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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCoastal Resouresk9 45" 0 47 j; k4 I Jim ID 24tN FrE_ 4t,97 UIV a 0 4_ t nine00 ow 7\ L VAV 7;- 45963 E0 L 6 so e 1,11 appylan 5 rja 1D 4595 0 fJtVInc- 0o 0 or Geer .,H 111114 El eY RIT 0 h a 2 7-0 3 Lighto, 0 uof-: g h t2 067 H ghtori\ 0\ 2 459 rE- ri V. 4 1 13ieezwi ......... .. 5 W 7 1W qW D 4 N I L if4k9 It fne 4S% J t! h 25 2 2 4W if Vh, to n 4588 7 kil- L 7 417 10 VA r 4587 jrNf_7 I NV N Z W rJ L A_ t iI %ALJ. V 4 rtl fenf cf It N, 0J0 12 41,85 A- Y_1 2- N It jjQIrivKi A F F r N " 01 2 E3 iI X, g n N, 7 41022'3(Y' Ew NTtRt0P-GF0L0G1CAL SU*V1 7 A*Hl NG TOP4, 0 CL LEGEN) COASTAL LAND RESOURCES E COASTAL BLUFFS AND ESCAX"ENTS: Steep, seaward sloping marine cliffs or esca, ts composed of unconsolidated bouldery to stony or sandy to gravelly soil s. The slopes are active and the shores retreating(eroding). The slopes may be mantled with& sparse shrub or herb cover of salt spray tolerant plants. (Sources: 1,2) NE modified BLUFFS AND ESCARPMEWTS: Bluffs and escarpments which have been temporev4ly itabill by erosion control structures revetment, bulkhead or seawall) positioned seaward of the marine cli ffor escarpment. (Source: 1) B BEACHES AND DUNES: Moderately slopini shorescomposed of i4t*r workedsoffl, gravel or cobble deposits(beach)and when present, wind deposited sands (dunes or sand flats ). The beach proper) is positioned between mean low water and coastal bl uffs/escarpments ordunes or vegetation. The map designa- tions include all areas of sandy beach fill. Dunes and sand flats positioned landward and elevated above the beach, support coastal grasslands dominated by beach grass (Amophile breviligulata ). (Sources:1 .2 3,4) is mDdified BEACHES AND DUNES: Beach systems temporarily stabi- liziQ by an erosion coRrol structure (revetment,, seawall or bulkhead) positioned between the dune ridge and the beach. Source: 1) R ROCKY SHOREFRONTS: Shorefront composed of bedrock or armored with a dense aggregate of boulder and stone. Includes rugged nearly vertical rock cliffs or gently seaward sloping rock and bouldery lands. (Source: 1) COASTAL 'FLOOD' HAZARD AREA: 100 year coastal flood hazard area as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). On those coastal islands currently unmapped by FEMA,the flood hazard area i sconservatively approximated by the 10' contour interval. (Sources: 2,5) F FRESHWATER WETLANDS ANDUNDESIGNATED TIDAL WETLANDS: Areas defi;R G Section 22&.-38 -of the :onnecticut General Statutes as *land, including submerged land, not regulated pursuant to sections 22a-28 to 22a-35('Tidal' Wetlands and Watercourses Act),inclusive, which consists ofany of the soil types designated as poorly drained, very poorly drained, alluvial and floodplain...(Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Act)." Incl udes all freshwater wetland soils and any poorly to very poorly drained soils ofthe Pawcatuckand Westbrook series (tidal wetland soils) that are unmapped and unregulated bythe state tidal wet'land program. (Sources: 1,5) 1 ISLANDS: A land mass of bedrock or till encircled by coastal waters. (Note: All critical coastal resource components of the island such as bluffs and escarpments, beaches and dunes, rocky shorefront and wetlands should be managed accordingly whether or not these are displayed on this map) ( Sources: 1,2) SHORELANDS: Upland areas at elevations in excess of the 100 year still water flood level and located within the coastal boundary. (Sources: 2,5) D DEVELOPED SHOREFRONT: Port and harbor areas which have been highly engineered and developed resulting in the functionalimpairmentorsubstantialalterationoftheirnatural0hysio- graphic features or systems. (Sources: 1,3,4,7) W WATER: Open water bodies such as but not limited to lakes and ponds subject to regulation under Sections 22&-36 to 22a-45 of the Connecticut General Statutes. (Source: 2) INTERTIDAL RESOURCES T REGUILATED TIDAL WETLANDS: Official state designated and req lated tidal wetlands located within the coastal boundary. The areas depicted on this map shall in no waysupersede the official state regulated tidal wetland maps at the scale of 1:2400. (Source: 