llmvs through Pick List Irihutarics before entering TNW

Projcd waters urc Pick List river miles from TN W Project wutor~ arc PiclltLi81 rivemiddot miles from RPW lrtiject wahrs are Piclbull List ltlerial (straight) mi lcs from TN W Pmjcct wntcrs arc li cllt List ncrinl (straight) miles -rom RPW Project waters cro~s or serve as state bounuarhs lJxplain

ldcmlfy llow route to INW rributary stream order i f known

1 Note llw the lnstructionnl Gu1debonk contains ndditional infonmmun regarding wules di tches washes and bullrosional lcamrcs gen~r11lly and tn til~ ami w~st

Flow route can be d~scribcd by Identifying eg tributary ll which lows Uumiddotough tl1c rcmiddotvicw urea to llow mto tribmary b Which then llows 1nto rNW

Ib) Cic1_1c_rul lribu_ar) Characterist ics (check allhaJlprili) Tributnry ismiddot 0 Natural

0 Artificial lman-madc) middotplain0 Manipulatd (mun-JitcrcJ) bplnin

T r ibutary propert1cs with respect to top of bank (estimate) cmgc ldtlr feet veragc depth fcll

Avcravc ~ide ~lope~ Pick Lis t

Primary tnbutltU) ~ubstrate composition (check all that uppl) )0 Sills 0 Sand~ D Concrete 0 (obblcs 0 Umvel 0 Muck 0 Bedrmk 0 Vcgdution 1 ypCt~ o cover 0 ltJtlar Explain

T ribulilry cond itionstabi lity Ieg highly cmding sloughing ban s l -plain Prlmiddot~~middot 1ac of runritJlcpoo l complexes Ex plain I ributary gumetry Pick List lrihutary gmdicnl (appruxl mutc uvcruglt slope) 1ltu

k 1 I low lributary provides lor Jgti ck List I st i mat~ awrugc nwnba of no events in rcvi~o orca)~u rmiddot Pick Lis t

D~crihc lltll regimemiddot Other information on duration and vol ume

Surla~~ llu is Pick List Characteristics

Suh~urlacc lltm Pick Lis t Eplain lindings 0 D)c tor other) test performed

I ributaf) has (ehtmiddotck all that apply) 0 lkd and banks D OIIWI 1~ (ehecl all indicmors thlll appl) )

0 clear natural line immsscd on the bank 0 the presence of litter and debris 0 lmiddothangcs in lhc cho ractcr of soil 0 destruction llf terre~tnal vegetation 0 shelv ing 0 the pnscnc~middot ofrack lin 0 vegetatio n matte d dm~n bent or th-nt 0 sediment sorting 0 kul litter di~turbcd (lr wttslnd away 0 sco ur 0 sed i1mnt depos ition 0 111 uhip lc observed ur prcdict~d lluw events 0 wnk r staining 0 nhrupt chunge in plant cn m rn unity0 ot h~middotr ( li~t)

0 Diwn t i llUilll~ OI IWM Expl nin

I f factors other than the OI IWM were used to detcnninc lateral extent or CWA j urisdiction (check all that apply) 0 l ligh ide Li ne indicakd h) 0 lvhan ll 1gh Wutcr Mur~ indicated h)

0 oil or scum line a long shore ubjccts 0 ~urvcy to ava ilable datum D tim ~hcll or debris deposits (forcshon) 0 physical marking 0 phy~i~ulmarkingsfdnmutcrist ics 0 ngctttionlinevchanges in vegetation t)pcs 0 LidaJ gauges D other (list)

(iii) Chlmical C hu r acter is t ics Charlctcrlll tnbutul) (eg wmcr C11lvr i~ deor Jiscolorcu vily lihn wuter quulit) gemrul Jtc~hmiddotd charactlmiddotristu~ ctbull )

l plain ldenJI) ltpctmiddotifk pollutanh if knu n

nnural m tlllltHntHk lh scu tllitlulty tn the OIIWM dues nut ncccss~rtly gtltVlt r JUnschc tiou (c g whltrlt the wtm tcmporunlv llows undcr~round or whr re the OIIWM hus bcrn rc iiiOVctl D) dcwlopmcnt or n~ric ul utral pradices) Where thurc is lt1 br~tk in tile (JJJ WM thnt is unrctmcd to the wmerbody~ fkbullw rcgimtmiddot (c g tlow over a roc~ outcrop nr through a cul v ~n) the agcntics wtllloo~ 1Jr indicntors or Jl ow ubow andbdow the br~ut 1lb1d

( iv) Biological C haracter ist ics Ch annel sup po r ts (check a ll tha t apply ) 0 Riparian corridor Characteristics (type ltJvcragc width )0 Wetland ring~~ Characteristics 0 I labitat lor

0 1middotdcral ly Listed species l ~xrla i n findings0 Fishspawn areas Expli n li nJings 0 Other cnvironm~ntally-scnsiti-ve spclics Explai n fi ndings 0 Aquaticwildl ifc diversi ty E-plain ti ndin)s

2 C haracteristics of wet land s ad j acent to non-T NW tha t fl ow dinmiddotctly or ind ir e-ctl y into T W

(i) P h y s ic a l C haracteris tics (u) Gcneral Wetland Characteris tics

Properties Wct lnnd ltgtitc an cs Wet land type Explain Wet land qual ity Explai11

Projuct wetlands cross or serve 1( sunc boundnrics Hxplain

(b) General Flow Relati onship with -lon-TNW Flow is Pick List Eplltdn

Su rface ilnw is Pick List Charact~rbtics

Subsurlhcc low Pick List lxp tuin li nd ings 0 Dye (or oth er) test performed

(t) Wetland Adjacency Determin atio n with Non-TNW 0 Di rtctly abutting 0 Not d irectly abutti ng

0 Discrete wetland hydrologic connection Explain0 Eologica l connection Fxplain 0 Scp~ratld by berm bUJTicr Explain

(d) Proil1lity (Relationship) to TNW Project wetlands arc Pick List river mi les fro m TNW Pruicct waters arc Pilk List iwria l (straight) rnik~ from INW Flow is from Pic k List l~st irnat~ app roxima te location nt wetland as within the Pir llt Lis t noudplain

(ii) C hemical Ch aracter istics Cha uetcrizc wetland system (~g WftL~middotr co lor is clcur brown oi l lilm on surfac water quality general wotcrshcd

characLcristics etc) Explai n Iden ti fy spc~itic pollutants if known

(ii i) Biolilgical C ha racterist ics Wetland s uppo tmiddotts (c heck a ll that a pply) 0 Riparian huiTcr Chantcteristi~s (typc lttvcragc wid th )0 Vegetation typdptgtrcc nt cover hx plain 0 l lab itat for

0 lcdcrally LiMed spccis E)(p)ain fi mlings 0 Fishspawn areas Explain ti ndings 0 Other cnv ironmcn ta lly-sc nsit imiddotvc species Expla in fi ndings0 Aquutic wildl ifc d iVlrsity middotplain find ings

3 C harar le r istics of nil wetlan ds ad jar ent lo I he t ri butary (if an y) Al l wctland(s) be ing consitkrcd in the cu mulative analysis Pick List Approx imattly ( ) acres in toti11 are bcing consid~ rcd in the cumu lative analysis

For ~ach wctlund spec ify the following

Dinctl y ah uls (YN l Sitlt (in acres ) Direct ly abuts (YIN Size (in acres)

