PPR0pound0 JtRJS OICTIO AL DETER III ATIOI FOR1 lS Arm) Corps ofEngmeers

l hh tlmt lwuiJ he tompltcd h~ toiiO mg lhc tnlttructions probull1llcd 10 ~cuon I of the Jl) rorm Instructional ( 1j~ SECTIO l 8 CKGROl~DIFORMATIO~ j~~ 7 ) REPO Rf C0 1P LETIOi DATE FOR APPROVED JLRISOI CTIO~L OETER~I ATIOJ (J

B DIS fR itT Oft I( E FILE IEbull bull D L)JBER Bunun~ton orord ining Co m pan~

LRII -l011 - t8 RR 28 trenm 20 eph emeral ~RP

C PROJlCf LOC TIO liD BAC IltGROl =D 1 FOR~1ATIO

itatc Ohicbull l oun~ panshborough -l u~k ingum Ci~ middot nshington I Ol lbhlp c em a coonhnatcs ul s1lc (laVIong 10 dtgrec decimal formal) l at 400 1465~ N LonH - ~I 96 J02 W

l n iHrsal Transbullcr~c 1cnator ~lll11 ofnctrc~l crt-od) lllount Run and Muskingum Ri cr

~amc uf tlc~tc~l I bullbullJUit Juna1 n igublc Watr (TNW i nto hi11 ~1c dq uuuc 1CMJUJ CC llm1) Mu~ in gum R ilcr Nam~ (l( wntcr~hcd ur l l~drologic Unil Cooc II rtJC)middot Blount Run-Muskingum River (050-10004middotlUI5 ~ (hcd JimapmiddotJiu~runt ofrcv1c arcanndiorpotcnualjumdtctional arcai 1~ urc ualllblc UJgtO rqucst 0 Check tf oth~r s111~~ (c~~t olf~itc mitigation s1les dtsposal stlCs etc l ar assod111J ith th action and arc recorded on a

di fkrcnt JD fonn

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fCTIO II l 11R OF FIOICS R IJA SFCTIO 10 OETE R11 TIO OF JLRJSOICTIO

Ihtc rc nn nalhbull1htgt woltrl oth- I S llhm Ricrs and Harbor~ ct IRIIl JUrtMIICttnn Ia detincd b 3~ CFR pan 329) 10 the IC 1cw an1 IR qmredl

0 aiiT ~ulbullJCl1 WIhe ebb and llo of the tid 0 Wn1cr urc prcsctlly used 11r have been used in the past or mil) he ~~~~ccptibk for u to lrtnrbullon intcrlgttutlt or forc1gn commnc

I rltio bull

ll t A IltT IO -OJ OETERIIi AT ION OF JlJRJ S OICflON

llll1~ re wattbulln Of tll1 I wllhtn Clean atcr ~cttC ) JUnsdlIIOn (a~ dclintd b) i3 lFR plr1 181 in t h~o rcIC~ area IRequmtlj

I llltr of the l -- l Ind icate w eslnce nfwntcrs or US in review nrea (checllt nil thHapply) 1

0 I 1V includmg tcrmoriu l -cus 0 ctliUtJ~ UdJltlCCOl lo f l Vs 0 Rcllttllvlt1) pcrmuncm atcrs~ (RPWs) that llegt~bull dtrcctly or in(hrcct1) 1nto 1NW~ I8J NonmiddotRl~ s that Ot~ uinctl) or iml1rct l~ into rN~

0 ctlmJs di rcctl) butting R PWs thal flO directI~ tbullbull mdu~ct l) mto 1 1 gt

0 middotland~ 1djaccn1 to but not olircctl~ abuttmg RPs that Jlo ubullrctl) or ntdbullrctllt mlo I 1- 0 ctltnd~ 1diaccnt to non-RP thm lo1 d1rccth 1r 1ndbullr~ctl) 1ntf T 0 lmpuundmcnls of jurisdictional aters 0 lsolncd ( mtcrstalc or intrctall) 1gtatcrs 111dudiog 1~olatcd Ctlands

b ldenllf~ (estimate) Silt or waters or the lS in thr rebull ic1bull trca SonmiddotCIand 1atr- 19 linear feet 20 idth fft) and or uct ~gt

ct11Jtol ron

c lJmlt(bou nd ~riesl or JUmdiction ba~d on Establi$hed by Offi- middot 1-lcvntiln of ltlhhhcd 01 l1 (If known)

2 on-regula trd ll ter-we tltnds (c h eck if applicable)

Hocs eked~~ he lthall be lt141flMcd b) comp1eung lite lpprropnrue~ccuom m Scaln Ill tgtdo lobull rlt~rpobullc ltbullfllbull~ f1bull1nt hn RP 1~ llcflncd a d tnhutll) lhalli nobull a T-IW and that 1~ ptltDII~ no ~ru-round 111 hc conhnuous no~ atlaltt seasrnau-

Itmiddot IJ t~tcmiddotl) I monhq -uppurlln llucurncnlnlon prc)~nC1 10 gtcellon Ill F

0 Potentially jumoictional waters ando r wcLIlllJ 11ere lS~ISlld ilhin the rcv1cw area md detcrmm~cJ to be nOtJurildicuonal lmiddot middotwlcun

l

SECTION Jll CWA A ALSIS

T~h NO W ETLAN DS ADJACENT TO TNWs

The agcncie~ will a))ert jurisdiction 0 er TNWs and wetland~ adjacent to TNWs Jf the aqua tilt resource is a TN com pl ete Section JliA1 and Sectio n lliDJ only if th e lquatic reso urce is a wetllnd adjacent to a TN complete Sections II IA I and 2 and Section 11101 othcrwis~ see Section 1118 below

t TJW ldcnlll) fl

Summurite ratiOnale supporting dctcrminauon

eclsnd adjace nt to T NW ~ummarize rationale supporting conclusion lhal well and is adjacent

if CHARACTERlSTlCS OFTRTBUTAR lTHAT l NOT AT W) 1 0 ITS ADJA CENT WETLANDS (IF ANV)

rhi~ ltcction summnrizes information regarding chlracteristics of the tributlr) and its adjucent weUa nds if any and it helps determine whether or not the standards for jurisdiction established under Roponos habulle been meL

