1. (a) In order to determine the appropriate impact classification of a project and the type of approval required, if any, the person responsible for a proposed project in a coastal area shall:

   1. (1) Conduct the data screening required by Env-Wt 306.05;
   2. (2) Identify documented shellfish sites, existing salt marsh, salt marsh migration pathways, the 100-year floodplain, and eel grass beds that might be impacted by the proposed project using the WPPT or any other database or source that provides the requisite information;
   3. (3) Conduct a data screening as described in (b), below, to identify documented essential fish habitat, and tides and currents that may be impacted by the proposed project;
   4. (4) Verify or correct the information collected from the data screenings by conducting an on-site assessment of the subject property in accordance with Env-Wt 406 and Env-Wt 603.04; and
   5. (5) Determine appropriate projected sea-level rise and location relative to available 100-year floodplain maps to inform the vulnerability assessment in Env-Wt 603.05.

2. (b) The data screening required by (a)(3), above, shall be done using the links provided in Table 603-1, below:

   Table 603-1: Data Screening Links for Projects/Activities in Coastal Areas

   Resource

   Link

   NOAA Tides & Currents

   https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/

   NOAA Essential Fish Habitat Mapper

   https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/map/essential-fish-habitat-mapper

Source. #12806, eff 12-15-19