Summariz overall biological chmical and physical Junctions being pcrlo1med

C SIGN I FICANT NEXUS DETERM I NATION

A significant llc xus analysis wil l assess the- now chnrnctrr istics nnd run rtio ns of the tributnry it srlf nnd the function~ performed by an y wetlands udjacent to t he tributary to determine if they significa ntly affect t he chem ical physical nnd biolog ica l integrity of a TNW For each of the following s ituations a signifi cant nexus exists if t he tributary in combination with a ll of its ndjacent wetl ands has more thnn n spec ulative or insubstnntial effect on the chemical ph ysicnlandor biolog ical intcglity or a TNW Co bull1sideration s when eva luating s ignificant mbullx us indude but a r e not limited to t l1e vol um e duration and frequ emmiddoty of the flow of water in the tributary anti its p ro xi m ity ton TNW a nd t he fu nctions performed by the rrih utary and all its acljncent wctlnncls It is not appropriatr to determine signi ficant nex us basltcl so hlly on Hny specitic t hres hold of dista nce (tbull g between a tributa r y a nd it~ adjacrnl wetla nd or between 1 tributary and th e TNW) Similarly t he fact an adjacent wetland lies within or outside of a fl oodplain is not solely dctcrrninative of signilicant nexus

Draw connrctions between the features documented and th e cffects on th e T W ti S identified in the Rapn1to1middot G u idance nnd discus~cd in the Instruction al (uidltbullbook Fudo r s to consider include for exa mple bull Does thlt Lributury in com bination with its adjacent wetlands (i l any)IHIVC the apacity to carry pollutants or flood waters tn

TNWs or to nduc~ til ~ amount ofpolllltJnts or n ood wat~rs reachi ng a INW Docs the ributary in comb ination with its adjacent wetl ands (i l any) provide hab itat and li lc~ycle su pport lundions for li sh and other spcdes such as feed ing nesting ~pawning or rearing young for s pecies Jh at arc present in the TNW

bull Docs the cribuary in combinat ion wi th its tldjacnt wetlands (i l ltmy) have the capa~ity to transfer nutrients and orga11 i~ carbon tl ~tll

supro rt downstrltam fuodwcb~ bull Dos th t ri buta ry in comhinution wi th its 1djuccnt wctl nnds (ilnny) havL mhcr rmiddotclationships to th e physical chemical or

biological integrity or the rNW J

Note the above list of consideration s is not inclusive and other fun ctio ns observed or known to occur should be docu men ted below

I Significant ne- us findin gs for non-RPW that hu~ no adjace nt wetlands a nd llows directly or indirectly into TNWs Explain find ings tol prcs~ncc or absence ofsigbullbulli ficantnl~us below based on the tributary itself then go tu S~ction IIID

2 Significant nexus find ings for non-RPW and its adJacent welands where the non-RPW n ows d irectly or indi rectl y into T Ws Explain lindings ol prcscnctmiddot or abs~nce of signilkant mxus below based m the tri hutnry in lomhination witl1 ~til or its adjacent wctl tmds then go to Section II LD

3 Significa nt nexus findin gs for wtlands lltljacent to an RfW but that do not direc tly lhul thl RPW Ex plain lind ings of presence or abscnc ofsign ificant nlXUS below bus~d on the tribuW1y in combinat ion with t1ll of its ndjac~nt wetlands then go to Sclmiddottinn IIID

D DETERM INATIONS OF JUHISDICTIONA L FINDI NGS T HE SUBJECT WATERSWETLANDS ARG (CII ECJlt ALL THAT APPL)

I TNWs and Adjaceut Wetland s Check al that apply and provide size e~timatcs in review area 0 TNW~ lincnr feet width (ft) O r acres 0 WcllfU1ds adjacent to TN Ws acres

2 RPWs that now directly or ind irect ly into TNWs 0 Tributaries or rNWs w hen tri butaries lyp ically 11 uw year-rou nd a r~ junsd ictiltgtnal lrovi d data and rationale indicating that

trihullly is p~rennial 0 Tributurics ofINW when t ri h utari ~s lu vc C() ll ti nuo us flow s~nsonall y (eg typically three 111unths each year) an

jurisd ictional Data su pporting this conc lusion is p rovided at Section 11113 Provide rational indicating thattrihutnry now~ Seii~Oilillly

SECTION Ill CWA ANALYSIS

A TNWs AND WETLANDS ADJACENT TO 1 NWs

The ngencics will assert jurisdiction over TNWs ami wetlands adjaccnt to TNWs If the aquntic resource is n TNW complete Slbullction IllA I and Settion IIID I only if the aquatic resource is a wetland adjacent to a TNW complete Se-ctions liiAI and 2 111d Section 11101 otherwise see Section 11 111 below

I TNW ltkntiiV TNW

Summari1c rationale supponing dctcnn inmion

2 Wetland adjacent to TNW Summnritl rational supplbullrting tollclusion thut wctla11d is middotadjacentmiddot

B C IIARACTEIWiTICS OF TRIBUTARY (TIIAT IS NOT A TNW) AND ITS ADJACENT WETLANI)S (IIlt ANY)

This section summnrizes informntion regnrd ing chnrnctcristics of the trihutn 1middoty nnd its adjacent wetlnnds ifuny and il helps determine whether or not the s tandards for ju risdiction cstahlishld undtr Rupmo) have been meL

The ngencies will nssert jurisd i ~t ion over non-nnvignblc tributnrics of TNWs whc-c thr tributaries nrc relatively permanent Wl1ters (RPWs) ie tributaries that typiclJ IIy flow year-round or h11 vc continuous flow at least seasonally (egbull typicllly 3 months) A wctlnnd that directly obuts an RIW is also jurisdictional If the aquatic resource is not a TNW hut has ytbulllr-rmiddotound (pcrenni111) now skip to Section 11102 IIIIH aquatic resource is a wetland di rectly abutting a tributumiddoty with perenninl fl ow skip to Section IIID4

A wetland thai is adjacent to but that does not directly nbul an RPW requires a signitic~nt nexus evaluation Corps distrids and EPA regions will include in the rc(middotord 11 ny av-~ilablc information that documcnts the existence of a significant nexus betwcgtcn a rclntivcly permanent tributary that is not perennial (and its adjuccnt wetlands if 11 ny) and n traditionalnavignble wtter e-ven though a s ignilicant nlXUSfi nding is not 1middotequircd as a rnnlt lr of law

If the wntcrbodi is not an RPW or a wetland directly Ibutting an RPW a JD will require additional datu to determine if the wnterbody lws n signiiicnnt nems with 11 TNW If the tributary hns adjncenl wetlunds the significant nlXUS cvnluation must consider the triuutury in cornbiu11tiou with nil of ils adjacent wetlunds This significant nexus evaluation that combines for ani1lytical purposes the tributary and 1111 of its adjacent wetlands is used whether the review area identified in the JD request is the tributary or its adjncent wetlands or both If the JD lOvcrs a tributnry with acljnccnt wetlands complete Sect ion 11181 for t111e t ributnry Section 11182 for nny onsite wetlmuls and Section 11183 for all wcllnnds adjacent to thnl t ributary both onsite und ofrsitc The determination whether n significant nexus exists is determined in Section lllC below

I Characteristics of non-TNWs that now directly or indirectly into TNW

(i) Cenrral Area Conditions Wlltbullr~hed s ie Pick List Drninag~ area Pick List Vtrage unnultll rainllll inches vcrugc nnnual snowf1ll inch~s

(ii) Physical Characterislics (a) Relationship with TNW

0 Tributary lows directly into TNW 0 Tributary llmvs through Pick List Irihutarics before entering TNW

Projcd waters urc Pick List river miles from TN W Project wutor~ arc PiclltLi81 rivemiddot miles from RPW lrtiject wahrs are Piclbull List ltlerial (straight) mi lcs from TN W Pmjcct wntcrs arc li cllt List ncrinl (straight) miles -rom RPW Project waters cro~s or serve as state bounuarhs lJxplain

ldcmlfy llow route to INW rributary stream order i f known

1 Note llw the lnstructionnl Gu1debonk contains ndditional infonmmun regarding wules di tches washes and bullrosional lcamrcs gen~r11lly and tn til~ ami w~st