The agencies will assert jurisdiction over non-navigable tributaries ofTNWs whe rmiddote t he tributaries are rchttivcly permnncnt waters (RPWs) ie tributaries that typica lly llow year-round or have co ntinuous flo at lcust seasonally (eg typically 3 month~) A wetland that directl y abuts nn R P is also jurisdi ctional If the aquatic resource is not a TN but has year-round (pe r ennial) flow sk ip to Section lliD2 If the aquatic resource is a wetland directly abutting a tr ibutH) with per ennia l flow ~kip to Section IIID4

wetlond that is adjacent to but tha t do~s not directly abut lit RPW requires a significant neus ealuation Corps district a nd EPo regions will in d ude in the record an y avail~blc information that docume nts the existence of a sig nificant nexus between a relati ely permanent tribut1ry that is not perennial (a nd its adjacent wet land s if an y) m d a traditional navigable water even though a significant nexu s finding is not required as n matter of law

H tbe aterbody Is not an RPW or a wetland dircc tly abutting an RPW a JD will require additional dat~t to determine if th e waterbody has a sign ificant nexu s with a TNW If the tributary has adjaltent wetlands the s ignificant ne~us evaluation mu st con~ider the tributary in combination with all of its 1djacent wetlands This sig nifi ca nt nexus evaluation that combines for anah tical pu rposes the tributary and all of its adjncent wetlands is used whether the review area identified in the JO request is the trbullbutary or its adjacent wet lands or both If the JD covers a tributa bullmiddoty with adjacent wetlands complete Section lH BI for the tributary Section IIIB2 for an y onsit(bull wetlands and Section JJIB3 for a ll wetla nd s adjac~nt to that tributlr) both onsile and oflsitc The deter mination whether a ~ignilicant nexus exists is determined inSertion liiC below

I Characteristics ofnon-TNWs that now direlttly or indirectl y into T middotw

(i) Gener al Area Conditions ahrlthcd stzc Less than one square miles Lgtrumage nr~a Lss than one square miles A crag unnual rainfa ll 40 in ches Amiddotcrogc mnual snowfall inches

(ii) Physical C haracteri stics (o) Relationship with TN Vv

0 lributal [l(S directly into TN1 t8J I rtbutar) fllms through 2 tributarie before enltnng fN

ProJCCl wampter~ arc I (o r less) river miles from rNW PrOJCCI walers are 1 (or less river mtl~s from RP Project ware~gt arc f-2 aerial (Straight) mrles from nIW Pr~ect wattrs arc I (or less) aerial (straight) miles from RPW PrOJCCI wuters eros~ or scrc as slate boundaries Explain NA

hkolil) tlow route torlt RR 28 Impoundment 7 RR 2-l ( lntemltltcnt Portion ofStream 17) KR 2J (Penbullnnial Port ton of Str~am 17) Blount Run Muskmgum Rhcr

J ~ntc that 111l lnumctional Gutdt-bod- contams addbulltional infunnauon nguadmg Snles ditches ashe bullbull and ertbullMOnal features gncrally and 111 the and West

fl1bull- route can blt descrih~d by tdenltfymg ~g tnbuluy a wll bullch llows through ih (evilW ama to llO intt1 tributnJ) b which then l1ugt into TNW

Tnhutar) stream order ifkn011

Cb) General Tnbutan Charactcnsticgt Cchc-k all that appl 1 Tributary 1s ~ Natuml

0 Artiticiultmun-made) ExplmnIZ Man1pulated man-altered) bplam Pre iougt )Urface mining uctivities

Trilgtutar~ propcnics with rspcctto top of bank estimate ) AH~rgc idth 20 teet Averag dcpih 5 feet A veragc side s lopesmiddot Pick List

Pnmal) tn hutMy substrate composllion (check all Uhlt r1pply)0 Silts ~ Sands 0 Concrete 0 Cobbles ~ Gril cl 0 lucJ 0 Bedrock 0 Vcgetmion TypcfOo cover 0 Other Egtplain Leat PackWoody ~bris Cia and Hardpan

frihutar) contlitionlstabilit) [eg highly eroding sloughing bunks] Cx plain Presence of runrifflepool o mplexcs Explninshyfributal) geometry Relatively straigh t lrlbutary gradient (approxirnlltc average slopegt

CCI HO Tributary prOVIdes for Ephemeral now billmate average number of flo11 e cnts in re ie1 atca)car 20 (or gr~ater)

Describe flo regime llob1 chan neL Othr mlorrnntion on duraLton and volume

urface Oow ts PiCk Lisl Characteristics

iuhsurfacc Ill Unknown Explain findings 0 Dye (or other) test performed

Inhular) hapound (check til that appl) ) ~ fkd JJJd bdnks ~ OIIWM6 (check allmdicato rs tbat apply)

I8J clear natural line impressed on the bank [g) the presence of litter and debris 0 change m the character of soli 0 dcMruction ofterrc~lria l Cgctation 0 shcJving 0 thl presence ofwruck line 0 cgctauon mnttld down benl or absent 0 scdJment sortmg ~ leaf Iiiler disturbed or a~hcd a a) 0 scour 0 scdimcnl depositiOn 0 lll lli tiplc Ohscrved or predicted fl~H lCnts

0 atcr struning 0 abrupt change 10 plant communi) 0 o1her (list)

0 Dtscontinuous OHWM 7 Explain

Ir IJctors other than rhe OJ IWM Cre used to dctcrmin lattral extent of CWAjunscHction (check allthm apply) 0 lfig h Tide- line indtcated by 0 Mean High Water 1Iarh indicatetl b

0 011 or scum line ulong ltgthorc obje~ts 0 sun C) to avulable datum 0 tine shell or dcbns dcposits 1fore shore) 0 physical markings 0 physial markingslthaflt~Ctaistics 0 cgctation lines changes in 1cgetation t)pcs 0 tidal gauges0 other (list)

(iii) C hern ic~tl C hartcteristics Chardctcnze tn butlll) eg ater color is clear d1scolorcd oil) film water quo lit) general llltershcd charactcrisucs etc)