6) INTERTIDAL FLATS: Level to gently sloping areas subjected to ltern&tfn perTods of tidal inundation and exposure. Sediment is variable ranging from mud to sand. (Source: 2) COASTAL WATERS EM ESTLIARINE EMBAYMENTS: Protected coastal water bodies with an open connection to the Sound including tidal rivers, bays, covesand lagoons. (Source:2) NW ---NEARSHMC WATERS: Those waters and submerged lands between m"K nd a depth approximated by the 10 meter bathy - (Source: 2) ow OFFSHORE WATERS: Those waters and submerged lands seawr%; of a depthapp ximated by the 10meter bathymetric contour. Source: 2) I - - - - - - - - - - - COASTAL BOIJNWAY: As defined in Section 22a-94 of the coo ticut al Statutes as amended by "lic Act 7'9-535. Lands and waters seaward of the inside edge of this line are subject to the provisions of the Connecticut Coastal Kaniagement Aict) SOURCES: 1. False Color Infrared Aerial Photographs (1:12000), 1974 2. U.S.G.S. N Minute Quadrangle 3. Surificial Geology Maps (U.S.G.S. or Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey) 4. Soil Conservation Service, Coastal Soil Maps (1;24000), 1979 5. Flood Insurance Maps Prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (hazard boundary maps, prel iminary insurance rate maps or final flood insurance rate maps, whichever ones %we most current at this printing) 6. State Regulated Tidal Watland Maps (1:2400) 7. Coastal Ares Management, Land Use Overlays (1:240UG) This map is intended as a guide to identify the approximate locations of coastal resources. Map designations conform to the resource definitions in Section 22&-93 of the Connecticut General Statutes as amended by Public Act 79-535- Boundary lines are as precise as this map and sourqe information permit. This map shall not supersede any existing and more precise official tidal wetland map, state or municipal inland wetlands map or FE14A flood insurance map. Specific question or comments, relating to the map units or the application of this map, should be directed to the Connecticut Coastal Area Management Program. UNCASVILLE QUADRANGLE STATE OF CONNECTICUT CONN, ECTICUT-N EW LONDON CO. 4: S_ 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) NOPWICHI 74644I 213(yr - Q '50 1 ) 00'F E 4 1*3o, 4598000rn N_ 4Y 42ixyJlll L J 'Vi J k9 45" 0 47 j; k4 I Jim ID 24tN FrE_ 4t,97 UIV a 0 4_ t nine00 ow 7\ L VAV 7;- 45963 E0 L 6 so e 1,11 appylan 5 rja 1D 4595 0 fJtVInc- 0o 0 or Geer .,H 111114 El eY RIT 0 h a 2 7-0 3 Lighto, 0 uof-: g h t2 067 H ghtori\ 0\ 2 459 rE- ri V. 4 1 13ieezwi ......... .. 5 W 7 1W qW D 4 N I L if4k9 It fne 4S% J t! h 25 2 2 4W if Vh, to n 4588 7 kil- L 7 417 10 VA r 4587 jrNf_7 I NV N Z W rJ L A_ t iI %ALJ. V 4 rtl fenf cf It N, 0J0 12 41,85 A- Y_1 2- N It j jQIrivKi A F F r N " 01 2 E3 i I X, g n N, 7 41022'3(Y' Ew NTtRt0P-GF0L0G1CAL SU*V1 7 A*Hl NG TOP4, 0 CL LEGEN) COASTAL LAND RESOURCES E COASTAL BLUFFS AND ESCAX"ENTS: Steep, seaward sloping marine cliffs or esca, ts composed of unconsolidated bouldery to stony or sandy to gravelly soil s. The slopes are active and the shores retreating(eroding). The slopes may be mantled with& sparse shrub or herb cover of salt spray tolerant plants. (Sources: 1,2) NE modified BLUFFS AND ESCARPMEWTS: Bluffs and escarpments which have been temporev4ly itabill by erosion control structures revetment, bulkhead or seawall) positioned seaward of the marine cli ffor escarpment. (Source: 1) B BEACHES AND DUNES: Moderately slopini shorescomposed of i4t*r workedsoffl, gravel or cobble deposits(beach)and when present, wind deposited sands (dunes or sand flats ). The beach proper) is positioned between mean low water and coastal bl uffs/escarpments ordunes or vegetation. The map designa- tions include all areas of sandy beach fill. Dunes and sand flats positioned landward and elevated above the beach, support coastal grasslands dominated by beach grass (Amophile breviligulata ). (Sources:1 .2 3,4) is mDdified BEACHES AND DUNES: Beach systems temporarily stabi- liziQ by an erosion coRrol structure (revetment,, seawall or bulkhead) positioned between the dune ridge and the beach. Source: 1) R ROCKY SHOREFRONTS: Shorefront composed of bedrock or armored with a dense aggregate of boulder and stone. Includes rugged nearly vertical rock cliffs or gently seaward sloping rock and bouldery lands. (Source: 1) COASTAL 'FLOOD' HAZARD AREA: 100 year coastal flood hazard area as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). On those coastal islands currently unmapped by FEMA,the flood hazard area i sconservatively approximated by the 10' contour interval. (Sources: 2,5) F FRESHWATER WETLANDS ANDUNDESIGNATED TIDAL WETLANDS: Areas defi;R G Section 22&.