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Town of Sullivan’s Island, SC
TABLE 1.1. Animal and plant species having federal and state legal protection and are either known to occur or which may
possibly occur in the AL study area.
Common Name
Scientific Name
Federal Status
State Status
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Protected
Endangered
Wood Stork
Mycteria americana
Endangered
Endangered
Kirtland’s Warbler
Dendroica kirtlandii
Endangered
Not Listed
Least Tern
Sterna antillarum
Not Listed
Threatened
Wilson’s Plover
Charadrius wilsonia
Not Listed
Threatened
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodus
Threatened
Threatened
Rafinesque’s Big-eared Bat
Corynorhinus rafinesquii
Not Listed
Endangered
Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle
Lepidochelys kempii
Endangered
Endangered
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Dermochelys coriacea
Endangered
Endangered
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Caretta caretta
Threatened
Threatened
Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
Threatened
Threatened
Shortnose Sturgeon
Acipenser brevirostrum
Endangered
Endangered
Seabeach Amaranth
Amaranthus pumilus
Threatened
Threatened
Wetland Regulation
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act [renamed the Clean Water Act (CWA) in 1982] in-
cludes a multitude of regulations designed to protect the nation’s waters. These include river
and estuarine protection, ensuring clean drinking water, and prevention of freshwater wetland
destruction. The CWA places jurisdiction over some waters in the hands of the US Army
Corps of Engineers (USACE).
Section 404 of the CWA requires a permit from the USACE for the discharge of fill material into
navigable waters of the United States, including wetlands. Activities in wetlands for which
permits may be required include:
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Placement of fill material.
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Ditching activities when the excavated material is sidecast.
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Levee and dike construction.
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Mechanized land clearing.
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Land leveling.
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Most road construction.
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Dam construction.
Some wetlands that are subject to jurisdiction by USACE may fall under the jurisdiction of the
state of South Carolina. OCRM is tasked with protecting the quality of the coastal environment