Egtplaill ldentif) pcdlic pollutant if kntm n

A natural or mmmiddotmadc 1Hscontinu11) m the OHW1I doc~ not nccssuil~ ~ltvcr junsdictJ(In (c g where ~1e sti~am temporarily flOI S undcrground or where the OHV 11 has btcn rcmlncd b) dc1clopmcnt or agnc utiUJal practices) here there is a brenl mthe 0 1-lM that IS unrilated to d1e atcrhodys fu regm1t (eg bullflo over a rock outcrp or through a cul1 crt) the agcnctcs n loof ligtr bullndlc~tors Clf llow above and bc l011 the break lht d

l

SECTION Jll CWA A ALSIS

T~h NO W ETLAN DS ADJACENT TO TNWs

The agcncie~ will a))ert jurisdiction 0 er TNWs and wetland~ adjacent to TNWs Jf the aqua tilt resource is a TN com pl ete Section JliA1 and Sectio n lliDJ only if th e lquatic reso urce is a wetllnd adjacent to a TN complete Sections II IA I and 2 and Section 11101 othcrwis~ see Section 1118 below

t TJW ldcnlll) fl

Summurite ratiOnale supporting dctcrminauon

eclsnd adjace nt to T NW ~ummarize rationale supporting conclusion lhal well and is adjacent

if CHARACTERlSTlCS OFTRTBUTAR lTHAT l NOT AT W) 1 0 ITS ADJA CENT WETLANDS (IF ANV)

rhi~ ltcction summnrizes information regarding chlracteristics of the tributlr) and its adjucent weUa nds if any and it helps determine whether or not the standards for jurisdiction established under Roponos habulle been meL

The agencies will assert jurisdiction over non-navigable tributaries ofTNWs whe rmiddote t he tributaries are rchttivcly permnncnt waters (RPWs) ie tributaries that typica lly llow year-round or have co ntinuous flo at lcust seasonally (eg typically 3 month~) A wetland that directl y abuts nn R P is also jurisdi ctional If the aquatic resource is not a TN but has year-round (pe r ennial) flow sk ip to Section lliD2 If the aquatic resource is a wetland directly abutting a tr ibutH) with per ennia l flow ~kip to Section IIID4

wetlond that is adjacent to but tha t do~s not directly abut lit RPW requires a significant neus ealuation Corps district a nd EPo regions will in d ude in the record an y avail~blc information that docume nts the existence of a sig nificant nexus between a relati ely permanent tribut1ry that is not perennial (a nd its adjacent wet land s if an y) m d a traditional navigable water even though a significant nexu s finding is not required as n matter of law

H tbe aterbody Is not an RPW or a wetland dircc tly abutting an RPW a JD will require additional dat~t to determine if th e waterbody has a sign ificant nexu s with a TNW If the tributary has adjaltent wetlands the s ignificant ne~us evaluation mu st con~ider the tributary in combination with all of its 1djacent wetlands This sig nifi ca nt nexus evaluation that combines for anah tical pu rposes the tributary and all of its adjncent wetlands is used whether the review area identified in the JO request is the trbullbutary or its adjacent wet lands or both If the JD covers a tributa bullmiddoty with adjacent wetlands complete Section lH BI for the tributary Section IIIB2 for an y onsit(bull wetlands and Section JJIB3 for a ll wetla nd s adjac~nt to that tributlr) both onsile and oflsitc The deter mination whether a ~ignilicant nexus exists is determined inSertion liiC below

I Characteristics ofnon-TNWs that now direlttly or indirectl y into T middotw

(i) Gener al Area Conditions ahrlthcd stzc Less than one square miles Lgtrumage nr~a Lss than one square miles A crag unnual rainfa ll 40 in ches Amiddotcrogc mnual snowfall inches

(ii) Physical C haracteri stics (o) Relationship with TN Vv

0 lributal [l(S directly into TN1 t8J I rtbutar) fllms through 2 tributarie before enltnng fN

ProJCCl wampter~ arc I (o r less) river miles from rNW PrOJCCI walers are 1 (or less river mtl~s from RP Project ware~gt arc f-2 aerial (Straight) mrles from nIW Pr~ect wattrs arc I (or less) aerial (straight) miles from RPW PrOJCCI wuters eros~ or scrc as slate boundaries Explain NA

hkolil) tlow route torlt RR 28 Impoundment 7 RR 2-l ( lntemltltcnt Portion ofStream 17) KR 2J (Penbullnnial Port ton of Str~am 17) Blount Run Muskmgum Rhcr

J ~ntc that 111l lnumctional Gutdt-bod- contams addbulltional infunnauon nguadmg Snles ditches ashe bullbull and ertbullMOnal features gncrally and 111 the and West

fl1bull- route can blt descrih~d by tdenltfymg ~g tnbuluy a wll bullch llows through ih (evilW ama to llO intt1 tributnJ) b which then l1ugt into TNW

Tnhutar) stream order ifkn011

Cb) General Tnbutan Charactcnsticgt Cchc-k all that appl 1 Tributary 1s ~ Natuml

0 Artiticiultmun-made) ExplmnIZ Man1pulated man-altered) bplam Pre iougt )Urface mining uctivities

Trilgtutar~ propcnics with rspcctto top of bank estimate ) AH~rgc idth 20 teet Averag dcpih 5 feet A veragc side s lopesmiddot Pick List

Pnmal) tn hutMy substrate composllion (check all Uhlt r1pply)0 Silts ~ Sands 0 Concrete 0 Cobbles ~ Gril cl 0 lucJ 0 Bedrock 0 Vcgetmion TypcfOo cover 0 Other Egtplain Leat PackWoody ~bris Cia and Hardpan

frihutar) contlitionlstabilit) [eg highly eroding sloughing bunks] Cx plain Presence of runrifflepool o mplexcs Explninshyfributal) geometry Relatively straigh t lrlbutary gradient (approxirnlltc average slopegt

CCI HO Tributary prOVIdes for Ephemeral now billmate average number of flo11 e cnts in re ie1 atca)car 20 (or gr~ater)

Describe flo regime llob1 chan neL Othr mlorrnntion on duraLton and volume

urface Oow ts PiCk Lisl Characteristics

iuhsurfacc Ill Unknown Explain findings 0 Dye (or other) test performed

Inhular) hapound (check til that appl) ) ~ fkd JJJd bdnks ~ OIIWM6 (check allmdicato rs tbat apply)

I8J clear natural line impressed on the bank [g) the presence of litter and debris 0 change m the character of soli 0 dcMruction ofterrc~lria l Cgctation 0 shcJving 0 thl presence ofwruck line 0 cgctauon mnttld down benl or absent 0 scdJment sortmg ~ leaf Iiiler disturbed or a~hcd a a) 0 scour 0 scdimcnl depositiOn 0 lll lli tiplc Ohscrved or predicted fl~H lCnts

