Sponsored by:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Maryland Department of the Environment,
National Aquarium in Baltimore
Facilitated by:
Environmental Law Institute
October 1-2, 2001
National Aquarium in Baltimore
Knott Harbor View Room
Baltimore, MD
Summary of Forum
Presentations
- Suzanne van Drunick, National Academy of Sciences
- Audio recording
- Slides (435K)
- Peg Reese, General Accounting Office
- James Robb, Indiana Department of Environmental Management
- Glenn Page, The National Aquarium - Baltimore
Welcome
- John Meagher, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Gary Setzer, Maryland Department of the Environment
- Glenn Page, National Aquarium in Baltimore
Facilitated Discussions
- Identification of additional technical, programmatic, and policy issues
- Top Technical Issues/Recommendations
- Top Policy Issues/Recommendations
- Top Programmatic Issues/Recommendations
Wrap-Up
- John Goodin, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Additional Links
- EPA, Wetlands Division - With links to policy and technical documents
- NAS study: ”Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act”
- GAO study: ”Wetlands Protection: Assessments Needed to Determine Effectiveness of In-Lieu-Fee Mitigation”
- Indiana Department of Environmental Management: Wetland Compensatory Mitigation Study
- USACE IWR Study: ”Review and Analysis of In Lieu Fee Mitigation in the CWA Section 404 Permit Program”
- Report by EPA Region VI in Dallas
- ELI Wetland Mitigation Banking Study