Flow route can be d~scribcd by Identifying eg tributary ll which lows Uumiddotough tl1c rcmiddotvicw urea to llow mto tribmary b Which then llows 1nto rNW

Ib) Cic1_1c_rul lribu_ar) Characterist ics (check allhaJlprili) Tributnry ismiddot 0 Natural

0 Artificial lman-madc) middotplain0 Manipulatd (mun-JitcrcJ) bplnin

T r ibutary propert1cs with respect to top of bank (estimate) cmgc ldtlr feet veragc depth fcll

Avcravc ~ide ~lope~ Pick Lis t

Primary tnbutltU) ~ubstrate composition (check all that uppl) )0 Sills 0 Sand~ D Concrete 0 (obblcs 0 Umvel 0 Muck 0 Bedrmk 0 Vcgdution 1 ypCt~ o cover 0 ltJtlar Explain

T ribulilry cond itionstabi lity Ieg highly cmding sloughing ban s l -plain Prlmiddot~~middot 1ac of runritJlcpoo l complexes Ex plain I ributary gumetry Pick List lrihutary gmdicnl (appruxl mutc uvcruglt slope) 1ltu

k 1 I low lributary provides lor Jgti ck List I st i mat~ awrugc nwnba of no events in rcvi~o orca)~u rmiddot Pick Lis t

D~crihc lltll regimemiddot Other information on duration and vol ume

Surla~~ llu is Pick List Characteristics

Suh~urlacc lltm Pick Lis t Eplain lindings 0 D)c tor other) test performed

I ributaf) has (ehtmiddotck all that apply) 0 lkd and banks D OIIWI 1~ (ehecl all indicmors thlll appl) )

0 clear natural line immsscd on the bank 0 the presence of litter and debris 0 lmiddothangcs in lhc cho ractcr of soil 0 destruction llf terre~tnal vegetation 0 shelv ing 0 the pnscnc~middot ofrack lin 0 vegetatio n matte d dm~n bent or th-nt 0 sediment sorting 0 kul litter di~turbcd (lr wttslnd away 0 sco ur 0 sed i1mnt depos ition 0 111 uhip lc observed ur prcdict~d lluw events 0 wnk r staining 0 nhrupt chunge in plant cn m rn unity0 ot h~middotr ( li~t)

0 Diwn t i llUilll~ OI IWM Expl nin

I f factors other than the OI IWM were used to detcnninc lateral extent or CWA j urisdiction (check all that apply) 0 l ligh ide Li ne indicakd h) 0 lvhan ll 1gh Wutcr Mur~ indicated h)

0 oil or scum line a long shore ubjccts 0 ~urvcy to ava ilable datum D tim ~hcll or debris deposits (forcshon) 0 physical marking 0 phy~i~ulmarkingsfdnmutcrist ics 0 ngctttionlinevchanges in vegetation t)pcs 0 LidaJ gauges D other (list)

(iii) Chlmical C hu r acter is t ics Charlctcrlll tnbutul) (eg wmcr C11lvr i~ deor Jiscolorcu vily lihn wuter quulit) gemrul Jtc~hmiddotd charactlmiddotristu~ ctbull )

l plain ldenJI) ltpctmiddotifk pollutanh if knu n

nnural m tlllltHntHk lh scu tllitlulty tn the OIIWM dues nut ncccss~rtly gtltVlt r JUnschc tiou (c g whltrlt the wtm tcmporunlv llows undcr~round or whr re the OIIWM hus bcrn rc iiiOVctl D) dcwlopmcnt or n~ric ul utral pradices) Where thurc is lt1 br~tk in tile (JJJ WM thnt is unrctmcd to the wmerbody~ fkbullw rcgimtmiddot (c g tlow over a roc~ outcrop nr through a cul v ~n) the agcntics wtllloo~ 1Jr indicntors or Jl ow ubow andbdow the br~ut 1lb1d

( iv) Biological C haracter ist ics Ch annel sup po r ts (check a ll tha t apply ) 0 Riparian corridor Characteristics (type ltJvcragc width )0 Wetland ring~~ Characteristics 0 I labitat lor

0 1middotdcral ly Listed species l ~xrla i n findings0 Fishspawn areas Expli n li nJings 0 Other cnvironm~ntally-scnsiti-ve spclics Explai n fi ndings 0 Aquaticwildl ifc diversi ty E-plain ti ndin)s

2 C haracteristics of wet land s ad j acent to non-T NW tha t fl ow dinmiddotctly or ind ir e-ctl y into T W

(i) P h y s ic a l C haracteris tics (u) Gcneral Wetland Characteris tics

Properties Wct lnnd ltgtitc an cs Wet land type Explain Wet land qual ity Explai11

Projuct wetlands cross or serve 1( sunc boundnrics Hxplain

(b) General Flow Relati onship with -lon-TNW Flow is Pick List Eplltdn

Su rface ilnw is Pick List Charact~rbtics

Subsurlhcc low Pick List lxp tuin li nd ings 0 Dye (or oth er) test performed

(t) Wetland Adjacency Determin atio n with Non-TNW 0 Di rtctly abutting 0 Not d irectly abutti ng

0 Discrete wetland hydrologic connection Explain0 Eologica l connection Fxplain 0 Scp~ratld by berm bUJTicr Explain

(d) Proil1lity (Relationship) to TNW Project wetlands arc Pick List river mi les fro m TNW Pruicct waters arc Pilk List iwria l (straight) rnik~ from INW Flow is from Pic k List l~st irnat~ app roxima te location nt wetland as within the Pir llt Lis t noudplain

(ii) C hemical Ch aracter istics Cha uetcrizc wetland system (~g WftL~middotr co lor is clcur brown oi l lilm on surfac water quality general wotcrshcd

characLcristics etc) Explai n Iden ti fy spc~itic pollutants if known

(ii i) Biolilgical C ha racterist ics Wetland s uppo tmiddotts (c heck a ll that a pply) 0 Riparian huiTcr Chantcteristi~s (typc lttvcragc wid th )0 Vegetation typdptgtrcc nt cover hx plain 0 l lab itat for

0 lcdcrally LiMed spccis E)(p)ain fi mlings 0 Fishspawn areas Explain ti ndings 0 Other cnv ironmcn ta lly-sc nsit imiddotvc species Expla in fi ndings0 Aquutic wildl ifc d iVlrsity middotplain find ings

3 C harar le r istics of nil wetlan ds ad jar ent lo I he t ri butary (if an y) Al l wctland(s) be ing consitkrcd in the cu mulative analysis Pick List Approx imattly ( ) acres in toti11 are bcing consid~ rcd in the cumu lative analysis

For ~ach wctlund spec ify the following

Dinctl y ah uls (YN l Sitlt (in acres ) Direct ly abuts (YIN Size (in acres)

Summariz overall biological chmical and physical Junctions being pcrlo1med

C SIGN I FICANT NEXUS DETERM I NATION

A significant llc xus analysis wil l assess the- now chnrnctrr istics nnd run rtio ns of the tributnry it srlf nnd the function~ performed by an y wetlands udjacent to t he tributary to determine if they significa ntly affect t he chem ical physical nnd biolog ica l integrity of a TNW For each of the following s ituations a signifi cant nexus exists if t he tributary in combination with a ll of its ndjacent wetl ands has more thnn n spec ulative or insubstnntial effect on the chemical ph ysicnlandor biolog ical intcglity or a TNW Co bull1sideration s when eva luating s ignificant mbullx us indude but a r e not limited to t l1e vol um e duration and frequ emmiddoty of the flow of water in the tributary anti its p ro xi m ity ton TNW a nd t he fu nctions performed by the rrih utary and all its acljncent wctlnncls It is not appropriatr to determine signi ficant nex us basltcl so hlly on Hny specitic t hres hold of dista nce (tbull g between a tributa r y a nd it~ adjacrnl wetla nd or between 1 tributary and th e TNW) Similarly t he fact an adjacent wetland lies within or outside of a fl oodplain is not solely dctcrrninative of signilicant nexus

