Definition(s):

·         Adjacent: Something bordering, next to, or neighboring.

·         Impact: For purposes of this JARPA, any activity in or adjacent to a waterbody should be considered an impact; impacts may be temporary or permanent.

·         Mitigation: Actions taken to avoid, minimize, and compensate for adverse or negative effects on the environment.

·         Waterbody: A river, creek, stream, lake, pool, bay, wetland, marsh, swamp, tidal flat, ocean or other water area.

·         Wetland: An area that is inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances does support, a prevalence of vegetation adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas.