METHODS FOR ANALYSIS OF HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS ON A WETLAND ECOSYSTEM--A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH

In 1979 the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department made application to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a permit, as required by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, to allow placement of fill material in a wetland during construction of US-67 in White County, Arkansas. Coordination with the Environmental Protection Agency, the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers resulted in the Highway Department agreeing to monitor impacts before, during, and after construction as a condition for issuance of the Section 404 permit. The wetland monitoring program and the procedure used to derive the monitoring program are described. In addition, a literature summary is presented for researchers who may be required to analyze impacts on wetland ecosystems.

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• Authors:
  • Harris, John L
  • Burnside, Fred L
  • Richardson, Bill L
  • Welch, Wendy K
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 8-17
• Monograph Title: Wetlands and roadside management
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 969
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Before and after studies; Ecology; Environmental impacts; Fills; Impact studies; Interdisciplinary studies; Monitoring; Road construction; Wetlands
• Old TRIS Terms: Multidisciplinary
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00394935
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309037514
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM