Question

Consider the scenario of a worker contacting you, stating that he received a notice of violation on a project site. The worker removed all the trees on a previously forested site and has filled the site with a layer of fill dirt that is roughly three feet thick. A company claims that a portion of the site the worker was working on was a wetland prior to his site work, however the acreage and exact location of the wetland are unknown.

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Outline your approach to via bullet points:

a) Determine what the actual area of wetland impact is on this site;

and, b) Restore the site to its previous wetland condition.

Answer 1

A. Wetland is an area which has a water table 6 feet below the surface or the water table touches the surface of the earth or the land is inundated by water. The surface for The construction purpose should be solid and without water but the wetland is either waterlogged or a marshy land which does not give conducive conditions for construction or for any project over it.

B. Creations of sills like loggerheads, boulders or large structures across a channel wil help to create a pool habitat. Afforestation in the area will help the soil to conserve moisture. Restore ecological integrity and protect the aquatic resources. Plantations of the native tree species. Living shoreline techniques to preserve soil.