Characterize shoreline functions Clause Samples

Characterize shoreline functions. This will be a more detailed analysis of the shoreline jurisdiction that includes a narrative with reference to maps and GIS data. Delineate shoreline reaches based on land use and ecological processes (such as man-made physical features, stream confluences, or littoral drift cell boundaries). Describe functions that are associated with each shoreline reach. Specifically, this characterization will: • Detail the physical, biological, and land-use components within the shoreline jurisdiction. • Evaluate and assess shoreline ecological function using current scientific understanding of the relationship between the conditions of ecosystem-wide processes and functions within shoreline jurisdiction. Identify functions that are healthy, functions that are adversely impacted and functions that may have existed and are now missing.