BRICKS, INC. OWNS PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE GATEWAY COMMERCIAL SITE IN AURORA, KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS (SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST). THE SITE IS LOCATED NORTH OF I-88 AND WEST OF ORCHARD ROAD. IT EXTENDS TO THE WEST PAST DEER PATH ROAD. A SMALL PORTION OF THE SITE IS ALSO LOCATED SOUTH OF 1-88 BETWEEN ORCHARD AND DEERPATH ROADS. THE PRO- POSED DEVELOPMENT RELATED SPECIFICALLY TO THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED NORTH OF 1-88, BETWEEN ORCHARD AND DEERPATH ROADS (THE SITE). BRICKS PLANS ON CONSTRUCTING A SITE ACCESS ROAD, TWO HOTEL S, TWO COMMERCIAL FACILITIES, AND ASSOCIATED DETENTION BASINS ON THE SITE. A DRAINAGE WAY THAT IS PART OF THE LAKE BRANCH OF THE BLACKBERRY CREEK WATERSHED TRAVERSES THE SITE, RUNNING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. THE WETLANDS ON SITE ARE ADJA- CENT TO THIS DRAINAGE WAY AND SOME OF THEM HAVE FARMED. HYDROLOGY IS MAINTAINED VIA SURFACE RUNOFF. THE WETLANDS ARE A PART OF A LARGER WETLAND COMPLEX LOCATED SOUTH OF I-88 THESE WETLANDS ARE NOT HIGH QUALITY IN TERMS OF FLORISTIC DIVERSITY, BUT REMAIN IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF THEIR FUNCTIONAL VALUE FOR FLOOD STORAGE. THIS WATERSHED HAS ENDURED SEVERE FLOODING IN THE PAST THAT HAS THREATENED HUMAN HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND CAUSED BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGES. ON JULY 21, 1999, ENCAP, INC., ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS AND PLANNERS, SUBMITTED A PRECONSTRUCTION NOTIFICATION (PCN) ON BEHALF OF BRICKS, INC. TO THE U.S