0 atcr struning 0 abrupt change 10 plant communi) 0 o1her (list)

0 Dtscontinuous OHWM 7 Explain

Ir IJctors other than rhe OJ IWM Cre used to dctcrmin lattral extent of CWAjunscHction (check allthm apply) 0 lfig h Tide- line indtcated by 0 Mean High Water 1Iarh indicatetl b

0 011 or scum line ulong ltgthorc obje~ts 0 sun C) to avulable datum 0 tine shell or dcbns dcposits 1fore shore) 0 physical markings 0 physial markingslthaflt~Ctaistics 0 cgctation lines changes in 1cgetation t)pcs 0 tidal gauges0 other (list)

(iii) C hern ic~tl C hartcteristics Chardctcnze tn butlll) eg ater color is clear d1scolorcd oil) film water quo lit) general llltershcd charactcrisucs etc)

Egtplaill ldentif) pcdlic pollutant if kntm n

A natural or mmmiddotmadc 1Hscontinu11) m the OHW1I doc~ not nccssuil~ ~ltvcr junsdictJ(In (c g where ~1e sti~am temporarily flOI S undcrground or where the OHV 11 has btcn rcmlncd b) dc1clopmcnt or agnc utiUJal practices) here there is a brenl mthe 0 1-lM that IS unrilated to d1e atcrhodys fu regm1t (eg bullflo over a rock outcrp or through a cul1 crt) the agcnctcs n loof ligtr bullndlc~tors Clf llow above and bc l011 the break lht d

Tnhutar) stream order ifkn011

Cb) General Tnbutan Charactcnsticgt Cchc-k all that appl 1 Tributary 1s ~ Natuml

0 Artiticiultmun-made) ExplmnIZ Man1pulated man-altered) bplam Pre iougt )Urface mining uctivities

Trilgtutar~ propcnics with rspcctto top of bank estimate ) AH~rgc idth 20 teet Averag dcpih 5 feet A veragc side s lopesmiddot Pick List

Pnmal) tn hutMy substrate composllion (check all Uhlt r1pply)0 Silts ~ Sands 0 Concrete 0 Cobbles ~ Gril cl 0 lucJ 0 Bedrock 0 Vcgetmion TypcfOo cover 0 Other Egtplain Leat PackWoody ~bris Cia and Hardpan

frihutar) contlitionlstabilit) [eg highly eroding sloughing bunks] Cx plain Presence of runrifflepool o mplexcs Explninshyfributal) geometry Relatively straigh t lrlbutary gradient (approxirnlltc average slopegt

CCI HO Tributary prOVIdes for Ephemeral now billmate average number of flo11 e cnts in re ie1 atca)car 20 (or gr~ater)

Describe flo regime llob1 chan neL Othr mlorrnntion on duraLton and volume

urface Oow ts PiCk Lisl Characteristics

iuhsurfacc Ill Unknown Explain findings 0 Dye (or other) test performed

Inhular) hapound (check til that appl) ) ~ fkd JJJd bdnks ~ OIIWM6 (check allmdicato rs tbat apply)

I8J clear natural line impressed on the bank [g) the presence of litter and debris 0 change m the character of soli 0 dcMruction ofterrc~lria l Cgctation 0 shcJving 0 thl presence ofwruck line 0 cgctauon mnttld down benl or absent 0 scdJment sortmg ~ leaf Iiiler disturbed or a~hcd a a) 0 scour 0 scdimcnl depositiOn 0 lll lli tiplc Ohscrved or predicted fl~H lCnts

0 atcr struning 0 abrupt change 10 plant communi) 0 o1her (list)

0 Dtscontinuous OHWM 7 Explain

Ir IJctors other than rhe OJ IWM Cre used to dctcrmin lattral extent of CWAjunscHction (check allthm apply) 0 lfig h Tide- line indtcated by 0 Mean High Water 1Iarh indicatetl b

0 011 or scum line ulong ltgthorc obje~ts 0 sun C) to avulable datum 0 tine shell or dcbns dcposits 1fore shore) 0 physical markings 0 physial markingslthaflt~Ctaistics 0 cgctation lines changes in 1cgetation t)pcs 0 tidal gauges0 other (list)

(iii) C hern ic~tl C hartcteristics Chardctcnze tn butlll) eg ater color is clear d1scolorcd oil) film water quo lit) general llltershcd charactcrisucs etc)

Egtplaill ldentif) pcdlic pollutant if kntm n

A natural or mmmiddotmadc 1Hscontinu11) m the OHW1I doc~ not nccssuil~ ~ltvcr junsdictJ(In (c g where ~1e sti~am temporarily flOI S undcrground or where the OHV 11 has btcn rcmlncd b) dc1clopmcnt or agnc utiUJal practices) here there is a brenl mthe 0 1-lM that IS unrilated to d1e atcrhodys fu regm1t (eg bullflo over a rock outcrp or through a cul1 crt) the agcnctcs n loof ligtr bullndlc~tors Clf llow above and bc l011 the break lht d

riv) Biologica l Charlltte ri stics Channel supports (checllt all tha t t lgtply) I8J Riparian corndor Characteristics (type avcrage width) l mmalUre Forest Grcat~r than I 0 Meters 0 otland lnng Chardctcristics 0 Huhitat for

0 Fcderall) Listed specie~ Explam tindingsmiddot 0 Fish pan area lxplain findings0 Other CO ironmcn tally-scnsitiv species rxplaJO lindings 0 Aqualclwildlifc d i ~ersity Explain frndings

2 Chmlcteri5ti cs o f wetlands adjacent to non-T N W t hat flow directly o r indireclly into TN

(i) Physica l C ha ralmiddotteris t ics (ill General Wetland Characteristics

Propenics Wetlanll sw~ acres Wetland type lxplain Pt~ l ustrinc Emergent vttland qualit) Explainmiddot

Project wetlands eros~ or sene a state boundaries Explain

(h) General Flo Relationshin ith Non- rNW Flo 1s Pick Lis t Explain

Surface now is Pick List Characteristics

Subsurface low Pick List Explam tindings 0 0c (or cothr) test pcr1orn1cdmiddot

(c) etland djaccncv Determination with Non-NW 0 D1rectl) abutting0 Not dmct ly abu ttmg

