Rev. 9-1-95
WETLAND IDENTIFICATION
203-R-205
The Standard Specifications are revised as follows:
SECTION 203, AFTER LINE 266, INSERT AS FOLLOWS:
The proposed site of excavated
material disposal shall be identified before such material is
disposed of within or outside the right-of-way. An inspection
shall be conducted to determine if wetlands are present on the
site. This inspection shall be done by a person knowledgeable in
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers method of wetland delineation.
Wetlands shall be identified in accordance with the Federal
Manual for Identifying and Delineating Jurisdictional Wetland.
If the Contractor still elects to
use the site, all required permits shall be obtained. The
Contractor shall develop and construct all mitigation measures
required by such permits.
SECTION 203, AFTER LINE 1174, INSERT AS FOLLOWS:
The costs of obtaining permits for
the disposal of excavated material in a wetland, or of the
development and construction of mitigation measures required by
such permits, shall be included in the costs of other pay items.