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Optional Day One Activities* |
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Field Trip to Area Mitigation Sites - Guided by the Port of Portland |
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A Regional Perspective |
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Washington State Wetlands and Results of Mitigation Success Studies |
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Patricia Johnson, Washington Department of Ecology |
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Lauren Driscoll, Washington Department of Ecology |
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Session I - Review and Discussion of Completed Action Items |
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Guidance on the Use of the TEA-21 Preference for Mitigation Banking to Fulfill Mitigation Requirements Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act |
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Mary Gray, Federal Highway Administration |
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City of Eugene's Wetland Mitigation Program |
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Eric Wold, City of Eugene |
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Mitigation Regulatory Guidance Letter (RGL 02-2) |
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Michael Rabbe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
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Grants to Improve Compensatory Mitigation |
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Palmer Hough, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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Day Two |
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Welcome |
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John Meagher, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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John Lilly, Oregon Division of State Lands |
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Session II: Review and Discussion of Action Items Currently in Draft Form |
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Draft Guidance on the Use of Off-Site and Out-of-Kind Compensatory Mitigation Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act |
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Susan-Marie Stedman, National Marine Fisheries Service |
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Draft Adaptation of NAS Guidelines to the Clean Water Act Section 404 Program |
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Mark Sudol, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
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Session III: Review and Discussion of Items in Progress in 2003 |
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Model Mitigation Plan Checklist |
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Bob Brumbaugh, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
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Kathryn Harris, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
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Technical Guidance on Stream Mitigation Protocols |
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Michael Rabbe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
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Mitigation Site Performance Standards Review and Analysis |
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Palmer Hough, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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Mitigation Site Tracking Database Evaluation |
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Mark Sudol, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
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Day Three |
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Session IV: Review and Discussion of Items to be Completed in 2004-2005 |
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Guidance on the Appropriate Use of Preservation for Compensatory Mitigation |
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Jeanette Gallihugh, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
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Guidance for Protecting Wetlands for which Mitigation, Restoration, or Creation is not Feasible or Scientifically Viable |
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Susan-Marie Stedman, National Marine Fisheries Service |
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Guidance for the Appropriate Use of Buffers as a Potential Component of Compensatory Mitigation |
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Leander Brown, Natural Resources Conservation Service |
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Compensatory Mitigation and the Watershed Approach |
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Joy Zedler, University of Wisconsin |
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Wrap-Up |
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Mark Sudol, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
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Palmer Hough, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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Additional Links |
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EPA, Wetlands Division - With links to policy and technical documents including: Regulatory Guidance Letter 02-2, TEA-21 Guidance Document, and the National Wetlands Mitigation Action Plan |
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Program - Contains information about Clean Water Act Section 404 permitting, as well as Section 404 regulations, policy, and guidance |
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NAS study: “Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act” |
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GAO study: “Wetlands Protection: Assessments Needed to Determine Effectiveness of In-Lieu-Fee Mitigation” |
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Click “GAO Reports”
Click “Find GAO Reports”
Enter: GAO-01-325 |
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Washington Department of Ecology: Wetland Mitigation Study |
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Washington Department of Ecology: Principles of Wetland Planning: A Tool for Evaluating Wetland Projects |
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Indiana Department of Environmental Management: Wetland Compensatory Mitigation Study |
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USACE IWR Study: “Review and Analysis of In Lieu Fee Mitigation in the CWA Section 404 Permit Program” |
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Report by EPA Region 6 in Dallas |
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ELI Wetland Mitigation Banking Study |
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Second Stakeholder Forum on Federal Wetlands Mitigation |
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