0 Discrete ctland hydrologic connection Explatn 0 Ecologtcal connection Explain0 Scpuratcd by hem1barricr txpluin

cd l Pro-1mit (Rclation~hml to I ~Vv

ProJeCt wtlands arc P ick List river nliles from TN V Proilct waters are Pick Li~ aerial (~traJghl) miles from TN r IO IS from Pick li~1

E~umatc Jpprox imatc location uf wetland as thin Ulc Pick List floodplain

liiJ Chemical C b artlt terist ics Chtlratcrite wetland ystem (eg water color Jlgt dear brown o il fi lm on sur lacc water quality general atcrshcd

charactenstbullcs etc ) Explam ldentif) ~pecific pollutant ifkno n

(ii i) Biological Characteristics Wetl~nd supports (c heck all that apply) 0 Ripar1an buffer Characteristics (type average width) 0 V~gctnl i on typepercent cmct Expla in 0 Habitat lbr

0 Fcdcralll L1std species lxplam fi ndUlgs0 hshsprm n ana~ Explain 1indings0 Other cnmonmcntall) -scns1th c species Explain lindingsmiddot 0 Aquauc ildhfc dhersit Explain findings

3 Characteristics of a ll we tla nds adjacen t t o t h e ttmiddotib u tlr) (i f any) Jl ethtnd(s) bcmg considered m the cumulative anal sis Pick List

Approximately ( ) acres in tOtll arc being considered in the cumulath c mal) sis

Jmiddotor lach ~ctlaml spcci t) the fol lowing

Direct abu ts (YIN) S ize (in acres) Directl Y abuts (YIN ) Size 1in acres)

Summarize overall biolog1eal chemical anJ ph) silal functions bctng performed

c Sl GJl f l CAJT NEXUS DETERMINATION

A sigu ificanr nn us analysis ill assess the now characteristics nnd functions of tbe tributary itself md the fu nct ions performed by any wetla nds adja cent to the trib utary to determine ifthry signifi cwtly affect the chemical ph ysical and biologicnl integrity of a T IV f or each ofthe follow ing situation~ n sig nificnnt nexus exists if the tributary in combination with all of its adjacent wetla nds h as more than a ~peculativc or insubstantial effect on the cbemictl physical andor biological integrity of aT iW Considerati CJ ns when evaluAting signifi cant ne xus include but nre not limited to the volu me duration and fr equency of the flO

of water in the tributary and its pro)imity touT rw and the functions performed b~ the trib utar nod All its adjacent ct lt nds It is not appropriate to determin e sig nificant nexus bas ed solely on any specific thresh old of d istance (eg b~twecn a tri bu tar y an d its adja cent wetland or between a tributary and the TNW) Similar) the fact a n adjacent wetland lies within or outside of a n oodp lain is not solei) determinative of significant nexus

Ora connections between the feHtrns documented and the effects on the TW as identified in thr Rapanos Guidance and d iscus~ed in the Ins tructional Guidebook Factors to consider include for Ccl mple bull Do~s the tribu tary in combination with lis adjacent wetlands ( if any) have th~ capaclly 10 chrl) pollu tan() or llood waters to

fIJWs 01 lO reduce the amoun t of pvllutams or flood atcr- reaching a Th bull Docs th tributary in lOmbinatiOn with its adjlt~ccnt wetlands (Jfmy) proid hab1l at and lifccycle s upport functiOn fix lh h and

other species such as feeding nesting 5pa n ing or rearing) oung lor spec1ec that arc present in the TN7 bull Dvcs the tributat m combinatiOn ith its adjacent ctlands (ifan) l have the capac11y 10 transfer nutrient and organic cnrbon that

suppon downstream foodweb~ bull Docs th~ tnbutar in combination ith 1ts adjacent wetland tif angt) have other relationships to the ph~ steal chcnucal or

biological mtcgrity of the TNW

-otc the aboH list or considerations is not inclu sive and other fu oct ions obsen ed or known to occur shou ld be documented below

I Significant nexus find ings for non-RP that ha s no adjacent wetla nds and nows directly or indirectly into TNW~ Explam lindmgs ot prescmc or abse nce of slgni licant nexus below bused on t htmiddot tribu taty iucl t then go to Selt1 ion Ill D Relevant Reach (Rl) 28 Str~arn 20 1s a Non-relnti-vcl Permanent Water that is approximate~ J 19 linenr feet qthin the ddineatcd area Thtc -gttrcam llo s mtn m-strcam tmpoundmcnt 7 and the lower intennit tcnt and perenn ial portions ofStnltmJ 17 I his st ream flows through two tributuries belim reachtng the Musl-1 ngum Ril cr a TNW r his stream lows into Blount Run ~ hich has an aquatic life use dcsigrtation of Warmwater Habllat IOAC-3 H5-1-24 This stream IS situated ithm tht Olount-Run-Muskrngu m River atcrshcd (05040004-03-05 ) hich has a drumagc ilfca ol 453 squnre milts Accord ing Ill lhc Ohio EPA Div1sion o f Surface Water Watershed AsscssnJent UOJt (DSW-WAU) the ~urrcnt land use ithin thi~ watcrhcd 1s I 00deg o Developed 5middott o rorcst 19 J0 o Gra~smiddotPasturc 98dego RO Crops anJ 05 other fhts stream rccc1cd an IHE score ot 12 Thrs stream is located ithin one mile of Bloun t Run and within 15 traight 1111lcs fro m the Muskingum Rtvcr Cphemcra l ~trcams prov1de importau t ecological benefits to donstream receiving otrcnmlgt such S sediment control nutnnt cunu oL llood control prO 1de outnents to downs tream organisms and promiddotid ildlili habitat corridors Based upon a rc tc of the miMmation abmc 11 has been dellrmined thai RR 28 doe~ have more than a spcculatiH~ or iu sub~tantia l d fcc t on th e ~hcmical biolog1ca l and physical integrity on the Musk ingum River 1 his stream does meet the sign rlican t nexus tandard

2 Signiric11nt nexus findings for noo-RPW a nd its adjacent wetlands wher e the non-RP flows direct) or indiredl) into T NW s hplain findings or presence vr absence of significant nexus bclO bastd on thlt tnbutary tn comb matron ith all of iL~ adtruent ctlaml then go to Section II D

