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reviewino aqency may weioh the action's relative public costs and public benefits. considered in the short- and long-term time frames. 17A.02.310 Feedlot. "Feedlot" means the use of structures or pens for the concentrated feedino or holding of animals or poultrv includinq. but not limited to, horses. cattle. sheep or swine. This definition includes dairv confinement areas. slauohterhouses. shippinq terminal holdinq pens. poultrv and/or eqq production facilities and fur farms. but does not include animal husbandrv and normal farminq practices. 17A.02 Fiil. "Fill" means anv solid or semi-solid material that when placed. chanqes the qrade or elevation of the receivinq site. includinq the addition of soil. sand. rock. oravel. sediment. earth retainino structure. or other material to an area watenrvard of the ordinary hiqh water mark (OHWM). in wetlands. or on shorelands in a manner that raises the ground surface elevation or creates dry land. 17A.02.330 Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas."Fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas" are areas that serve a critical role in sustainino needed habitats and species for the functional inteqritv of the ecosvstem. and which. if altered. mav reduce the likelihood that the species will persist over the lonq term. These areas mav include. but are not limited to, rare or vulnerable ecoloqical svstems. communities, and habitat or habitat elements includinq seasonal ranqes, breedinq habitat. winter ranqe. and movement corridors: areas with hiqh relative population densitv or species richness: and also. locallv important habitats and species desiqnated bv the County. and state prioritv habitats and species as identified bv the WA Department of Fish and Wildlife. "Fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas" do not include artificial features or constructs created in what were orioinallv upland areas, such as irriqation delivery systems. irriqation infrastructure. irriqation canals. or drainaoe ditches that lie within the boundaries of and are maintained by a port district or an irrioation district or company. 17A.02.340 Floodplain. "Floodplain" is synonymous with one hundred-(10O)-year floodplain and means that land area susceptible to inundation with a one percent (1%) chance of beinq equaled or exceeded in any qiven vear. The limit of this area shall be based upon flood ordinance requlation maps or a reasonable method which meets the obiectives of the act. 174.02.340 Floodwav. "Floodway" means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharoe the base flood without cumulatively increasino the water surface elevation more than one foot. 17A.02.345 Forester. "Forester" is defined as a person with a minimum 2-year deqree in forestry or equivalent discioline such as arboriculture. horticulture. or biology. Membership and certifications from lnternational Societv of American Foresters as well as documented work experience mav be substituted for formal deorees at the scretion of the Director. 174.02.347 Forest Land "Forest land" means all land which is capable of supportinq a merchantable stand of timber and is not beino actively used for a use which is incompatible with timber qrowinq. Forest land does not include aqricultural land that is or was enrolled in the conservation reserve enhancement prooram bv contract if such aoricultural land was historically used for aoricultural purposes and the landowner intends to continue to use the land for aqricultural purposes in the future. 23