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City hears primer on wetland rules, permitting and project risks
Summary
Consultants and the city engineer gave a detailed presentation on how federal and state wetland rules affect development, why delineations matter and what property owners should expect for permitting and mitigation.
Coleman Klein, an environmental consultant with Civil Solutions Group, told the Nibley City Council on Jan. 9 that wetlands are defined by three technical components — vegetation, soils and hydrology — and that those components determine whether an area is regulated under the federal Clean Water Act.
“Wetlands generally include swamps, moaches, dogs, and similar areas,” Coleman said as he worked through the Army Corps of Engineers’ three-part test of vegetation, soil and hydrology during the presentation. He repeatedly urged property owners to obtain a wetland delineation during the growing season rather than relying on online maps.
The presentation explained why the National Wetland Inventory (NWI) and similar map layers are only a high-level guide: Coleman showed examples…
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