Table 3. Outline of 404 (b)(1) Report for Coast of Florida and Region Storm Effects Study.
Source: US Army Corps of Engineers 1996.

1. Project Description
  a. Location
  b. General Description
  c. Authority and Purpose
  d. General Description of Fill Material
    1. General Characteristics of Material
    2. Quantity of Material
    3. Source of Material
  e. Description of Proposed Discharge Sites
    1. Location
    2. Size
    3. Type of Site
    4. Type of Habitat
    5. Timing and Duration of Discharge
  f. Description of Disposal Method
2. Factual Determination
  a. Physical Substrate Determination
    1. Substrate Elevation and Slope
    2. Sediment Type
    3. Dredge/Fill Material Movement
    4. Physical Effects on Benthos
  b. Water Circulation
    1. Water
    2. Current Patterns and Circulation
    3. Normal Water Level Fluctuations and Salinity Gradients
  c. Suspended Particulates / Turbidity Determinations
    1. Expected Changes in Suspended Particulates and Turbidity Levels in the Vicinity of the Disposal Site
    2. Effects on the Chemical and Physical Properties of the Water Column
      a. Light Penetration
      b. Dissolved Oxygen
      c. Toxic Metals, Organics and Pathogens
      d. Aesthetics
    3. Effects on Biota
      a. Primary Productivity and Photosynthesis
      b. Suspension/Filter Feeders
      c. Sight Feeders
  d. Contaminant Determinations
  e. Aquatic Ecosystem and Organism Determinations
    1. Endangered and Threatened Species
    2. Hard Bottom Habitat
  f. Proposed Site Determinations
    1. Mixing Zone Determination
    2. Determination of Compliance with Applicable Water Quality Standards
    3. Potential Effects on Human Use Characteristics
      a. Municipal and Private Water Supplies
      b. Recreational and Commercial Fisheries
      c. Water Related Recreation
      d. Aesthetics
      e. Parks, National and Historic Monuments, National Seashores, Wilderness Areas, Research Sites, and Similar Preserves
      f. Determination of Cumulative Effects on the Aquatic Ecosystem
      g. Secondary Effects on the Aquatic Ecosystem
3. Findings of Compliance or Non-Compliance with the Restrictions on Discharge
  a. Significant Adapatations of the Guidelines Made?
  b. Does a Practicable Alternative Exist?
  c. Will Any Water Quality Standards Be Violated?
  d. Will Discharge Jeopardize Continued Existence of Endangered Species or Critical Habitat?
  e. Significant Effects on Human Welfare (water supplies, fishing, fish, shellfish, wildlife, special aquatic sites)?
  f. Complies with 404(b)(1) Guidelines?
  g. Complies with Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972?
APPENDIX B Florida Coastal Zone Management Program, Federal Consistency Evaluation
APPENDIX C Scoping Letter and Responses