Draw connrctions between the features documented and th e cffects on th e T W ti S identified in the Rapn1to1middot G u idance nnd discus~cd in the Instruction al (uidltbullbook Fudo r s to consider include for exa mple bull Does thlt Lributury in com bination with its adjacent wetlands (i l any)IHIVC the apacity to carry pollutants or flood waters tn

TNWs or to nduc~ til ~ amount ofpolllltJnts or n ood wat~rs reachi ng a INW Docs the ributary in comb ination with its adjacent wetl ands (i l any) provide hab itat and li lc~ycle su pport lundions for li sh and other spcdes such as feed ing nesting ~pawning or rearing young for s pecies Jh at arc present in the TNW

bull Docs the cribuary in combinat ion wi th its tldjacnt wetlands (i l ltmy) have the capa~ity to transfer nutrients and orga11 i~ carbon tl ~tll

supro rt downstrltam fuodwcb~ bull Dos th t ri buta ry in comhinution wi th its 1djuccnt wctl nnds (ilnny) havL mhcr rmiddotclationships to th e physical chemical or

biological integrity or the rNW J

Note the above list of consideration s is not inclusive and other fun ctio ns observed or known to occur should be docu men ted below

I Significant ne- us findin gs for non-RPW that hu~ no adjace nt wetlands a nd llows directly or indirectly into TNWs Explain find ings tol prcs~ncc or absence ofsigbullbulli ficantnl~us below based on the tributary itself then go tu S~ction IIID

2 Significant nexus find ings for non-RPW and its adJacent welands where the non-RPW n ows d irectly or indi rectl y into T Ws Explain lindings ol prcscnctmiddot or abs~nce of signilkant mxus below based m the tri hutnry in lomhination witl1 ~til or its adjacent wctl tmds then go to Section II LD

3 Significa nt nexus findin gs for wtlands lltljacent to an RfW but that do not direc tly lhul thl RPW Ex plain lind ings of presence or abscnc ofsign ificant nlXUS below bus~d on the tribuW1y in combinat ion with t1ll of its ndjac~nt wetlands then go to Sclmiddottinn IIID

D DETERM INATIONS OF JUHISDICTIONA L FINDI NGS T HE SUBJECT WATERSWETLANDS ARG (CII ECJlt ALL THAT APPL)

I TNWs and Adjaceut Wetland s Check al that apply and provide size e~timatcs in review area 0 TNW~ lincnr feet width (ft) O r acres 0 WcllfU1ds adjacent to TN Ws acres

2 RPWs that now directly or ind irect ly into TNWs 0 Tributaries or rNWs w hen tri butaries lyp ically 11 uw year-rou nd a r~ junsd ictiltgtnal lrovi d data and rationale indicating that

trihullly is p~rennial 0 Tributurics ofINW when t ri h utari ~s lu vc C() ll ti nuo us flow s~nsonall y (eg typically three 111unths each year) an

jurisd ictional Data su pporting this conc lusion is p rovided at Section 11113 Provide rational indicating thattrihutnry now~ Seii~Oilillly

Ib) Cic1_1c_rul lribu_ar) Characterist ics (check allhaJlprili) Tributnry ismiddot 0 Natural

0 Artificial lman-madc) middotplain0 Manipulatd (mun-JitcrcJ) bplnin

T r ibutary propert1cs with respect to top of bank (estimate) cmgc ldtlr feet veragc depth fcll

Avcravc ~ide ~lope~ Pick Lis t

Primary tnbutltU) ~ubstrate composition (check all that uppl) )0 Sills 0 Sand~ D Concrete 0 (obblcs 0 Umvel 0 Muck 0 Bedrmk 0 Vcgdution 1 ypCt~ o cover 0 ltJtlar Explain

T ribulilry cond itionstabi lity Ieg highly cmding sloughing ban s l -plain Prlmiddot~~middot 1ac of runritJlcpoo l complexes Ex plain I ributary gumetry Pick List lrihutary gmdicnl (appruxl mutc uvcruglt slope) 1ltu

k 1 I low lributary provides lor Jgti ck List I st i mat~ awrugc nwnba of no events in rcvi~o orca)~u rmiddot Pick Lis t

D~crihc lltll regimemiddot Other information on duration and vol ume

Surla~~ llu is Pick List Characteristics

Suh~urlacc lltm Pick Lis t Eplain lindings 0 D)c tor other) test performed

I ributaf) has (ehtmiddotck all that apply) 0 lkd and banks D OIIWI 1~ (ehecl all indicmors thlll appl) )

0 clear natural line immsscd on the bank 0 the presence of litter and debris 0 lmiddothangcs in lhc cho ractcr of soil 0 destruction llf terre~tnal vegetation 0 shelv ing 0 the pnscnc~middot ofrack lin 0 vegetatio n matte d dm~n bent or th-nt 0 sediment sorting 0 kul litter di~turbcd (lr wttslnd away 0 sco ur 0 sed i1mnt depos ition 0 111 uhip lc observed ur prcdict~d lluw events 0 wnk r staining 0 nhrupt chunge in plant cn m rn unity0 ot h~middotr ( li~t)

0 Diwn t i llUilll~ OI IWM Expl nin

I f factors other than the OI IWM were used to detcnninc lateral extent or CWA j urisdiction (check all that apply) 0 l ligh ide Li ne indicakd h) 0 lvhan ll 1gh Wutcr Mur~ indicated h)

0 oil or scum line a long shore ubjccts 0 ~urvcy to ava ilable datum D tim ~hcll or debris deposits (forcshon) 0 physical marking 0 phy~i~ulmarkingsfdnmutcrist ics 0 ngctttionlinevchanges in vegetation t)pcs 0 LidaJ gauges D other (list)

(iii) Chlmical C hu r acter is t ics Charlctcrlll tnbutul) (eg wmcr C11lvr i~ deor Jiscolorcu vily lihn wuter quulit) gemrul Jtc~hmiddotd charactlmiddotristu~ ctbull )

l plain ldenJI) ltpctmiddotifk pollutanh if knu n

nnural m tlllltHntHk lh scu tllitlulty tn the OIIWM dues nut ncccss~rtly gtltVlt r JUnschc tiou (c g whltrlt the wtm tcmporunlv llows undcr~round or whr re the OIIWM hus bcrn rc iiiOVctl D) dcwlopmcnt or n~ric ul utral pradices) Where thurc is lt1 br~tk in tile (JJJ WM thnt is unrctmcd to the wmerbody~ fkbullw rcgimtmiddot (c g tlow over a roc~ outcrop nr through a cul v ~n) the agcntics wtllloo~ 1Jr indicntors or Jl ow ubow andbdow the br~ut 1lb1d

( iv) Biological C haracter ist ics Ch annel sup po r ts (check a ll tha t apply ) 0 Riparian corridor Characteristics (type ltJvcragc width )0 Wetland ring~~ Characteristics 0 I labitat lor

0 1middotdcral ly Listed species l ~xrla i n findings0 Fishspawn areas Expli n li nJings 0 Other cnvironm~ntally-scnsiti-ve spclics Explai n fi ndings 0 Aquaticwildl ifc diversi ty E-plain ti ndin)s

2 C haracteristics of wet land s ad j acent to non-T NW tha t fl ow dinmiddotctly or ind ir e-ctl y into T W

(i) P h y s ic a l C haracteris tics (u) Gcneral Wetland Characteris tics

Properties Wct lnnd ltgtitc an cs Wet land type Explain Wet land qual ity Explai11

