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Criteria to receive credits <strong>for</strong> Soil Restoration<br />

To receive credit <strong>for</strong> soil restoration under a location regulation, the following criteria must be met:<br />

Area is clearly shown on all construction drawings and delineated in the field.<br />

Tilling the soil is required if subsoil is compacted; needs to occur be<strong>for</strong>e amending media is applied.<br />

Area is not located on slopes greater than 30 percent.<br />

Area is not within the critical root zone of any tree.<br />

Amendment consists of six inches <strong>for</strong> minor compaction; 10 inches of amendment <strong>for</strong> major compaction.<br />

Area is located on the development project.<br />

Designer/Reviewer Checklist <strong>for</strong> Soil Restoration<br />

Type of soil amendment(s) proposed: ___________________________________________________________<br />

Amount of amendments(s) to be used: __________________________________________________________<br />

ITEM YES NO N/A NOTES<br />

Appropriate soil amendment(s) <strong>for</strong> the site conditions?<br />

Adequate amount of amendment materials?<br />

Bulk density/degree of compaction considered?<br />

Appropriate decompaction techniques and equipment?<br />

Appropriate construction sequencing?<br />

Sensitive areas (e.g., near existing trees, shallow<br />

utilities, and steep slopes) accounted <strong>for</strong>?<br />

Appropriate vegetation selected?<br />

Seasonality of planting/construction considered?<br />

Erosion and sedimentation control provided?<br />

Maintenance accounted <strong>for</strong> and plan provided?<br />

LID <strong>Manual</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Michigan</strong> – Chapter 7 Page 287

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