EFTA00164129Set 9
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Legacy That Defies a Solution
• Continued Reporting: Sackett Decision Shrinks Federal Regulation of Wetlands
TAX
• Continued Reporting: California Construction Company Owner Guilty of Employment Tax Crimes
IMMIGRATION
• Revised DACA Program ... Hanford's shallow underground tanks
Continued Reporting: Sackett Decision Shrinks Federal Regulation of Wetlands
The National Law Review continued reporting on the May 25, 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision that ... significantly
narrowed the extent of wetlands within the definition of "waters of the United States", and, therefore, within the
jurisdiction of the federal Clean Water Act. The article added that
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EFTA02519086Set 11
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compliance, but it was my intention to assist in returning
>every structure and wetland on the islands back to an in-compliance status.
>Lastly, typically the USACE needs three indicators ... make a wetland
>determination including soil, plants, and hydrology; however, if we
>have a difficult soil situation (i.e. 3 feet of river rock placed on
>top of the soil ... have any luck?
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>Amy has requested copies of the wetland delineations from the surveyor
>so that we can determine where, if anywhere, fill issues exist
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EFTA00599527Set 9
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island's indigenous reptiles) and suggests that the
island's salt ponds and surrounding wetland vegetation be segregated from the development sites.
Until the applicant fixes various "deficiencies" listed ... area.
CZM reports also indicate that some of the proposed lots contain wetlands and should be excluded from
the actual building site.
"After buffering, the land is not appropriate ... kind," the report says. "Great St.
James has one of the highest densities of wetlands in the USVI. The six coastal ponds on Great St. James
are coastal features, which
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