Common use of Agency Coordination Clause in Contracts

Agency Coordination. a. Permits It is anticipated that the wetlands will be considered jurisdictional Waters of the U.S. and therefore require both a USACE Section 404 permit and a ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ County Watershed Development Ordinance permit. The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ County ADID maps have determined that the Kishwaukee River is a “High Quality Aquatic Resource” in the vicinity of the bridge. AECOM will prepare a letter of Jurisdictional Determination for the County to submit to the USACE. This will inform that agency of the upcoming project and provide awareness of bridge replacement. b. ADID Coordination AECOM will coordinate with ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ County and/or the USACE to identify the functions being performed by the ADID wetlands identified associated with the Kishwaukee River. The Kishwaukee River has been included in the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ County ADID wetland study as having a high habitat value. This determination could have been made based on its biological/habitat functions, the aquatic habitat it provides, its shoreline/streambank stabilization functions, sediment/toxicant retention ability, nutrient removal/ transformation ability, and/or its stormwater storage/hydrologic stabilization function. The basis for the ADID determination will influence the type of permit necessary from ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ County and the mitigation necessary for wetland impacts. c. Threatened and Endangered Species/INAI Coordination AECOM will coordinate with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the potential for the presence of protected species to be present in the project vicinity. Coordination will be done with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for compliance with the Endangered Species Act and with IDNR for compliance with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Endangered Species Consultation Program and the Illinois Natural Areas Preservation Act compliance. The IDNR web-based Ecological Compliance Assessment Tool (EcoCAT) indicates that there is no threatened or endangered species present at the project site. However the site is listed on the Illinois Natural Areas Index. Heightened communication with the IDNR will be necessary. d. Items not to be performed by AECOM under this scope of work.