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Print-friendlyRiparian Area and Wetland Restoration
Agencies involved:
- ACOE: US Army Corps of Engineers
- BLM: US Bureau of Land Management
- DSL: Oregon Department of State Lands
- FSA: Farm Service Agency
- ODA: Oregon Department of Agriculture
- ODF: Oregon Department of Forestry
- OWRD: Oregon Water Resources Department
- USFS: US Forest Service
| Restoration Activity | Concerns about impacts of the activity | Permits or approval that may be required |
| Estuarine and freshwater wetland projects | Water control structures may alter natural hydrologic processes | Many of the construction activities in wetlands require a Removal-Fill Permit or General Authorization from DSL |
| Dike structures placed in wetlands alter natural hydrologic processes | A federal 404 Permit from the ACOE is required for any fill placed in wetlands or waters | |
| Dike removal should comply with in-water work periods to protect aquatic species | Water impoundment may require a Water Storage Permit from OWRD if water is stored | |
| Backfill or restoration of "ditched" channels must be concerned with placement of fill material | ||
| Construction activities and disturbed sites should be reseeded or revegetated to prevent sediment movement | ||
| Grazing management plans | Care should be taken to ensure riparian areas are protected | Grazing does not require state approval |
| Grazing should be managed to maintain native plant communities | Grazing may require a permit on federal lands from BLM or USFS | |
| Riparian vegetation planting | Plant species should be adapted to riparian conditions (occasional to regular flooding) | Planting does not require approval or permits |
| Planting should consider natural succession of species | Riparian planting can be paid for by federal FSA programs such as the continuous sign-up or Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program | |
| Riparian fencing | Fence placement should consider flooding patterns, location of the floodplain and stream channel movement patterns | Fencing does not require approval or permits |
| Riparian fencing can be paid for by federal FSA programs such as the continuous sign-up or Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program | ||
| Water gap development | Fencing should be able to tolerate flooding patterns | Rock placement may require a Removal-Fill Permit or General Authorization from DSL if more than 50 cubic yards of material is used, and/or a 404 Permit or General Permit from ACOE |
| Rock used to harden the water gap should be placed during the in-stream work period to protect species | ||
| Livestock water development or diversions | Diversions of stream flow can reduce instream flow and harm aquatic species | Water diversions require a permit from OWRD, however certain livestock diversions may be exempt from state permit requirements |
| Springs may have important habitat value and may support listed amphibians | ||
| Brush / weed control / eradication | Applications may drift and pollute nearby waters | Work on forest operations may require ODF approval |
| Many chemicals require an Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) applicators license |
Additional terms:
- ASC: Application for Site Certificate
- CAFO: the concentrated confined feeding or holding of animals in buildings or pens where the surface has been prepared with concrete, rock or fibrous material to support animals in wet weather
- CWRE: Certified Water Right Examiner
- EFSC: Energy Facility Siting Council
- FPF: Forest Practice Forester
- HCP: Habitat Conservation Plan
- NEPA: National Environmental Policy Act
- NOI: Notice of Intent
- NPDES: National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
- RCRA: the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act that establishes waste management standards
- SWCD: Soil and Water Conservation District
- UIC: Underground Injection Control
- WPCF: Water Pollution Control Facility