-38 -of the :onnecticut General Statutes as *land, including submerged land, not regulated pursuant to sections 22a-28 to 22a-35('Tidal' Wetlands and Watercourses Act),inclusive, which consists ofany of the soil types designated as poorly drained, very poorly drained, alluvial and floodplain...(Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Act)." Incl udes all freshwater wetland soils and any poorly to very poorly drained soils ofthe Pawcatuckand Westbrook series (tidal wetland soils) that are unmapped and unregulated bythe state tidal wet'land program. (Sources: 1,5) 1 ISLANDS: A land mass of bedrock or till encircled by coastal waters. (Note: All critical coastal resource components of the island such as bluffs and escarpments, beaches and dunes, rocky shorefront and wetlands should be managed accordingly whether or not these are displayed on this map) ( Sources: 1,2) SHORELANDS: Upland areas at elevations in excess of the 100 year still water flood level and located within the coastal boundary. (Sources: 2,5) D DEVELOPED SHOREFRONT: Port and harbor areas which have been highly engineered and developed resulting in the functionalimpairmentorsubstantialalterationoftheirnatural0hysio- graphic features or systems. (Sources: 1,3,4,7) W WATER: Open water bodies such as but not limited to lakes and ponds subject to regulation under Sections 22&-36 to 22a-45 of the Connecticut General Statutes. (Source: 2) INTERTIDAL RESOURCES T REGUILATED TIDAL WETLANDS: Official state designated and req lated tidal wetlands located within the coastal boundary. The areas depicted on this map shall in no waysupersede the official state regulated tidal wetland maps at the scale of 1:2400. (Source: 6) INTERTIDAL FLATS: Level to gently sloping areas subjected to ltern&tfn perTods of tidal inundation and exposure. Sediment is variable ranging from mud to sand. (Source: 2) COASTAL WATERS EM ESTLIARINE EMBAYMENTS: Protected coastal water bodies with an open connection to the Sound including tidal rivers, bays, covesand lagoons. (Source:2) NW ---NEARSHMC WATERS: Those waters and submerged lands between m"K nd a depth approximated by the 10 meter bathy - (Source: 2) ow OFFSHORE WATERS: Those waters and submerged lands seawr%; of a depthapp ximated by the 10meter bathymetric contour. Source: 2) I - - - - - - - - - - - COASTAL BOIJNWAY: As defined in Section 22a-94 of the coo ticut al Statutes as amended by "lic Act 7'9-535. Lands and waters seaward of the inside edge of this line are subject to the provisions of the Connecticut Coastal Kaniagement Aict) SOURCES: 1. False Color Infrared Aerial Photographs (1:12000), 1974 2. U.S.G.S. N Minute Quadrangle 3. Surificial Geology Maps (U.S.G.S. or Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey) 4. Soil Conservation Service, Coastal Soil Maps (1;24000), 1979 5. Flood Insurance Maps Prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (hazard boundary maps, prel iminary insurance rate maps or final flood insurance rate maps, whichever ones %we most current at this printing) 6. State Regulated Tidal Watland Maps (1:2400) 7. Coastal Ares Management, Land Use Overlays (1:240UG) This map is intended as a guide to identify the approximate locations of coastal resources. Map designations conform to the resource definitions in Section 22&-93 of the Connecticut General Statutes as amended by Public Act 79-535- Boundary lines are as precise as this map and sourqe information permit. This map shall not supersede any existing and more precise official tidal wetland map, state or municipal inland wetlands map or FE14A flood insurance map. Specific question or comments, relating to the map units or the application of this map, should be directed to the Connecticut Coastal Area Management Program.