From Wetlands Watch:

We believe that this proposed project will result in irreversible adverse effects constituting a significant adverse impact to the Lynnhaven River watershed, as well as the Chesapeake Bay, when viewed against past impacts and those anticipated in the reasonably foreseeable future.

The applicant proposes to permanently impact 1.37 acres of tidal vegetated wetlands, 1.21 acres of nontidal vegetated wetlands, 2.44 acres of waters of the United States, and 0.77 acres of tidal non-vegetated wetlands. We maintain that these impacts are sufficient to deny the permit application given the significantly impaired state of the Lynnhaven River and the Chesapeake Bay. The avoidance of these impacts is to be considered prior to and independently of any proposed mitigation measures.

Wetlands Watch Comments. [4pg PDF]