Projuct wetlands cross or serve 1( sunc boundnrics Hxplain

(b) General Flow Relati onship with -lon-TNW Flow is Pick List Eplltdn

Su rface ilnw is Pick List Charact~rbtics

Subsurlhcc low Pick List lxp tuin li nd ings 0 Dye (or oth er) test performed

(t) Wetland Adjacency Determin atio n with Non-TNW 0 Di rtctly abutting 0 Not d irectly abutti ng

0 Discrete wetland hydrologic connection Explain0 Eologica l connection Fxplain 0 Scp~ratld by berm bUJTicr Explain

(d) Proil1lity (Relationship) to TNW Project wetlands arc Pick List river mi les fro m TNW Pruicct waters arc Pilk List iwria l (straight) rnik~ from INW Flow is from Pic k List l~st irnat~ app roxima te location nt wetland as within the Pir llt Lis t noudplain

(ii) C hemical Ch aracter istics Cha uetcrizc wetland system (~g WftL~middotr co lor is clcur brown oi l lilm on surfac water quality general wotcrshcd

characLcristics etc) Explai n Iden ti fy spc~itic pollutants if known

(ii i) Biolilgical C ha racterist ics Wetland s uppo tmiddotts (c heck a ll that a pply) 0 Riparian huiTcr Chantcteristi~s (typc lttvcragc wid th )0 Vegetation typdptgtrcc nt cover hx plain 0 l lab itat for

0 lcdcrally LiMed spccis E)(p)ain fi mlings 0 Fishspawn areas Explain ti ndings 0 Other cnv ironmcn ta lly-sc nsit imiddotvc species Expla in fi ndings0 Aquutic wildl ifc d iVlrsity middotplain find ings

3 C harar le r istics of nil wetlan ds ad jar ent lo I he t ri butary (if an y) Al l wctland(s) be ing consitkrcd in the cu mulative analysis Pick List Approx imattly ( ) acres in toti11 are bcing consid~ rcd in the cumu lative analysis

For ~ach wctlund spec ify the following

Dinctl y ah uls (YN l Sitlt (in acres ) Direct ly abuts (YIN Size (in acres)

Summariz overall biological chmical and physical Junctions being pcrlo1med

C SIGN I FICANT NEXUS DETERM I NATION

A significant llc xus analysis wil l assess the- now chnrnctrr istics nnd run rtio ns of the tributnry it srlf nnd the function~ performed by an y wetlands udjacent to t he tributary to determine if they significa ntly affect t he chem ical physical nnd biolog ica l integrity of a TNW For each of the following s ituations a signifi cant nexus exists if t he tributary in combination with a ll of its ndjacent wetl ands has more thnn n spec ulative or insubstnntial effect on the chemical ph ysicnlandor biolog ical intcglity or a TNW Co bull1sideration s when eva luating s ignificant mbullx us indude but a r e not limited to t l1e vol um e duration and frequ emmiddoty of the flow of water in the tributary anti its p ro xi m ity ton TNW a nd t he fu nctions performed by the rrih utary and all its acljncent wctlnncls It is not appropriatr to determine signi ficant nex us basltcl so hlly on Hny specitic t hres hold of dista nce (tbull g between a tributa r y a nd it~ adjacrnl wetla nd or between 1 tributary and th e TNW) Similarly t he fact an adjacent wetland lies within or outside of a fl oodplain is not solely dctcrrninative of signilicant nexus

Draw connrctions between the features documented and th e cffects on th e T W ti S identified in the Rapn1to1middot G u idance nnd discus~cd in the Instruction al (uidltbullbook Fudo r s to consider include for exa mple bull Does thlt Lributury in com bination with its adjacent wetlands (i l any)IHIVC the apacity to carry pollutants or flood waters tn

TNWs or to nduc~ til ~ amount ofpolllltJnts or n ood wat~rs reachi ng a INW Docs the ributary in comb ination with its adjacent wetl ands (i l any) provide hab itat and li lc~ycle su pport lundions for li sh and other spcdes such as feed ing nesting ~pawning or rearing young for s pecies Jh at arc present in the TNW

bull Docs the cribuary in combinat ion wi th its tldjacnt wetlands (i l ltmy) have the capa~ity to transfer nutrients and orga11 i~ carbon tl ~tll

supro rt downstrltam fuodwcb~ bull Dos th t ri buta ry in comhinution wi th its 1djuccnt wctl nnds (ilnny) havL mhcr rmiddotclationships to th e physical chemical or

biological integrity or the rNW J

Note the above list of consideration s is not inclusive and other fun ctio ns observed or known to occur should be docu men ted below

I Significant ne- us findin gs for non-RPW that hu~ no adjace nt wetlands a nd llows directly or indirectly into TNWs Explain find ings tol prcs~ncc or absence ofsigbullbulli ficantnl~us below based on the tributary itself then go tu S~ction IIID

2 Significant nexus find ings for non-RPW and its adJacent welands where the non-RPW n ows d irectly or indi rectl y into T Ws Explain lindings ol prcscnctmiddot or abs~nce of signilkant mxus below based m the tri hutnry in lomhination witl1 ~til or its adjacent wctl tmds then go to Section II LD

3 Significa nt nexus findin gs for wtlands lltljacent to an RfW but that do not direc tly lhul thl RPW Ex plain lind ings of presence or abscnc ofsign ificant nlXUS below bus~d on the tribuW1y in combinat ion with t1ll of its ndjac~nt wetlands then go to Sclmiddottinn IIID

D DETERM INATIONS OF JUHISDICTIONA L FINDI NGS T HE SUBJECT WATERSWETLANDS ARG (CII ECJlt ALL THAT APPL)

I TNWs and Adjaceut Wetland s Check al that apply and provide size e~timatcs in review area 0 TNW~ lincnr feet width (ft) O r acres 0 WcllfU1ds adjacent to TN Ws acres

2 RPWs that now directly or ind irect ly into TNWs 0 Tributaries or rNWs w hen tri butaries lyp ically 11 uw year-rou nd a r~ junsd ictiltgtnal lrovi d data and rationale indicating that

trihullly is p~rennial 0 Tributurics ofINW when t ri h utari ~s lu vc C() ll ti nuo us flow s~nsonall y (eg typically three 111unths each year) an

jurisd ictional Data su pporting this conc lusion is p rovided at Section 11113 Provide rational indicating thattrihutnry now~ Seii~Oilillly

( iv) Biological C haracter ist ics Ch annel sup po r ts (check a ll tha t apply ) 0 Riparian corridor Characteristics (type ltJvcragc width )0 Wetland ring~~ Characteristics 0 I labitat lor

0 1middotdcral ly Listed species l ~xrla i n findings0 Fishspawn areas Expli n li nJings 0 Other cnvironm~ntally-scnsiti-ve spclics Explai n fi ndings 0 Aquaticwildl ifc diversi ty E-plain ti ndin)s

2 C haracteristics of wet land s ad j acent to non-T NW tha t fl ow dinmiddotctly or ind ir e-ctl y into T W

(i) P h y s ic a l C haracteris tics (u) Gcneral Wetland Characteris tics

Properties Wct lnnd ltgtitc an cs Wet land type Explain Wet land qual ity Explai11

Projuct wetlands cross or serve 1( sunc boundnrics Hxplain

(b) General Flow Relati onship with -lon-TNW Flow is Pick List Eplltdn

Su rface ilnw is Pick List Charact~rbtics

Subsurlhcc low Pick List lxp tuin li nd ings 0 Dye (or oth er) test performed

(t) Wetland Adjacency Determin atio n with Non-TNW 0 Di rtctly abutting 0 Not d irectly abutti ng

0 Discrete wetland hydrologic connection Explain0 Eologica l connection Fxplain 0 Scp~ratld by berm bUJTicr Explain

(d) Proil1lity (Relationship) to TNW Project wetlands arc Pick List river mi les fro m TNW Pruicct waters arc Pilk List iwria l (straight) rnik~ from INW Flow is from Pic k List l~st irnat~ app roxima te location nt wetland as within the Pir llt Lis t noudplain

