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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"compensatory mitigation"”.
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Restoration Progress and Plant Community Development in Compensatory Mitigation Wetlands
… to achieve a desired ecosystem, and wetland mitigation policies assume restoration can rapidly and predictably compensate for impacted wetlands. However, restoration success might vary depending on landscape context, which constrains the pace and outcome of succession. I reviewed the progress …
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Analysis of In-Lieu Fee Programs in providing Wetland and Stream Compensatory Mitigation
… 332 and 40 CFR Part 230, Subpart J (the "2008 mitigation rule" or "rule"), prioritizes the use of off-site mitigation over on-site-mitigation. Additionally, the rule prioritizes advanced, third-party mitigation; especially as achieved through mitigation banks; over any off-site compensatory …
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Wetland mitigation banking as a tool for conservation
This comment proposes that wetland mitigation banking under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act be employed by land trusts and conservation groups to generate revenue for funding land acquisitions and on-going stewardship for both wetland and wetland-related upland habitats threatened or impacted by …
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Guidelines for a Comprehensive Mitigation Management Plan for Texas Coastal Wetlands
… develop and implement a future comprehensive mitigation management plan for Texas coastal wetlands. Current coastal wetland protection and mitigation strategies that are used in Texas, in other states, and at the federal level were identified and evaluated . A survey was conducted, during the …
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Assessment of Section 404 Wetland Mitigation Compliance and No-Net-Loss in the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District
… three step sequence: avoidance, minimization and compensatory mitigation. A national goal of no net loss of wetland acreage and function in compensatory mitigation has been recommended since 1987.Thirty Norfolk District projects requiring compensatory wetland mitigation in the permit years …
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Assessment of Wetland Mitigation in South Dakota
Wetland mitigation is the practice of avoiding, minimizing or compensating for wetland functions and values lost through human impacts (e.g., filling). Regulated by the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the Environmental Protection Agency through Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, wetland …
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Organic Matter Processes of Constructed Streams and Associated Riparian Areas in the Coalfields of Southwest Virginia
… areas are prone to mining disturbances, and compensatory mitigation is required in cases of documented impacts. Stream construction on reclaimed mines is a common mitigation strategy. Streams constructed as compensatory mitigation are meant to restore structural and functional attributes of …
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Banking on offsets: a political ecological and eco-geomorphic analysis of Section 404 compensatory stream mitigation banking in Illinois and Missouri
… Since 2008, federal regulation prefers that compensatory mitigation for stream impacts is provided by a stream mitigation bank: a segment of stream or river that is enhanced, restored, or conserved to replace lost or damaged functions. Thus, rather than compensating sites on a …
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Tradeoffs among ecosystem services in restored wetlands
… abatement, and biodiversity support. Current compensatory wetland mitigation policy relies on the assumption that wetlands can be restored to provide a full suite of services. The goal of this study was to determine what tradeoffs exist among ecosystem services in restored wetlands, and …