5900 36TH AVE W SEPA 015 - 034 - SOUNDVIEW BUSINESS CAMPUS - VERITAS Land Use Decision Documents 2025-04-22

wetlands, and wetlands in coastal lagoons cannot be authorized by a NWP, except by the following NWPs: ' NWP 3 — Maintenance NWP 20 — Oil Spill Cleanup ' NWP 32 — Completed Enforcement Actions NWP 3 8 — Cleanup of Hazardous and Toxic Waste In order to use one of the above -referenced NWPs in any of the aquatic resources requiring special ' protection, you must submit a pre -construction notification to the District Engineer in accordance with Nationwide Permit General Condition 31 (Pre -Construction Notification) and obtain written approval before commencing work. 2. Commencement Bay. The following NWPs may not be used to authorize activities located in the Commencement Bay Study Area (see Figure 1 at www.nws.usace.army.mil, select Regulatory Permits ' then Permit Guidebook, then Nationwide Permits) requiring Department of the Army authorization: NWP 12 —Utility Line Activities (substations) NWP 13 —Bank Stabilization NWP 14 — Linear Transportation Projects NWP 23 — Approved Categorical Exclusions ' NWP 29 — Residential Developments NWP 39 — Commercial and Institutional Developments NWP 40—Agricultural Activities NWP 41— Reshaping Existing Drainage Ditches ' NWP 42 — Recreational Facilities NWP 43 — Stormwater Management Facilities ' 3. New Bank Stabilization Prohibition Areas in Tidal Waters of Puget Sound. Activities involving new bank stabilization in tidal waters in Water Resource Inventory Areas (WRIAs) 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 (within the specific area identified on Figure 2 at www.nws.usace.army.mil, select Regulatory Permits then ' Permit Guidebook, then Nationwide Permits) cannot be authorized by a NWP. 4. Bank Stabilization. Any project including new or maintenance bank stabilization activities requires ' pre -construction notification to the District Engineer in accordance with Nationwide Permit General Condition 31 for Pre -Construction Notification. This requirement does not apply to maintenance work exempt by 33 CFR 323.4 (a)(2). Each notification must also include the following information: a. Need for the work, including the cause of the erosion and the threat posed to structures, infrastructure, and/or public safety. The notification must also include a justification for the need to place fill or structures waterward of the line of the Corps' jurisdiction (typically, the ordinary high water mark or mean higher high water mark). b. Current and expected post -project sediment movement and deposition patterns in and near the project area. In tidal waters, describe the location and size of the nearest bluff sediment sources (feeder bluffs) to the project area and current and expected post -project nearshore drift patterns in the project area. ' c. Current and expected post -project habitat conditions, including the presence of fish, wildlife and plant species, submerged aquatic vegetation, spawning habitat, and special aquatic sites (e.g., vegetated shallows, riffle and pool complexes, or mudflats) in the project area. ' 12