3 SiRnifica nt nc~ws findings ror wetlands adjacent to an RP but that do not directly abu t the RPW Explain findings of presence 01 absence of signi ficant nexus belo~ baseJ on th e tributary in combination wilh al l or lls adJacent wetlands th~n go to )cl)tiou Il l D

D DETERMI A T lONS Of J URlSOlCTIO AL F INDINGS THE SUBJECT ATERSWETLAND ARE (CH ECK ALL fHAT APPL )

t rWs a nd Adjacent Wetlands Check all that appl) and provide SI7C estimates in reiC Mea 0 TNWs lrnear fel width fft ) Or acres

Jmiddotor lach ~ctlaml spcci t) the fol lowing

Direct abu ts (YIN) S ize (in acres) Directl Y abuts (YIN ) Size 1in acres)

Summarize overall biolog1eal chemical anJ ph) silal functions bctng performed

c Sl GJl f l CAJT NEXUS DETERMINATION

A sigu ificanr nn us analysis ill assess the now characteristics nnd functions of tbe tributary itself md the fu nct ions performed by any wetla nds adja cent to the trib utary to determine ifthry signifi cwtly affect the chemical ph ysical and biologicnl integrity of a T IV f or each ofthe follow ing situation~ n sig nificnnt nexus exists if the tributary in combination with all of its adjacent wetla nds h as more than a ~peculativc or insubstantial effect on the cbemictl physical andor biological integrity of aT iW Considerati CJ ns when evaluAting signifi cant ne xus include but nre not limited to the volu me duration and fr equency of the flO

of water in the tributary and its pro)imity touT rw and the functions performed b~ the trib utar nod All its adjacent ct lt nds It is not appropriate to determin e sig nificant nexus bas ed solely on any specific thresh old of d istance (eg b~twecn a tri bu tar y an d its adja cent wetland or between a tributary and the TNW) Similar) the fact a n adjacent wetland lies within or outside of a n oodp lain is not solei) determinative of significant nexus

Ora connections between the feHtrns documented and the effects on the TW as identified in thr Rapanos Guidance and d iscus~ed in the Ins tructional Guidebook Factors to consider include for Ccl mple bull Do~s the tribu tary in combination with lis adjacent wetlands ( if any) have th~ capaclly 10 chrl) pollu tan() or llood waters to

fIJWs 01 lO reduce the amoun t of pvllutams or flood atcr- reaching a Th bull Docs th tributary in lOmbinatiOn with its adjlt~ccnt wetlands (Jfmy) proid hab1l at and lifccycle s upport functiOn fix lh h and

other species such as feeding nesting 5pa n ing or rearing) oung lor spec1ec that arc present in the TN7 bull Dvcs the tributat m combinatiOn ith its adjacent ctlands (ifan) l have the capac11y 10 transfer nutrient and organic cnrbon that

suppon downstream foodweb~ bull Docs th~ tnbutar in combination ith 1ts adjacent wetland tif angt) have other relationships to the ph~ steal chcnucal or

biological mtcgrity of the TNW

-otc the aboH list or considerations is not inclu sive and other fu oct ions obsen ed or known to occur shou ld be documented below

I Significant nexus find ings for non-RP that ha s no adjacent wetla nds and nows directly or indirectly into TNW~ Explam lindmgs ot prescmc or abse nce of slgni licant nexus below bused on t htmiddot tribu taty iucl t then go to Selt1 ion Ill D Relevant Reach (Rl) 28 Str~arn 20 1s a Non-relnti-vcl Permanent Water that is approximate~ J 19 linenr feet qthin the ddineatcd area Thtc -gttrcam llo s mtn m-strcam tmpoundmcnt 7 and the lower intennit tcnt and perenn ial portions ofStnltmJ 17 I his st ream flows through two tributuries belim reachtng the Musl-1 ngum Ril cr a TNW r his stream lows into Blount Run ~ hich has an aquatic life use dcsigrtation of Warmwater Habllat IOAC-3 H5-1-24 This stream IS situated ithm tht Olount-Run-Muskrngu m River atcrshcd (05040004-03-05 ) hich has a drumagc ilfca ol 453 squnre milts Accord ing Ill lhc Ohio EPA Div1sion o f Surface Water Watershed AsscssnJent UOJt (DSW-WAU) the ~urrcnt land use ithin thi~ watcrhcd 1s I 00deg o Developed 5middott o rorcst 19 J0 o Gra~smiddotPasturc 98dego RO Crops anJ 05 other fhts stream rccc1cd an IHE score ot 12 Thrs stream is located ithin one mile of Bloun t Run and within 15 traight 1111lcs fro m the Muskingum Rtvcr Cphemcra l ~trcams prov1de importau t ecological benefits to donstream receiving otrcnmlgt such S sediment control nutnnt cunu oL llood control prO 1de outnents to downs tream organisms and promiddotid ildlili habitat corridors Based upon a rc tc of the miMmation abmc 11 has been dellrmined thai RR 28 doe~ have more than a spcculatiH~ or iu sub~tantia l d fcc t on th e ~hcmical biolog1ca l and physical integrity on the Musk ingum River 1 his stream does meet the sign rlican t nexus tandard

2 Signiric11nt nexus findings for noo-RPW a nd its adjacent wetlands wher e the non-RP flows direct) or indiredl) into T NW s hplain findings or presence vr absence of significant nexus bclO bastd on thlt tnbutary tn comb matron ith all of iL~ adtruent ctlaml then go to Section II D

3 SiRnifica nt nc~ws findings ror wetlands adjacent to an RP but that do not directly abu t the RPW Explain findings of presence 01 absence of signi ficant nexus belo~ baseJ on th e tributary in combination wilh al l or lls adJacent wetlands th~n go to )cl)tiou Il l D

D DETERMI A T lONS Of J URlSOlCTIO AL F INDINGS THE SUBJECT ATERSWETLAND ARE (CH ECK ALL fHAT APPL )

t rWs a nd Adjacent Wetlands Check all that appl) and provide SI7C estimates in reiC Mea 0 TNWs lrnear fel width fft ) Or acres

0 ctland adjacent to TNWs acrts

2 RP s lhat flow d irectly o r indi rectly into TNWs 0 Tributariel- of TNWs where tributaries typically llow year-round ure jurisdictional Pro ide data and rat1onale indicatrng that

tributary is pcrtnntal 0 1 ributarics nf TNW where tnbutarics l1avc continuous tlO middotmiddotseasonal I~ (eg typically three months each year) are

jurisdictional Datl supponing uus conclusion is provided at SectiOn 1118 Pro ide rat1onak indicaung Lhattribmas) lloS salonal l) middot Stream appears on ~otl _u rve) maps

