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Fourth Stakeholder Forum on Federal Wetlands Mitigation

Sponsored by:
Federal Highway Administration
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Natural Resources Conservation Service
NOAA Fisheries
Southwest Florida Water Management District
Stetson University, College of Law
Tampa Bay Estuary Program
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Facilitated by:
Environmental Law Institute

September 20-22, 2004
Tampa, FL

Forum Report

 

 
Field Trip to Area Restoration Sites
  • Field Trip to Cockroach Bay Habitat Restoration Project and Schultz Nature Preserve Park Sites - Guided by the Southwest Florida Water Management District
Day One, Monday, September 20
Welcome and Overview
Royal Gardner, Stetson University College of Law
John Meagher, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Jessica Wilkinson, Environmental Law Institute (Facilitator)
- Audio Recording
The Regional and Local Perspective
Statewide Approaches to Linking Mitigation and Restoration Needs
Connie Bersok, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- Audio Recording
- PowerPoint Presentation
Use of Mitigation to Accomplish Watershed Planning Goals - A Pasco County Case Study
Clark Hull, Southwest Florida Water Management District
- Audio Recording
- PowerPoint Presentation
Creative Options for Mitigation Banking for Small Projects
Cindy Woods, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Ron Van Fleet, Sarasota County Government
- Audio Recording
- PowerPoint Presentation
Session I - Review of Mitigation Action Plan and Completed Action Items
Review of Mitigation Action Plan:
Review of National Mitigation Action Plan and Regulatory Guidance Letter (RGL 02-2)
Kathy Trott, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Palmer Hough, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- PowerPoint Presentation
Completed Action Items:
Guidance on the Use of the TEA-21 Preference for Mitigation Banking to Fulfill Mitigation Requirements Under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act
Alex Levy, Federal Highway Administration
- PowerPoint Presentation
Grants to Improve Compensatory Mitigation
Palmer Hough, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- PowerPoint Presentation
Stream Mitigation Compendium
Jeanette Gallihugh, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- PowerPoint Presentation
Analysis of Existing Performance Standards Research
Joanne Barry, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- PowerPoint Presentation
 
Day Two, Tuesday, September 21
Session I (Continued) - Review of Mitigation Action Plan and Completed Action Items
On Site/Off Site & In-kind/Out-of-kind Guidance
Susan-Marie Stedman, NOAA Fisheries
- PowerPoint Presentation
Model Mitigation Checklist & Incorporation of National Research Council's Guidelines into the Clean Water Act Section 404 Program (District Mitigation and Monitoring Guidelines)
Joanne Barry, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- PowerPoint Presentation
Demonstration of New §404 Database (ORM)
Tori White, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- PowerPoint Presentation
Session II: 2004 Draft Action Items
Guidance for Aquatic Resources that are Difficult to Replace
Melanie Harris, NOAA Fisheries
- PowerPoint Presentation
Preservation Guidance
Jeanette Gallihugh, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Bob Brumbaugh, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- PowerPoint Presentation
Vegetated Buffer Guidance
Steve Martin, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- PowerPoint Presentation
 
Day Three, Wednesday, September 22
Session III: Future Action Items
Watershed Context Guidance
Bob Brumbaugh, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Palmer Hough, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- PowerPoint Presentation
Performance Standards Guidance
Bob Brumbaugh, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Steven Martin, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- PowerPoint Presentation
Wrap-Up/Closing Statements
Kathy Trott, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Palmer Hough, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Audio Recording
- PowerPoint Presentation
 
Forum Participant List
 
Additional Links
National Wetlands Mitigation Action Plan - With links to the Action Plan, the status of the action items, and completed, draft, and interim documents
http://www.mitigationactionplan.gov
EPA, Wetlands Division - With links to policy and technical documents
http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Program - With information on Clean Water Act §404 permitting, regulations, policies, and guidance
http://www.usace.army.mil/inet/functions/cw/cecwo/reg/index.cfm
NAS study: “Compensating for Wetland Losses Under the Clean Water Act”
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10134.cfml
ELI Wetland Mitigation Banking Study
http://www.eli.org/Program_Areas/wmb/index.cfm
Second Stakeholder Forum on Federal Wetlands Mitigation
http://www.eli.org/Program_Areas/Events/wetlands_mitigation_forum.cfm
Third Stakeholder Forum on Federal Wetlands Mitigation
http://www.eli.org/Program_Areas/Events/wetlands_mitigation_forum_2003.cfm
GAO study: “Wetlands Protection: Assessments Needed to Determine Effectiveness of In-Lieu-Fee Mitigation”
http://www.gao.gov
Keyword or Report #: GAO-01-325

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