{ "culture": "en-US", "name": "", "guid": "", "catalogPath": "", "snippet": "The purpose of this module is to streamline NRCS planning activities when practices are reasonably ascertained to have no effect, the effects were wholly beneficial, or when the circumstances for avoidance of adverse effects were straightforward. It acts only as a screening tool to determine only if potential interactions with the Clean Water Act exist and/or where no adverse effects are realistically present or where no known adverse effects exist. This process is not meant to usurp or replace standard procedures found in any NRCS regulations or procedures. This module is meant only as a screening tool and may not represent actual field conditions. In no way does this constitute a formal delineation for any law including the NFSAM or the Clean Water Act. A formal determination/delineation for those purposes must be made using other methods, procedures, and protocols. \n This is the third draft for the initial version of this module, so eventual alterations to this module are likely as it is continuously refined and improved.", "description": "

The practice matrix (and supporting documents and information), which includes the conservation practices, potential adverse effects, considerations, effect determinations, and KICT proximity thresholds were provided by the NRCS. The NRCS Data Steward for the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves used this information with the necessary geospatial data to create this module for the KICT. <\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>", "summary": "The purpose of this module is to streamline NRCS planning activities when practices are reasonably ascertained to have no effect, the effects were wholly beneficial, or when the circumstances for avoidance of adverse effects were straightforward. It acts only as a screening tool to determine only if potential interactions with the Clean Water Act exist and/or where no adverse effects are realistically present or where no known adverse effects exist. This process is not meant to usurp or replace standard procedures found in any NRCS regulations or procedures. This module is meant only as a screening tool and may not represent actual field conditions. In no way does this constitute a formal delineation for any law including the NFSAM or the Clean Water Act. A formal determination/delineation for those purposes must be made using other methods, procedures, and protocols. \n This is the third draft for the initial version of this module, so eventual alterations to this module are likely as it is continuously refined and improved.", "title": "KICT_Display_CWA_Module_303d", "tags": [ "Clean Water Act", "CWA", "Kentucky Interagency Coordination Tool", "KICT", "Natural Resources Conservation Service", "NRCS", "Waters of the United States", "WOTUS", "NEPA", "Section 303(d)", "Section 401", "Section 402", "Section 404", "Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves", "OKNP", "State Water Quality Certification", "National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System", "NPDES", "Total Maximum Daily Loads", "TMDL" ], "type": "", "typeKeywords": [], "thumbnail": "", "url": "", "minScale": 150000000, "maxScale": 5000, "spatialReference": "", "accessInformation": "Much of the geospatial data for this module was sourced from the Kentucky Division of Water, including DOW EPA-Approved TMDLs for Springs, Lakes, and Streams, KY DOW 2022 Integrated Report 305(b) Assessed Springs, Lakes, and Streams, KY DOW's Special Use Waters and Waterbodies, 24K NHD Blueline Streams, and USACE Section 10 Waters. The geospatial data used in the Wetlands Module of the KICT were also used to create this module. That wetlands data was provided by the NRCS staff and included the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) data for Kentucky from the USFWS, the Wetlands Crop Data Layer (CDL) from the NASS of the USDA, the NFSAM Wetland Determination (red dot) Data Layer from the FSA of the USDA, as well as the NFSAM Wetland Delineations and Soils DataMart from the NRCS.", "licenseInfo": "", "portalUrl": "" }