Pro ide estimates for jurisdictional watas in the rcvie Jrca (check all that appl)0 middott ributai) watersmiddot lineru feet ddth (ftt 0 Other non-wetland atcrsmiddot acres

ldentil~ l pc(s) ofwaters

3 on-RPWs6 that flow directl y or indin~ctly into T~Ws t8l atcrbody that b not a 1~ or an RP but flow direct~ or mdirectly into a TNW and it ha~o JSign1ficant nexus vith a

llW is jurisdictional Data supporti ng lhb conclusion is provided at Sec tion lll C

lro tdc e~timatcs forjunsdic tional atcrs ithm the nvte area (chccl- all that apply) f8l lrinutury waters 319 linear rcct 20 idth (n)0 Other non-1ctland watersmiddot acres

ldcn11ty I) pc(s) of watc~

J Wctlantls directly abutting an RPW that tlow dirtgtctl y or indirectl y into TNWs 0 Jtlands dir~ctly ahut RPW and thus are JUrisdictional a adjacent wetlands

0 Wetlands dir~ctl) abutting an RPW where tributancs typ icnll)- tlm1 ) car-round Prov1de data and railonalc indicatmg that tributary is perennial m Section 110 2 above Provide rationale indicating that wetland i~ dtrectly abuttmg an RPW

0 Wetlands dir~ctly abutting an RP here tnbutancs t)ptcally lo11 scasonall)-middot ProvHic data mdicaung thattributaJ) Igt seasonal in S~ctton 1118 and rat10nnlc m Section Ill 02 aho c Provide rat 1onalc mdicat 1ng thai etland is direct I) abuttmg an RfW

Pro ido acreage c~timatcs for JUrisditional Htlands 111 the rn ic artbulla acre-

5 ctlandsadjaccnt to but not directl y abuttin g an R PW that flow directly or indirectl y into TNWs 0 Wetlands that do not directl~ ~but an RPW but hen considered in combination ith the tributnr to hich the) arc adjacent

and llh Similar) Situated adjacent etlands have a significant nexus w1lh a I NW arc JUrisiUIC ttonal Data supporung Lh i ~ ondusion is pro 1d cd at Scciio n Il lC

Prr1rd acreage eltllmatcs for jurisdictional Ctlands in the rCgtICo area acres

11 etlancl s adj~ c nt to non-RPWs tha t flo d irectl y or indirectly into TNWs 0 Wetlands adjacltnt to such atcrs and have when con-idcld in combination lth the tributu ro hrch the~ are adjacent and

v ith s1m1IJrl) srtuoted adjacent wetland~ have a significmt nexus ith o TNV urc jurf dictiona l Ddta suppo11ing th1~ conclusion is prov1dld at Section Ill C

lrm idt clUmutc~ for jurisdictionlll wetlands In the review ~rca acre-

7 Impoundmentlt~ of jurisdic tional waters ~bulla general rult the impoundmcm lfUJwmiddoticlictionultributar_ r~mlt~in~junsdlctional

0 Dcmon$lriliC lhat1mpoundmcm as created from ~aters of the US or 0 Demonstrate that watr meet~ the ern en a lor one of the cttcgorics presented abt e (1-6) or 0 Demonstrate that water IS iso lated wi th a nex us to commcrtc (sec E below)

bullsc FtXltnvt~ ~ 3 1 bullmiddotCirnpletc the llUilysis nttr tu ril key rn rcu on 11106 otlh Instruc tional Gutd~bouk

E I~OLATEO llNTERSTATE O R I NTRA -STATE WATERS INCLUDING SOLlt TED ETLADS T HE E DEGRADATlON OR DESTRUCTION OF W HrC H C OULD AFFECT INTERSTATE COMMERCEIfCL UDI NG ANY SUCH WATERS (CHECK A L L T HAT APPL) 1 ~ 0 hbullch are or could be used by intcrtatc or foreign traclers for recreational or other purposes0 from vhich ti~h or shell fhh arc or could be tukcn and sold in mterslate or foreign comme rce 0 btch arc or could be used for industrial purposes b) industncs 111 inter-uste commercl 0 lmerstmc olatcd aJcrs Explain 0 Other Jactor Explam

Id entify water body 11nd summarize rationale su ppor ting determinat ion

Prov1de c~timatts for jurisdictio nal Hers in the rc-ie area (check all that apply) 0 rributory WlllCrs linear [CCI idth (I) 0 Other non-wetland watersmiddot acres

Jdentifv type(s) of waters 0 ctlandsmiddot acres

r ~0~-JLRJSOICTIO AL WATERS INCLUDING -ETLANDS (CH ECK ALL TH AT APPLY)0 If pmential vetlands were asses~ed w ithin the nbullic ana these areas did not rntct the criteria in hc 1987 Corps of Engineers

Wetlund Oelineatiln v1anual ancLor appropnatc RqponaJ Supplements 0 Rcvlc area Included isolated waters wtlh no substant ial nexus to interstate (or fbreignl commerce

D Prior tlt the Ian 200 I Supreme Court dtc1sion in SW 1 CC the rc ic area voultl hai~ been regulated based sokh on the Migratory B1 rd Ruh CMBR

0 VI ahrs do not meet the Significant Nc-us standard v here such a findmg is r~ircd for jurisdiction FpJajn0 Other (cxplam 1r no t co cred abomiddot c)

Pro 1dc acreage estimates for non-juriltgtdichonal walers m the rc 1cw nrca hare 1he sole potential basis ofjurisdicuon t the I18R lilctors (ie pnscncc of rnigruto ry birds prcscnce ofendangered species ust o f water for irrigated agriculture) using hcst professional judgment (chcd all that appl) )middot0 Non-etland waters (ie nvcrs streams) linear feet idtb (H) 0 Lakcspomlsmiddot acres 0 Other non-ltland aters acns Listl) pe ol aquaJi~o resource 0 Wetlands acres

Pnn 1de atrcoge cStimlltlts for non-jurisdictiona l wnttrs in U1e rcvir~ area that do not meet themiddotmiddot ign itlcant Nexus standard ~~ h~re such a iinJing bull~ required forJurisdicuon (check all that appl) ) 0 Non-ctlanJ latcrs (ie rivers stream~) linear feet width ( ll) 0 Lakcspond~middot acres 0 Other non- etiand 1atefl acres List type of aquauc resource 0 Wttlands acres

