Waterway Width

1. MDE LIVING SHORELINE WAIVER – Worksheet (Page 1) A Less than 100 feet Apply for exemption Waterway Width 100 – 140 feet 1 pts Greater than 140 feet 2 pts B Tree clearing or Bank Grading will NOT allow for 6 hrs of sunlight Apply for exemption Shoreline receives <6 hours of sunlight per day Shoreline Orientation Tree clearing or Bank Grading will allow for 6 hrs of sunlight 1 pts Shoreline receives adequate sunlight 2 pts C Fetch: Maximum distance wind may travel unimpeded over open water before approaching the worksite shoreline; relates to wave height Maximum Fetch greater than 5 miles Apply for exemption Fetch Maximum Fetch greater than 3 miles 1 pts Maximum Fetch less than 3 miles 2 pts

2. MDE LIVING SHORELINE WAIVER – Worksheet (Page 2) D > 2-feet 1 pts Water depth at 20-feet channelward of MHWL Water depth >4-feet Water depth at 40-feet channelward of shoreline worksite MHWL < 2-feet 2 pts Depth of Waterway Water depth <4-feet 3 pts E 3 pts Coarse (Hard) Bottom Material Firmness of bottom material in the near shore area Sand/Silt mix (Med) 2 pts Organic / silt / Clay (Soft) 1 pts F Would be preserved 0 pts Forested Riparian Buffer or fish, wildlife, or plant habitat Critical Area Buffer Not present 1 pts Would be affected equally by structural or nonstructural measures 2 pts 2 to 5 Apply for exemption 6 to 8 Contact MDE for evaluation 9 to 13 Living Shoreline is recommended TOTAL