Rev. 7-1-95
BORROW PIT WETLAND ENHANCEMENT
203-R-121
The Standard Specifications are revised as follows:
SECTION 203, AFTER LINE 130, INSERT AS FOLLOWS:
203.08.1 Borrow Pit Wetland Enhancement. If borrow material is obtained from other than commercially operated sources and the property owner desires treatment of the borrow pit area so that it contains a reservoir of water, a portion of the excavated area shall have final restoration performed in the following manner. The water edge shall be constructed with irregular lines forming small points and bays or an undulating water edge or shoreline. Also, 25 percent of the water edge or shoreline shall have a 6:1 slope (17% grade) or flatter from the anticipated water elevation to a water depth of 1.8 m (6 ft). SECTION 203, BEGIN LINE 1175, INSERT AS FOLLOWS:
The costs of identification of borrow pits, archaeological investigations, and changes to construction operations caused by the identification of an archaeological site, and borrow pit wetland enhancement, shall be included in the cost of borrow, unless otherwise agreed to in writing.