Regulation .04 Representative Important Species.
Regulation .04 Representative Important Species.LinkCopy Citation
Representative important species (RIS) are those species selected by the applicant and approved by the Department that exhibit one or more of the following characteristics:
A.
Species that are sensitive to adverse harm from operations of the facility (for example, heat-sensitive species);
B.
Species that use the local area as spawning or nursery grounds, or both, including those species that migrate past the facility to spawn;
C.
Species of commercial or recreational value, or both;
D.
Species that are habitat formers and are critical to the functioning of the local ecosystem;
E.
Species that are important links in the local food web;
F.
Rare, threatened, or endangered species;
G.
Potential nuisance organisms likely to be enhanced by plant operations.