(ii) C hemical Ch aracter istics Cha uetcrizc wetland system (~g WftL~middotr co lor is clcur brown oi l lilm on surfac water quality general wotcrshcd

characLcristics etc) Explai n Iden ti fy spc~itic pollutants if known

(ii i) Biolilgical C ha racterist ics Wetland s uppo tmiddotts (c heck a ll that a pply) 0 Riparian huiTcr Chantcteristi~s (typc lttvcragc wid th )0 Vegetation typdptgtrcc nt cover hx plain 0 l lab itat for

0 lcdcrally LiMed spccis E)(p)ain fi mlings 0 Fishspawn areas Explain ti ndings 0 Other cnv ironmcn ta lly-sc nsit imiddotvc species Expla in fi ndings0 Aquutic wildl ifc d iVlrsity middotplain find ings

3 C harar le r istics of nil wetlan ds ad jar ent lo I he t ri butary (if an y) Al l wctland(s) be ing consitkrcd in the cu mulative analysis Pick List Approx imattly ( ) acres in toti11 are bcing consid~ rcd in the cumu lative analysis

For ~ach wctlund spec ify the following

Dinctl y ah uls (YN l Sitlt (in acres ) Direct ly abuts (YIN Size (in acres)

Summariz overall biological chmical and physical Junctions being pcrlo1med

C SIGN I FICANT NEXUS DETERM I NATION

A significant llc xus analysis wil l assess the- now chnrnctrr istics nnd run rtio ns of the tributnry it srlf nnd the function~ performed by an y wetlands udjacent to t he tributary to determine if they significa ntly affect t he chem ical physical nnd biolog ica l integrity of a TNW For each of the following s ituations a signifi cant nexus exists if t he tributary in combination with a ll of its ndjacent wetl ands has more thnn n spec ulative or insubstnntial effect on the chemical ph ysicnlandor biolog ical intcglity or a TNW Co bull1sideration s when eva luating s ignificant mbullx us indude but a r e not limited to t l1e vol um e duration and frequ emmiddoty of the flow of water in the tributary anti its p ro xi m ity ton TNW a nd t he fu nctions performed by the rrih utary and all its acljncent wctlnncls It is not appropriatr to determine signi ficant nex us basltcl so hlly on Hny specitic t hres hold of dista nce (tbull g between a tributa r y a nd it~ adjacrnl wetla nd or between 1 tributary and th e TNW) Similarly t he fact an adjacent wetland lies within or outside of a fl oodplain is not solely dctcrrninative of signilicant nexus

Draw connrctions between the features documented and th e cffects on th e T W ti S identified in the Rapn1to1middot G u idance nnd discus~cd in the Instruction al (uidltbullbook Fudo r s to consider include for exa mple bull Does thlt Lributury in com bination with its adjacent wetlands (i l any)IHIVC the apacity to carry pollutants or flood waters tn

TNWs or to nduc~ til ~ amount ofpolllltJnts or n ood wat~rs reachi ng a INW Docs the ributary in comb ination with its adjacent wetl ands (i l any) provide hab itat and li lc~ycle su pport lundions for li sh and other spcdes such as feed ing nesting ~pawning or rearing young for s pecies Jh at arc present in the TNW

bull Docs the cribuary in combinat ion wi th its tldjacnt wetlands (i l ltmy) have the capa~ity to transfer nutrients and orga11 i~ carbon tl ~tll

supro rt downstrltam fuodwcb~ bull Dos th t ri buta ry in comhinution wi th its 1djuccnt wctl nnds (ilnny) havL mhcr rmiddotclationships to th e physical chemical or

biological integrity or the rNW J

Note the above list of consideration s is not inclusive and other fun ctio ns observed or known to occur should be docu men ted below

I Significant ne- us findin gs for non-RPW that hu~ no adjace nt wetlands a nd llows directly or indirectly into TNWs Explain find ings tol prcs~ncc or absence ofsigbullbulli ficantnl~us below based on the tributary itself then go tu S~ction IIID

2 Significant nexus find ings for non-RPW and its adJacent welands where the non-RPW n ows d irectly or indi rectl y into T Ws Explain lindings ol prcscnctmiddot or abs~nce of signilkant mxus below based m the tri hutnry in lomhination witl1 ~til or its adjacent wctl tmds then go to Section II LD

3 Significa nt nexus findin gs for wtlands lltljacent to an RfW but that do not direc tly lhul thl RPW Ex plain lind ings of presence or abscnc ofsign ificant nlXUS below bus~d on the tribuW1y in combinat ion with t1ll of its ndjac~nt wetlands then go to Sclmiddottinn IIID

D DETERM INATIONS OF JUHISDICTIONA L FINDI NGS T HE SUBJECT WATERSWETLANDS ARG (CII ECJlt ALL THAT APPL)

I TNWs and Adjaceut Wetland s Check al that apply and provide size e~timatcs in review area 0 TNW~ lincnr feet width (ft) O r acres 0 WcllfU1ds adjacent to TN Ws acres

2 RPWs that now directly or ind irect ly into TNWs 0 Tributaries or rNWs w hen tri butaries lyp ically 11 uw year-rou nd a r~ junsd ictiltgtnal lrovi d data and rationale indicating that

trihullly is p~rennial 0 Tributurics ofINW when t ri h utari ~s lu vc C() ll ti nuo us flow s~nsonall y (eg typically three 111unths each year) an

jurisd ictional Data su pporting this conc lusion is p rovided at Section 11113 Provide rational indicating thattrihutnry now~ Seii~Oilillly

For ~ach wctlund spec ify the following

Dinctl y ah uls (YN l Sitlt (in acres ) Direct ly abuts (YIN Size (in acres)

Summariz overall biological chmical and physical Junctions being pcrlo1med

C SIGN I FICANT NEXUS DETERM I NATION

A significant llc xus analysis wil l assess the- now chnrnctrr istics nnd run rtio ns of the tributnry it srlf nnd the function~ performed by an y wetlands udjacent to t he tributary to determine if they significa ntly affect t he chem ical physical nnd biolog ica l integrity of a TNW For each of the following s ituations a signifi cant nexus exists if t he tributary in combination with a ll of its ndjacent wetl ands has more thnn n spec ulative or insubstnntial effect on the chemical ph ysicnlandor biolog ical intcglity or a TNW Co bull1sideration s when eva luating s ignificant mbullx us indude but a r e not limited to t l1e vol um e duration and frequ emmiddoty of the flow of water in the tributary anti its p ro xi m ity ton TNW a nd t he fu nctions performed by the rrih utary and all its acljncent wctlnncls It is not appropriatr to determine signi ficant nex us basltcl so hlly on Hny specitic t hres hold of dista nce (tbull g between a tributa r y a nd it~ adjacrnl wetla nd or between 1 tributary and th e TNW) Similarly t he fact an adjacent wetland lies within or outside of a fl oodplain is not solely dctcrrninative of signilicant nexus

Draw connrctions between the features documented and th e cffects on th e T W ti S identified in the Rapn1to1middot G u idance nnd discus~cd in the Instruction al (uidltbullbook Fudo r s to consider include for exa mple bull Does thlt Lributury in com bination with its adjacent wetlands (i l any)IHIVC the apacity to carry pollutants or flood waters tn

