A mitigation bank is a wetland, stream, or other aquatic resource area that has been restored, established, enhanced, or (in certain circumstances) preserved for the purpose of providing compensation for unavoidable impacts to aquatic resources permitted under Section 404 or a similar state or local wetland regulation.1...
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Banks and Fees: the Status of Off-site Wetlands Mitigation in the United States - In September 2002, the Environmental Law Institute released its "Banks and Fees" report providing an in-depth analysis on the status of wetland mitigation banking and in-lieu-fee mitigation in the United States.
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Department of Environmental Quality - Wetland mitigation is the replacement of wetland functions through the creation or restoration of wetlands. ... Wetland Mitigation Bankin...
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Department of Environmental Quality - Under Part 303, Wetlands Protection, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) may impose conditions on a permit for a use or development if the conditions are designed to remove an ...
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In response to independent critiques of the effectiveness of wetland compensatory mitigation for authorized losses of wetlands and other waters under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Interior,
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Wetland Mitigation Inc. (WMI) is a corporation established to assist builders, property owners and government agencies in the design, permitting, construction and monitoring of new wetlands, and the maintenance of stormwater facilities such as retention, detention and water quality basins.
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How does the state wetland mitigation bank rule change existing practices? ... Mitigation banks typically involve the consolidation of many small wetland mitigation projects into a larger, potentially more ecologically valuable site. Further, mitigation banks require the up-front compensation prior to affecting a wetland...
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A wetland enhancement, restoration, creation and/or preservation project that serves to offset unavoidable wetland impacts is known as wetland mitigation or compensatory mitigation. The ecological benefits of a mitigation project should compensate for the functional loss resulting from the permitted wetland impact.
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The new law expands areas where mitigation can be used and provides more options for mitigation of lost wetland functions and values through restoration, enhancement, or creation. Mitigation is allowed on most wetland types of any size, provided equivalent functions and values are maintained.
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; Mitigation Overview: What is Wetland Mitigation? ... What are the different types of wetland mitigation? ... Wetland Mitigation Site Selection: Which is the best mitigation site?
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