SECTION lV DATI SOtbullRCES

SLPPORTING DfTA Data rcvilwed for JD (ch eck a ll that apply - checked items shall he included 111 case lile and here checked and reqm3tcd appropriamptCI) reference sources belo1 J ~ Maps plan plots or plut ~ubm itted b or on beha lf olthc applilnntlcoulgtultan t Jurisdictional Waters Delineation Report Adamsville SW Expansion Prepared b~ Ci il amp Erl ironmtntal Consultant Inc December 23 1010 181 Datu ~heets prltparedsubmined b) or on behalf ofthe ilppltcantleonsultant

181 Officlt concurs with data shcets1dcllncation report 0 Office docs not ~oncur ith data shcctStdelineati on report

0 Data sheets prepared b) the Corps 0 Corps na 1 ~able 1aters tud)0 LS Gcolug1caJ Survey Hrdrologic Atlas

0 I SGS 1~ffi data 0 l SGS 8 and 11 dtgit IIUC mt~ps

0 u_s Geological Survey map(s) Cite scale amp quad name 0 l ~D Natural Rt~ourccs Conscnauon Sen ice oil Sun C) Citllion 0 Nationul w~tlands imentory map(s) C1t nAme

1 Jgtrilgtr to nsscrlinl ormiddot ucclioin~ CWt jurisdiction based solel y on this clllc~tOr) Corp~ Oislricts ill elnatc the action to Corps and EP IIQ for

rrie Clgtnsistenl with the prorc~s described in th~ CorpsEPA Mlmoramfum Regarding CWA l cf Jurisflictio11 Followi11g Roprmos

E I~OLATEO llNTERSTATE O R I NTRA -STATE WATERS INCLUDING SOLlt TED ETLADS T HE E DEGRADATlON OR DESTRUCTION OF W HrC H C OULD AFFECT INTERSTATE COMMERCEIfCL UDI NG ANY SUCH WATERS (CHECK A L L T HAT APPL) 1 ~ 0 hbullch are or could be used by intcrtatc or foreign traclers for recreational or other purposes0 from vhich ti~h or shell fhh arc or could be tukcn and sold in mterslate or foreign comme rce 0 btch arc or could be used for industrial purposes b) industncs 111 inter-uste commercl 0 lmerstmc olatcd aJcrs Explain 0 Other Jactor Explam

Id entify water body 11nd summarize rationale su ppor ting determinat ion

Prov1de c~timatts for jurisdictio nal Hers in the rc-ie area (check all that apply) 0 rributory WlllCrs linear [CCI idth (I) 0 Other non-wetland watersmiddot acres

Jdentifv type(s) of waters 0 ctlandsmiddot acres

r ~0~-JLRJSOICTIO AL WATERS INCLUDING -ETLANDS (CH ECK ALL TH AT APPLY)0 If pmential vetlands were asses~ed w ithin the nbullic ana these areas did not rntct the criteria in hc 1987 Corps of Engineers

Wetlund Oelineatiln v1anual ancLor appropnatc RqponaJ Supplements 0 Rcvlc area Included isolated waters wtlh no substant ial nexus to interstate (or fbreignl commerce

D Prior tlt the Ian 200 I Supreme Court dtc1sion in SW 1 CC the rc ic area voultl hai~ been regulated based sokh on the Migratory B1 rd Ruh CMBR

0 VI ahrs do not meet the Significant Nc-us standard v here such a findmg is r~ircd for jurisdiction FpJajn0 Other (cxplam 1r no t co cred abomiddot c)

Pro 1dc acreage estimates for non-juriltgtdichonal walers m the rc 1cw nrca hare 1he sole potential basis ofjurisdicuon t the I18R lilctors (ie pnscncc of rnigruto ry birds prcscnce ofendangered species ust o f water for irrigated agriculture) using hcst professional judgment (chcd all that appl) )middot0 Non-etland waters (ie nvcrs streams) linear feet idtb (H) 0 Lakcspomlsmiddot acres 0 Other non-ltland aters acns Listl) pe ol aquaJi~o resource 0 Wetlands acres

Pnn 1de atrcoge cStimlltlts for non-jurisdictiona l wnttrs in U1e rcvir~ area that do not meet themiddotmiddot ign itlcant Nexus standard ~~ h~re such a iinJing bull~ required forJurisdicuon (check all that appl) ) 0 Non-ctlanJ latcrs (ie rivers stream~) linear feet width ( ll) 0 Lakcspond~middot acres 0 Other non- etiand 1atefl acres List type of aquauc resource 0 Wttlands acres

SECTION lV DATI SOtbullRCES

SLPPORTING DfTA Data rcvilwed for JD (ch eck a ll that apply - checked items shall he included 111 case lile and here checked and reqm3tcd appropriamptCI) reference sources belo1 J ~ Maps plan plots or plut ~ubm itted b or on beha lf olthc applilnntlcoulgtultan t Jurisdictional Waters Delineation Report Adamsville SW Expansion Prepared b~ Ci il amp Erl ironmtntal Consultant Inc December 23 1010 181 Datu ~heets prltparedsubmined b) or on behalf ofthe ilppltcantleonsultant

181 Officlt concurs with data shcets1dcllncation report 0 Office docs not ~oncur ith data shcctStdelineati on report

0 Data sheets prepared b) the Corps 0 Corps na 1 ~able 1aters tud)0 LS Gcolug1caJ Survey Hrdrologic Atlas

0 I SGS 1~ffi data 0 l SGS 8 and 11 dtgit IIUC mt~ps

0 u_s Geological Survey map(s) Cite scale amp quad name 0 l ~D Natural Rt~ourccs Conscnauon Sen ice oil Sun C) Citllion 0 Nationul w~tlands imentory map(s) C1t nAme

1 Jgtrilgtr to nsscrlinl ormiddot ucclioin~ CWt jurisdiction based solel y on this clllc~tOr) Corp~ Oislricts ill elnatc the action to Corps and EP IIQ for

rrie Clgtnsistenl with the prorc~s described in th~ CorpsEPA Mlmoramfum Regarding CWA l cf Jurisflictio11 Followi11g Roprmos