TNWs or to nduc~ til ~ amount ofpolllltJnts or n ood wat~rs reachi ng a INW Docs the ributary in comb ination with its adjacent wetl ands (i l any) provide hab itat and li lc~ycle su pport lundions for li sh and other spcdes such as feed ing nesting ~pawning or rearing young for s pecies Jh at arc present in the TNW

bull Docs the cribuary in combinat ion wi th its tldjacnt wetlands (i l ltmy) have the capa~ity to transfer nutrients and orga11 i~ carbon tl ~tll

supro rt downstrltam fuodwcb~ bull Dos th t ri buta ry in comhinution wi th its 1djuccnt wctl nnds (ilnny) havL mhcr rmiddotclationships to th e physical chemical or

biological integrity or the rNW J

Note the above list of consideration s is not inclusive and other fun ctio ns observed or known to occur should be docu men ted below

I Significant ne- us findin gs for non-RPW that hu~ no adjace nt wetlands a nd llows directly or indirectly into TNWs Explain find ings tol prcs~ncc or absence ofsigbullbulli ficantnl~us below based on the tributary itself then go tu S~ction IIID

2 Significant nexus find ings for non-RPW and its adJacent welands where the non-RPW n ows d irectly or indi rectl y into T Ws Explain lindings ol prcscnctmiddot or abs~nce of signilkant mxus below based m the tri hutnry in lomhination witl1 ~til or its adjacent wctl tmds then go to Section II LD

3 Significa nt nexus findin gs for wtlands lltljacent to an RfW but that do not direc tly lhul thl RPW Ex plain lind ings of presence or abscnc ofsign ificant nlXUS below bus~d on the tribuW1y in combinat ion with t1ll of its ndjac~nt wetlands then go to Sclmiddottinn IIID

D DETERM INATIONS OF JUHISDICTIONA L FINDI NGS T HE SUBJECT WATERSWETLANDS ARG (CII ECJlt ALL THAT APPL)

I TNWs and Adjaceut Wetland s Check al that apply and provide size e~timatcs in review area 0 TNW~ lincnr feet width (ft) O r acres 0 WcllfU1ds adjacent to TN Ws acres

2 RPWs that now directly or ind irect ly into TNWs 0 Tributaries or rNWs w hen tri butaries lyp ically 11 uw year-rou nd a r~ junsd ictiltgtnal lrovi d data and rationale indicating that

trihullly is p~rennial 0 Tributurics ofINW when t ri h utari ~s lu vc C() ll ti nuo us flow s~nsonall y (eg typically three 111unths each year) an

jurisd ictional Data su pporting this conc lusion is p rovided at Section 11113 Provide rational indicating thattrihutnry now~ Seii~Oilillly

lrovidlmiddot stimatts for j urisdict iona l water~ in th- review ur~a (check all tlwt appl) )D Trib utary waters linear feet width (ft)D Jthcr nun-wbullct lnn d wmcrs Ulmiddotr~~-

lthntify lype(s) o fwmers

3 No n-RPWsx t hnt now directl y or indirectly into TNWs D Waterbndy that is not~ TNW ur m RPW hu t flows dirretly o r indirectly into a TNW and it has ltt $igni fitmt nexus with a

INW is jurisdictional Uata suppo rt ing this wnelusilm is provilthd at Settion llll

Provide estimntcs for jurisd ictional wa ters with in the re view ana (check ttl I thai np ply) D Tributary waters linear reel wiulh (rt)D Othlr non-wet land waters acres

Identify typc(s) ufwakrs

4 We tland s directl y abutting an RP W t hat llow directly or i ndirectly into T W s D Wennnds di rec tly ahu t RPW and thus Jrejurisdictiona l as adjacen t wetlands

0 Wetlands directly abu tting an RIW w here tri butaries typ ically flow year-round Prov idl data and rationolc indicating that tributary is pt~rcnnial in Section lli D2 above Pro vide rationale indicati ng that wetl and is directly abulling an RPW

D Wethtnds dircttly abutting an RI W w hen tributaries typically llow bullmiddotseaonall y lrovid~ data in dicating that tri bu tary j Sla~onal in Scctionl liB and nHiigtnltJii in Sccl ion IIID 2 abovc lmvidc rationuk imlilmiddotat ing thnt wetland isdinctly abulling an RPW

Providl uc rcage l~timates lur ju risdictio nal wei lands in tlw review area acrcs

5 We tlands adjacent to b ut not direc t ly abltting an RPW that n ow directl y o r indirec tl y i nto TNWs D Wetlnncb thm do r11H Jinc tly abut an RP W bu t when conside red in COmbimtbulltion with the tributary to which they arc Jdj accm

and with simi larly s ituated adjacrnt wlt tl ancb haw a signi licanlnex us wilh u TNW m jurisitlictlunal Data su pporting this conl l u~ion is provided at Sectio n ll lC

Provide ucreage lStimatcs lo r j urisd ictional wetlands in tJ1c revilw area acres

6 Wetlands adjacent to no n-RPWs that flow directl y or indirectly into TNWs D W~l ands HJj(tccnt to such waters and have whltn considered in wrnbination with the tributary 111 which they arc adjuccnt ~nd

with s imiltu-ly situated adjncelll wcthmds have a signilican t nex us with a TN W an juri~dictitma l Datu supporti ng this conc lusion is prnvidcd at Section Il l(

Provide cstimat~s Io r jurisdictio na l et lan ds in Lh e review nrea ~crcs

7 Impoundment~ ofjuri~dictional waters~ 1s a gcner1l rule the impoundmnt ofu jurisdictional trihutary remai ns jurisdictional D DctH OII stratc tha t impoundment was ctmiddotea tcd rrom middotbullwaters nf tht US or D Demo nstrate that water meets the (rite ria f)r one or the categories presented lttbovc ( 1-o) or 0 Demonstrate that wutcr is isolated w ith u nexus lo commerce ( sl~c l~ below)

pound ISOLATED II NTIRSTATE OR INTRA-STATEI WATERS I NCLU DING ISOLATED WETLANDS Tm USE l)EGRADATWN OR DESTRUCTION OF WliiCH CO ULD A FFECT INTERSTATE COMMERCE INCLUDING i NY SllJCI I WATERS (CHECK ALL T llA T APPLY)1

l

0 which arc or could be used by intcrstute or unign lravclers rnr rec rea tional or other purposes D lro rn whicl1 fi~h or ~hlllfi~l1 arc or coulu he tnk~n and so ld in inkrslate or fore ign commerce D which arc M could be u~cd lor i nd u~trial r urpocs hy i ndtt~lrk~s in inteNatc comnterc~ 0 Interstate so lattd waters Egtplai n 0 Other factgtrs hxplain

Ident ify wate r body nnd s ummarize rltionalc SUJll)nrtmiddoting de term ina tion

Src Footnote II 3 1 lo complete the mul ys is refer tu lhi key in Section II LDu ofthe J nstru~tiunal Guidebook Jgtrior to asserting enmiddot d eclining C WA julisdictio n lwsetl solely on this category Corps Distric ts will c k vHc the a ction to Corps and IA IIQ for review c o ns is te nt wit h I he process dlt~scribcd in I he Coq)~EPA fllllllflrmulum Rlgardlug CIV1111ct luriwlittlon Following rnpanos

Provitk estimates for ju risdictio nal wate rs in tin review area (check a ll that apply) D Trihuwry waters linenr feet width (11) 0 Otl~tr non-wetland waters acres

ldcntil~ type(s lgtfwners 0 Wet lands acres

F NON-JU llJSIIICTIONAL WAT~RS INCLUDI NG W lbullTLANDS (CiIECJ ALL TIIAT APPLY )0 Irpotential ~1etlands wcrmiddot assessed 11 ithin the review area lhcgtc areas diu not meet the criteria in thl 1987 Corps of l~ngimers

Wetland Dcl inentil1n Manual illldor npproprintt Rcgiu11lt1l Supplcmlnts 0 Rcvi~w ana included isolated watlrs with no substantial ncxu middot to in terstate (or fo rei gn) cOillllllrcc

0 Prior to the J1m2001 Supreme Court dcision in SW-ItC the review arlll would have hctn rtgulmcd hascd soltj) onthc Migraory Biru Rult (M 13R)

