JOINT APPLICATION
SECTION C - PROPOSED PROJECT & ACTIVITY INFORMATION

Be ready to describe what you are doing, why the project is needed and how the work may affect the stream and surrounding area.

    • Agricultural and irrigation projects

    • Channel or bank projects

    • Mining projects

    • Buildings or structures

    • Crossings or roads

    • Recreation-related projects

    • Other projects

    You’ll also be asked:

    • Whether the project is a restoration project

    • For a brief description of the proposed project

    • How the project will be accomplished

  • Be prepared to identify why the project is necessary, which may include:

    • Improving water quality

    • Improving fish habitat

    • Improving wildlife habitat

    • Protecting property from flooding

    • Protecting property from erosion

    • Natural water storage or aquifer recharge

    • Infrastructure development

    • Infrastructure removal

    • Irrigation

    • Improving agricultural operations

    • Removing vegetation or debris

    • Providing access

    • Other

    You may also be asked whether the project includes associated infrastructure, such as:

    • Bridge

    • Culvert

    • Other crossing

    • Road or parking lot

    • Irrigation structure

    • Dam

    • Utilities

    • Residential or commercial building

    • Boat ramp, dock, steps or other access

    • Bank armor

    • Other

  • You may be asked:

    • Which streambank will be affected when looking downstream:

      • Left bank

      • Right bank

      • Both

      • In channel

      • Not applicable

    • What type of waterbody or area is affected:

      • Wetland

      • Pond

      • River or stream

      • Riparian area

      • Floodplain

      • Ditch or canal

      • Other

    • What type of land surrounds the project:

      • Agriculture

      • Forest

      • Rural

      • Urban or suburban

      • Mining

      • Other

  • Be prepared to explain:

    • Other reasonable alternatives you considered

    • Why you selected the proposed approach

    • Costs of the alternatives, if relevant

    • How the alternatives could affect:

      • Erosion or sedimentation

      • The stream channel

      • Vegetation

      • Water quality

      • Stream flow

      • Fish or habitat

      • The natural condition of the area

  • The application asks how your project could temporarily or permanently affect the stream and surrounding natural resources, and what you will do to minimize those impacts.

    Be prepared to address:

    • Erosion

    • Sedimentation

    • Turbidity

    • Potential contaminants

    • Fish or aquatic habitat

    • Floodplains

    • Wetlands

    • Riparian habitat

    • Flooding upstream or downstream

    • Water flow

    • Streambed and banks

    • Existing vegetation

    • Revegetation

    • Weed control

  • Associated Infrastructure
    Structures or improvements connected to the project, such as a bridge, culvert, road, irrigation structure, utility, building, access feature or bank protection.

    Aquatic Organism Passage
    Whether fish and other aquatic organisms can move through or past a structure without being blocked. For example, a culvert or stream crossing may need to be designed so aquatic organisms can continue moving through the stream.

    Left Bank / Right Bank
    Stand facing downstream, in the direction the water is flowing. The bank on your left is the left bank and the bank on your right is the right bank.

    Riparian Area
    The vegetated area alongside a stream, river or other waterbody. In this part of the Gilly application, it is described as a 50-foot stream buffer.

    Turbidity
    Cloudiness in the water caused by suspended sediment, soil or other particles.

    Sedimentation
    Soil, sand or other material that settles into the stream or waterbody.

    Revegetation
    Restoring vegetation to areas disturbed by the project.

    Alternatives
    Other reasonable ways you considered accomplishing the same project goal.