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VII. Conclusion

The Army Corps must consider all direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts that could
result from the proposed project, including growth-inducing impacts that such
development could generate in the future.

We urge you to deny the Section 404 permit as proposed in this Public Notice. The
proposed project does not adequately address direct, indirect and cumulative impacts, nor
does it propose acceptable mitigation for wetlands slated for destruction. The Army
Corps of Engineers (ACOE) should postpone consideration of this permit until adequate
information is submitted for public review and comment. At this point in time, the project
applicant has not met the requirements of applicable federal law, nor does the public have
all the information necessary to review and comment on the proposal.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Kalt, Conservation Chair
North Coast Chapter, California Native Plant Society

and

Cynthia Elkins
Environmental Protection Information Center
P. O. Box 397
Garberville, CA 95542

Cc:
Bob Merrill, California Coastal Commission, North Coast District Manager
Mark Delaplaine, California Coastal Commission, Federal Consistency Coordinator
Bonnie Neely, California Coastal Commission, North Coast Representative
Alexis Strauss, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9
Mike Accituno, Wetlands Branch,

Northern California, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Michael Long, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Field Supervisor, Arcata Office
William Allan, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Environmental Protection SPecialist
Karen Kovacs, California Department of Fish and Game

References:

Bencie, R. and D. K. Imper. 2003. 2002 Status Report, Western Lily Vegetation Strategy,

Crescent City Marsh Wildlife Area, Del Norte County, and Table Bluff
Ecological Reserve, Humboldt County, California. Unpublished report submitted
to the California Department of Fish and Game, Eureka,. 24 pp. and App.