0 Waters do not mee t the middotmiddotSigni fi cant Nexusmiddotmiddot stamlard 11 here such a fi nding is req uind for jurisd iction Elplt~i n ~ Other (cxpl uin if not covered ulx1v~) watr rway I exhibits s tream li ke characll~ristics on t he proj ctl s ite butlaltks a

continuum of d efined bed ami ba nk fettur es und O II W ns it e xits th e property It does not mai nta in a defined c hannel

Provid arcage eslimahs ror J1()11middotju ristlicmiddotlional waters inlhc revilW urea whcr~ hc ~ok putenl ial bu~ is ofjurisdiction is th~ MBR fa-cto rs (ie presence of migratory birds pnscncc of endange red species usc of water for irrigated agriculture) using best profess ional judgment tch~~ i- a ll thai apply) 0 Non-wctldnd 1vatcrs (i ~ rivlrs streams) linear fnmiddott width (iL) 0 Lakesponds acres 0 Other nor1-1v~lland wat~rs acrs List type of aquntic resource 0 Wetlands acres

ProviLk acrcag estimate~ lor nnn-ju ri sdillional water~ in the revilW area that do not m~ellhe S ignificunt Ncxus standa rd where suh a linding is required Cor jurisd iction (~heck a ll that pply)0 No nmiddotwetbnd waters (ie rivlrS olrewn~) li near fcc width (ft) 0 Lakesponds 1cres D Other nonmiddotwt tland lUtergt acr~ li~t ly pc of aquatic resource 0 Wttland~ uere~

SECTION IV DATA SOUr~CES

i SU PJgtOITIN C DATA Dat11 rtbullvic~vtmiddotd for JD tch~ck nil that a pply - clhdd items s h11l r inelmkd in ~a~c li lc and where ~hcckbulltl UJd requested appropriatcly rcfcrencc sou rces below) ~ Maps plans plots or plat submitted hy or on behalf of thlmiddot opplicantconsultanl mnpping provided by llamilton SWCD 0 Uata sheets prepurcdlsubmitted by or on bcllulf ol th app licuntconsultunt

0 Office w ncurs with data sheetsdelineation report 0 Ollicc doc~ no t co ncur with data sh~ctsdcl incmion report

0 DnLa ~hclls pr~purcd by the Corps 0 Corps navigable wntcr~middot study fg] US Ueologicnl Survcv llydrologic Atlas

0 USGS NHD dalol [8JlJSGS X lt1n d 12 tli gil I IUC mups

[8] US Geological Surwy map(~) titc scale amp quad name 75 Cincinnati East Oil 1974 IltJS I (8J USDA Nntura l Resources Conservation Service Soil Survey Citation l lam ilton County 19S2 shtd 29 0 National wetlands inventory map(s) Cite name 0 SlateLoca l wetland inven tory rnap( ) 0 1-EMFIRM maps0 I 00-year Floodpl ain Elevation is (Nat ional Geodcctic Vertical Datum of I 12lJ) ~ Photographs rgj Aerial (Narnt amp Date) 8i1g Goog lc Earth

or rgj Other (Nnmc amp Oat~) Sharon T~bbc t~bruory ~0 12 USACE ~~ 0 Previous dcterminat ion(s) ri le no and date of rcsponsc letter 0 Applicahiltsupportlng cSC law D Applicnblcsu pporting sdenlitic litcralLJ II 0 Other inforrnul illn (pleas- spcGily )

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Provitk estimates for ju risdictio nal wate rs in tin review area (check a ll that apply) D Trihuwry waters linenr feet width (11) 0 Otl~tr non-wetland waters acres

ldcntil~ type(s lgtfwners 0 Wet lands acres

F NON-JU llJSIIICTIONAL WAT~RS INCLUDI NG W lbullTLANDS (CiIECJ ALL TIIAT APPLY )0 Irpotential ~1etlands wcrmiddot assessed 11 ithin the review area lhcgtc areas diu not meet the criteria in thl 1987 Corps of l~ngimers

Wetland Dcl inentil1n Manual illldor npproprintt Rcgiu11lt1l Supplcmlnts 0 Rcvi~w ana included isolated watlrs with no substantial ncxu middot to in terstate (or fo rei gn) cOillllllrcc

0 Prior to the J1m2001 Supreme Court dcision in SW-ItC the review arlll would have hctn rtgulmcd hascd soltj) onthc Migraory Biru Rult (M 13R)

0 Waters do not mee t the middotmiddotSigni fi cant Nexusmiddotmiddot stamlard 11 here such a fi nding is req uind for jurisd iction Elplt~i n ~ Other (cxpl uin if not covered ulx1v~) watr rway I exhibits s tream li ke characll~ristics on t he proj ctl s ite butlaltks a

continuum of d efined bed ami ba nk fettur es und O II W ns it e xits th e property It does not mai nta in a defined c hannel

Provid arcage eslimahs ror J1()11middotju ristlicmiddotlional waters inlhc revilW urea whcr~ hc ~ok putenl ial bu~ is ofjurisdiction is th~ MBR fa-cto rs (ie presence of migratory birds pnscncc of endange red species usc of water for irrigated agriculture) using best profess ional judgment tch~~ i- a ll thai apply) 0 Non-wctldnd 1vatcrs (i ~ rivlrs streams) linear fnmiddott width (iL) 0 Lakesponds acres 0 Other nor1-1v~lland wat~rs acrs List type of aquntic resource 0 Wetlands acres

ProviLk acrcag estimate~ lor nnn-ju ri sdillional water~ in the revilW area that do not m~ellhe S ignificunt Ncxus standa rd where suh a linding is required Cor jurisd iction (~heck a ll that pply)0 No nmiddotwetbnd waters (ie rivlrS olrewn~) li near fcc width (ft) 0 Lakesponds 1cres D Other nonmiddotwt tland lUtergt acr~ li~t ly pc of aquatic resource 0 Wttland~ uere~

SECTION IV DATA SOUr~CES

i SU PJgtOITIN C DATA Dat11 rtbullvic~vtmiddotd for JD tch~ck nil that a pply - clhdd items s h11l r inelmkd in ~a~c li lc and where ~hcckbulltl UJd requested appropriatcly rcfcrencc sou rces below) ~ Maps plans plots or plat submitted hy or on behalf of thlmiddot opplicantconsultanl mnpping provided by llamilton SWCD 0 Uata sheets prepurcdlsubmitted by or on bcllulf ol th app licuntconsultunt

0 Office w ncurs with data sheetsdelineation report 0 Ollicc doc~ no t co ncur with data sh~ctsdcl incmion report

0 DnLa ~hclls pr~purcd by the Corps 0 Corps navigable wntcr~middot study fg] US Ueologicnl Survcv llydrologic Atlas

0 USGS NHD dalol [8JlJSGS X lt1n d 12 tli gil I IUC mups

[8] US Geological Surwy map(~) titc scale amp quad name 75 Cincinnati East Oil 1974 IltJS I (8J USDA Nntura l Resources Conservation Service Soil Survey Citation l lam ilton County 19S2 shtd 29 0 National wetlands inventory map(s) Cite name 0 SlateLoca l wetland inven tory rnap( ) 0 1-EMFIRM maps0 I 00-year Floodpl ain Elevation is (Nat ional Geodcctic Vertical Datum of I 12lJ) ~ Photographs rgj Aerial (Narnt amp Date) 8i1g Goog lc Earth

or rgj Other (Nnmc amp Oat~) Sharon T~bbc t~bruory ~0 12 USACE ~~ 0 Previous dcterminat ion(s) ri le no and date of rcsponsc letter 0 Applicahiltsupportlng cSC law D Applicnblcsu pporting sdenlitic litcralLJ II 0 Other inforrnul illn (pleas- spcGily )

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